Do YOU think I need a revision? *pics included*

[davojm26]

I had my surgery a little bit more than 3 months ago, and was initially very happy with the results. It's not that I am displeased with the results right now, because I feel that anything is better than the condition that I had before, but my left nipple appears to have a bit of a deformity/concavity to it which makes me slightly self conscious.

This is not to say that I feel as self conscious as I did originally with the full blown case of gyne, but in a new way now. If I am warm and have left my chest alone, my left nipple has a crease in it that only gets worse when I move my arms around, or lay on my side. The right nipple isn't too bad, it's a bit puffy, but I would much prefer that the left one looked like the right.

If I touch/massage my nipples or if I'm cold they will (obviously) stick out and the problems that I just described are gone.

My doctor said that the crease in my left nipple would be gone within a few months after the surgery, and that I was just supposed to massage them regularly with lotion to soften the skin up. I have been doing that almost daily since the surgery, which provides temporary relief, but if I do it before I go to bed, in the morning they're right where they were before.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/152/l_7baf28c532674ad8940fc8a54bd66152.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/149/l_2554e84ba270402699919394866640ae.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/143/l_a083b1cffc11424385b1c6430a9c6379.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/120/l_67725a4958fa42b78c12599688964dfd.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/147/l_645308ee620342ff81d67e4feb115a24.jpg

I suppose he has to say that just to ease my mind, but I have a feeling that it's not going to fix itself. It seems that my chest is where it's going to be for the rest of my life.

Opinions? Questions? Comments?

[alexithein]

What exactly was your surgery?  Lipo only or lipo/excision?

[davojm26]

It was lipo only I'm pretty sure. The doctor and I basically agreed that there was no solid tissue that needed to be removed, but I had a lot of excess skin from having been previously fat. So I went from having large A cup man boobs to the improvement that you see above.

Also to note, I have been smoking pot entirely too much recently, which for some reason makes my chest swell up a bit, but only temporarily.

I'm not sure if there's anything the doctor can even do about it, since in order to really fix my situation, he would have to cut away a fair amount of skin, I think.

Does anyone know exactly what could/should be done? My original procedure was covered by insurance, and I'm assuming a revision would not be covered. If it's more than $1000, I don't have the money to do it.

Thanks.