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"All in One" Total Body Lift- MWL, 32 Years Old, 3 Kids - Laguna Beach, CA
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5'10 170lbs, I've always been heavy, I can't...
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5'10 170lbs, I've always been heavy, I can't recall a time in my life where I was of average weight. By the time I was 15 I weighed 400lbs. Losing the weight and having 3 kids has left my body deformed/disfigured and my self confidence nonexistent. I've decided it was time to start enjoying life with my kids and my wonderful husband. I found a P'S in Laguna Beach that will preform a "Total Body Lift" in one operation. I'll be having a lower body lift, upper body lift, breast lift with implants, arm lift, medial thigh lift and lipo to the outer thighs. My hopes and expectations are to look and feel like a woman, being feminine that's all I'm interested in. Counting down the days... obsessively reading everyone's reviews on RS and on the net. I have my Pre-op appointment next Monday and will post photos then. If anyone has any advice or recommendations I'm opening to hearing them, I'd like to be as prepared as possible and value everyone comments from personal experiences.
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Replies (23)
August 20, 2014
That is a lot of surgery at once. I wanted to have my thighs done too but my PS said it's not safe to be under anesthesia for that long. Since I'd had some complications after my VSG, I decided it was best to do 2 surgeries. How exciting for you! I have my one week post op visit today and things are going well.
August 21, 2014
Thank you, I'm super excited, it's so surreal! I know it seems like a lot to take on a once but my doctor has done it many times already. I'm confident that he can do it again. Been following your story, I must say, you look absolutely fabulous.
November 4, 2014
WOW!!! The newer pictures you posted are unbelievable! You look fabulous! So happy for you. Dr. Mowlavi is going to be my first consult, I want what you got! ♡
January 10, 2015
Wow you look amazing!!! I plan on going to the same doc you went to..
February 17, 2015
You look incredible. Congratulations. I'm so glad that everything worked out so well for you, and I can understand your initial concern/reluctance about having so much done at once. Losing all that weight through diet and exercise alone is simply amazing ... your determination is truly admirable ... you're a veritable Wonder Woman. You deserve a body you can be proud of. I hope your new body enables you to be the woman you obviously already were underneath all that excess skin ... but now you'll realize that even more ... and give you the confidence you are entitled to have. Well done. You're inspirational!!! :)
February 17, 2015
Thank you so much for those kind words. I am glad I can inspire other ladies. It's been a long journey with several bumps in the road, and even still I'm faced with them. If I've learned one thing it is you have to love your body, and treat her right, she will in turn do right by you. thanks again, happy Tuesday! :)
UPDATED FROM BabyRhino
1 month pre
Post Op Rescheduled :(
I know I said I'd post post op pics this Monday (tomorrow) buy I've rescheduled my appointment to September 3. I have a lot on my plate at the moment. September 3 seems so far away :( I can't wait to get rid of this unwanted skin. ..
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August 24, 2014
All of that sounds awesome! Your thighs look like you may just need the spiral only? Or are you getting the vertical incision as well?
August 24, 2014
Hi One! I'm going with the vertical incision as well. The picture doesn't show my thigh in its entirety, you've heard of cankles. But I've got thankles. I've got fat saggy skin all the way down, my knees are hidden :( I was very impressed with your inner leg lift, it's definitely something I think I'd be a good candidate for but I wouldn't have the "cojones" to do it. You're one tough cookie!
August 24, 2014
LMAO @ "Thankles!" you need to post your entire leg pics side by side! We can do a before compare side-by-side to see who wins the "hot legs" contest (Camron Diaz will be jealous I tell you...)! It is not my "cojones" - just lots of trust in my brilliant surgeon to do the necessary corrections (he has the "cojones" out of the two of us) - and really he did deliver. Recovery this surgery has been overall *awesome* and easier than the first (not sure if it was the body lift or the extensive lipo?). I am so very grateful! I am a "fan" of getting as much out of the way as possible at one "go" if you are healthy enough to withstand and have help (such as a supportive hubby) for recovery!
August 24, 2014
Lol- hot legs? More like hot logs, these babies are solid, in a big fluffy marshmallow kinda way ;) I'll definitely post more pics, just a Lil bashful or better yet don't want to frighten anyone. You're P'S differently did right by you,I'm hoping my P'S will be above par too!
