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I went for a consult with Dr. Aldea. After plenty...
ReFINEdFebruary 3, 2014
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I went for a consult with Dr. Aldea. After plenty of research and reading great reviews on this forum, I went in feeling like I made the right decision. Don't get me wrong, the consult was great. He was very informative and explained everything in detail. However, he explained that having just the procedure that I want is not enough to get my tummy flat. He recommended that I have a fleur de lis tummy tuck. This made me soooo sad and confused being that I've seen women way bigger than me get great results with a traditional tummy tuck. I do not want a vertical scar that will be visible as that will keep me in the box that I am in. If I wanted to continue to hide my stomach, then I may as well keep it as is. I'm skeptical now on what my results will be if I don't proceed with his recommendation. I've had a consult with another Dr that didn't seem as knowledgable and will NOT go back there, but am wondering if I should get more opinions....this is major to me and Im scared of making the wrong decision. Does anybody wave before and after pics of tummy tuck by Dr. Aldea? Please feel free to share!
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4 months pre
Going back in....
ReFINEdFebruary 7, 2014
I'm going back for another consult with the same Dr. After googling pictures, seeing results, and reading reviews, it seems like the fleur de lis tummy tuck would give me great results. I'm just worried what the vertical scar will look like on African American skin....decisions...decisions....
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April 8, 2014
He also recommended that for me but I'm choosing not to have it done now and see what happens. Dr. Eby is actually who I am seeing but I met with Dr. Aldea since he will be helping her with my surgery and actually doing my tummy tuck. He said that I possibly could not be happy with my results without the fleur di lis because I might not be as flat as I would like to be but I'm going to wait and see. If I don't like it then I'll go back later and get it fixed but for now that's not the procedure for me. They are there to give u recommendations and facts but when u r working with the human body you never really know how it's going to turn out. Don't be discouraged because this is ultimately your decision and you have to pray about it and do what's best for you. I know you'll make the right choice.
April 10, 2014
Thanks Bigdreams2014...you are so right. Everyone is different. After thinking on it more, I realized that I could in fact come out perfect, but because they didn't have many pics of before and afters, I still chose to do other consults to find the doc with the knowledge (which he definatly had) and the pics to meet my comfort levels. Although I know I can't compare myself to pictures, seeing my doctor's most recent work is a huge plus. God bless and happy healing!
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2 months pre
Switch!!!!!
ReFINEdApril 10, 2014
Ok...after careful review, I have opted to travel to Nashville to have my tt. I had a consult with Dr. Melinda Haws. She is awesome! Very knowledgable and her before and afters are amazing. My preop is at the end of May, and I'm super amped! Flat side here I come!!!!!!!!!!!
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