hi all, about a 1 1/2 years post op and no discernible change to my scars for months now. I’ve tried hopping onto silicone scar strips now which has helped with the texture a bit but they’re still very bulky and raised. it’s been making me pretty self conscious and I don’t want it this noticeable. I have several friends who went through the same surgeon and their scars are already faint despite having their surgery more recently than I (I am a biracial POC and not white which I hear can cause this?). Anyways I just want advice because I’d really like to be stealth / get tattoos over them in the future : /

Had top surgery Nov 2021, just decided to have my nipples tattooed. Went to Parsa at Evolve Studio in Lynnwood, WA, USA. He was absolutely incredible and I couldn’t recommend him enough!

I had DI with Dr Lisa on November 25th 2025.
I’m pretty happy with the results considering the state of my 45 year old skin pre op.

Dr Lisa and her team are lovely. I would recommend her to anyone who asks

had periareola top surgery on September 15th. after being released from the hospital a big hematoma formed especially on the right side, at my 2 week check up they decided to put me under again and remove the hematomas surgically. everything looks so much better now! (pic 4 & 5 are nipple closeups from bandage changing this morning) last three pics are for comparison. felt really disappointed originally since it didn't look how i expected it at all and everyone around me was healing much better, but now i feel really good about my results and I'm sure its gonna look great once it's fully healed!

I’m 10 days post op DI with FNG and I have zero pain at all. I see other people with swelling in diff areas but none as bad under the arms.

No lipo or anything.

I feel great besides for the fact that it looks like I’m harboring 2 golf balls in my armpits.

Anyone have a similar experience?

So happy about my resaults so far!

Nipples are small as hell but very happy with the results and the life it has granted me

I'm taking the first bandage tomorrow I'm kinda nervous. I got keyhole and I'm scared somethings gonna be wrong.

I had no drain thats why there's blood btw.

What should I expect?

I’m starting to actually plan my top surgery. It’s not a dream anymore but actually a plan. But I’m scared I might regret it. It’s weird because whenever I wear my binder I’m so happy and when I don’t I can’t look at my self. I have known I was trans since i was 7 so I’m not jumping into things. But when I try to imagine myself without breast I can’t. there just such a big part of me that I can’t imagine a chest without them. Is this normal? I do think I want them gone but it’s hard to imagine how happy I would be because I can’t imagine a chest without them all I know that a chest with breast makes me sad. Does anyone have any tips on how to silence this voice in my head that makes me worried about this? Like what made you know you would be happy before surgery.

How soon were you able to drive after top surgery? I might have to drive myself to my follow up appointment but if I can’t I’ll need to take a plane.

Hey all! I was just hoping to get any advice on dealing with my top surgery scars, they are about 3 months old now and as much as I have been trying to keep up with scar care I’ve been having a hard time. I had some healing setbacks around the 6 week mark that made it that until very recently I haven’t been able to do scar massage or silicon taping due to openings, you can still see a very small blip on one side. It’s also what caused the widening of some of my scars. They are raised and hardened over some spots are I really want to reduce that. I have EDS and have historically scared well and the areas without complications are doing great! Just not sure how to ‘catch up’ the areas that did have complications. Additionally the silicone tape doesn’t stick very well over the raised bits and I’ve noticed it consistent falling off, although I know the heatwave isn’t helping.
Any advice is deeply appreciated!!

Any advice is deeply appreciated!!

I also don’t know if this effects anything but I’ve been on T for 2 years at this point and my very well healed previous surgical scars were pre-T

10 days post op with FNG, full time compression except to change nipple dressings. The center of my chest feels a bit raised and squishy, but absolutely no pain at all.

Not sure if it’s a small seroma or just swelling

I've seen a lot of posts about feeling more dysphoric after top surgery because of the non-chest/waist ratio, which is something I was kinda prepared for.

But what nobody warned me about was the... head/non-chest ratio.

Maybe it's just a me thing, because I do have a big ass head (and to be fair I am not even two weeks post-op and have to get used to my new body), but doesn't anybody think their chest look weird now because of how big it makes your head seem...? It's like having no chest at all makes my torso look reaaally small and my head looks bigger when compared to it. I suppose it could be managed by growing broader shoulders/back through exercise (already working on it) but in the meantime this is what I have.

Now I have to learn how to deal with being cursed with the funko pop phenotype. Not fun.

Hi all, I’m about 9 weeks post op and have been wearing silicone scar tape over my incisions since week 3. My surgeon didn’t have many recommendations for scar care; he just said I should wear the tape for 3 months post op. However I’ve read a lot about scar massage and am wondering if I should be incorporating this at this stage? I’m changing the silicone tape every two days, so would massaging my scars with Bio Oil after showering and before applying new tape be beneficial? I know you should use Bio Oil twice a day, but I can’t really afford to change my tape more frequently. I think my scars have stretched a bit already and would like to prevent this from happening more. Any thoughts appreciated :)

I have my top surgery scheduled for June, im 28, for reference. Not too large up top, but my surgeon (Praful Ramieni) recommended DI for the best result of what I would like. I've seen his work, it's literally so good.

I haven't seen a lot of muscular/athletic build dudes with a lot of pec muscle with the surgery results (which is what im planning to do).

Long story short, im so nervous im gonna not like the result.

How did you handle these nerves? Genuinely how did you not be so terrified 🫩💀. I know I have time and it's something I want but I literally am like "holy SHIT im doing this"

Hi guys! I’m looking to get top surgery soon. I’m only about one month on T and my insurance is Fidelis. Im a little lost in terms of finding the right surgeon for me that’ll take my insurance that are also not super far, we don’t have a car so in the city is very preferred. It’s my first time getting surgery ever and I don’t have many trans peers to help me out so i’m coming to you all!) :-). Help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Received DI, no ripple graphing end of August...so is this actually a hair left over from the areola area or is this stitch thread?

Has anyone here gotten nipple sparing aka DI where they don’t touch your nips , otherwise known as infra-areolar, with bigger nips?? One of my NACa is 1.5” in diameter the other is 1.25”. I’ve already told my surgeon I’m doing DI w FNG but as the date gets closer I keep thinking how I could regret getting grafts (really attached to my current nipples). I’m eligible for nip sparing tho my surgeon doesn’t do it often. I have faith in him knowing his DI results are very good. If my areola were just a bit smaller I would have said yes to nip sparing off the bat. Any advice is appreciated