Calling all Breast Lift and Chestplasty Post-Ops! I need your stories!

Woohoo! I am scheduled for a breast lift and chestplasty, with fat transfer to breasts on March 31, 2010.  What was your recovery from a breast lift and/or chestplasty? I was told that a breast lift recovery wasn't bad. I actually didn't know I wanted/needed a chestplasty until I realized that it was the only way to get rid of the flaps that are under my arm pits and go to mid back.  Any thoughts/comments/advice?

Thanks!
I am going in for a belt lipectomy and thighplasty in April.
SOO excited!!

Just one ? what is and chest plasty

Lol. A chestplasty is where they make a cut across your back (where your bra strap is) to remove skin and rolls from your back.

Um.... yeah, I  would like that one done pronto : )

I go for lbl in may i'm going to have and body recontruction done but on may 11, 2011 i'm going to have abd, butt, flanks,and hopefully breast done. I'm not sure what all he will do at once, but i don't my arms and thighs done at the same time. But if i got the breast done i think i should get the arms at the same time if he did what is called the j-loop on my arms the breast must be done at the same time for the best results.

Congrats!! Im schedule for Upprer Body lift on 03/09- Arms, BL and side of chest.  I don't have much advice yet but i'm sure i will after next week. I had that same problem with the arm pit and flaps under the bra roll. but my dr does not like to take the cut around the back. So he will start a little above  m elbow and he said that we will be very aggressive with the side of chest skin an dft removal. It will give us a smoother contour.  I have confidence in him because he did my lowerbody lift and i had great results.

I just got my sleeve surgery 6 weeks ago, so I haven't hardly even thought about plastic surgery....but i was wondering why you're doing plastic surgery before you hit your goal weight?

Hey.
With body contouring, you aren't supposed to be at goal.  If you are, there will be no fat to move aroujnd and contour! He is donig fat transfer to my breasts for example and shaping my buttocks, so if I lose my last 40lbs before surgery, I wouldnt get the best results because everything would be flat and deflated and I would have to resort to implants. You'd be surprised how much loose skin weighs.  My doc is estimating that I have about 25lbs that needs to be removed! Also, he is an expert surgeon for massive weight loss patients. He has shown me that patients will keep losing after surgery. So if i lose 20ish with surgery, then afterward drop another 20 during the recovery, then I'll be at goal  =)

oh wow, glad I asked!  That's so cool!  Good luck!

My breast lift and side of chest removal wasn't that bad. Now I had my breast lift separate from my side of chest removal so that made the lift easier. The skin on the sides was removed with my arm lift so the underarms were a little more difficult to maneuver. I didn't have any fat tranferred there so I can't speak to that. I think this surgery compared to the LBL and TT's should be a little easier.