Need postop belly button advice.

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I am 34 years old. I have four children, including...

  • 24 Apr 2012
  • 30 days pre
I am 34 years old. I have four children, including twins (I have given birth to 5 kids, but we lost one). I am going to have a tt with lipo of flanks, breast lift and augmentation. I'm a stay at home mom because all my kids are young. For years, I have said, after I have my children, I will get my plastic surgery. I just can't believe I'm at that point now. After having so many children (including twins), you can imagine I have that hanging lower belly that I'm really unhappy with. It definitely got worse with each pregnancy. Also, the breasts have become a bit pendulous. I'm a 32D now, but very deflated. Before children, I wore a size 2-6, now I am in an 8 or so. Clothes never fit me right because I'm thin everywhere except for my tummy. I hate clothes shopping now. I currently weigh 125lbs at 5'4". Before I had children, I was 115lbs, but have never been able to maintain staying at 115 since having babies. Post children, my body really wants to stay in the 125 range. I work out all the time and love to run. My goals for this surgery are to have reinflated breasts that are perky without having to wear a great bra. The most important though is to fix my tummy, which I can't stand. I'm so looking forward to seeing a body that reflects all the exercising I do.

I have a question. I have a sunny, warm vacation...

  • 26 Apr 2012
  • 29 days pre
I have a question. I have a sunny, warm vacation planned 2 1/2 months after my surgery. Do you think I'll be healed enough for bikini material at that point?

So I'm bummed because I have to be at my surgery...

  • 30 Apr 2012
  • 25 days pre
So I'm bummed because I have to be at my surgery super early in the morning, like at 6:30am. Due to scheduling conflicts, that means I'm going to probably have to drive myself there. My husband will come later while I've already gone under probably. I'm super sad about this. The scheduler said she would try to move me a couple of hours later, but slim chance it could happen. Unfortunately, since mine is a longer case, they have to automatically place me first thing in the morning. I know I'll be a such a crybaby once I'm there, as with my C-sections, I always started crying right before I went into the OR. Oh dear.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
2805 Campus Drive,, Plymouth, Minnesota
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  • 24 Apr 2012

I initially really liked this doctor. Good bedside manner, thorough, good immediate postop care; however, now that I'm four months postop, I feel like I'm getting blown off. He ignored my concerns about still having a "muffin top" in my flanks which he lipoed, stating it's just my "body type" (info that would have been useful before surgery--he did tell me then that my muffin top would be gone). His office also calls me to REschedule an in-office procedure to fix my belly button that became an outtie (after he told me preop that "his belly buttons are great"). I am being rescheduled over a month out now. Not impressed with followup care at this point.