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Ah thanks - it's good to hear this resonates with your experience. I do feel pretty protective about my patients - surgeons get so used to being surrounded by surgery that I think it's possible to get tunnel vision, so my sense check is always: would I be happy if some other surgeon did this to my partner/spouse/parent... If the answer is no, then I'm not going to be that guy for someone else's partner/spouse/parent...!

Ah - that’s not so uncommon, but not very nice after a muscle repair. Always speak to your surgeons team, but I’d think about the pain killers you’re using first of all. Could you cut back on the opiates? They constipate you and I find often make the postop period more UNcomfortable, because the constipation is more uncomfortable, so then you take more and it gets worse. Try simple analgesics if you can. Also I tell my patients to drink plenty of fluid and to think about stool softeners too. Best of luck with your recovery.

Hi - yes after the operation exactly as shown here, breast feeding shouldn't be affected. However there are different types of breast lift which certainly could impact breast feeding, so if/when you consult with a surgeon you should ask specifically whether it would be affected in your case. Good luck!

@@eterno360thank you! I look similar to this patient & have little to no breast tissue on my lower poles, so I’d love to get this same procedure done.

Wow that's sad, I'm sorry to hear that. Thankfully that's not normal at all these days (I don't even know that it would have been normal 40 years ago?). Nerve pain is exceptionally unusual - I can't think of any patient who has developed this - and there are options for gradual improvment in your natural breast tissue at each implant exchange so that when they finally come out, you are left looking pretty much as you did when they were in. But this is not standard surgery and it's important to research your options very carefully. Thank you for sharing this 🙏

@@eterno360 I don't remember the doc saying the nerve problems would happen but he said to make the breasts more round he would have to cut into the tissue as if cutting out pieces of a pie, if that makes sense, and then put the implant in that. I just assumed that all that cutting is what damaged the nerves. I think that is also why I look so stretched and deflated now. I went from about an A cup to a C (Canadian/USA sizes) and between the length of time I had implants and natural aging which can result in sagging, that is what I am left with. I would get a lift at the very least if didn't have to pay for it. The explant was free since implants were leaking and also causing me alot of pain especially lying on my back, they just flopped to the side. now they REALLY flop to the side when on back. Seriously, just wish I would have left them alone but I get why women want the surgery. Back then there was no online pictures like there are now to know I wasn't alone and such a freak.

Exciting!! Good luck

I'm now 5 days post opp

@@KittyNyce How are you getting on? You're going through the tough bit... it gets better!

@@eterno360 it hasn't been that bad at all! So I'm extremely happy about that.

@@KittyNyce That's great news!!

It's a great question, and a long answer. But there isn't really much you can do as the patient. Statistically it is something that becomes increasingly likely the longer the implants have been in. However there are definitely things that the surgeon can do at the time of surgery to reduce the risk, or rather prolong how long it takes for capsular contracture to develop. So the best thing you can do as a patient is ask your surgeon what they know about the causes of this, and what they do during surgery to avoid it. They should be able to list a whole load of measures they take, and if they can't maybe continue looking around...

£10,000 is about $12,500 US as of now

I'd recommend Micropore tape by 3M. You can get it easily on Amazon (and it lasts at least a few days - you can shower with it and dry it with a hairdryer afterwards)

@@eterno360 thanks for.replying is that the 25mm width?

Yes - there is a narrower and a wider one but the 25mm is ideal

Thanks - it also really helps surgery planning too!

Thanks so much, I appreciate your kind words 🙏

You are so welcome! 🙏

The fluctuating bloating is so normal - don’t let it get you down! You will eventually settle down to the ‘not swollen’ state permanently, but it can take months (even 3-6 months) for the end of day swelling to go away. It can be a sign you need to be slightly less active or keep going with compression or MLD a bit longer - check with your surgeon for advice tailored to you and your surgery. Good luck, and thanks for your comments ❤

Hi - yes from a safety perspective you could have multiple anaesthetics in a relatively short period of time, such as monthly. For example in urgent hospital situations, we may operate on patients multiple times a month, or even multiple times a week, without any particular consequence of the multiple anaesthetics as long as each is performed safely. In the context of an aesthetic procedure it's therefore not the anaesthetics that limit us, but rather the need to wait until the results of the last operation are known before performing the next one. Usually I recommend waiting a minimum of 3 months, and it's often more like 6 months in practice. I hope that answers your question!

Thank you! Very kind of you to say

Thanks for your comment - I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck with your surgery 👍

Thank you!

Wow you’re in the throes of it now! 😮 Mine is in April.

