5weeks post op pics - what do you think?

[flex1appeal]

I already have another thread from last week up which shows pics from the first 4 weeks. At that time, I still had alot of swelling and scar tissue build up and some bruising on my right side. Most everything was still on my right side actually. This week, thing seem to have greatly improved. Swelling is almost completely down on my right and the bruising is also almost gone. AND, the scar tissue seems to have also started to disappear at least on my left side. My right doesn't feel like it really ever had any scar tissue but with the little remaining swelling, it's still hard to tell.

my good side first:

http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july29pic1ya2.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jul29pic3ni1.jpg

now my slow healing side:

http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jul29pic2nq6.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jul29pic4zr9.jpg

[tuscan440]

yeh much better mate, your bruising did look pretty heavy when u first had it done, but its hard to even see the bruising on the bad side now. hope your happier with it, i kno i would be!

[keelo]

Looks good man. Do you have any before surgery pics to compare?

[flex1appeal]

Yeah, I posted them in a prior thread titled something like 4 weeks post op. Obviously they were posted about 1 week prior to this thread. Look there and you'll see the pre op pictures.

[buble]

Do you have any premanent scares left?  IF so, how noticeable are they?

[flex1appeal]

No, no scars visible at all for me. I can feel some scar tissue that had developed about 2 weeks post op. But that is internal and not visibly noticeable. Well, not visibly noticeable in the sense of a scar but it does petrude some and you can see it as a lump sort of. But since it developed it has also started to go away some. They say scar tissue should go away after a while. Anyhow, besides the normal swelling and bruising I've had no problems.

[boomheadshot]

did you massage the scar tissue to help it soften?

[flex1appeal]

Yes, I have been massaging my chest very often. Probably too often. Sometimes I am massaging it and don't even realize I am doing so. People at work probably think I fondle myself too much. LOL. Massaging does seem to help though.