Is there room for one more on the other side? 1 week post op! (Journal Pics)

[Naija123]

To start off, i feel like i am in debt to this forum. There are so many valuable information on this forum that help me deal with my gyno before and even now, and so i feel that the least i can do is inform others about my surgery experience, in hopes that they can do the same!

i had surgery last week 6/23/12, 2 days before my birthday, (Woohoo early birthday present) i feel blessed, even though the funds came out of my pocket.

To make things short i had
-lipo with incision
-local anesthesia, with oral sedation pill
Surgeon was Dr.Asare
Surgeons Location: Long Island Ny and NYC
Website Link:   advancedcosmeticsurgeryny.com

Excuse the poor phone quality, as i would have bought a digital camera but did not a have enough funds due to surgery

Before:

[Z31T]

Looks pretty great for one week! You certainly have some swelling, which should go away soon. I'm not sure about the lumpy stuff, might be scar tissue but it seems a little early. Then again, I had solid scar tissue at a day or two under two weeks, and there's always a faster healer out there! Best of luck to you.

[Hi_Top_Guy]

Looks good!

Yes, the swelling on the sides is normal, I had it too. Soreness will get better as the weeks go by. I'm entering my 4th week today, and I only have soreness when I press down on the area around my pecs and on top of the area near my nipples.

To help with the swelling you can use crushed ice in a baggy, wrapped in a cloth and place that on the areas that are swollen, don't put it on the incision area, and that helps relieve the itchy, inflamed feeling around the chest and sides.

[gynogone1313]

How did everything turn out for you? I am considering Dr. Asare.