Had a few friends ask for a detailed story of my experience. It’s very long and extremely detailed (maybe too detailed lol). The pictures above are me 4 months post op :)

I had top surgery on February 4th 2026 at Nodesthetics, with Dr Dobilinskas in Lithuania. 

I first completed the enquiry into getting top surgery in July. I got an automated email with a bunch of information about how to continue. A woman named Ieva also sent me an email the same day, she is a customer service representative for the clinic. I put off replying until September.   
She then gave me some more information regarding next steps, including how/ where to send photos of my chest, the cost of the surgery and a health questionnaire to fill out for the medical team. This included personal information, health questions and if I was taking any medication or had any allergies and if I smoked/ used drugs. 

After this was completed she shared more information such as I needed either a letter from my Gp stating I am transgender and showing any other treatment I was on (since I am not on any hormones I did not need this) the other option was a letter from a qualified professional - like a psychiatrist working in gender identity stating I was aware it was irreversible and that I was prepared for recovery and emotion impacts.   
They pointed me in the direction of gender GP for this. I spoke to Fedora Laroza in November, I had a zoom call which lasted just under an hour where I spoke about my whole life and struggles with my identity, she took notes and a few days later send me a document to forward onto Nordic clinic for my surgery referral. This cost me £185. 

After I sent the images of my chest along with my surgery referral the surgeon reviewed them along with my medical questionnaire and they had no further questions and deemed I was a good candidate for surgery. This was around November.   
She then sent me a lot more information (it all felt very overwhelming). She offered a 30 minute call with the surgeon for €60 which I didn’t do. She then told me I’d be in hospital for 1 night and need 4-6 more nights in Lithuania for post op checks and rest.   
She explained the surgery technique, post op methods and shared information about the aftercare package for €450 which I did do.   
I was also sent information about medications such as when to stop taking contraceptives, weight loss injections, when to stop smoking, and recommendations about diet, some of the information is irrelevant but they send it altogether.   
She told me the pre operative tests include blood test and a ecg. And they will take weight and height and blood pressure.  
After this I went forward with finding a date. At this point it was early December. There was a slight miscommunication between us as I tried to secure the date for surgery and she missed it in my email!   
The original date I tried to book was January 30th, bur after I found out it was gone the next closest date was on MAY 29th! Due to the miscommunication she found a closed date 15th January however I couldn’t do it so we found February 4th!   
She then confirmed the price of my surgery €3,950, I needed to pay a €800 deposit a week after the date confirmation. This was December 23rd. I used a site called wise to do this as the conversion rate/ cost was lower than others and it was recommended by them (it’s not necessary to use a site but it may bring your cost down overall). I then paid the rest of the cost the day before the surgery :)  
She then shared their revision policy and flights/ accommodation information.   
At nordesthetics they do have appartments inside the hotel for starting at £69 per night for the small room this bought out cost to around £400 for accommodation. However it was fully booked when I was going for my surgery so we chose to stay in an air bnb close by. She did share some alternative hotels and recommended looking at air bnb as well. 

When flying you have to arrive at least 1 day before surgery. Since they took care of the transport the flight had to land before 2pm in Kuanas or before 1pm if it was landing in Vilnius.  They recommended not flying for 5-7 days after surgery. After a tape change on day 5. 

When we got closer to the date she asked me to confirm my phone number so they could use this to contact me when the taxis were arriving.   
She also shared preop information about when to stop eating and drinking.   
January 30th was the day I got the time confirmed for my consultation and surgery.   
That was pretty much the entire planning of the surgery. 

I flew on February 3rd and was picked up by a taxi driver for the clinic. We went straight to the clinic for preop (height, weight, bp, blood draw and ecg.) I paid the final amount owed and went to the air bnb.   
The next day at 7am we were picked up from the airbnb and taken to the hospital, I had my surgeon mark me up, run through some post operative care and asked if I had any questions. At around 9am I was taken to my room to wait until 2pm. This was very daunting for me as I was alone as my dad had to leave, there was a lot of anxiety but calling friends/ family helps!   
I had a anaesthesiologist come in and talk me through what they were going to do ( I don’t remember a lot of what he said but he said expect my throat to hurt, mine didn’t luckily!).   
Just before 2 I was taken down to the operating room, I walked there myself and laid down on the bed. A massive duvet was thrown over me to control my body temp. My arms were placed on ‘stirrups’ left arm had bp and right had my canula, the last thing I remember was looking over my shoulder and seeing my stats on the machine. I believe the anaesthetic was placed through my canula. 

