Shaving

[FTMax]

I left a message but have not heard back yet, and I'm also a little curious. Did you have to shave your chest at all for top surgery? I'm mostly interested in people that had a DI with grafts, but everyone can chime in.

I don't have a lot to get rid of, but there is some there that I imagine would be in the way or look strange if it was left on, as it's around the nipple area.

As far as the poll - please only select either of the YES options if your surgeon required or recommended it.

[invisiblemonsters]

yep my surgeon had me shave my chest down to my belly button and my armpits. they even checked to make sure i shaved and if i missed any or had to go over it again, the provided a razor to do so. i didn't have much chest hair either but i still did it.

[Ayden]

I only had to shave my pits. I had some long hairs around my nipples but I think they took care of that after I was out. I went to Dr. G.

[Konnor]

I went to Medalie. He didn't ask me to shave beforehand and I didnt. They trimmed the areas that were affected after I was under anesthesia, but didn't completely shave anything. I wouldn't think you would want to worry about getting ingrown hairs along your grafts and incisions.

[Bimmer Guy]

 My hairy housemate at NBR shaved it himself. But, Garramone, said they could do it if he didn't want to do it himself.

[Alexthecat]

It would of been better if I would of shaved my armpits since Medalie put one drain hole in the hair. I lived though.

[FTMax]

Thanks guys! I think I'll leave it as is. I get there an hour early, so if I need to shave anything, there's more than enough time to do it then.

I think I will at least trim the armpits though based on the discussion here.

[Bimmer Guy]

Thanks guys! I think I'll leave it as is. I get there an hour early, so if I need to shave anything, there's more than enough time to do it then.

I think I will at least trim the armpits though based on the discussion here.

Yes, I shaved my armpits.  If I had any chest hair (I was pre-t), I personally would have shaved.