Wow - that's quite some feedback! Thanks very much, it's great to hear and it's encouragement to keep making content like this

how is it not available anymore?i have the money to finally get it and im reasearching

U can try incisionless otoplasty. No surgery needed it is using suture technique. Less costing, and less hurt

El earfol algunos se lo an sacado porque esta mal diseñado las grapas que tiene causan dolor.. Y es muy ancho qué se nota.. otra alternativa Puede ser con hilos y es menos invasiva.. Pero Ai otro método parecido al earfol

Hi! You should contact your surgeon as they will have their own protocol. For my patients, I get them to come back in and drain it through a needle attached to suction, and we repeat this once a week until there is no more seroma. Between drainages it's really important to maintain good compression. Some surgeons inject dilute steroid or caustic substances called sclerosants into the space to make it stick down and prevent seroma recurrence, but I haven't found this necessary in my practice.

I’m 4 days post op and gas really wasn’t an issue. I ate Blueberries and Strawberries plus Z pineapple juice and it helped with the gas and my first BM which was yesterday.

Hi Bob - I'm really sorry to hear about your wife's experience. That would be incredibly unusual - I have certainly never encountered it in one of my patients, I don't know a colleague who has, and it is not a reported known outcome. So I'd guess Plastic Surgeons don't talk about this as a potential outcome because to the best of their knowledge and experience it is not amongst the list of risks to be aware of. The fact it's really exceptionally rare doesn't help you or your wife - I really hope her surgeon is on board and keen to find a solution, and that she is able to get her outcome fixed. If not it may be worth approaching other surgeons and physicians to try to identify the cause of the problem as a first step to putting it right. Best of luck.

Maybe she just dont want to With you;)

That’s not unusual - it’s common for this to take 2 weeks. The record in one of my patients was 6 weeks! You’ll probably get a stellar result though…

That's a more difficult question than you might imagine... In general terms yes, if you lose weight the fat graft generally loses weight with it, so the benefits (temporarily) vanish with it, but would return on weight gain. But facial fat grafting might be a special case, and I think it's true to say we don't know enough to give a very confident answer on this. But in facial fat grafting we tend to use more processes fat - nano fat. If you examine nano fat closely, it turns out there are few or no viable fat cells in it. So how does it work? It seems the stem cell messengers contained within it promote your own tissues to regenerate. So your outcome may be less dependent on fat volume retention than in other contexts. It's an interesting area of ongoing study....

@@eterno360 Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. So your conclusions are that fat grafting can help because fat can be returned with weight gain and can promote tissue self-regeneration. Do you recommend this treatment in my case?

@@Krum_Popov No problem! So - yes fat can be restored with weight re-gain. The promotion of tissue self-regeneration is less certain, but a large body of the medical and scientific community believe so. As for your case - as I have never assessed you I don't know! But a local surgeon with an interest in Plastic Surgery, Dermatology or regenerative medicine should be able to advise you

Hi Clare - we are in Berkshire (UK) - our clinic is in Eton 👍

I'm sorry to hear it's taken a while, but glad you are getting there. Everyone's journey is a bit different - best of luck with your recovery!

👋🏾 I'm glad it's not just me. I've just got to 7 week PO and although there is discomfort through out its not too bad but some days I am floored. The pain is a deep, throbbing aching like period pain. It's so uncomfortable and I need strong pain relief to relieve it. I thought I was just being soft until I came across your comment. I hope things pick up soon for you, too...

Hi - I have a strong preference for 3M Micropore. Other brands won't do, it's got to be the 3M stuff. I really like the 1 inch thick brown/tan tape.It is porous, so you can shower with it and it can even be used straight onto (clean) slightly oozy wounds. Good luck

@@eterno360 thank you doc !!

Thank you so much for this!!! I'm due to have a Brachioplasty soon. I'll be giving this a go 😀👍🏾

No unfortunately not all scars end up paler than the surrounding skin. Some stay red for ages, but this does usually improve. Others hyperpigment - that is they become darker - and that is at greater risk of being permanent. Dark skin is at higher risk of forming hyperpigmented scars, so there's a good chance (not a guarantee) that if you have scarred well before, with good wound care you should scar well again.

thank you so much for this cause it is so painful when it pulls. they stitched it to my thigh 😢i asked for tape but the doctor said no , i knew i wasn’t bugging

No it’s not normal

If no one answered, I can say that I feel the same thing after 14 days. It feels just sore in the upper middle area. I see you posted one month ago, so you are probably so much better now. I am now day 17. Can you tell me how it went for you after this post? Thanks!