Has anyone taken 'Before' and 'After' pics?
Just wondering if anyone has taken 'before' and 'after' pics - focussing on the actual boob rather than 'me' ....... I took a couple of 'selfies' at the suggestion of my brother .... and then a few du...
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hehe I wouldn't mind looking that good @June1952!!
@Emma17 ... Not everyone has had major breast reconstruction or is in that one group that has before & after pics, so can't access them.
Not everyone has as successful a healing as everyone else - maybe if they see the different results before hand, it may help them with their decision-making on what surgery they choose to have. I have had some PMs where members have shown me their pics .... I found it interesting and instructive, as their surgery was far more extensive than my own.
I would think that many women (newbies or not) may be interested in who's had 'what done' and can see how it has turned out. Most haven't seen anything, until they wake up, post op & see their own.
Hmmm ... I am Not sure what Breastcancer.org has to do with this forum - what they do is up to them ....
Yes, there have been more private groups started here in recent months, at the request of members who benefit from them. And because the ARE private - intimate stuff can be shared with like minded people who want to join. Which private group concerns you in particular & why? It is not compulsory to join!
As @Julez1958 says - Faces are not necessary - and only those wanting to join & look would do so - so there won't be any shocking pics that upset people - as some pics may be a tad confronting until full healing has occurred.
Some newbies may not be prepared for the immediate post op 'rawness' of their own wounds, but would be reassured at seeing the healed pics after a few weeks & a few months .... it may actually help their own mental recovery, knowing that it SHOULD get better, as I know that some members are not always happy with their post op 'look'.
My own surgery was done by removing the nipple & the tumour removal done from underneath the skin, breast fat 'moved around' to fill the hole & then the nipple was reattached ..... Some may not be aware that this method may be an option (depending on where their cancer is located.) My own healing has been terrific with minimal scarring and relatively normal nipple sensation.
@Emma17 ... Not everyone has had major breast reconstruction or is in that one group that has before & after pics, so can't access them.
Not everyone has as successful a healing as everyone else - maybe if they see the different results before hand, it may help them with their decision-making on what surgery they choose to have. I have had some PMs where members have shown me their pics .... I found it interesting and instructive, as their surgery was far more extensive than my own.
I would think that many women (newbies or not) may be interested in who's had 'what done' and can see how it has turned out. Most haven't seen anything, until they wake up, post op & see their own.
Hmmm ... I am Not sure what Breastcancer.org has to do with this forum - what they do is up to them ....
Yes, there have been more private groups started here in recent months, at the request of members who benefit from them. And because the ARE private - intimate stuff can be shared with like minded people who want to join. Which private group concerns you in particular & why? It is not compulsory to join!
As @Julez1958 says - Faces are not necessary - and only those wanting to join & look would do so - so there won't be any shocking pics that upset people - as some pics may be a tad confronting until full healing has occurred.
Some newbies may not be prepared for the immediate post op 'rawness' of their own wounds, but would be reassured at seeing the healed pics after a few weeks & a few months .... it may actually help their own mental recovery, knowing that it SHOULD get better, as I know that some members are not always happy with their post op 'look'.
My own surgery was done by removing the nipple & the tumour removal done from underneath the skin, breast fat 'moved around' to fill the hole & then the nipple was reattached ..... Some may not be aware that this method may be an option (depending on where their cancer is located.) My own healing has been terrific with minimal scarring and relatively normal nipple sensation.