My surgery was '87 I think. I kept vaseline on my stitched areas for a whole year or more each night to encourage healing. I know they have scar healing gel now but the vaseline did fine. Do not use an antibiotic one, as that creates keloid scarring - causes too much skin production to cover the cut mark. Any bothersome stitches (ones that wouldn't dissolve) I quickly noted to the surgeon for a quick removal - I didn't want any pesky slow dissolvers to create a lumpy look. I kept wrapping and the bras situated much longer that I should have - I still gave breathers and took cotton with witch hazel to gently cleanse and let the area breathe - but then I'd wrap it up nice. Gosh, I remember that first time taking all of that off, and standing in front of the mirror - woowie - I felt like I was 14 years old again, and I do mean YOUNG. It was such a high!

Sadly, over the years, my breasts just continued to grow. The only thing that helped to keep them in a healthy smaller version was to speed-walk every day for an hour - I was in great health while doing that. But when I got sick, I couldn't do it any more, and so the breasts began taking on weight, and now, here I am, with circus-sized breasts once again, that pull me forward with such weight, and I am sure attribute some to the TOS pain.

Like I said, I am ecstatic for you, and God bless your healing process!!!