MASTECTOMY WITH TISSUE EXPANDERS~FROM START TO FINISH

This is a selection of photo's to document my journery.From just 4 days post-op,to today,These pictured show the expansion process and how the skin and muscles is stretched,ready to accomodate an implant.

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[mberrett1]

Thank you for the video, I too had a double mastectomy due to brest cancer at the age of thirty. Its been a year now since my reconstruction but not happy. Did you just have silicone implants put in? My problem is my doctor talked me into a smaller size than I wanted and now the implant doesent fill out the skin so I have some creases. Plus he talked me into these implants that are called gummy bears and they are a tear drop shape and I dont like that. Yours look so nice. I wish you great health

[JKKJ12]

@mberrett1 hi. Yes i had silicone implants put in which are the Allergan 410's (gummy) and i'm very happy with them. I n this video, these are still my expanders. I didn't like the round shape and am so glad i went with the more natural teardrop ones. Wishing you good health =)

[laurs59]

Thanks for sharing your Recon..can I ask how much time there was between each fill? Especially the first few...Thanks all the best

[JKKJ12]

@laurs59 i had fills every 2-3 weeks =)

[grazianoart]

Thanks for this video! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 days after Christmas 2010, had bilat mastectomy with reconstruction a month later. I just had my first fill yesterday and I am already starting to feel better. I am actually looking forward to my next fill in a week. I loved how you showed the sequence of expansions, and in the final image your breasts look beautiful!!

Thank you for this uplifting video!!

[JKKJ12]

@grazianoart thank you! i hope all's going well for you. I need to make another video showing what my new breasts are like now,as the end of that video was just my expanders at their fullest. I had my implant exchange in October so they are different again. Much more natural looking =) I enjoyed documenting the changes,as they will never look like that at each stage ever again. And it helped me appreciate my final outcome,seeing what i went thru.

All the best =)

[Jackson5HereToStay]

do you have to get the implants. could you (Me) just stay without the implants?

[grettagrids]

OUCH! hope you are ok now??

[missdmoore]

Im getting my first round of CHEMO right now and opting for a double mastectomy as well. Thank You for being brave enough to share your images and GOD BLESS!!!

[shoegirl619]

Thank U 4 posting this, u r truly brave.

[Heartmugenn]

AAAAAAAHHHH!!!

o_o

I'm glad you're ok now though!

[JDalltonX]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm facing my own mastectomy in three days and this gives me courage and hope.

[MajorMakeupConcepts]

This is an amazing video to share. You must be so brave. Thank you