@bigben I was lucky to do it in the winter but I still had the struggle of hiding the garment over Christmas time as I kept it a secret from most people. Once you get over the first few days you will find outfits you feel comfortable in and which help hide the garment.
The bruising and tenderness goes down after the first week, I also used arnica cream with a cooling agent in it which really helps relax the areas. Also I have some picture of my incisions on Instagram if you would like to to see how they fade, I think mine will take a while to fade since my Ba scares are still slightly there and its been nearly 2 years.