#topsurgeryuk

[just-a-fretting-lemon]

Top surgery: done. I repeat, done! Went in around 1pm, Came back around 5pm, I think. Had some lovely time with the besties visiting. Now sleeping in smol bursts while the nurses come in and check on me every 2 hours, and trying to keep on top of pain control for now.

I just.. I can barely believe it’s real, and it finally happened. It’s still so surreal to be lying here in hospital in a surgery binder because my chest is gone, at last. I’ve been waiting for today for years and years, so many times I almost gave up hope of ever getting here, but we made it y'all. We heckin made it!! #topsurgery #topsurgeryuk #brightontopsurgery #uktopsurgery #transgender #transition #teammellington (at Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYJwaLBdNi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=djp5cwa8p0qd

[audacityat19]

2 years top surgery

So it's been 2 years since I had top surgery privately with Dr Miles Berry (London,UK) my scars faded pretty quick from the go and I dressed myself from day one (which you're not ment to do.. but I had full range mobility on my arms) 3 years on testosterone

[futileexistence]

11 days post op. very happy overall but feel as if the nipple on the right in the image is a little large but maybe thats because i generally have a flawed perception of my body and that of a cis males body. but I’m so happy to be free from the chest i had before. 

[just-a-fretting-lemon]

Day 3 post op, DI top surgery with Mr Andy Mellington in Brighton.

Obviously I haven’t seen under the dressings and tape yet, but so far I’m very pleased with how flat my chest is even with swelling that is bound to happen with any kind of surgery like this. Speaking of swelling, there is very little noticeable, and some very minor bruising. All in all, everything looks very clean and neat. Still wearing post-op binder 24 hours a day, minus a few breaks to get some air on my skin.

Everyone including me is shocked at how much mobility I’m getting back, and how quickly. Slowly getting up to speed with the physio the hospital sent me home with, getting more and more range of motion back every time I do my routine now. The surgeon would like me to have a good range of arm and shoulder motion back before my 2 week post op appointment on the 8th of Nov, however, so a bit of work still to go.

Being careful to keep all my dressings completely dry, got some help to have a flannel-shower and hair-wash in the kitchen sink, and felt loads better for being clean.

Last 3 images were from the morning after surgery, taken in hospital. Even then, there was minimal swelling but a little more visible. It’s since already gone down significantly. #topsurgery #andrewmellington #andrewmellingtontopsurgery #andymellington #mrmellington #topsurgeryuk #uktopsurgery #nonbinarytransition #transmasculine https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfozIbFuMP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nevcol7i10em

[futileexistence]

One week post top surgery. At the Spire Hospital Manchester by Miss Victoria Rose. Couldn't say a bad word against her , she is a very compassionate surgeon with a lot of experience and insight. 

Didn't have to wear a post op compression binder. Hardly any swelling and bruising very happy so far but haven't seen my nipples yet :O 

[just-a-fretting-lemon]

Woops, two days late but on the 25th I hit one month post-op top surgery! Here’s what everything looks like! I still can’t get over how flat I am from the side, it makes my belly look tubby by comparison 😂 I have a tiny bit of wrinkling in my scar under my right armpit, and a small amount of fat bulging a little under my left, but I think most of it is me nitpicking. In person, it’s barely visible and will probably flatten out naturally over time. My left incision and nipple has stretch out slightly, so I have an oval nipple now. I kind of like the unique look, and they’re almost finished scabbing so they look much less gross anyway. Healthy and pink, what we like to see! Even have a tiny, tiny bit of sensation in both nips!!! 😮 #topsurgery #andrewmellington #uktopsurgery #topsurgeryuk #andymellington #brightontopsurgery #nonbinarytransition #andrewmellingtontopsurgery https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqqov_WjTSJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9lnyo00k08qb

[just-a-fretting-lemon]

Day 24 post op Impromptu nipple update! Not much to see. Some healthy skin now peeping through underneath, no more bleeding, no more nipple pads except when I’m expecting to get nudged (like on the bus), most of the edge stitches have either dissolved or broken off and the scabs have already tightened up away from the edges of my new areola. No signs of any late infections, same with incision lines. All looking good! #topsurgery #topsurgeryuk #teammellington #andrewmellington #brightontopsurgery #nonbinarytransition #nonbinary https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTcPt_jn33/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iqdkpse2t73i

[futileexistence]

Soon I'll be free :) I'm sad that my parent can't and won't understand why I have to do this but at least I have my friend to look after me. She is a god send and my chosen family x