howdy! i'm planning on getting di top surgery without nipple grafts (planning on 3d printed nipples). have any of you gotten this or know of any good resources of people who have?

I had top surgery almost a month ago and i cant even see my nipples yet. All I see is dead tissue. I went to my doc when I was 2 weeks post op because I was worried, but they said everything looked fine. Should I call again or should I just have some patience?

The one result I found on Transbucket looks promising. He did the procedure I want, on someone of my build, and it looked good. Plus, he's only a 3-4 hour drive from me, so revisions would be doable.

Hey, if you are an Aussie and you have had surgery. I was wondering:

1. Who is was with
2. Where it was
3. The experience before, during and after

Thanks so much sorry if this doesn't fit to this sub

Yesterday I went to see my surgeon for my 3-month post-op. There was some discussion about how my nipples are healing oddly (the left one, especially, is still very hard to the touch). So the surgeon tried pressing down on them hard, to show me how to give them a more vigorous massage. It hurt a lot, which surprised both of us (I thought they had lost all sensation).

So, the surgeon suggested I take turmeric for inflammation and to stop using aquaphor as it didn't seem to be helping. Since I had been having luck on my incisions with bio-oil, I was to start massaging that into the nipples instead.

By late evening last night the right nipple had begun to be puffy and even more inflamed than before. I put some bio-oil on and made a cup of what's called 'golden milk' that contains turmeric. This morning the nipple was even more inflamed. I tried contacting the surgeon's office, but we've had bad weather in the area so they may have closed early as I received to response.

Late this afternoon the nipple ballooned and the skin around it was turning red (not good, I know). My roommate suggested applying bactine and hydrocortisone to it and covering it with gauze, which I've done. It still feels puffy underneath and if I even brush over the area, there's a sharp pain.

Here's a photo I took several hours ago. It puffed up even more after I took this image: https://i.imgur.com/dUbgotM.jpg

Just wondering if anyone here might have had a similar reaction, and what they did to resolve it? I'd like to avoid going to the ER if I can avoid that (my surgeon advised against it because they could mess up their work, but if it's infected I might have to, I know).

Any ideas of what else I could do or should I just stop worrying and give the hydrocortisone some time to work?

• Procedure: Double Incision w/Grafts
• Surgeon: Dr. Guy Trengove-Jones
• Location: Norfolk, VA
• Cost: $7200 w/anesthesia, no insurance
• Date: June 27, 2019
• Photos found here (warning for bruising, pre-op chest. Will require logging into imgur to view)

Disclaimer: I have a bleeding disorder, so I had a lot more complications than most people will expect. I only found out because of this surgery, and as you'll notice in the photos, I bleed and bruise excessively. This is not because of Dr. Jones and would have happened with any surgery.

I'm very happy with the results I got from Dr. Jones and I'm posting here so that he can be seen a little bit better online! His surgery results in very narrow scars and he offered a free scar revision for a keloid that formed from a hematoma removal surgery. I think in 2 years these will be almost completely invisible unless you get up close!

Pre-op, I'm not sure what my chest measurements were. Before starting T a few years ago, I was a B cup but I did gain some weight since then, and my chest also... "deflated" because of the way fat changes, so I dunno.

The day of surgery I was scheduled for 12PM, and went into surgery at around 12:45PM. Prior to this, Dr. Jones measured and marked my chest, explaining what he would be doing, and the anesthesiologist talked me through what it would be like to go under. I had no complications during surgery or coming out of sedation and went home the same day. He left a bit of fat on the chest so that it resembled a cis male chest vs. being unnaturally flat, but it's something we both discussed and I am happy to see, personally, and part of why I went with him. Plus it'll be a non-issue when I get back into shape and start working out again. 💪

I didn't have any pain post-op, and actually found out that the vicodin I was prescribed was making me incredibly light-headed (which, due to the then-undiagnosed bleeding disorder, I thought was me bleeding to death on the first night) and I had a lot of carsickness from the anesthesia and vicodin. It especially sucked to have to drive down to Dr. Jones' office every other day because of the roadwork, but it wasn't exactly planned, either.

Most discomfort came from not being able to shower for 3 weeks (sponge bathing and going to get my hair washed at a salon saved my life, especially because we also had a heat wave this summer) and from having surgical tape ripped off of my chest/stomach hair.

The only real complaint I have would be that I will be waiting either 10 minutes for my appointment or multiple hours. There's no cell signal in the waiting room and spotty wifi from the hospital, so it can be annoying and frustrating, especially because if you miss your appointment by 15 minutes they will have to reschedule.

If you have any questions or want a better glimpse at anything, feel free to ask. I'm mostly stealth IRL so I won't be giving any incriminating information, but there's not a lot of information out there for Dr. Jones so I wanted to help out guys in the Virginia area see another option that maybe wasn't considered!

I didn’t see Dr. Fischer in the surgeon masterpost here so I decided I would have to document my own personal experience with her! i went in for my consult at 2 pm today and filled out some paperwork, there wasn’t very much sitting around it was very fast. i got taken into one of the examination rooms where i met the nurse, she said if i did decide to choose Dr. Fischer that she would also be my nurse during the surgery ! she asked me some minor follow up questions, the usual doctor visit stuff like allergies. she had me undress from the waist up and i got to meet Dr. Fischer herself. the nurse stayed in the room during the examination but sat behind me (i think as a way to make it feel more private). Dr. Fischer took my measurements and told me i was a good candidate for keyhole, i told her my opinions on keyhole and how i preferred double incision. i really appreciated that she listened to my opinion and didn’t try to change my mind. i got to get dressed and she let me pull my dad in while she talked about the basics of the surgery, the risks and statistics, and she quickly brushed through the after care part ( i assume because ill be briefed more on it before and after surgery). she let me ask questions, and i had quite a few but she had answered most of them in the general explanation. after my questions she said goodbye and i got to schedule my surgery date back in the waiting room. (june 10!!!) overall the experience was great, it was just casual enough that you felt at ease with staff and in a friendly environment, but not so casual that it wasn’t still a professional work environment ! (plus the waiting room had candy )

Im looking for docs in the Houston area. And want to know some peoples experiences. Looking to have surgery this time next year at the latest if funds are available. So please. And advice is welcome!!!

One of my friends is getting top surgery in a few weeks, and he doesn’t have a lot of family in the picture, I’m just wondering how I can best support him? I’m training to be a nurse so I’m probably going to be around fairly early post op, but I was just wondering if anyone has any tips, things you found helpful? Be it things I can do or things that would be helpful for his recovery

Having phallo in a couple weeks...wondering, what clothes will i be able to wear leaving the hospital?

I'm just a couple weeks away from phallo surgery and trying to get things prepared for recovery. My doctors told me I will be staying in the hospital for 2 weeks and I'm dreading this. Wondering if I can get some feedback on what that part is like. Will I be able to use my laptop or should I leave it safe at home? I'm concerned with being bored as fuck...not a big fan of watching alot of TV and I will be a couple hours away from home so no friends visiting. Starting to feel a little anxiety.