#chest surgery

[rusty25]

I'M TIT-FREE, MOTHAFUCKAAAAAAAAAZ

[wh1pstickagostop]

Yo who wanna pay for my 14,000$ chest surgery 🤑🤑

(can't get binder whenever I try my family just says "your a girl and will always be a girl"☹️)

[twinfools]

I’ve had 4 chest surgeries over my 13 years in medical transition and I’m here to say: sometimes it’s not just one surgery!

My first surgery was a periareolar because I was a good candidate for it (very small chested, good skin elasticity). The result was— in a word— disappointing, and I was very self conscious of some skin sagging and larger than average nipples. This was compounded by some pretty vicious bullying I experienced related to how my chest looked (don’t EVER mock gender-affirming surgery results— truly vile thing to do).

I had a small revision to resolve the sagging skin— so things were better for a while.

I decided, after a few years, to get a revision to make my nipples smaller. This went well, though they weren’t reduced to the size I had been hoping.

Last year I decided to pursue a “re-do”. I knew that further nipple/areola revisions were unlikely to produce the results I wanted and felt that removing my nipples all together would be the closest I could get to what I wanted. I had learned a lot about nipple tattooing and I didn’t care about nipple sensation so the idea of choosing the size and placement of my nipples was really appealing— even if they would be 2D/aesthetic.

I went to a surgeon who agreed with my plan and proposed a double incision, no nipple grafts. It also turned out that I had residual tissue in my chest that a previous surgeon had said was my sternum… this wasn’t the case. I had surgery, which removed my nipples, added horizontal double incision scars and made my chest flatter. A few months ago I went for my first nipple tattoo session :)

I’m really happy with how things look… and it also took a long time to get here. My chest isn’t perfect, no chest is, but I am writing this to acknowledge that surgery (for many) isn’t a one and done and perfect thing. Disappointment is real. Post-op depression is real. And a journey after your long journey to get that initial surgery is very real.

I chose to have additional surgeries and had the resources to do this. Not everyone does or wants to. Whatever your situation please know that you aren’t alone if you don’t have that “this is perfect” awestruck moment on chest reveal day. Allow healing, allow time, allow disappointment and honesty and ask about options— it’s not as unusual a circumstance as it may seem!

[deathlywounded]

"I cry just the way I am I drink just the way I am I laugh just the way I am This is me, this is the way I am I lie to you as I am To hide myself as I am I wake up every night Just the way I am Just the way I am.

It's always the same day It's always the same night It's always the same cigarette It's always the same drink Don't cry when I leave you Don't cry even if you hate me Don't cry, no"

"I am" by Bloo This song always reminds me of this loving, sad bastard. Instagram art account.

[quinnwestcoast]

Photo dump of my life currently 🐶

[themistymountainscold]

people with chest surgery

does the scars ever just sting

for no reason

its happening rn again

and i d o n ' t like it

[transmandad]

My chest, however many years post-op I am now. Need to get my nips re-rattooed still, but I am lazy and still never go shirtless in public so it doesn't really matter at this point.

It's heavily cropped cos I have tattoos I don't wish to publish. Apologies. Not as buff as I used to be, but you get that! 😅

[jasonthegr8]

After being postponed on Monday I have successfully had top surgery!!