I woke up a few hours later back in my hospital room. I did have a panic attack as I had nooo clue where I was or what was going on. I asked them to call my dad and they handed me my phone. They told me he could come at 4pm. Then I was knocked back out with some (fabulous) drugs.   
Most my night in the hospital was sleeping. They gave me meds at regular intervals and I had dinner around 7pm.   
They made me get up in the evening for a walk for blood flow and to make sure everything was working still.   
Next morning I was woken up at like 6-7 am for meds and breakfast. I was then told I would be leaving soon, I left the hospital at 10am, due to the language barrier I wasn’t aware of this and was quite rushed. I was unable to let my dad know in time to come be with me but he was there at the door when I got in.   
I spent most the days there in bed all day resting with alarms to remind me to take pain meds. Moving around was very difficult to begin with I had trouble standing up straight due to the binder and the pressure of the scars but this went away in about a week. I was forced to walk around multiple times a day for blood flow this is highly recommended to not get blood clots!

They gave me co-codamol (codeine and paracetamol) they recommended not taking ibuprofen as that’s a blood thinner and can cause issues, they gave me a stomach protector (omeprazole) to take before eating in the morning and a tablet to take after eating (diclac) anti nausea I think and just in case two sleeping pills (Zopiclonum) if needed (they were not!)   
On day 5 I went back to the clinic to get tape removed and new tape put on. This was quote rushed again but I did feel quite uncomfortable so I wasn’t too fussed at the time. Looking back I do wish I got more time to process but oh well.   
I took three weeks of work in total. Two weeks post of I had my first after care appointment for another tape change with a lady called Holly at a clinic in London. She recommended I buy a zip up binder as I had pain under my arms from the stress of the pull round binder. The zip up binder was a life saver!!  I had to wear my post op binder for 8 weeks in total and tapes for 6 weeks. The hospital originally put brown tape over my scars but I had a reaction to them making my scars really itchy. Holly changed my tapes to the white one which reduced my issues. She said a lot of people have reactions to it so if possible try get the white one.   
I couldn’t lay on my side for two months, this was a pain because I like to sleep on my side however it hurt to lay there and it’s recommended to not sleep on your side for 2 months so it can heal. I only recently felt comfortable laying on my front and from times I still get some pain. My sides can be numb at times around where my scars are under my arms. I had pain when someone laid on my chest and of theres too much pressure there which is expected. 

For after care I have been using bio oil massages into scars and recently started a cream called Kelo- cote which is supposed to help reduce scars. Since I had a part of my incision split slightly past of my scar is raised and its supposed to help fix it.   
For post op things I bought were, button up shirts, trousers/ shorts I could put on easily as bending is hard. I had a V shaped pillow already and I did like having it but it’s not a necessity. Baby wipes! Unscented and sensitive skin body wash , and then I just bought multiple of my normal products as I knew I wouldn’t be able to drive and get them after surgery. I began driving around three weeks after surgery but I started with small drives first to see if I was okay to drive further, I would recommend waiting longer to drive but it’s all personal preference and how you feel! Just don’t push yourself!

I’m now almost 3 months post operation and I’m pretty happy with my results. I do think one side is slightly bigger but that can likely be fixed with going to the gym. 

My overall costs:  
€3,950 for surgery  
€450 for after care   
£185 for surgery referral   
£252 for 6 nights in air bnb  
£304 for flights (we did pay £6 for emergency exit seats for extra leg room!)  
£70 for meet and greet at the car park (my dad paid for this as HE wanted it! Although it was a life saver after surgery not having to walk 5 miles to the car lol)  
TOTAL IN POUNDS: £4,624.85  
The whole time it took me to get my appointment was around 6months. This could be shortened if you reply faster! 

Main pros of the experience:  
no tits 😛  
Been told I look taller  
Confidence !  
Feeling more secure in my body   
Happier   
Lovely nurses   
Super helpful staff  
Cons:   
Cost - hurt my bank  
A lot of it felt rushed- I was in and out super fast   
Language barrier   
Pain/ pressure   
Missing my dog lol

Would do it again 1000xs. Definitely recommend Nordesethetics. Lovely nurses and staff. 

Top surgery - Lithuania