Body update

So it is my 9 month anniversary of top surgery and I thought I’d show photos since I hadn’t for a while. But I’m putting them behind a cut, because I also think this blog has hopefully moved away from just a place where I post photos of myself :)

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Anonymous: hey you said before - " Is yr chest going to look different if you have well developed pecs? Obviously. Does that make the actual surgical results better? I don’t think so."

well developed pecs actually do make surgical results better, i was told this up front by 2 surgeons including dr. brownstein

also, you said "I wouldn’t ever count on them hiding the scars “completely”

i have to disagree. i havea friend who is only a year post op and his scars are COMPLETELY hidden under his pecs.

you can see what a massive difference pecs make here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db-v8FKOwsw

there are a lot of people who mistakingly think that there is no way to hide double incision scars or that they will always be visible and that's just not true.

also here are a few guys with pecs (they are also further along post op so their scars have faded over time) but you really can't detect the scars and much less so than if they didn't have pecs

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/2460756366/toyneo-evanisaiah-fuckyeahftms-this-was

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/1620396831/fuckyeahftms-top-surgery-results-double

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/1539183241/fuckyeahftms-feel-like-maybe-this-has-been

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/1522887063/fuckyeahftms-this-nicco-hes-a-cutiepie-hes

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/1522884569/fuckyeahftms-about-4-years-post-op-with-dr

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/2548351429/via-email-submission-hey-guys-im-matt-im

http://fuckyeahftms.tumblr.com/post/2548408079/fuckyeahftms-how-the-body-changes-after-years

Oh I simply meant that you couldn’t go into surgery thinking that for sure yr scars would be completely hidden. I am well aware of how scars fade and/or become hidden, sometimes very soon after surgery.

It just isn’t good to go in thinking that that kind of result of 100% certain.

And I’m just curious as to what part of the surgical results will be better. Is it just that you have a “nicer looking chest”? And if so, isn’t that something that could be achieved by gaining pecs after the surgery? Is it that it helps with contouring? And again, is that not something that could change after surgery too? Or is it just what the previous person suggested, that it helps the surgeons?

Anonymous: about the question on double incision, from what i've read top surgeons tend to say if your pectorals are more developed it makes it easier to know where your male chest would be. that could cause someone with more developed pecs to have slightly better nipple placement, but it shouldn't really make much of a difference except making it easier for the surgeon.

Aha, thank you for the info

Anonymous: I've heard that it makes a really huge difference for double incision if you have very well developed pectoral muscles. I also read that if they are big enough it will hide the scars completely. Do you know if this is true? Also is it even attainable within say 6 months?

I’ve heard this, too. And I’m never sure exactly what people means. Is yr chest going to look different if you have well developed pecs? Obviously. Does that make the actual surgical results better? I don’t think so.

Pectoral muscles do help to hide the scars of DI from the get-go because of the indentations and shadows and such. I wouldn’t count on them hiding the scars “completely” (they very well could and the scars will fade, but you just can’t be certain of yr personal results) but that is something I know for sure they make a difference in.

And I myself am not super in-shape, nor an expert on muscle gain, but I have some friends that are and they recommended Scooby’s workout program. He talks about nutrition and exercises (which you can do easily from home) - and he doesn’t make you buy anything and even talks about nutrition on a budget, etc. etc. I’ve seen my friends’ bodies completely transform through this (being on T helps but isn’t necessary) and I honestly do plan on doing a less intense version of his program. Check it out here: http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/

(More responses to this question here and here.)

Anonymous: Do you know if doctors can still preform surgury on your chest if you have cists?

I had a number of small cists which had never been biopsied, but that I had kept “monitored” for years. (i.e. my physician knew they were there, and I was just to make sure nothing changed). Most of the surgery is not done with liposuction (unless you have a keyhole procedure), so it doesn’t matter if yr tissue is a little cistic. 

nneko-deactivated20110902: Is top surgery different when you have bigger breasts? Like, 32E?

If you have really small breasts (like A cup or smaller), you have the option of peri-areolar or keyhole surgery.

But everybody is eligible for Double Incision. There is more liposuction done with a larger chest, and obviously more excess skin removed, but skilled and experienced surgeons know what they are doing. I have a friend who was pretty large-chested and binded for years - he went to Dr. Garramone and apparently his results are amazing.

transbucket.com has post-op results and sometimes in the information, guys say what size they were prior to surgery.