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Mother of 4 Did TT with Float and Going for a Full Revision - Chicago, IL
UPDATED FROM ttredo
16 days post
16 days post revision after float
$9,100
Here are some photos of my revision only 16 days after surgery. Scars look better in person than they come off in photos and the horizontal scar is so low. Even lower than before. Although my lower abs are still full my overall abs and flanks are so much tighter and no loose skin just hanging over on the sides. I am very pleased and the BB is still swollen but clearly it has survived and found a new blood supply. So far so good. Couldn't be more pleased.
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UPDATED FROM ttredo
14 days post
2 weeks post op
Well I am 14 days post op my surgery. Saw my PS yesterday and he took the steri strip off my horizontal scar. All looks good. I still have quite a bit of lower ab swelling but all the worst that could have happened didn't i.e.: BB dying and I am lucky as I like what i see so far. I am still wearing my tight garment and by the end of the day I am way more swollen for sure. I know it will take time but boy am I tight. The skin is flat and smooth. Truly looks so smooth. Still unable to work out but I am feeling great and managing a full day of work and kids. This revision was a long journey having to research so many options. No regrets here. I feel better about how I look two weeks post op on my revision than I did after 1 year after my first TT with a float. Pictures to follow soon,
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June 13, 2014
I can't wait to see your updated photos. You're sounding so happy with your results! After paying for this TWICE you should be happy!!!
UPDATED FROM ttredo
6 days post
6 days post surgery saw PS today
Well great news. My PS took of the steri strip from the BB and the vertical scar. He won't remove the horizontal strip til next week but the first unveiling was the big one. My BB looks great. Slightly bulging out due to swelling but color is great and clearly getting blood supply. Color is great. The vertical scar is pencil thin and I can tell when it fades will be a non factor for me. So now it is just healing time. I can definitely see a tighter tummy and my PS was able to remove additional skin... quite a bit. Lipo as well makes my waist smaller and the overall contour very smooth. So not even a week out and although I am bruised and swollen I see that long term this will produce the flat smooth tummy I was looking for. Go back in one week to see PS but I am so happy I chose who I chose. He was honest in managing my expectations and I truly feel long term I will have no regrets. And yeah my BB is alive!!!!
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June 8, 2014
Thanks for sharing. I had a float as well 9 weeks ago and I have a lot of excess skin and my stomach is bulging as well. I know I will have to get a revision as well. My surgeon is not willing to do a revision and I feel hopeless as I went to another surgeon and he said nothing can be done. I'm scared to do the surgery again and I have the same thoughts u did but I really wanna get it done. Any advice?
June 12, 2014
I completely understand your fear b/c so many surgeons will tell you the BB will die so don't mess with it. Not sure where you live but Platis was great and worth a visit, I saw 7 surgeons. 3 said BB will be fine, 2 said it will for sure die and 2 said it was 50-50. You will have to wait at least 1 year to give that BB a chance to establish good blood supply and then you can explore doing the "delay" to the BB. They do a small incision around half the BB and wait a couple weeks to see if the BB is in trouble or if it looks like it is hanging in. I do know how scarry this is. I seriously would have days where I was doing surgery and other days I'd say what's wrong with me don't be so vain why would I risk my health when I have 4 small children. It is such a personal decision. I will tell you I am sooo happy I did it. I still have a full lower ab but I can tell already it is all so much tighter and flatter than what I had with the first surgery where the float was done. The best of luck. I know how hard this is.
June 12, 2014
Thanks for your reply. U had a new surgeon do the revision? Did it cost a lot more than the original surgery? cause I'm only 9 weeks out and I went to one surgeon and he didn't even wanna touch that area he said there is nothing he can do. I have all those feelings of being vain for wanting this but I am soooo unhappy with my results
June 12, 2014
I did go to a new surgeon. All together it was 9K. The original surgery was 7500. My old surgeon did offer to do the revision and I would only pay for the hospital but to be honest he was young and I felt did not have the experience so I went to a brand new dr. I will tell you 9 weeks is very early on and you will see some improvement over time. Not saying it will be all that you want but I don't think any PS will want to revise til you at least have one year of healing time. And to be honest I almost did it sooner as I too was unhappy but very glad I waited and let things heal. I only saw one Dr. who said he would do it after 4-6months but the majority said leave it at least one year. And 2-3 said the BB would for sure die so leave it be. I will tell you I have NO regrets. My stomach is soo much tighter. Still swollen on the lower abs but no dimpling no loose skin. To me it was worth it. Not sure where you are located but if you are in Chicago I would gladly share all of who I saw and what they had to say since we both had the float.
PS going forward please send me a private message and I can offer all the info you want. Good luck.
June 25, 2014
JJFK, I just read your story. Have you thought about seeing any of the other doctors in the practice? I can see why you are unhappy with your results. Good luck to you!
June 25, 2014
I went to Dr. J and he said he can't do anything for me he wasn't even willing to touch my stomach. It's ridiculous!
September 2, 2014
ttredo, I am in a similar situation as I had a mini tt. Big waste of money bulge was under bb now it is above it and surgeon described as the fat is trapped above bb. I am getting very anxious and very excited about my revision. I get anxious as I always worry something will go wrong. I'm also anxious "what will my results look like" and like you am I just being vain. I know my stomach looks awful and I feel embarrassed with these results and that I have to have more work done. I too am going to a different surgeon as I too lost my faith in the one that did this awful job. In addition I need to have my breasts redone as the one breast is bigger than the other!!! Surgery in 3 weeks...
September 3, 2014
Oh gosh I know how you feel. I seriously was more obsessed with my tummy after my surgery vs. before. I waited 15 months to do my revision and there was not a day that went by that I did not feel disgusted with my tummy. The good news is I have been thrilled ever since. Yes I do have an additional scar now. The vertical below my BB but my tummy is flat and tight and feels great. and my horizontal scar is even better then before. So thin. I will say a prayer it goes well for you. Are you doing a full revision and breast surgery at the same time? My recovery on the full revision was easier than the first time around. No drains and I think that helped. The best of luck to you. If you want to private message me I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Did they do lipo the first time? mine did not but I did do it the 2nd time. No more fat bulge on me and I did have a lower pooch after the float. It was as if the bulge moved from mid tummy to lower tummy. Just not the result i expected and I have no regrets re doing it. Sending you good thoughts!!
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