#ftmuk

So first off, it is too early to tell how things turned out. Last time I had top surgery it took a year or so for things to settle into their final shape. But my impression so far is that things have gone incredibly well, especially considering the difficult landscape my surgeon had to work with. The right side is pretty much perfect already. 

The left side as you can see has come out a little less perfect, my scar looks kind of “bent” from where the swelling is so I think it’s likely to straighten out a little with time, but even if it stays bent that’s no big because my scars heal to a very faint white so you won’t be able to see it all that much in a couple of years. It also looks like there was a little more fat left in on my left side, but again its hard to tell how much of that will flatten down as the swelling goes. If not it might be something I’d get revised in the future if settling and fat loss/muscle gain don’t get rid of it. In the pic below you can clearly see the kind of “blobs” of fat that are causing a bit of what I would call overhang rather than dog ear: 

The blobby bit by my armpit essentially follows the line of my old scar which was always a problem area for overhanging tissue, looks like that spot was missed in my revision, which is cool because they got most of it out and if it does need a small extra op to take it out then a little lipo should sort it out which is no big deal. 

Overall I feel really good, I’ve gotten back to the gym to do cardio and rehab work with some light lifting which has made me feel much more like myself. Still going for long walks as often as I can and from around 6 weeks post op I’m going to start cutting fat to prep for getting in shape to maximise my results (and also just to look and feel healthy in general!). 

Quite silicone tape/scar care note: