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Kellie99is · 07-18-2008, 07:55 AM

7 Days post-op...
Transax incision...

Can I shave now? The stubble is very irritating!

And when can I start putting deodorant on again? I have been using Desitin and it really helps ease the friction that irritates my incisions. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

bicester1 · 07-18-2008, 08:33 AM

Hi, I had transax and my p.s told me to wait a week before i could shave and use deodrant.

sandybaby · 07-18-2008, 09:49 AM

Oh gosh, I didn't ask and it wasn't in my post-op instructions. I shaved the third day and used just a little bit of Dove solid stick deodorant, not close to the incisions since mine are at the crease. I guess it's only a problem if you have incisions under the arm.

JJ1979 · 07-18-2008, 03:07 PM

I wasn't given specific instructions...I shaved after a week and started using deo then too.

Wahnsinn · 07-19-2008, 12:48 AM

As long as your incisions are clean and dry (i.e. no discharge or drainage of any kind) then deodorant shouldn't be a problem. I would be VERY careful with the shaving though. I know it's irritating and itchy but if you can hang on for another week it would be better. The skin of your incisions should be "closed" by now but that layer of new skin is still very thin and fragile, it is really only a few cell layers thick at this point. If you shave too close to it you run the risk of creating little "micro" lacerations that could compromise the skin barrier. Use deodorant but try to tough out the stubble for another 4-7 days!

divorced2105 · 07-19-2008, 02:33 AM

im pretty sure its all on you and how you feel like whenever its the go ahead on takin a shower then you can shave while ur at it... if its comfortable for you of course and as for deodorant if you cant smear it then spray i bought the can one so it was much easier!

heath7 · 07-19-2008, 01:52 PM

I have transaxillary incisions too, and I'm about 5 days post-op. My PS has instructed me not to shave or use deodorant until 2 days after the stitches are removed (which is on day 7).

It's pretty horrible, I can shower, but I feel like I still stink because I'm so hairy and can't use deodorant! I will feel bad for my PS the day he has to stick his face in my hairy pit to remove the stitches!!!

Littlewitch X · 07-19-2008, 10:06 PM

Hi, I wasn't given any particular post OP instructions on that - I've transax, too.
I started putting deodorant few days after I was allowed to take shower, so, it could be on around 4 to 5 days post OP? or maybe longer. When I did that, I put it carefully avoiding the incisions(around about half an inch away), though. I was using a stick deodorant that would not run with sweat but still I didn't put it directly on the incisions until they closed up & became invisible.

About shaving, I believe it was about a week post OP - due to the surgery & the incision sites, I wasn't able to lift arms for few days post OP, I could not even shave

biggies · 07-24-2008, 08:11 AM

I was told I can shave...how the heck
I do that...sure beats me as I'm still numb
and it hurts there still...so I'm hairy and so gross
feeling...was told no deodrant...but I kinda used
it the same way as little witch did but
only a few times...I wanted to use the hair
remover cream but it says not to on weak scars...
so that idea is out the window...

morningstar · 07-24-2008, 11:04 AM

I got my underarms waxed about 3 days before my surgery.
It was great not having to worry about shaving.
I wasn't allowed to shower for a week.
I used alcohol on a cotton pad to clean under my arms.
I used baby powder to help with the sticky feeling.
After the first week I used deodorant.

Alaria · 07-24-2008, 12:13 PM

I don't know how you can pull it off with the incisions there. I have peri-areolar incision and still have deep cavernous armpits that I can't really reach. The only thing you could try is to shave carefully avoiding the incision area so it's not super bad. As for deodorant I have no idea what you could possibly use. I feel for you the hair removal creams have been the best I can get and it's not all that great.

heath7 · 07-24-2008, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morningstar

I got my underarms waxed about 3 days before my surgery.
It was great not having to worry about shaving.
I wasn't allowed to shower for a week.
I used alcohol on a cotton pad to clean under my arms.
I used baby powder to help with the sticky feeling.
After the first week I used deodorant.

Ooooh that is good advice to anyone preop, you're a smart lady! Wish I had done that, I had to battle bottoming out and hairy pits all week!!! So gross!

07-18-2008, 07:55 AM	#1
Kellie99is Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 106 Thanks: 210 Thanked 61 Times in 45 Posts	Shaving and Deodorant? What did you do? And when? 7 Days post-op... Transax incision... Can I shave now? The stubble is very irritating! And when can I start putting deodorant on again? I have been using Desitin and it really helps ease the friction that irritates my incisions. Any suggestions? Thanks! __________________ Kellie Before: 36A/B After: Looking like 34D? Measure: 500cc filled to 600 Moderate Plus Date of BA : July 11th and I'm done... Mentor Saline Unders Transaxillary Post-op: July 14th, August 15th Height: 5'7" Weight: 160 Mom of 1, Proud Stepmom of 3 (4 total!!)

07-18-2008, 09:49 AM	#3
sandybaby Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Slidell, Louisiana Posts: 184 My Mood: Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 42 Posts	Oh gosh, I didn't ask and it wasn't in my post-op instructions. I shaved the third day and used just a little bit of Dove solid stick deodorant, not close to the incisions since mine are at the crease. I guess it's only a problem if you have incisions under the arm. __________________ Age 34 5'4" 110 lbs 28 1/2" ribcage BA 6/24/08 Silicone unders 397cc mod +, crease Pre BA 32A/34AA Post BA: 32D/34C

07-18-2008, 03:07 PM	#4
JJ1979 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 412 Thanks: 123 Thanked 139 Times in 132 Posts	I wasn't given specific instructions...I shaved after a week and started using deo then too. __________________ Age:28 Weight: 127 lbs. Height: 5'2" RC: 32" Preop: Deflated 36 B BA: 6-27-08 Cohesive Gel Unders Mod+ 600 ccs Hoping for a FULL D or DD!

07-19-2008, 12:48 AM	#5
Wahnsinn Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Posts: 194 My Mood: Thanks: 41 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	As long as your incisions are clean and dry (i.e. no discharge or drainage of any kind) then deodorant shouldn't be a problem. I would be VERY careful with the shaving though. I know it's irritating and itchy but if you can hang on for another week it would be better. The skin of your incisions should be "closed" by now but that layer of new skin is still very thin and fragile, it is really only a few cell layers thick at this point. If you shave too close to it you run the risk of creating little "micro" lacerations that could compromise the skin barrier. Use deodorant but try to tough out the stubble for another 4-7 days! __________________ 5'6" 108# Ribcage 27" Pre-BA: 32A Post-BA: Currently 32 Full C/Baby D 300ccL, 325ccR moderate + saline full unders

07-19-2008, 02:33 AM	#6
divorced2105 Join Date: May 2008 Location: oregon Posts: 204 My Mood: Thanks: 105 Thanked 72 Times in 67 Posts	im pretty sure its all on you and how you feel like whenever its the go ahead on takin a shower then you can shave while ur at it... if its comfortable for you of course and as for deodorant if you cant smear it then spray i bought the can one so it was much easier! __________________ BA Date: June 10, 2008 5'1 95lbs Pre BA: Saggy 32 B Post BA: ? Rib cage: 26" 325ccs Ended up w/ as much as could fit 350(R) 350(L) HP Saline.Smooth.Round Crease Incision

07-18-2008, 08:33 AM	#2
bicester1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 9 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hi, I had transax and my p.s told me to wait a week before i could shave and use deodrant.

07-19-2008, 01:52 PM	#7
heath7 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laguna Niguel, California Posts: 66 Thanks: 23 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	I have transaxillary incisions too, and I'm about 5 days post-op. My PS has instructed me not to shave or use deodorant until 2 days after the stitches are removed (which is on day 7). It's pretty horrible, I can shower, but I feel like I still stink because I'm so hairy and can't use deodorant! I will feel bad for my PS the day he has to stick his face in my hairy pit to remove the stitches!!!

07-19-2008, 10:06 PM	#8
Littlewitch X 6 years & still counting Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Swampland Posts: 570 My Mood: Thanks: 168 Thanked 170 Times in 152 Posts	Hi, I wasn't given any particular post OP instructions on that - I've transax, too. I started putting deodorant few days after I was allowed to take shower, so, it could be on around 4 to 5 days post OP? or maybe longer. When I did that, I put it carefully avoiding the incisions(around about half an inch away), though. I was using a stick deodorant that would not run with sweat but still I didn't put it directly on the incisions until they closed up & became invisible. About shaving, I believe it was about a week post OP - due to the surgery & the incision sites, I wasn't able to lift arms for few days post OP, I could not even shave __________________ 5'1" 102lb(at the time of surgery) 34A to 34D - 315cc(L) 300cc(R) Mentor Saline Round Smooth HP Transax - Under June 7, 2002 www.justbreastimplants.com/DeWire/

07-24-2008, 08:11 AM	#9
biggies knockers are here... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a coconut tree...Australia Posts: 476 My Mood: Thanks: 100 Thanked 209 Times in 171 Posts	I was told I can shave...how the heck I do that...sure beats me as I'm still numb and it hurts there still...so I'm hairy and so gross feeling...was told no deodrant...but I kinda used it the same way as little witch did but only a few times...I wanted to use the hair remover cream but it says not to on weak scars... so that idea is out the window... __________________ 5'10 134lbs 28" ribcage pre ba 32A 800cc hp silicone transax post ba: 32G or 34F (aussie cup sizing)

07-24-2008, 11:04 AM	#10
morningstar dazed and confused Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saint George, Utah Posts: 200 My Mood: Thanks: 82 Thanked 92 Times in 72 Posts	I got my underarms waxed about 3 days before my surgery. It was great not having to worry about shaving. I wasn't allowed to shower for a week. I used alcohol on a cotton pad to clean under my arms. I used baby powder to help with the sticky feeling. After the first week I used deodorant. __________________ 5'2" - 145 lbs Pre BA 36 A or B 5 kids all breastfed Surgery date - June 24th 500cc silicone - smooth moderate + profile - unders lollipop lift Post BA 36 D or DD(depending on the bra) Week 6 Day 21 "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

07-24-2008, 12:13 PM	#11
Alaria Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 918 Thanks: 311 Thanked 394 Times in 350 Posts	I don't know how you can pull it off with the incisions there. I have peri-areolar incision and still have deep cavernous armpits that I can't really reach. The only thing you could try is to shave carefully avoiding the incision area so it's not super bad. As for deodorant I have no idea what you could possibly use. I feel for you the hair removal creams have been the best I can get and it's not all that great. __________________ 5'2-90 Lbs. Pre-BA=30A Post-BA=30DD 300ccs-Moderate Profile Saline-Sub-Pectoral Peri-areolar Incision

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