Huge Swollen Looking Belly After Tummy Tuck - Bradenton

Swelling is completely normal for weeks after this procedure. I find I have days when the swelling is bad and others no much at all. Keep in touch with your doctor and follow his advice. I am sure everything will be fine. I found that reading through the Q&A's on this site really helped me. Also trust your own instinct and if you feel you need to see the doctor do.. You know your own body and if something feels wrong don't ignore it.

The swelling from my research adds weight until it subsides. As for the measurements, don't stress it. I went into my TT very lean. I am 5-9, was 195 lbs about 10% bofyfat, male, with a 33.5 inch waist. My waist thanks to swelling on day 12 is 37.5. I lost an inch of swelling in the past 48 hours. Think about the trauma your body has been through. The slicing, muscle tightening, the stretching of the skin to reattach, it is alot for the boyd to handle. On day 5, i was afraid I was getting dog ears from my incision. It was simple swelling that has since disappeared. Give it time. From my understanding, weeks 4-6 is when you really start seeing something you'll like. And it gets better for up to a year

I'm pissed off too but thank God I found this site otherwise I would have said something stupid to my doctor. Its my fault I didn't do alot of research I thought within two weeks (I'm special for me 10 days) I would be in some tight jeans n a half shirt back at work! Boy was I wrong when the doctor say two weeks that means after two weeks you no longer feel like your going to die! Your results are anywhere between 3-6 months. The sooner we except this the better because o have been battling. Depression ever since my surgery and trust me IM A HAPPY PERSON! I swear I'm not going through anymore but in the mean time drink alot of fluids n wear your binder the more u drink the better. I been told n read over hundred reviews this is normal. Talk to my friend last night she told me she didn't wear her regular clothes for 6 weeks then one day she woke up n she was skinny just another fyi Remember giving birth it took your body 6 weeks for swelling to go down imagine this was a major surgery except there is no joy but pain n an ugly scar for now! Good luck keep us posted n upload pictures I use this site like a journal its helps me get through it

Thank you all for the comments! I think it's nice to know that i am not the only one in the world going through this today :) Update...I posted my original post on the 22nd and i'll be damned if I didn't wake up the very next morning with a huge reduction in swelling! lol I am now 17 days post tt and things are looking better. when i first wake up, I am at my least swollen and it goes up gradually throughout the day. I am a corporate Store Manager for 7-Eleven, so I'm on my feet all day. Usually by around 3, I call it quits to go home and swell on the couch! lol I will post before and after pics in a few weeks (oh, and my ps says there is still a substantial amount of fluid in there), when more swelling goes down. Thanks for your support and God bless you all!!!!