How did I pick my surgeon? Well, I originally got referred to a surgeon in my city (which only had 70000 people). They called me and said it was a 7 year waiting list JUST for my consult. Keep in mind I had my surgery covered, so the waiting list is oodles longer. They decided to refer me to another in a city 2 hours away, which was fine. They referred me in Febuary, I had my consult in May, and my surgery in November of that same year.
What I really saw that stood out to me was my surgeons age. A lot of older surgeons I've found are stuck in their ways and prefer to include the under incision because "thats how I was taught". My doctor was younger. Not fresh out of school young, but young enough that he was educated in new incision techniques and that sort of thing.
My surgeon was also shocked that I was somewhat in the know about how incisions go, because most women don't look into that sort of thing. The incision around the areola in virtually invisible now, it blends in with the line that is meant to be there. The lines downwards, I hardly ever notice unless I'm staring at them in the mirror, and just glancing I dont even notice.
I would suggest going to your family doctor, asking him who he refers people to, what he thinks about it, who he prefers to refer his patients to.
As far as healing goes, I had to wear my surgical bra 24/7 for about 2 weeks. When I washed it, I stayed laying down while it washed (watch a movie or something). Then the bra just during the day for another 2 weeks, and I wore a tank at night. A month after my surgery, on my birthday in fact, I went to the store, got sized, and bought 5 bras on the spot. PRETTY bras. Best day of my life.
Good luck on your journey towards smaller breasts (I lost 8 pounds of breast tissue!). Feel free to PM me anytime along the way.
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