Wingman's Surgery w/Levick, Pictures Pre, Post and Of Surgery - One year later

[wingman]

wow these are really fantastic results! congratulations for you! im very similiar to how you were pre op and this motivates me alot i've already been at a ps which was very good, but however didn't book a time for operation, i'm having a real hard time telling anyone :/

Thanks for the support terre, appreciated.

Opening up to people is one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do, especially to my partner of four years. I assure you once you've done it you will feel better straight away, and everything will fall into place.

[wingman]

Wingman, hows it going? Any updates? Issues?

Hey Ham, things are going great, thank you. The surgery has revolutionised my life, and I do not use those words loosely. Everything is different when you have confidence in yourself and your body.

3 months & 10 Days Post Op (101 days)

I've taken a few more photos to keep everyone up to date as I feel they speak better than words can. Overall I am more than happy with my transformation, there's still minor swelling and concaving, which I am unable to assure myself will ever disappear. However with the New Year I have promised myself an improved diet and exercise regime and my ultimate goal for the summer is to have a six pack. Hopefully by then the slight issues may have ironed out.

I still have minor pain around the nipples but massaging a few times a week helps with this. The sensation in my nipples has not returned, going out in the freezing cold does nothing to them! It's quite funny more than anything. Certainly not a worry of mine in the slightest.

If anyone has any questions feel free to hit me up with them, I am more than happy to help where I can, as always.

Anyway, enough rambling, here we go;

[Ricardo7]

I'll be delighted if my results are anything like yours Wingman!

I have a question re valuables - I noticed on one of the letters from the hospital that valuables have to be itemised and locked in a safe. Is this the case or can you just leave them in your room?

[wingman]

Thanks Ricardo!

I left my valuables in the bedside table/cabinet that was in my room. If I remember correctly this wasn't locked, but felt moderately safe as nobody but the nurses entered the room.

Leave at your own risk, and all...

[adamj]

Amazing results mate

[wingman]

4 months and 2 days post operation!

It's been a little while since I updated you all with my current condition, healing progress etc, and others may be at the same point of healing as myself so this will serve, at the very least, as a comparison guide.

Overall I am more than happy with my results, but certainly wish to be honest with you all, and confirm I'm not 100% happy. That's not to say that I regret having the operation (single best purchase of my life, without a single measure of doubt). Rather, there's still a couple of niggles which I hope iron out over time.

There's two main issues and one minor, which I think will require time and patience to correct themselves. Hopefully you'll be able to notice in the pictures below (you all know how photo heavy I am, can't resist).

1) My upper chest (i.e. my pectoral muscles) are massive. Levick mentioned I have big pecs, in a complimentary way, mere moments before my surgery (I was in the operatin theatre). I work out circa 5 nights a week, doing a multitude of different workout types but the only one I can think that directly works my chest is push ups, and I only do around 60 a night. This, I believe, is leading onto problem numero 2;

2) There seems to be some fat/swelling left under both nipples. From the profile, you can't see it, but from a slight angle it's very noticeable. It looks like exceptional minor gynocomastia to me, but feels so soft it can't be gland. I don't have "much" body fat either, so I don't know whether bringing my body fat percentage down further will help. I'm more than happy to experiment and try though.

3) There's still sensitivity under the nipples (possibly relating to the above two points) and through this I am massaging twice a week. It seems to help, for the most part, but I feel that I shouldn't be massaging this far in.

Other than those two negatives* I am more than happy with the entire experience. I am now wearing tight tops, and my wardrobe has changed radically over the last four months, both in terms of new items and items I purchased prior to surgery, which are now getting put to good use.

The biggest change is noticeable within my confidence. Two works colleagues are aware of the surgery and have noticed this, but the feeling is more noticeable within myself. It hasn't changed me as a person per'se, but it has developed my self esteem and I am grateful for Levick for giving me that freedom for which I yearned for such a long time.

*Please don't dwell on those, us Brits love to complain rather than praise as you all know...!

Comments, feedback and questions obviously welcome, as always.

Onto the photos;

[SDJ]

hey how's it going? I had my op with Mr. Levick 8 months ago now and I'm also experiencing the same niggles as you. my pecs are defined and the nipple seems to sit just below the pec line and from a side on angle there's a slight dent between the nipple and the pec especially on my right side.
I have been working out and have been working on my chest so there is muscle there and I'm hoping it will sort itself out. There is still a very slight amount of pain and massaging does seem to improve it but only temporarily, so I'm hoping its just scar tissue.
Levick does say to wait a year for final results, but I'm thinking of going for a follow up sometime in the next few months. I'll try and get some pics up on the weekend if I can.

[sjwsjw]

I have a fat looking area at the top of my pecs (near my arm pits). That's the worst part for me atm. It's hard to photograph what I see tho. I'm only 9 weeks post and I think the swelling has got a little worse the last couple of weeks.

