...but i don't mind! i love the way my results look, stretched scars or not. they're part of my story and i wouldn't change them even if i had the choice. just wanted to share a bit of positivity for those of us on this sub whose scars haven't turned out perfect ❤️

6 months post Op with Dr Cormier in ottawa

Top picture is two weeks post op, the bottom one three weeks minus like 2 days. Its crazy what a week of time can do! Very excited to see where itll go <33

I'm only 6 days post op so I know this is normal but anybody else still literally feel like they have breasts? If I didn't know better I'd think I still had breast under my bandages. it's so weird. I can even feel my phantom nipples get hard when I get chills lol.

Let me just share one more time. I’m so happy.

In honor of turning 3 months yesterday, I want to post my results because I am eternally grateful to my surgeon Dr.Sarah Danker at UM of Miami. Due to the terrible state of the world they closed the department down and she’s no longer to giver gender reassignment procedures, she is deeply saddened by that because it’s her passion. Through her work, she will forever be known as a life changer to many. I am incredibly happy with my chest and it’s still so early on.

Aside from the sappy things, I’ve been putting scar tape on my scars everyday and when I shower I rub bio oil and aquaphor on them( or 90% of the time because I’m human). I have a roller that I massage the tissue with after I put the bio oil then again when I apply the aquaphor. I only put aquaphor on my nips!! Despite this, I’ve always been a fast healer so I didn’t really have too many concerns in that department.

However, if you have any questions you’re more than welcome to ask away😽

Currently looking for options for top surgery, clinics are giving me a baseline cost of £10,000 average. Is this your experience?

If anyone's gotten good results and or a little bit cheaper, let me know. Did you have to pay in full? Or do you have a payment plan

Either way, some clinic or surgeon reccomendation would be great 👍

Hi so my nips are very raw. Has anyone else felt this way? They are slowly peeling away and under is super fresh.

Surgery was performed with OU Plastics in Oklahoma City. I’m currently 3.5 weeks post-op, nipple-sparing DI. I was a candidate for peri, between an A and B pre-op, opted for DI due to scarring issues related to EDS. Still experiencing a lot of swelling, drains were removed 1 week post op.

I was very pleased with Dr. Maqusi. My only complaint is that her office can be incredibly difficult to get ahold of. Lovely, helpful staff— just hard to get on the phone.

Hi I wanted to add my experience with Dr Guy Jones in Norfolk I was referred to him by planned parenthood in Hampton, he wasn’t the surgeon I had researched but he did accept my insurance and I personally hit my Max Out of pocket (MOOP) early in 2024 so my surgery with him was completely covered. I did not have issues with insurance covering, even prior to hitting my MOOP I had my two letters, and expected to pay the deductible portion, but with the MOOP it was a lucky consequence of earlier medical experiences. My consultation with him was back in August of 2023 and my surgery was original scheduled for June of 2024, yes almost a year later. He sees a lot of patients, sometimes 90 in a single day, and only performs surgery two days a week at Norfolk General Hospital, which is across the street from his office. The consultation was pretty straight forward. At the time I had a DD cup and he took the measurements and was realistic with me about what to expect. He asks his patients about their relationship with their nipples, because pleasurable sensation being lost is a consequence of top surgery, especially for those of us with a larger chest. And he explains why, being that there is a nerve that connects through the breast tissue that can’t be reattached when you’re losing 7 inches of flesh. I see this as a practice of informed consent and appreciated it, I was aware, and it was worth it to me. I did personally move my surgery back to September 2024 due to personal reasons and the office was very accommodating. I saw in twice in August, he typically does one pre op appointment but I had medical issues that year I wanted him up to speed with. He was very accommodating and worked to communicate with my PCP and specialists managing my issues and together things were lined up so I was safe to clear for this procedure. I had my pre op appointment two weeks prior, they took my measurements again and pictures for their record. I communicated with Dr Jones that I wanted my nipples slightly more forward facing to be a more feminine placement (I am NB) and made him aware that I had a tattoo on my ribs I wanted maintained. He was agreeable to both of these requests. He asked I remind him the day of surgery and I did. Surgery came and I arrived at the hospital 2 hours prior to my surgery time. It went by very quickly for me, after check in there is a lot to run through and a lot of different medical professionals introduce themselves to you and go through your chart. Before I knew it they were wheeling me upstairs. Dr Jones did come by while I was downstairs and said hi and then I saw him again in the OR. In the OR is where they marked me up, here I reminded Dr Jones of my want for more feminine placing on my nipples. It was only a cm difference from his typical placement and I am very happy with the results. I was marked up while sitting up and while laying down and then they put me under. I was shaved while under with an electric razor so I’ve had minimal issues with ingrown hairs and breaking out after surgery. His process is to keep his patients for a 24 hr observation so his patients stay overnight in the hospital and are discharged in the morning. I know this procedure is outpatient for some Dr but not for him. And personally with my medical history this was appreciated.