August 24, 2014
I wish you the best of luck with your surgery. I had mine done several years ago but I am going to hopefully have a redo early next year to get rid of some skin that my surgeon wasn't able to get rid of the first time. In your picture my hanging skin looks like yours (above the mid-section) so I will be curious to see if your surgeon is able to take yours away.
Congratulations on your weight loss - getting rid of the excess skin will bring you full circle.
August 25, 2014
Hi momofthree! It's so interesting how our bodies are all different and lose weight differently, it's always nice to find someone who you can relate too. Yes, I carry most of my lose skin in the midsection. I'm hopeful Mowlavi. can get it all in one go. I'll post plenty of pictures!
August 25, 2014
What kind of tummy tuck are you going to get? I just had a regular one and my surgeon wasn't able to get a lot of the skin above the mid-section which is why I am hoping to get a fleur de lis tummy tuck the second time around.
August 25, 2014
I'm so excited for you! I LOVE a really great MWL make-over! Looks like you are getting the works! I had LBL, followed by a breast and arm lift 3 months later, I NEVER thought I could look "normal" and surely never thought I could look "good"...well I have to say on most days I feel great! There are so many amazing success stories an this site, I wish I had known about it prior to my surgery!
Best of Luck...I'll be following your updates!
August 25, 2014
Thank for the support, lferraro! It feels so good to know people will be there following :) You're story is one of the ones who made me go with the surgeries, you look fabulous! I always thought, gee what's the point, "no one can fix me" but seeing yours and so many success stories with amazing results gives me hope that I too can look and feel normal. Thank you!
UPDATED FROM BabyRhino
1 month pre
Pre Op- Typo
My mistake.... I'm just so excited over the whole procedure that I hadn't realized I posted earlier that I would be post post-op pic vs pre-op.
I've been on a total emotional roller coaster lately. Almost rescheduled my pre-op appointment again.
I few of you have been nice enough to private message me on how concerning it was for me to have so many procedures at one time, and I must admit it has me a bit worried now too. I will address these concerns with my PS on Wednesday and if anything changes I will let you all know. Thanks for all the support. Posting a before and after picture. I lost 230lbs gradually through diet and exercise. Which is great, not too shabby ehh? But the result is just as hard to deal with as is being 400lbs. But oh well, no pity-party here. On to the next! Life moves on thanks to plastic surgeons ;)
I've been on a total emotional roller coaster lately. Almost rescheduled my pre-op appointment again.
I few of you have been nice enough to private message me on how concerning it was for me to have so many procedures at one time, and I must admit it has me a bit worried now too. I will address these concerns with my PS on Wednesday and if anything changes I will let you all know. Thanks for all the support. Posting a before and after picture. I lost 230lbs gradually through diet and exercise. Which is great, not too shabby ehh? But the result is just as hard to deal with as is being 400lbs. But oh well, no pity-party here. On to the next! Life moves on thanks to plastic surgeons ;)
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September 1, 2014
Very excited for you! Are you staying overnight in a facility? If you are not and can afford too I would highly recommend it. Because I was traveling out of town the doctor recommend I stay overnight in the surgical suites. The first 24 hours is a hump and if you don't really have to worry about getting up to go to the bathroom ( I was on a catheter for about 20 hours post op) plus the nurses can give you the good stuff in a facility in your IV. Plus it cuts down on the fear a lot knowing you don't have to get up and leave the surgery center the same day. Excited for you, message me if you have questions! I have had in my life a breast reduction, breast implants, and a body lift. Its normal to be scared and to start second guessing yourself.
September 4, 2014
Hi Jen. Wow, good for you! This is my first cosmetic procedure, and more than likely my last! I had been debating whether to stay at a nursing facility but I honestly didn't have enough info, thank you I might have to consider it. For now the plan is to stay at a friends house in Laguna Hills, it's about a 10min. commute from the surgical suites. We'll have a nurse stay with me the first 24hrs. I'll visit with the doctor the day after surgery. Then head home to San Diego. I'll be returning to Laguna Beach for my 7day post op appointment, if all goes well. We'll be in touch soon! :)
Wow, you're having a lot in one surgery. Do you know what the recovery expectations are? How long will you be out from work, etc?