Tummy Tuck/Lipo- Folsom, CA

Tummy Tuck scheduled for 1/27/14
I'm 47 yrs old. I have a soon to be 21 year old daughter. I'm scheduled for a tummy tuck January 27, 2014. I've been wanting to do this for 20 years.

Pregnancy destroyed my body. I was small before and my body never recovered. I worked hard to lose the weight and I did but my stretch marks and the tummy area never tightened to where I felt comfortable. I've since hid my stomach in one piece bathing suits, lose clothing, larger jeans....sometimes having to tuck my stomach into my jeans. Yuck!

My insecurity with my tummy has affected me in all areas of my life and most recently I have seen the negative impact it has on my romantic life.

I've started dating again from a 3 year hiatus and met a wonderful man who accepts me tummy and all. I can't get past my issues and realize I need to either get over it or do something about it .

I started researching tummy tucks, breast augmentation (I need that too) and mommy make overs. Ive had many friends have plastic surgery procedures locally and honestly never felt the outcomes they received plus the time and financial obligation was worth it for me. I Stumbled upon Real Self and by reading reviews and what I needed not only from the surgeon but the staff, I found Dr. Kaufman in Folsom ca, 5 hours away.

Since I'm such a distance from Folsom Dr. Kaufman called me on my cell for the consultation to make sure we were a good fit. He asked what I was looking for and was interested in my life in such a way to make sure this was what I wanted and why. And if I recall it was on a weekend night. He made me feel important enough to make the time to go meet him in person.

A few weeks later I went to have my in person consultation. At the time of the consultation I was wanting breast augmentation as well. My top and bottom never matched. Dresses never fit. My hips and thighs are on the thicker side whereas my waist and breast are on the smaller side. My goal is to go into a dressing room and have clothes fit....or at least better.

After my consultation with Dr. Kaufman I decided on only a tummy tuck. He knew financially the both would be hard on me so he was honest to say if I had to chose between the two procedures, he would go with the tummy tuck. He thought I had "modest drooping" and would be pleased with the tummy tuck on its own.

So, here it goes.

I decided to get prescriptions sooner rather than later. For privacy, I considered going to a different pharmacy than the one I've been going to for over 8 years because I've gotten to know the pharmacy techs there. One of the ladies (I'll call her Karen), her daughter and mine went to grade school together so I've known her for 15+ years. But, I held my head high and went in with the long list of prescriptions from Dr. Kaufman. As I stepped up to the counter, I handed Karen the script for meds. She began inputting and then stumbled upon a question about one of the meds that I couldn't answer so she needed to call Dr. Kaufman's office. As she was on the phone, she glanced down to the script and then did a double take at me and back to the sheet. It was kind of comical. She then circled "Kaufman & Clark Plastic Surgeons" and gave me a smile and thumbs up. After the call, she asked me what I was having done, how much and why I was going so far away. I filled her in on the details and she was supportive and encouraging. An anxious moment turned out to be uplifting and reminded me that I made the right decision!