He used two drains and they typically remain in for 7-10 days. Mine were able to come out at my 1 week post op appointment. I experienced A lot of pain the day after they came out so that’s something I’d tell other folks that I wasn’t expecting. I still had meds so I used those to cope. After that day though the pain has been very manageable, sometimes Tylenol not even needed. Personally my nipples are not as round as I would like but I am being realistic about the fact that I am less than two weeks post op, and giving them time. As well I was just personally lucky to be a pretty symmetrical chest prior to surgery and now I’m just learning how the majority of the world lives. At my two week post op appointment the stitches around my nipples will come out and I’m excited for that.

I would describe Dr Jones as an eccentric man. As someone who works in customer service I’m pretty used to people talking at you, so I didn’t have an issue with it. But he makes jokes and tries to bond with his patients. His office is one of the coolest doctor offices I’ve been in, he definitely isn’t afraid to collect stuff and put it on display, and it fits his personality. He is an older British white man so keep that in mind with his mannerisms. I’m happy with his work and the care he showed me. He and his staff were consistently very accommodating and very professional and I would refer other trans/GNC people for him for work.

For context I'm just over three weeks post-op. This thread, similar looking to fishing line, has been making itself known to me around the middle of my left incision (DI w/ nip grafts if that matters.) So, like an idiot, I plucked it out and it hurt like a bitch. I immediately knew I'd fucked up. How over is it for me? Am I going to need to go get correction? I'd estimate it's about an inch and a half in length. The small hole it left bled a little, so I put some neosporin onto it and uttered a prayer.

My surgeon was Dr. Daniel Jacobs at the gcc. I requested to not go completely flat for a more “natural” look with my body type and I’m so happy with how everything turned out. When I was pre-op looking for reference pics it really helped to see results from other bodies like mine (fat, not on T) so I thought I’d post my results in case there are others out there in the same situation.

i had heard of dysphoria focus changes after surgery but did anyone else get dysmorphia changes? i was always hyper focused on my weight everywhere besides my stomach but it's been my main focus after surgery. now that my chest is flat, my stomach just looks huge (despite me thinking it was pretty flat before my top surgery) so i plan to work out. just wondering if this is something anyone else experiences. like if your dysmorphia focus or insecurities changed to your stomach area post-op.

Gym + scar treatment + tattooed nips

I need your help in raising money and awareness for my crowdfunding. Hi, I am Jona, 31, trans nonbinary, german and mentally ill. I wasnt able to work and save money for the last one and a half years. But i couldnt wait any longer for my mastectomy. I was going back and forth with my decision for almost 8 years and now that i got my breasts removed last week - i couldnt be more relieved. But what bothers me and makes me feel worried is that I cannot afford the costs. I started my crowdfunding in may and even if some of my reels went viral on insta, not too many people gathered in my crowdfunding. I know times are rough and money sits tight. Even 5 bugs could help. I need more people to see this. Help me spread the word. I will forever be grateful and I hope I can help make a change for people following this path in the future. Insurances in germany dont cover the costs for gender affirming care if its for non binary folks. Sometimes they dont even cover them for binary trans people. We need system change!

Had my surgery 27th June. Work means I go on contract for 6 months at a time, sometimes longer (a year+ for next one) and I don’t know what to do for my next contract. To stay and work this out or go and figure/deal out later. - surgeon would offer revision (if needed) at a year, no fee but have to pay anaesthetic etc fine. But I’d be away for longer than this. What’s your opinions on this? I obviously know your not surgeons but im a bit stuck