follow up care for BL/BA

[ambie02]

What is the typical follow up visits for someone that has a BL/BA done? I am going to be traveling quite a distance for this to be done as the PS I want to use is the one my sister works for (buffalo to florida). I will not be able to fly for some period of time due to a ear surgery I will be having a few weeks after the lift/implant procedure. What is the normal post op visit timeframe? If I am a typical case and do not have any complications I heard my drains, stitches and other things will be taken care of in the 8 days I will be there after surgery. I do not plan on going back at all till maybe end of November/December... do you think this would be a huge problem? I think most non emergent issues can be addressed via email of pics or meds right?


Also not sure if you can tell but from my pic do I look like someone that you say defintly needs a full anchor lift? Any rcommendations on size... I want to be a small D but I do not want to round.. more perky and have a curve. Which Silicone implant would help achieve that... also would you remmend someone with my size (where a 36c bra now to stuff all of it in) under or over for implants?

Lastly my job only allows me a short amount of time off from work so basically I am scheduled for the bl/ba on 8/8 and then am going to new york city on 8/28 for ear surgey. My ear surgeon does not have a problem with doing the procedure that close after bl/ba should I be concerned about any problems? i usually take antibiotics after the ear surgery for any possible infection. It is realatively easy (flipping of ear drum, trying to get 3 prosthetic bones to work right so I can hear). I am fairly used to ear surgery as it will be my 17th...



Just tyring to get some ideas...

Thank you for your time!
Amber

[Dr. Pelletiere]

Each plastic surgeon has their own timeline of follow-up, so you would have to check with your surgeon. For a patient that is undergoing your procedures, I usually see patients on post-operative day 1,7,14, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year. Of course, if there are issues, than there may be more visits.

Without examining you, it would hard for me to say what type of lift you may need. However, from your picture, I would not be suprised if you needed a full mastopexy. There appears to be a fair amount of loose skin.

It is hard to tell which implant may work well for you without having measurements and a true idea of how much skin is present.

I generally go partially submuscular (dual-plane) for implant placement - it provides muscle coverage where women are thinnest (at the top), but still lets the implant sit naturally under the breast tissue.