After<The beginning of the days when swelling and bruising were at their worst>After<<After>>After<<After>>After<<After>>After<<After>>After<<After>>After<<After>>After<After receiving stitch removal + radiofrequency care + regenerative laser on day 9>Before<<Before>>Before<<Before>>Starting from day 3, the swelling and bruising began, and by days 5~6 the swelling had gone down to the backs of my hands. Everyone said you become Doraemon, and I really did become Doraemon too. I was so swollen, not just puffy but fat-looking, to the point that I could barely make a fist.
The bruising was worse than other people’s too. My forearms were bruised a deep purple, to the point my husband said it looked like I had gotten tattoos.. My bruises went all the way down to my fingers, so the bruising reached the backs of my hands, palms, and the middle joints of my fingers. I couldn’t even hide my hands, so it was so embarrassingㅠㅠㅠ
The pain started with a tingling feeling, and even the slightest brush felt like being cut with a knife. When someone touched my arm, it felt like it wasn’t my own arm, and on day 6 it felt like my whole body had been beaten hardㅠㅠ It’s not a muscle-soreness feeling, this is.. Thankfully, the pain is gradually getting better as time passes.
They told me to wear the compression garment 24 hours a day, but when my blood circulation felt poor, I took it off for a little while. For the swelling, I took swelling medication and walked for an hour at a time, and it started going down little by little!!! hehe
For diet management, I mostly ate Korean food, and when I didn’t feel like eating rice, I had yogurt or stevia tomatoes. They say the effect doubles if you diet, so now I need to manage my diet even harder!!
It was a difficult period, but every time I saw my changed arms in the mirror, I completely forgot how hard it had been and kept looking at my arms haha. Especially the line that drops from the front and the area near the accessory breast tissue were cleaned up so well that I was really surprised. I really hated the bulging part, so I’m very satisfied.
There is still swelling left, but it has already decreased by 3 cm. (Before surgery: weight 54 / circumference 29 cm = after: weight 54 / circumference 26 cm)
The aftercare felt so refreshing, and it felt like the swelling went down even better, so I’m going to make sure to receive it diligently!!