I had my chest reconstruction surgery days ago, on November 24, 2008. The procedure (a double-incision with free nipple grafts) was performed by Dr. Daniel Medalie in Cleveland, Ohio. I chose Dr. Medalie because of his reputation on The Livejournal FTM Board, as well as his results on the now-defunct transster FTM surgery database.
If you’re researching options for top surgery, the FTM Surgery Info group on Yahoo contains many photos of Medalie’s top surgery work, along with many others’, and has a valuable archive to sift through. Transbucket has stepped up to fill transster’s shoes.
Posts in the top surgery diary document my experiences leading up to, and after my top surgery, in chronological order. Pictures towards the beginning may be a bit medical, obviously. In addition to posting photos, I’ll also be describing my healing, scar treatment, and sensation, as well as the emotional and psychological aspects of my chest surgery experience.