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Flat sexy tummy please!!!!

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Tummy tuck 4 months ago tummy still not flat. I go...

MS. SEXY
WORTH IT$8,000

Tummy tuck 4 months ago tummy still not flat. I go in to see my ps and she says I gained 6lbs and that's why my tummy is not flat. This is a mess I pay good money for a flat tummy. Sometimes you don't get what you think you will.. Now I'm looking at more surgery to fix this hot mess.. Ive been looking around to find another dr to see what can be done to get my tummy flat.

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November 23, 2012
That doesn't seem right.. 6lbs should not affect u like that. Theirssome women who get pregnant after a tummy tuck and in their pics at like 5 months pregnant their belly is barely buldging.. i think ur dr just doesnt want to be responsible for u not being happy with what he/she didnt do.. sorry girl hopefully ur able to work something out
November 23, 2012
Sorry, I know it is hard to go thru this big surgery, spend $$ and not be happy with results. Did you have a full TT? Did you have lipo, you may want to post some before pictures and stats on height, weight, etc. ladies with similar stats may offer advice and info on their outcomes.
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November 24, 2012
Lipo to your tummy should help get a flatter look.
November 24, 2012

Thank you for posting your review.  I am sorry you are experiencing this problem:(

Here is a link to some Q&A's on this topic.  Tummy Still Not Flat

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November 24, 2012
Im sorry to hear you are not happy with your results. I am also having a similar experience. I am about 10 weeks po. At around 6 weeks po, I was seeing awesome results and pretty happy. It was short lived, by about 8 weeks, my upper abdomen starting bulging out farther than before I had surgery. I questioned my doc, he said the same thing....that I needed to watch my diet, and that I was gaining weight. What??? I was not overweight before had, and haven't been told I needed to loose weight....ever. I am wearing the same size in everything than before I had weight, but this week, my lower abdomen started 'falling' out again, just like before i had surgery. My doctor has been unhelpful, telling me it is 'normal' for this, 'normal' for that, whenever I had a question. For me, none of this is normal. I picked a doctor in an affluent area, thinking he would really be professional. Instead, he treats me like everything that has happened is normal....even the hole I had in my incision that has just healed this week. For me, I am also so disappointed. I have saved for this surgery my entire adult life.....and to go through the pain and healing process, to not be happy with the result is awful. I feel like an idiot, dont' even want to bring anything up with my doctor....and cannot afford to have this redone! I hope you get the answers and results you are looking for!!!
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November 27, 2012
Awww Jolie, I totally feel you. I had to basically beg my surgeon to fix my results. She was trying to tell me I looked good too but I have seen way too many success stories on here and way too many good results that I knew mine was not typical or normal. Some doctors don't want to admit they missed the mark. I told her look, I understand that sometimes things just don't work as planned, but in those times, you need to work with the patient and fix them. I would keep pressing him and let him know that you are not happy and its your opinion that should matter. I felt the same way. I had no money and this was the only time we had that kind of extra money to do something for me like that and to go through all that pain and healing and depression to only still have a stomach that bothers you is frustrating as hell! I hope that you can convince your doctor to do something for you cause I know how you feel. Do you have any before/after pics?
December 8, 2012
Sorry to hear this Hun, what Dr did you go to?
UPDATED FROM MS. SEXY

I do see some results but I'm still not flat I...

MS. SEXY
I do see some results but I'm still not flat I start the day off somewhat flat... I would love to be able to look down and see the girl without holding in my tummy... Lol. I've been out buying new under wear and I must say I can now wear a size 7 so That's good news. Go back to the dr in jan so for now I'm gonna try and lose them 6lbs hopeful it will make a difference I'm trying to get my sexy little tummy on so if this mess don't get any better soon I'm going to go get lipo..

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November 27, 2012
i'm sorry to hear you didn't get good results! just curious, do you do any ab work? hope it is just swelling and improves soon!
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November 27, 2012
Missy, did you have a tummy tuck and lipo or just a tummy tuck?
November 27, 2012
Hi ladies.. I am only about 2 1/2 wks post op. I have many concerns and I am actually very disappointed with my ps at this point. I only had a tummy tuck because I lost 300 lbs and had a lot of excess skin. I noticed my "bulge" about a week ago and my husband said he is starting to get concerned about it. It looks like I have a mini basketball in my under my breasts. As far as my results I'm not sure if I am happy because while there is definitely a huge difference and I no longer have "rolls" I am not completely flat. I am not sure if it's just swelling still. I kind if feel like I should just shut up and be happy. Also I still can not fit into my clothes and I have actually lost weight since the surgery. Advice please? Signed, confused.
December 11, 2012
Penny, Sounds like you have a seroma. I had swelling above my BB in the same area and my PS said it was a seroma and drained it. He laughed and said it was unusual but some women get a seroma above the BB not below. Please go to your surgeon asap.
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November 27, 2012
Hey Missy. I too think I have gained a few pounds but I do not think that 5 pounds should make that kind of difference.. but I NEVER was flat so I know that for sure that I didn't just have that result either. I just wasn't motivated to work out and maintain with the way I looked afterwards. I just look swollen and it never really went away. It is still alittle less in the morning but I can't believe that 5-6 pounds can make or break a truly good result.
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Well I'm at 6 months now and my tummy is not flat....

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Well I'm at 6 months now and my tummy is not flat.. I feel so sad and asham to even tell anyone about my Tt.. Before my surgery and a couple of weeks after that's all I could talk about I told everybody and anybody bout my Tt.. Now I feel like I got taken for a ride one that cost a lot of money my dr say because I gain 6 lbs my tummy will not be flat.... Well I wish she would give me a refund or something somedays when I look at my tummy I just want to cry.. Is there anybody out there who understands?

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December 10, 2012
Sorry missy. I asked my doc about weight gain at my appt today, I am one month out, he suggested a 5-10 either way should have no effect. Could you still have swelling? Were you flat immediately after your surgery?
December 11, 2012
Yes i was flat the first couple of days after my surgery I was so happy I was telling everybody about my Tt even people I didn't know.. But now I'm so sad down and out. My sisters ask to see my tummy but I say no I just keep telling people that I'm swollen but I know that it's something else going on.. All that money all that pain was for nothing.. I guess sometimes you don't always get what you think you will.. Now I'm saving money to see if this mess can be fixed..
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December 11, 2012
Yes Missy, I DO know how you feel. I don't talk about my TT either. The only saving grace I have is that I had the procedure together with some other ones so everyone doesn't think I just had that done. I would be feeling the same as you if I did. Are the pics you have posted your PO photos? Can you post your Pre-op ones? No matter how big you were though, you should have a better result than what you have. What does your doctor say when you try and talk to her about doing a revision? Did she assure you that you would be flat ever during your appointments and/or recovery?
December 12, 2012
My pictures before was a hot d mess there's no way I would let anyone see them pics... Girl I had it bad I would never let my hubby see my tummy I would always wear big shirts to hide it.. And he would always say that I was just fine and he loved me no matter what. Well I wasn't tryn to hear all that I wanted my sexy back and so help me come hell or high water I'm gone get it.. When I seen my dr a couple of weeks ago she said because I gained 6 little a.. Lbs and that's why my tummy is not flat... Yea it sounded crazy to me too. So she said for me to lose the weight and come back in jan and we will go from there.. Sometimes I think something came apart or I'm just still dealing with swell hell....And I just started ad workout because sometimes I still have pain..... Maybe it's my fault I was not paying attention to what I was eating but now I'm doing much better.. I'm tryn to look good for a New Year's Eve party...