Breast Augmentation and Abdominoplasty - Fort Myers, FL

OMG! ;) Thank you so much! I seriously could cry.. you are all so sweet. I wish you the best of luck!

Hi Faith congrats on your results you look FABULOUS as well!!!! I was reading you were kind of discouraged about the scar? I started using Mederma scar gel last week and I am NOT KIDDING I already have seen an improvement! My scar looks thinner and paler.. it's crazy! I'm sure it's far less expensive than those silicone sheets you are/were using as well. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose. ;) Congrats again, you look fab!

OMG you are one brave woman! From what I understand from reading your page, you had an incredible weight loss! That is so amazing.. and you are such a beautiful woman! I can't wait to see your transformation unfold. It does get better, I know this is a really hard time, and its nearly impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel.. but I promise you, give it another two weeks, it's truly amazing how much your body recovers in just a couple of weeks. I know it's hard, but you will be so happy you did this in the end! Congratulations on going through with this, you so deserve it! ;)

Thank you so much!! I am super excited about it! I actually wore a bikini this summer for the first time in over 5 years... I must say it was pretty nice to feel my age. Good luck, when is your big day? =)

Thanks! OMG it feels great to be myself 100% again! I am just now going through the day not wearing a binder, which is super! =) You are looking amazing! How are you feeling so far?

I feel great just ready to feel 100%. My swelling is something terrible and I'm just ready for it to go away!

You are going through the hardest part of this whole thing right now. I promise you give it 10 more days, and you will start feeling like a new person! You just have to stay positive in the mean time because I know it's hard. There were days when I was so upset wondering why I did this with two little kids at home, and I thought it would take forever to just be able to do the dishes again! This is NOT an easy recovery, we don't realize how much we use our core until we don't have it anymore. I seriously would be out of breath after getting up for more than 5-10 minutes at a time for atleast the first week. I did't even drive until 7 days post op to avoid being uncomfortable. My binder was my best friend until last week. I finally stopped wearing it at 7.5 weeks. What is the worst part for you so far? I hated not being able to stand up straight. That too, went away at about 2 weeks. Just don't get discouraged because I promise you after the first 2 weeks is over, time flies and the rest of your recovery will be so much easier.

Thanks for the encouragement and something to look forward to. I am 5days post op today and I felt really good and proud of myself for being able to get up brush my teeth, get dressed, and go to the PS for my fist post op. Then we went ad ate lunch and I went to get my hair washed. I did the cleaning of my stitched by myself today so I was REALLY proud of that. I am feeling much better today I don't know what changed but I am able to walk a little straighter which is easier on my back and I don't feel as tired today. The swelling is defiantly getting worse I fell huge today and one boob has dropped so they are now uneven.. I really hope the other drops and softens up soon.

Hi newme, I am 10 weeks post op now and yes I still feel swelling in the aftenoons.. I can feel my skin getting taut when it happens.. so wierd. ;) the swelling is NOTHING like it used to be, I will give you an example. I was so swollen at 6 weeks I measured my stomach to see just how swollen I was, and when I felt the swelling go down at about 8 weeks I remeasured and I had lost 4 inches of my waist! Start measuring yourself because it's pretty cool to actually see the measurements change. ;) I stopped wearing the binder at about 8 weeks for good, and I admit that at first it was so wierd, I felt naked.. i tried stopping wearing it at about 6 weeks but yes I felt more swollen without it for sure. It's unbelieveable two weeks makes such a huge difference. Hang in there cuz you won't have to wear those things forever! ;)

@semperfimym...so there is light at the end of the tunnel! LOL..Gosh I can imagine not wearing a compression garment...seems to keep me in!! I am going to start measuring me..so guess gotta go buy a real measuring tape because I went to do my measurments because I am starting my diet today (want to loose about 10 lbs) and I can't find my measuring tape from my sewing kit...so my 3 yr old hands me his "measuring tape" from his "home depot toy" tool set! Silly thing only goes up to 15" so...ya gotta buy a real!! How about ur scar!? How's that healing? Mine is RED RED but flat! Guess I just need some patience like I always tell the kidos!hehe

Haha that's too cute.. I have two boys, love 'em to pieces! My scar is JUST now starting to not be so red, mine is super flat too! My surgeon had me wear mefix tape over it night and day for 3 months, but I started to develop irritated skin in some spots where the tape was recently, so last week I bought that silicone scar zone liquid tape stuff and have been using that. i swear since I started using that stuff my scar has gotten ALOT less red!

Oh and by the way... You look AMAZING! I just looked at your pics.. You look great girl.. and I'm so jealous you fit into your jeans at 5 weeks! lol.. Took me 6, and at 10 wks I am just now feeling comfortable in them, before I didn't like the way they felt on my incision. Oh.. how time changes everything. ;)

Thanks girl! Makes me feel better..having one of those sad..don't like my tummy days! Two boys to huh! What ages? Both of mine just had birthdays (when I was @3 weeks post op) but my youngest is now 3 and my oldest is now 7!..so what is the name of the stuff you got for the scars? My PS gave..well it was 70 bucks so not gave..but its a gel that forms a silicone sheet that I rub on 2 times a day! Doesn't help with the redness though! Girl you gotta post some updated pics! Lol...I wanna know what 10 weeks post op looks like!hehe..I took some today that I will post but its hard to take a pic of myself with only a camera touch screen phone!! I am a single mommy but when my sis comes this weekend I will have her take more!

aww.. why? I haven't had any of those yet! lol.. I'm too excited with how much of an improvement it is! ;) Gotta think that way. My boys are 5 and 1. Yeah my PS metioned that stuff at my last appt but he said I didnt need it because my scar is already flat. This scarzone stuff from regular grocery stores is 25 bucks and it does the same thing, it's like a liquid that forms a thin sheet over the scar, like that new skin band aid stuff.. I swear it has lightened mine. I know, I know, I totally need new pics up.. I had befores up and I took them off because I when I googled tummy tuck my before picture was on the first page for images! lol.. I got all freaked out.. So I will make a before and after this weekend and hae them in one split picture. ;) Can't wait to see your updates! You look Fab!

Oh and btw, after further review.. I looked at my scar stuff and it's called scarguard, not scar zone. Sorry! =)

Hey girl! I'm good! Thank god I'm back to normal now! lol.. Oh yes my swelling was the worst for me at 6 weeks... I still wake up flat and by late afternoon feel bloated, and I'm almost 12 weeks out! You will def be swollen when you resume your normal activities. It stinks, but is inevitable. I just looked at your pictures and you look completely amazing! I'm so happy for you. ;) Congrats on your new body girl.

awww!! Thank you so much!! You are one of my most favorite afters! I remember seeing your pics thinking I hope I look half as good as her :)
Thanks for telling me that the swelling was bad at 6 weeks...at least I know it's normal! I am thankful for spanx..they keep my tummy looking flat in clothes! Because when I take them off...oh my!! haha!