Different types of surgery?

[Arch]

Honestly, I don't mind that I'm scarred.  I wish I was scar-free, but I'd rather be scarred 10x as badly than still have my pre-op body.  I am shirtless in public all the time without any fear, hesitation or reluctance.  I think we all have images of perfect Adonis-like bodies that we'll have post-op, but it doesn't work that way.

Okay, then I guess I misread you.

I've never expected to have a great body, so I don't think I'll be MUCH disappointed. I just want to lose the last twenty pounds or so and maybe have some excess skin taken in at some point.

The cortisone actually worked really well to flatten out the scars.  I'm happy with the results I got from them.  If you go that route, prepare yourself for some serious pain and wear a shirt you don't mind throwing away.

This process sounds VERY unpleasant and probably isn't for me. But other people might be interested. Would you mind elaborating a bit, perhaps in a new thread if we seem to have hijacked this one?

[Nero]

scar-diminishing goop that the surgeon recommended.

which goop? I just started with Mederma.

[Kayden]

I'd like to throw in a random comment that keyhole and periareolar are NOT the same surgery.

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which goop? I just started with Mederma.

It's called Kelo-Cote. I haven't tried it yet, of course.
Post Merge: July 16, 2009, 03:43:35 AM

I'd like to throw in a random comment that keyhole and periareolar are NOT the same surgery.

Yeah--keyhole involves one incision right on the border of the areola, so the areola can't be resized. With peri, the surgeon cuts around the perimeter of the areola and can resize it.