4 weeks post-op today, 10 years on T in 4 days 🎉
4 weeks ago to the day i had my top surgery (double incision with nerve reinnervation nipple grafts) with Dr. Andrew Marano of East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgeons in NYC! Anthem BCBS PPO is my insurance and covered the surgery in full.
a few days ago i had my 1 month post-op appointment and was cleared to start scar treatment, so i just started using silicone tape and gel today. the outer ring of my areola are irritated cause my skin is rejecting the dissolvable stitches.
i’m super pleased with my results so far and even more excited to see how my chest finalizes and settles over the next 6-12 months.
a few notes:
1 - the discoloration on my incisions is due to my skin being discolored is NOT from surgery but is actually from wearing a binder daily for over a decade. since the skin under my chest prior to surgery was consistently being folded and compressed, it made my skin darker and unfortunately it couldn’t all be removed, but it’s not permanent luckily!
2 - i happened to lose a lot of weight between my consultation and surgery, and i had a lot more loose skin than originally planned, yet Dr. Marano still adapted. that’s why my incisions are longer than typical and go up into my armpits, but i genuinely don’t mind. the stretch marks that are pictured have been there for years; again, just a defect of my own skin and not from surgery.
TLDR: 4 weeks post op, just started scar care, love the results so far. skin discoloration has been there years prior; not from surgery. same goes for the stretch marks. areola inflamed due to rejecting dissolvable stitches.
thanks for reading :)