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TT & Lipo November 18th, 2011
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Full TT with Lipo on flanks and back November...
privatetodayJanuary 4, 2012
WORTH IT$6,800
Full TT with Lipo on flanks and back November 18th, 2011. I've always had a lower ab pooch but then had four children including twins! Complications with a appendectomy in 2003 then left me with the "butt in the front". I really just wanted the appendix scar and fat removed but the only way to do that was a full tummy tuck!
I asked for a skin only but every surgeon I consulted with (5 total) with the exception of one said that I needed more (muscle tightening). Finally, my PS also recommended the lipo... I was really reluctant to do the lipo as I felt like if/when I lost weight my flank area would look fine... did it anyway since I was going to be out and off work.
So far, I think everything looks great! Waiting to see what time will do as far as fading the scar.
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I guess I should add that I am 44 years old. I am...
privatetodayJanuary 5, 2012
I guess I should add that I am 44 years old. I am 5'8" tall and weigh about 170 lbs. I was sooooo nervous about this surgery and probably would've backed out if I hadn't told everyone I knew I was having it done!!! The week or two prior to the surgery I was in some kindo of fog...seemed surreal. My husband was not in favor of me doing this but didn't stop me... we're still struggling thru that part of it. I think my Ps did a super job! All my stitches were internal (even around my belly button). Tape was used externally. One downside is that I had to wear my drain for a full month...so I had to deal with that as I returned to work after two weeks. It was a pain in the rear but after reading about seromas(?) I am glad my PS didn't remove it prematurely.
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January 6, 2012
Hi I was wondering if the price listed included the lipo. Also it looks really good.
January 6, 2012
You look awesome!! It was so worth it. Your tummy was never going to change on it's own..now you have a great sexy tummy to match your chest!! :)
January 13, 2012
Thank you!! I am so relieved my results were so good! It was definately the scariest thing I've ever done!!! "The Chest" had better stop looking south or it's gonna be next! lol.
January 6, 2012
Thank you!! I am so relieved my results were so good! It was definately the scariest thing I've ever done!!! "The Chest" had better stop looking south or it's gonna be next! lol.
January 8, 2012
You look great!
January 13, 2012
Thank you "Flat abs soon"! I hope you are happy with your results as well. :)
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Today is just not a great day!! Just when I think...
privatetodayMarch 23, 2012
Today is just not a great day!! Just when I think I'm really healed up I get sore all over again..not sure if it is related to overactivity or lack of activity. I love the way this tummy looks! Just not liking the way it feels! I wonder if I will ever feel normal again instead of that feeling like I have a sheet of cardboard under my skin!?!
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March 23, 2012
You look absolutely incredible! What an amazing difference between the before and afters.
March 24, 2012
I think this is one of the best tummy tucks I've seen! there is usually an awful scar of where the drains were! The belly button usually looks very strange! Forgive if this sounds like a back handed comment, but on your back pictures where the bra fold is, the doctor doesn't seem to have addressed that - do you know what I mean? I've also heard that sometimes a lipo suction can actually be more painful than an incision! Would you agree with that? On a pain level could you say what your pain was right after, 1 - 3 days after and a 1 week + after? I am definitely thinking about having a breast lift and tummy tuck with back fat liposuction! Basically one of these new "Mommy Lifts" but have a lot of work to do - in regular life - so just wondering what I will be faced with as in driving, vacuuming, dishes, dinner etc. Thankyou - you look GREAT!
March 27, 2012
Hi bambi27- thank you very much. I'm really happy with the way my belly looks...I think it looks somewhat natural ....I'm a big girl and always wore a bikini even with my big belly.....wonder what everyone on the lake is gonna think this summer?!?lol. The lipo was to be done on my flanks..and a little in the front around my waist. My ps had talked about the bra rolls and he could take care of that later. The morning of surgery I asked...are you sure you can't just do something about "this" while you're in there?lol. He said his lipo sucker things were pretty long and he'd reach as high as he could (notice the markings from the top of my rear where my little incisions were). The bra roll does actually look better in person than in the photos but it's still there along with the fat under my arms. To answer your question about the pain, YES the back lipo was more painful than my TT incision. The first day I felt great...day 2 and 3 and felt like I'd been hit by a truck....one week after still not real great...10 days later was thanksgiving and I wasn't able to do anything much at all. Not to discourage you but it is a VERY difficult surgery..I'm over 4 months post op and my tummy soreness is now worse than the lipo discomfort,...but I still feel a burning sometimes in the lipo areas. So over all the the lipo hurt the worst in the beginning but went away sooner....my tummy still gets a sharp pulling pain every now and then and always feels weird..not natural...like there is a piece of cardboard under my skin or something...hopefully it will go away or I'll get used to it soon! :) Best of luck with your plans for surgery! :)
March 26, 2012
I am 6 weeks po from thigh lift with lipo and lower body lift. I'll have to post px I'm getting post op px done at easter when my dtg comes home. Its been rough but I'm still glad i went thru it. The dr said he took off 15# but it really hasn't shown on the scales. I noticed about a 4# drop but I know the wt will decrease when the swelling goes down. My left leg looks like an overstuffed sausage. He not sure what causing it but i have no symptoms of something more serious so i just keep it elevated which is next to impossible as i'm a nurse and work 12 hour shifts in a critical care unit. I went back to work last week and didn't feel ready but he said i was. Everyone at work is wonderful so supportive and helpful so that is good. Made going back to work easier. I had an open area or blister on my back and that healed up with an antibiotic i think it was starting an infection. I also have an area on my leg that opened up after stitches were removed. Its been draining heavily and i had to pack it. He started me on antibiotics again "just in case" it seems to not be draining as much now.The weather has been warm which has added to my discomfort as i'm wearing the postop garment (below knee to waist) ted hose and ace wrap I only had stitches to be removed on my thighs because the skin was thin (I think) the rest were dissolvable. I have a lot of numbness. does anyone know how long this will last. The dr office says massaging it will help. Can't go around massaging my butt people will think I'm weird lol I am getting a massage soon. well i'll post more later
March 30, 2012
Every time you post a pic you look even more fabulous!!!! I would be walking around in a bikini full time if I had your bod!!!!! I hope that wierd cardboard feeling goes away for you soon!
March 31, 2012
Thank you Bejewelme! Hard for me to believe that belly is gone!!! :) Hope your recovery continues to go well and you'll be strutting about in your bikini too!
April 4, 2012
Omg!!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! YOU LOOK AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! i pray that my results are just as nice....... PEASE GOD..... LET ME HAVE RESULTS LIKE PRIVATETODAY...... Pretty Pleeeeeease!!!!....lol , seriously though you look fabulous! Wow...
April 4, 2012
Awe THANK YOU Sunkysd!!!! Best of luck with your surgery! You will be thrilled with the results!!! :)
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