Mini Tummy Tuck: Stories

love ur results!

Do you recal how long it took you to get into your consult? I contacted his office back in April, filled out the forms & still haven't heard back from his office to scedule consult.

Wow you look awesome!!!! whooohoooo

Hi, just saw your new pic, you look awesome!!!! btw, I am a little disappointed with my belly button, I feel like it is lower than I thought it would be BUT, I am still happy!

SO--I totally lucked out! The plastic surgeon said I was a good candidate for a mini tuck with lipo, because most of the diastasis is around my belly button and the only lose skin I have is below my navel. Apparently, a lot of what I thought was diastasis was just a giant pocket of flab that somehow migrated and collected in the very center of my stomach. It's completely bizarre, because the sides of my tummy aren't lumpy. Must be one of those weird pregnancy things?

She said she thinks a mini tuck would be great for me, and she also agreed to do it with a spinal block, which pretty much sealed the deal for me.

The only hitch is this: I'm about 10-20 pounds above my goal weight. She wants me to lose 10 pounds before she'll do it, because she doesn't want me to lose it afterwards and end up screwing up the look of the tuck. She also thinks it would look better if I were thinner (preaching to the choir!). So--she told me to come back thinner in eight weeks. I'm going off all white carbs for the next two months. It was a good incentive to diet, and I think it's a lot easier to diet when there's an end date.

I'll keep you posted :>

I have an appointment on Friday for a consultation! I'm praying she says I'm a candidate for a mini, since it seems to require a lot less downtime and appears less painful. My skin is barely loose and only slightly wrinkly, but I definitely have muscle separation going on. Cross fingers for me!

You look amazing! I'm debating whether to get a mini-tuck or Zeltiq with thermage. I also had a VBAC with my second kid, but my c-section scar is very low, so it somehow survived the second pregnancy intact.

Can I ask if they did something to your bellybutton? It looks really good. The one thing I can't stand about full tucks is the weird, slit-like bellybutton they generally seem to create for you, but with a mini-tuck, it seems they pull everything down, so the real bellybutton ends up being super low. You seem to have managed to avoid both issues, so I'm curious what they did to you.

Enjoy your new hot body!

wow you look great, did you get a boob job too,lol it kinda looks like it,lol...wow, i look like crap in a bikini compared to you,,lol...but iam too scared for a tummy tuck and i want one more kid...but you look awesome!

OMG your tummy look beautiful!!!!! Wow! So worth it! Moms are soooo worth it!!! Congrats!!!

omgoodness you look smoking hot you go girl and sport that bikini:)

Very excited, I am scheduled for a mini TT on 6-24-2011.

Missmullen, if you read the comments on realself made by PS regarding the lifetime of implants, most will say 10 maybe 15 years. When I had them done in 1996, that PS told me I would never have to have them replaced - seems like a strange comment now, especially since these new implants are probably better made than the ones in 1996. I opted for saline, because at that time, silicon had been taken off the Canadian market. I would have, however, chosen saline anyway, as I would rather have salt water leak into my body as opposed to silicone. As it stands right now, the PS said that eventually, a small hole could develop in one or both of my implants and I will wake up with a "flat tire", yikes! Knock on wood, I have had no complications and even went through pregnancy and 4 months of breastfeeding with them and they still look great. As far as the gummy bear implants, I have two friends who have them, they look good but no better than mine. I don't buy the whole, they feel so much more natural .... I want them to look good, I don't care how they feel from the outside! Although gummies will never leak, or burst (from trauma) as they are solid, they can still be broken down by the body. The negative comments I heard from my two friends were that they feel very heavy and the scars are considerably longer than the ones I have. I have heard to many stories of health complications with silicon (women feeling sick, tired, unwell ...) the only complication that concerned me with saline (or any implant) was capsular contraction. That's just my two cents and opinion though, everyone is different.

As for my experience, at the time I had the implant surgery, I was bodybuilding. I had very dense pectoral muscles and since the implants were placed under the muscle (pretty standard now), the pain was incredible as creating the pocket caused a lot of damage to my muscles. It was a month until I could use my arms properly. It took a year for them to drop into place but it was the best thing I did for myself! Tummy tuck, second best thing :)

Good luck in your decision but you have to do what is right for you and your body!

what do you mean by "life expectancy" i have thought about getting them after my next kid but worried about the whole expirey date thing, or what happens when you are 50 or 60>? anyways, did it hurt when you got them, do they drop into place? how much was it and what made you get saline over the gummy bear ones ( i heard those were the best)...thanks alot! :)

did you get a boob job too, your boobs look so good,LOL (not in a gay way)

Your belly looks awesome and your scar is so low and symmetrical. Your surgeon did a wonderful job. I bet you are thrilled(-:

Hi Houston, I can stand straight when I am stationary but when I walk, I am still slightly hunched over, even now. The tight feeling from the muscle repair pulls me forward slightly, it's not painful but it just feels more comfortable then straining to stand straight. Also, I don't want to put any pressure on my incision as I want it to heal in a thin line, so I am conscious of tucking my hips slightly forward, knees a bit bent and shoulders rounded when I am walking any distance. I know I look a bit strange but it really helps, otherwise if you just hunch over, your back will feel very strained. Good luck but don't be too rushed to have perfect posture, it will come in time.