If the lipo isn't enough, I also will be doing my nipple reconstruction at the same time. That is really an easy surgery though. He will make a new incision above my old one and wrap the skin around and stitch it in 2 places to form the nipple. Here is a helpful diagram:
Last Tuesday I had my check up with Dr. Mosier (before my pre-op) and next surgery date which is scheduled for December 19, 2014. I hadn't seen him in 4 weeks and was taking data on my rippling issues. My hope was that over these past 4 weeks that my implants would settle in and NOT ripple anymore but I had a feeling it wasn't going to get any better but I still had HOPE! I talked to Dr. Mosier again about my rippling and asked him for his advice; should I wait it out (I've been feeling like I'm making a rushed decision due to my insurance starting over on Jan. 1) and in his experience does the rippling get better over time or will it stay this way or god forbid get worse. He looked me straight in the eye and told me in his honest opinion that it wasn't going to get any better and we should proceed with the liposuction, which would harvest fat that he will then inject into my breasts to fill in the spaces between the implant and my skin (where the ripples are). The next step was to find the areas where he would get the fat from. I must tell you how embarrassed I was because I had made the mistake of wearing a dress and leggings to work that day and when I got there and had to change into the gown, I was practically naked except from my leggings down. You know all leggings do is squeeze your fat out of the top so I had no doubt Dr. Mosier would find some fat, LOL. I volunteered my stomach and thighs but he told me my stomach didn't have enough fat (thank you Dr. M!) and thighs aren't a good place to retrieve fat. He spun me around and squeezed around on my love handles (thanks to the leggings for making it squish over the top), which I now know are actually called "flanks." He decided this would be a good area as well as the outer part of my butt...shocking (baby got back)! He said I will be bruised as hell and have to wear a compression like get up, think SPANX, that basically cover me from ribs to knees, for TWO WEEKS! I guess all I can say is thank goodness I will be out of school for Winter Break and laid up at my sister's house and should recover nicely. She's already promised me lots of champagne, warm blankets, good food and a fire place! If the lipo isn't enough, I also will be doing my nipple reconstruction at the same time. That is really an easy surgery though. He will make a new incision above my old one and wrap the skin around and stitch it in 2 places to form the nipple. Here is a helpful diagram: All of this surgery stuff is so foreign and crazy and amazing to me! It took me a long time to make the decision to do this nipple reconstruction but after trying the fake, 3D tattoos, I knew NR was right for me. I just needed some time to soak it all in and realize that while another surgery is not what I want, it is necessary and will ultimately give me what I am looking for. I go back for my pre-op on December 11th. Until then, I just keep on keepin' on. I've been back to hot yoga for 2 weeks now and have absolutely loved being back. It has really helped me to stay sane, breathe and slow myself and my thoughts down. It's also helping me get my body back in shape which is always a perk! Maybe Dr. M will have to take my thigh fat after all, if I can sweat off my "flanks."
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Amanda Shavers
11/28/2014 02:26:39 am
Oh my gosh, hahaha I'm dying laughing at "baby got back" because you know we all do ;) Could he take the fat from your knees, perhaps? bwuahahahahahahahahaha....
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