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2 months post op
Good afternoon real self. So I am 2 months post op from my mommy make over and I wish I could say all was great. I am still dealing with a lot of weird symptoms, muscle twitching, burning all over, insomnia, shakiness, and not feeling 100% to name a few. I am so frustrated, I really thought that I would turn a corner and these symptoms would subside. I have been to numerous doctor visits with multiple doctors and no answers so far. I've had and continue to have multiple testing to pinpoint a cause, of course I'm hoping all tests come back normal, but want all this to go away. Everyone thinks it's all anxiety related, yet I find it hard to believe since there is no break in the symptoms, they are always there. Maybe it is though, who knows. I know that I read way too much and I am worried that maybe my implants are making me sick, so maybe that's causing anxiety. I think I probably just need to get these implants out and see if my symptoms resolve. However, I am scared to death of another surgery and not sure if my body can handle it right now, so I feel like I'm in a catch 22. I thought about just taking them out under local, but I've read that you should get the capsules removed or they can cause future problems. I've only had them in 2 months so not sure how much capsule I have or if it would cause problems. I've been talking with my PS a lot trying to pinpoint a cause and decide on a course of action, have to admit that I have become a nightmare patient ( not something I ever wanted to be). I want so badly to get back to my life and health. My kids and husband are suffering. My husband is so sick of all this and wishes I never had it done, I agree! I pray everyday that I get better. I have spoke to a few of you on here and I really appreciate the support, at this point I need all the support I can get. On a tummy tuck note, my stomach is still real tight and tender to touch. It's still tender to cough and sneeze and I still get some pulling or burning sensations,Can't wait for that to feel normal. I can lay on my sides, but sometimes it feels uncomfortable, haven't attempted to lie on my stomach yet. I've been trying to stretch it out to loosen the muscle, but not much improvement. If anyone has tips on how to get the tummy feeling normal faster that would be great. Also, I still get some weird burning or itching where the lipo was done, anyone else get this 2 months out? Well I keep crossing my fingers that this will become a distant memory and I will improve. I'll probably end up explanting and if I do I hope that resolves my symptoms. No matter what course I choose I hope the outcome will be positive, I really don't need anymore problems and my kids need their mom. Tips advice suggestions or just want to talk is greatly appreciated.
5.5 weeks
Ok ladies so I am almost 6 weeks (will be on Monday) and I am still not great. I'm fighting insomnia, sometimes I sleep, sometimes I don't. I do not have my life back. Every morning I am completely drained of energy, my body shakes and I feel miserable. I just want to get back my life, be the person I once was. I have no idea if this is normal or if this is related to anxiety, or a weird stress reaction from anesthesia and surgery. I feel like there is no one to turn to since my PS says it's just anxiety and my insurance won't cover elective procedures or complications so I can't go to my regular doctor. Every day I wake up hoping this will be a good day I will turn a corner, but no. I'm not sure if maybe I'm reacting to my implants or if it is all anxiety related. I never had any anxiety issues before this. I don't know maybe I was not psychologically ready for the change or the length of recovery. I want so badly to take my implants out and see if the problems go away but I cannot go under general anesthesia at this point and my husband thinks I should wait it out or I might regret taking them out, but how much longer can I hold on and live like this. I have 3 kids and I'm not back to my normal routine or health, my poor hubby is doing it all which is straining our relationship. My stomach is so tight, it hurts to stretch or to do stuff and my right breast is still hard and higher than the left. I can feel my right constantly tightening and I get sharp pains with certain movements. At this point I would love to trade all this in for the old me, at least I was healthy and happy. Now I cry all the time praying my life will return to normal. Please lord when will this nightmare end? Ladies don't do it, your health is way more worth it! If anyone has any experience with these symptoms please I beg you let me know. I need all the advice and support I can get.
1month post op
Ok ladies so I am officially 4 weeks post op from mommy makeover wanted to give you all an update. Although I feel a little better I am still not 100%. I still can't stand up completely straight, I'm not driving (car rides are still weird feeling) and I'm not doing much of anything except walking around my house. I have been out on 2 walks outside ( albeit short ones). The other day I tried to go out to breakfast with my family, we ended up standing up for 35 minutes waiting for a table. By the time I sat down ( at crackle barrel in their hard wood chairs) I was completely miserable. My stomach swelled up like a water balloon and stayed that way for most of the day. I am getting so sick of being in the house! My biggest problem right now is insomnia. Every time I doze off I get these weird muscle jerks that wake me up and then I can't go back to sleep. I've tried everything from lavender spray, hot showers, reading before bed, deep breathing, and sleep music, nothing helps. I hate taking medications cause my body is so sensitive to them, but man I need sleep. I know I'm still in the healing process, so hopefully real soon this will be a thing of past. I go tomorrow for my 1 month post op, I hope my PS says everything looks good at his end. I still have my steri strips on and there's a suture that needs to be removed ( which I think at 4 weeks is a bit long to have those), so still haven't seen my incision, I admit I'm A little nervous to see it and take the tape off. The steri strips have been like a crutch. I do have some weird lumps on the right abdomen which seem like they've been there since surgery and my abdomen is tender to the touch, so hope it's something that will resolve, definitely going to ask him tomorrow about this. Also, I have a love hate relationship with my compression garment, I hope he says I don't need it anymore, but at the same time it does offer support to the abdomen. Don't know if others have experienced this but my skin is very dry and peeling like a snake ( maybe it's this darn garment). My right breast is still higher and harder than the left ( better improve or I'll be mad, I am not keen on going back under the knife anytime soon in fact never please) and my back on the right side is tight and spasming, hope that goes away soon ( think it might be due to the implant pulling on things). Also, I still feel hard lumps where the lipo incisions were and the lipo areas are still sore ahhhhh. Good news is I had a 24 hour blood pressure and the readings were great, pulse though was still elevated so maybe it's still responding to the healing process. I also had an echocardiogram to rule out a mitral valve prolapse as instructed by the anesthesiologist ( and so far the preliminary report was good, no prolapse. I have to go back later when I'm more healed for a full work up, since it was a limited study due to fresh healing. I'm not sure I have a lot of confidence in that anesthesiologist. I still experience these weird sensations intermittently of like a wave of fluid or muscle weakness that comes over me and I still get body burning. It's so weird cause I would expect the burning right at the sites of lipo, tummy tuck or implants but not in the arms or legs and occasionally face, wonder if it's nerve regeneration that is radiating weird sensations elsewhere. I think that's what's making this recovery so weird, is those sensations. I would feel so much better if I knew for sure that these sensations were potentially an expected outcome from these types of procedures or if it really was anxiety (although I don't want anxiety and I never had it prior to this surgery). At least a definite answer would be nice cause I worry that it's something neurological or something else, although as I stated before that prior to surgery I was healthy and didn't have these issues. Well I am hoping these days fly by and before I know it I'll be at 6 months than a year etc. and hopefully I'll be writing saying all has resolved just took time. I would appreciate any feedback from any of you who may have experienced any similar symptoms! It's reassuring to hear others stories. I'll update again later. Til then may god make this recovery path easier and easier!
Provider Review
My doctor was board certified and had 15 plus year's experience. He seemed very knowledgeable however, once I started having weird symptoms he had no clue or any valuable input, I feel all alone with no one to rely on for assistance.