The surgical tapes came off today and I'm simply overjoyed with the results. As soon as I can I'll take some good scar photos for those of you that are considering similar surgery and post them on the lipofat site. For now here's one (not showing scars) taken at the follow-up appointment. I'm swollen still, and the skin is kind of mottled and lined from the compression garment, but still. I'm happy:
For 15 days, the abdominal and breast scars are incredible...surgical artwork really. They're fine and relatively smooth and will heal to almost invisible. I start three months of silicone scar therapy now, which helps them to heal flat and smooth and small. It takes 6-9 months to complete the healing process, and if its needed then I can get some lasering or other procedures to help the scars disappear even more. From what it looks like today though I probably won't need it. Yay. In a week I'll also start to round my belly button back out by taping a marble in it for a few hours every day. Sounds silly, but it really works. That's how all belly buttons are made round again after surgery.
Soon I can go back to compulsive exercise and street drugs and of course that rough loving that keeps my butt so bruised all the time. ;) You can decide which one(s) of those to believe.
Boxhead had to celebrate the magnificent scar findings by keeping up the good nutrition that is so critical to healing. Mojitos and a salad, naturally:
Still terrified of the fat content in anything more than an apple though, Boxhead went to Whole Foods and bought...can you guess...apples!
As you can see, the breast swelling is going down nicely and I look normal rather than like a cartoon character. And NO, seeing boxes out shopping at Whole Foods is not cartoonish - its just daily life. You people don't get out enough.
Love and kisses darlings,
Boxhead
Mojito and salad -- does that green thing in the mojito count as your salad? keep it up boxhead and you're just going to be a stick with two big boobs.
ReplyDeleteI have this incredibly beautiful friend who went to Sweden and lost half her damn body weight by eating sensibly and increasing her liquor intake above a 2-drink maximum... She's super thin...looks fantastic but if she lost any more weight she'd risk being too thin. And yes, she's totalllllly Boxhead's thinspiration. :)
ReplyDeletehmmm... not sure it was the liqour. might have been the cold weather increasing her metabolism to stay warm! p.s. seeing your tummy results is enough to make me almost think the pain and cost is worth it!
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