10 weeks post-op

[belfastmale]

Im 10 weeks post-op since my surgery with dr.benito. I know it still pretty early days but so far not happy at all.
Although the contour of my chest looks a bit better, overall it has changed much since pre-op. I can still grab a lot of soft tissue which surely must be fat. This pisses me off that i was told that all fat would be removed. I still cant wear a tight tshirt as it looks near enough the same as pre-op. Also the left side seems worse than the right, u can def see that the right side is flatter and tighter than the left side, i noticed this the first time i took the vest off.
I wore the vest for 4 weeks night and day, and im still wearing it at nights. i also massage my chest for a few mintues each night.
Im gona try and give it a few more months before contacting dr.benito, hopefully it improves.
What annoys me is that it was so much hassle aranging everything for the surgery then the recovery period, dont think i could go through all that again.

[kingboob]

10 weeks is early days.  Each side can heal very differently. 

In my experience it can take longer than 10 weeks for the swelling to go down.....   I mean really go away properly..............  have you tried working out?  Personally I have seen a big improvement in the firmness / shape of my chest by doing quite a lot of bench presses and chest exercises after my surgery.

I think if there is a little bit of loose skin or flab there it can be filled out with a bit if muscle, given time and patience.

[PaulSW]

I agree 10 weeks is still very early

It will settle much more than it has and will 'dry out' over the next few months

At 12 weeks I was fed up of it and funnily made similar comments on these boards

Everyone told me to be patient and in fact they were right although I have got some scar tissue on the left which will need revising.

Try not to worry about the fluid it will 'dry out' but I agree the loose skin can be more of a pain. The fat will be drastically reduced with the surgery and eventually it will show.