Had mini UBL and tummy tuck on March 21st. Had revision of mini UBL on Oct 11th

It has been five days since the revision surgery and I am pretty excited with the results. My breasts are now high and firm. They are still shaped funny but that is what I would expect this soon after the surgery. I am posting some pictures, one just before the revision (and 6 months after the original breast lift) and some other pictures 5 days after the revision. As always, Dr. H and Elisa have been wonderful and have helped me with everything I needed. The pain is very minor at this point and is easily controlled with the pain meds. I am feeling pretty close to normal and I am looking forward to how I think my breasts will look when everything is settled. I can already see the breasts being shaped my bra. We are flying back to Florida tomorrow.

So as I mentioned before my tummy tuck turned out great but my breasts were not as good. My right implant stayed high on my chest but most of my breast tissue was below it, giving me a very strangely shaped breast. The left implant dropped too low and so my left breast was almost as droopy as before my surgery, but much fuller. So I returned to Texas for revision surgery on my breasts which took place yesterday.

Dr H. and Elisa moved the left implant up to match the right one and re lifted both breasts up high. It is too early to tell, but I think they are going to look really nice this time. They seem much higher and firmer but one day after surgery it is hard to tell.

I sure feel better this time. One day post op and I am able to walk all over the hotel. We even went to the mall and I walked around the mall for a couple of hours.

The pain is certainly there, but the pain meds keep it bearable and I am able to sleep OK. I would post some pix but at this point my breasts still look pretty torn up so I will wait a few days till things settle a little.

Dr H performed the revision at no charge but I had to fly to Houston again and pay another $3300 to the surgical center.

It has now been just short of 4 months. My tummy tuck is healing pretty well, the scar is getting less prominent and the dog ears are mostly gone. I am very happy with my tummy tuck. I still have a lot of numbness in my abdomen and it feels really weird when it is touched still. I am using a marble in my navel to try to get it to be round instead of triangular.

Unfortunately my breasts didn't turn out as well. They are still somewhat saggy. The tops of them look great, but there is loose skin under them and they don't look like I had hoped they would. I had a conference call with Elisa and Dr. H and I have scheduled a revision surgery for October. They say that they just didn't lift them enough and that they will look great after the revision. I hope they are right. They aren't charging anything for the revision, but I still have to pay for the cost of the surgical center and the cost of getting to Houston and staying there for a few days again.

As always, Elisa has been wonderfully supportive and has been in touch with me off and on while I am waiting for my revision.

After all of the complications I had from the first surgery, I am kind of scared to go back for more. My pulmonary doctor has outlined the precautions that will need to be taken to prevent blood clots this time and Dr H and Elisa have agreed. I am not expecting this to be as painful as the tummy tuck was but I am still going to be more proactive about my pain management than I was before.

I am able to ride my bike and swim again, but that has just been in the past few weeks. My husband loves my new body and can't seem to keep his hands off of it :)

I wasn't able to return to work till 8 weeks after the procedure. I had scheduled it for 6 weeks but was unable to return that soon. But my job is more taxing than many. I still have to be careful how I move and how I sit up.

I will try to add some photos soon.