I was asked if I could make another follow up date in April at about 14 weeks so I might just see what he says then. Cleaned up my diet and doing some light chest weights to try firm the area up.

Do you know how long they recommend you massage for (days not time)

[SDJ]

Also I want to say that otherwise I'm happy with my results and its nice to wear whatever I want without having to think about puffy nipples!

[wingman]

hey how's it going? I had my op with Mr. Levick 8 months ago now and I'm also experiencing the same niggles as you. my pecs are defined and the nipple seems to sit just below the pec line and from a side on angle there's a slight dent between the nipple and the pec especially on my right side.
I have been working out and have been working on my chest so there is muscle there and I'm hoping it will sort itself out. There is still a very slight amount of pain and massaging does seem to improve it but only temporarily, so I'm hoping its just scar tissue.
Levick does say to wait a year for final results, but I'm thinking of going for a follow up sometime in the next few months. I'll try and get some pics up on the weekend if I can.

That's exactly what I am experiencing, however I can't quite capture it on a camera. I'm thinking of dropping my weight training altogether and work on cardio for two months, to try and bring down my pectoral muscles and at the same time drop some more body fat. This may bring everything in line with itself correctly, as I had semi decent pecs pre-op. I have no idea if that would work but it's got to be worth trying. Then back onto the weight training and see if the nipples then sit correctly. Maybe I'm thinking too simplistically, I realise our bodies don't work in such simple terms, but I'd hazard a guess that it might work and improve the overall look.

Let me know how you get on with the follow up interview. I've not had any follow ups yet, I'm not confident they would help my niggles realistically.

[wingman]

I have a fat looking area at the top of my pecs (near my arm pits). That's the worst part for me atm. It's hard to photograph what I see tho. I'm only 9 weeks post and I think the swelling has got a little worse the last couple of weeks.

I was asked if I could make another follow up date in April at about 14 weeks so I might just see what he says then. Cleaned up my diet and doing some light chest weights to try firm the area up.

Do you know how long they recommend you massage for (days not time)

Me too, I've tried massaging this out but it hasn't helped.

I have not found a definitive answer with regards to massaging. Until you're ready to stop, would be my advice (at least after 6 weeks, at the minimum).

Good luck with the rest of your surgery. Like I say, I hate to dwell on the negatives, because overall I am happy. I could speak all day about how grateful I am for the surgery!

[SDJ]

hey how's it going? I had my op with Mr. Levick 8 months ago now and I'm also experiencing the same niggles as you. my pecs are defined and the nipple seems to sit just below the pec line and from a side on angle there's a slight dent between the nipple and the pec especially on my right side.
I have been working out and have been working on my chest so there is muscle there and I'm hoping it will sort itself out. There is still a very slight amount of pain and massaging does seem to improve it but only temporarily, so I'm hoping its just scar tissue.
Levick does say to wait a year for final results, but I'm thinking of going for a follow up sometime in the next few months. I'll try and get some pics up on the weekend if I can.

That's exactly what I am experiencing, however I can't quite capture it on a camera. I'm thinking of dropping my weight training altogether and work on cardio for two months, to try and bring down my pectoral muscles and at the same time drop some more body fat. This may bring everything in line with itself correctly, as I had semi decent pecs pre-op. I have no idea if that would work but it's got to be worth trying. Then back onto the weight training and see if the nipples then sit correctly. Maybe I'm thinking too simplistically, I realise our bodies don't work in such simple terms, but I'd hazard a guess that it might work and improve the overall look.

Let me know how you get on with the follow up interview. I've not had any follow ups yet, I'm not confident they would help my niggles realistically.

I'm gonna try and loose as much weight as I can before I make an appointment so I know I've done everything I could. I'm hoping its just that the fat has been removed from the nipple area specifically and the rest as my chest just needs to catch up if you get what I mean?
He did say the day after the op that he might have to take a little more fat out but I don't want it to end up worst :/
for now though I'm increasing my cardio and improving my diet. I've lost a bit since after the op but nowhere near where I want to be.

[Ricardo7]

Wingman, I'm only two weeks post op and can feel a slight bit of hard and sensitive swelling under each nipple (more so on the right) but it's not noticable as of yet.

For some reason I can't see your pictures on my work PC, I can see them on my laptop at home though so I'll check later. That's something that annoys me about this site, along with the fact my internet explorer at home doesn't let me log in but google chrome does. Yet i can log in using internet explorer at work <confused>

Anyway i digress. I'll check your photos later, looking forward to seeing how you've come along.

[sjwsjw]

I thought possibly swimming could help 

[wingman]

Quick little picture update. I'll update with comments over the weekend, revising for exams at the moment. Major fun being had.