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Originally Posted by gtmykdsoutchamouth
do you have noticeable scars from the surgery? i went in for a surgical consultation, and the doctor told me that the scars under my nipples would look worse than my chest looked then. i used to be obsessed with it, but as i have gotten older, it's less of a concern for me (although i have developed an unconscious habit of tweaking them throughout the day). it's usually true that it looks worse to you than to anyone else. i just try to minimize the things that make them worse such as weed, alcohol, and soy. i am bummed about controlling my consumption of the first 2 thing but oh well. hang in there OP. i know what u are going through. i pretty much have the exact same measurements as you. at the height of my obsession, i was working out 5 days a week and not eating very much. even at 153 pounds, they were smaller but still there. i think i just learned to deal with it, and realized it didnt look that bad.
There is some scarring still there, but the doc places then right on the nipple crease so they sort of blend in, barely noticeable to anyone else but me.
And yeah it's true that other people notice it more but I didn't only get the surgery done for other people, did it for myself.
Because I loved working out so much and staying fit, I knew I could never achieve a super sweet athletic body as long as I had my problem and it sort of hindered my motivation in the gym at points.
Most people go through life never caring or bothering with it. For me, that was not the case.
Oh and funny story, but not rly: I had been trying to save for the surgery for so long but it was pretty hard given my crappy job and college I had to pay for. Then I found poker and it paid for almost all of it, so thankfully poker helped me out there
It aint cheap, most docs range from 5k-7k