uplift completed

Hey all had the uplift done on the 8th april stayed over night, and now home woo feeling sore today any advice anyone can give to me at all, ive read some people take arnica to bring out bruising but not sure if this is for the uplift or not? how did everyone else feel after there op
xx

hi Boobjob
hope you are well, i had an uplift with no implants, hope your happy, for me its the best thing ever, i was bruised for about 6 weeks and took arnica before and after, think its good for any type of bruising
nicci

i havent yet seen mine properly just when i had my drains taken out,which was very painful :( i also had my nipple put smaller, so if i buy some arnica i can start taking it now then? i had the uplift and hoping im just happy with it not to have implants :) xx

I took arnica after my BA and uplift but that was because my surgeon recommended that I took it 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery. Follow the advice of your surgeon as they dont all recommend that you take it. I'd give your clinic a ring if you fancy trying it.

I've taken arnica for one surgery and not taken it for another babe... There was no difference at at all in my healing. I bruised like a peach regardless.

There's nothing at all medically proven that arnica does actually have any healing properties at all. Some surgeons recommend the homeopathic remedies others not.... But if you feel you're doing OK and haven't been instructed to take it by your clinic hun, I personally wouldn't bother. From my own experience it doesn't work. But its up to you lovely if you'd like to try it.

Ice packs will help any swelling you have. Only place over the tops of your boobs though away from any stitches. They really do help and if you've no icepacks a bag of frozen peas/corn/rice will do hun.

Take it easy for a couple of days but do make sure you're mobile taking a little walk around the house every so often, or if you feel good having a little potter around the house won't hurt you babe and when you feel able, getting yourself out for a walk in the fresh air will do you the world of good babe.

Congrats on the lift hunny and I hope its enough for you and you're happy without the implants but if not.... Implants it is and we'll help guide you long the way gorgeous.

Happy healing!

hello all its been a week since surgery and i went back to have dressing changed and now just have a bra on i had drains and they put plasters on me and ive been itchy all week the nurse today removed them as i asked her too and i was bright red and had a slight reaction to them so thank god there off lol other then that i feel so well ive come off my pain killers as they just make me feel sleepy and i couldnt eat as i felt sick so was majorly lacking in energy but i dont need them as im in no pain at all see my boobs today and have taken before photos and photos today have slight bruising and will carry on taking more when the stitches are out next week as for anyone to see that may be thinking about having a uplift

Sooooo good to read you feeling so much hun. Its amazing what a difference a week makes isn't it!

Really feel for you having a reaction to the dressings babe, I did too and got horrible blisters it was so sore. But soon cleared up after they removed as I'm sure yours will too. Xxx

i no everyone has one boob slightly bigger then the other and its only been a week but as i looked down one did look slightly bigger and its probs early days as im still swallon so im guessing just wait and see how they go down ? x

Its like 2 different operations hun and your boobs heal at different rates so sometimes one can look bigger or rounder or higher than the other... just give it time for the healing to take place but as you said everyone has one slightly bigger than the other and even with surgery its very hard to get perfect symmetry.

i think im just expecting too much too quickly also i forgot to ask do your boob size go down due to the uplift at all? x

I had an uplift and BA and I was told I would lose about a cup size from the uplift but I guess it depends on how much skin you have taken away!

I actually increased 2 cup sizes and that's with a smaller implant too!

Breast surgery isn't an exact science babe and often there's just no way of knowing what you're going to get, but as long as they 'look good' that's all that matters really isn't it hun. Xx

Congrats on the op! I didn't take Arnica and didn't really have any bruising.. I had one bigger than the other for quite a while after surgery but now they are both around the same size.... once you are a few weeks in everything will become easier and they will look much better so don't panic in the early days lots of changes to come xx

thank you all :) im looking much better now and feeling better i went back for my 2week with the nurse to have my stitches out to find out id been stapled but feel much better now there all out swelling has gone down and im sleeping better :) and also the nurse thought id had implants so must be looking good lol xx

Fab news hun, glad you are feeling much better. Sleeping better definately helps. Sounds like you are feeling happy with your boobs and their healing.