“Tummy Tuck at 40”

after having 4 children ranging in ages from 23 to 5 i finaly decided it was my turn to finaly sort out my big belly so pleased i finaly did it i am 7 days post op and other then walking slightly bent over i am relativly pain free and have noticed the differance straight away although i am still swollen i can put dresses on that were tight around my middle this time last month and have a little room available.

Updated on Jun 13, 2010:
11 days post op pics healing well

Updated on Jul 11, 2010:
it is now 5 weeks since i had my tummy tuck, unfortunetly my wound reopened around the 11th day my ps prescribed bettadine cream for daytime and mebo for night and cover with gauze after a week he changed my cream to bactroban for day and mebo for night i saw my ps every other day and he dressed and cut away dead skin a week later i recieved a call from his office i had developed a bacterial infection he prescribed cybrobid antibiotics and within 3 days i could see my wound slowly healing on wednesday 7th july my ps took me back to theatre and resutured the wound leaving the bigger of the 3 holes slightly open it it now 3 days since this happened i have been back today and had one drain removed and a couple of stitches removed my hole he left is looking smaller and to top it off it is looking fantastic no jagged lines just one perfect line im back to see my ps on tuesday and hopefully have the rest of the stitches and drain removed i will update with new pictures soon