Wow, its nice to find a doctor who doesn't have a scripted sales pitch, takes a sincere interest in you, and strives to give you excellent results. Another Raleigh plastic surgeon had such a convuluted appointment procedure (I had to call to make an appointment for a phone call appointment where I was told to take pics of myself prior to an in office appointment for a doc whose name rhymes with Maw...yeah no thanks!) My first impression of Dr. Kreymerman is he someone I can trust who will take exceptional care of me. Can't wait for my surgery!
Updated on 8 Dec 2015:
I will post pics once I shower. My abs are sore-like strained muscle sore and my skin is too tight to stand upright just yet....but I can already see how flat my stomach is. My breast feel amazing-that was an implant exchange so I have minimal soreness-mostly around the nipple and clevage area...but they feel so good from the outside. Surery went well, Dr. Kreymerman is showed great attention to detail and he has a great sense of humor. Can't wait to see how I heal.
Updated on 10 Dec 2015:
I will get a pic up when hubby gets home. Today I feel a lot better, not much drainage and I can sit down with little to no pain. I took a shower last night and got to take a good look...I love it all!
Updated on 12 Dec 2015:
Sorry for the delay, the line you see below my belly button it just a fold from swelling. It is slowly disappearing. I was told prior to the surgery that I may not have enough skin to completely remove the area where my okd belly button was-so I will have a small verticle scar....but thats why I have that odd verticle line beneath my new belly button.
Updated on 12 Dec 2015:
After 3 kids, I decided I wanted to get the skin on my stomach fixed and as a bonus, go a little bigger with my breast implants. I got exactly the size I wanted for my implant exchange and the tummy tuck looks great even with the swelling. Dr. Kreymerman was easy to talk to and explained the pros and cons of what I was looking to have done. His office worked hard to ensure I got an earlier date as some plans changed with my job and I needed to have the surgery about a month earlier than originally discussed. The entire process was easy and the recovery has been smooth. I have only felt minimal swelling/soreness from the implant exchange. I can almost stand upright on day 5 from the tummy tuck-but I am not forcing it and just letting my body relax. The swelling has gone down quite a bit after five days and the drain has been easy to manage and seems to really be doing a great job. My tummy tuck scar is low and short with only one fold on the left side that is diminishing with the reduction of swelling-this speaks volumes of Dr. Kreymerman's ability to plan and manage the scar he will use to close up a tummy tuck. I am very impressed with his work, his staff is extremely responsive and a huge help. I am very happy I went with him!
Updated on 24 Dec 2015:
I feel great! I do have the occasional back pain because my abs aren't really holding me up just yet...but each day I feel stronger. My bra size *drum roll* 36DD just what I wanted!!! And they feel fantastic inside and out. My stomach...ugh....it is amazing. I will take pics tomorrow....I have not been able to feel my ab muscles like this in atleast 9 years :) I have a lump of swelling at the very top of my abs and around my incision. I have a bad habit of stretching before Im fully awake...and I think that might be contributing to the remaining swelling and muscle spasms. I started the 4 times a day scar massage....I have started to itch so the rubbing it just wonderful.
Updated on 2 Mar 2016:
Stomach feels great. The muscle repair has taken some strain off my back. I do have a very little bit of crepey (is that even a word?) From my old belly button that may need to be snipped but other than that-healing is beautiful.