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Loving the new me...I am HOT
UPDATED FROM Gurlurpriceless
1 year post
So I have decided to go ahead and do smart lipo on...
WORTH IT$6,914
so I have decided to go ahead and do smart lipo on my flanks, because I do have a great looking front, and horrible looking sides it is currently on sale for $1600 total for the lipo and the garment....lets see
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UPDATED FROM Gurlurpriceless
1 year post
So it has been 13 months since my mommy makeover...
so it has been 13 months since my mommy makeover and I am still happy with my results and would do it again in a heartbeat, I can no longer feel my scar and it has started to fade
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U
April 11, 2012
YOu look outstanding!! The scar is fading nicely. Are you using anything on it? Congrats on a successful surgery!!
UPDATED FROM Gurlurpriceless
2 months post
Went out yesterday and wore a jeans, wrong Idea, I...
Went out yesterday and wore a jeans, wrong Idea, I was in so much pain, I had to go to my girlfriend and borrow a dress, I guess I am still not ready.....bummer
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T
May 2, 2011
The only way I can wear jeans is if I have jeans that sit on top of my belly button or if I wear my gel zone wrap around my belly, otherwise, it's so uncomfortable! Low rise is not our friend right now, but it will be soon =)
G
L
May 3, 2011
Hi Gurl....
On Mon. when I called Lenox to make my consult. appt.and they said I could come in this Thurs! I just jumped on it and said yes, I forgot that you said Dr. Myers is only there on Tuesdays...should I cancel and try to reschedule with him ? But didn't you say that you interviewed more than one Dr. there? What was it that made you NOT pick the others? I'm wondering if I end up having someone else there doing it will it be just as good? There's only 2 mos left before he's gone for the summer too. Karen
On Mon. when I called Lenox to make my consult. appt.and they said I could come in this Thurs! I just jumped on it and said yes, I forgot that you said Dr. Myers is only there on Tuesdays...should I cancel and try to reschedule with him ? But didn't you say that you interviewed more than one Dr. there? What was it that made you NOT pick the others? I'm wondering if I end up having someone else there doing it will it be just as good? There's only 2 mos left before he's gone for the summer too. Karen
G
May 3, 2011
it will be up to you if u want to see multiple doctors. The reason I saw 3 doctors was because I was not happy with the other 2, they were residents that was just starting to do surgeries, though they are supervised by a board certified plastic surgeon. I choose to go with a fellow instead of a resident because the fellows are already plastic surgeons getting extra training. Dr Myers time will be up in July...I happen to know that the surgeon u will be seeing is not a fellow but a resident that just started in March
L
May 4, 2011
Well Gurl, I am going to follow your advice and specifically see Dr. Myers only at Lenox. Luckily I will only have to wait 5 days more than the original generic appt. I made (which I just cancelled) and will be seeing him next Tues.!! Since I also need muscle repair and hernia fixed I figure I am better off using a Fellow instead of a resident (God I hope he will do all that! The $10,000 private surgeon I went to looked scared to death when I talked hernia repair, he wouldn't even consider it until he saw a cat scan first!)
Dr. Myers did such a beautiful job with you, it gives me hope of a pleasing outcome! My last C-Section they left me with such a crooked ugly scar, it was a clinic and I remember hearing the older Dr. that I liked and trusted say to a resident,"Here you close, you need the experience!" That was my third bikini cut scar in same spot, the first two were fine......that was all before I had a belly that was heavy and hanging over like a skin flap!!! I hope I can hear some encouraging news about getting a breast lift too, most of the ones I see and hear about are with augmentation, which I am def. not interested in. I'm already a full C cup and don't want to be bigger, just lose all the sagging and get back to 'perky' if possible. I've been single for about ten years and haven't been dating yet, alot having to do with poor body image. But after my house sells, I'm moving to Florida and want to be happy to show more skin (haven't worn a 2-pc bathing suit in a decade or more!)
Plus lose my cane for walking as I can't hold up my torso from muscle weakness (failure is more like it!). And maybe most important is to be able to fight the progression of my scoliosis since there is no cure.
This surgery for me is alot more than just vanity or looks..
Please keep posting & tells us how your healing continues! Karen
Dr. Myers did such a beautiful job with you, it gives me hope of a pleasing outcome! My last C-Section they left me with such a crooked ugly scar, it was a clinic and I remember hearing the older Dr. that I liked and trusted say to a resident,"Here you close, you need the experience!" That was my third bikini cut scar in same spot, the first two were fine......that was all before I had a belly that was heavy and hanging over like a skin flap!!! I hope I can hear some encouraging news about getting a breast lift too, most of the ones I see and hear about are with augmentation, which I am def. not interested in. I'm already a full C cup and don't want to be bigger, just lose all the sagging and get back to 'perky' if possible. I've been single for about ten years and haven't been dating yet, alot having to do with poor body image. But after my house sells, I'm moving to Florida and want to be happy to show more skin (haven't worn a 2-pc bathing suit in a decade or more!)
Plus lose my cane for walking as I can't hold up my torso from muscle weakness (failure is more like it!). And maybe most important is to be able to fight the progression of my scoliosis since there is no cure.
This surgery for me is alot more than just vanity or looks..
Please keep posting & tells us how your healing continues! Karen
G
L
May 5, 2011
It's at 8:30 a.m., there wasn't a big choice....Even though I live in NY, I'm 1hr 15min from Midtown Manhatten and there will be god awful traffic trying to get there during rush hour!!! But my son gets on the school bus at 6:40 am, so I will leave immediatedly and just hope that I can get there and park somewhere and then walk to the hospital on time (!) What time is yours? Are you coming straight from Maryland or do you come in the day before ?(you have friends here right?) It would be great if our times overlapped enough to meet each other !
L
May 6, 2011
Hi Gurl
Just curious, did you need a referral from your reg Dr.? And did they require you to get a pre-surgical physical? from your Dr too? Like EKG etc.?
The Bx. hosp. made a big deal about a referral, saying that without one you wouldn't get seen at your consult. appt. I thought that was kind of strange, since it's considered 'cosmetic' surgery, do they just want to make sure that our reg. Drs. know that we're doing this? Karen
Just curious, did you need a referral from your reg Dr.? And did they require you to get a pre-surgical physical? from your Dr too? Like EKG etc.?
The Bx. hosp. made a big deal about a referral, saying that without one you wouldn't get seen at your consult. appt. I thought that was kind of strange, since it's considered 'cosmetic' surgery, do they just want to make sure that our reg. Drs. know that we're doing this? Karen
G
May 6, 2011
I did not get a referral from my doctor but they did require a updated physical from my doctor before surgery. EKG and the blood work is also required, but, it can be done at the hospital, when I called to schedule my blood work and EKG they told me it was no charge as it was included in the charge, u have to be sure to let them know u r from the plastic surgery clinic. Also if u dont have a primary doctor you can use one of theirs for a fee of course.
I guess at the Bronx hospital it might be a liability thing
I guess at the Bronx hospital it might be a liability thing
L
L
May 10, 2011
well, it's after 2 am and of course I can't sleep - my first appt. is tomorrow with Dr. Myers at Lenox........I'm very anxious but so happy to be really starting this already.
Gurlurpriceless, maybe I'll get to see you there if our appt times overlap at all...hope so !
I'll let you know how it all went afterwards....
Gurlurpriceless, maybe I'll get to see you there if our appt times overlap at all...hope so !
I'll let you know how it all went afterwards....
G
May 11, 2011
sorry I am just getting back to u, had computer issues...how did your appointment go?
L
May 13, 2011
Hey Gurl....
God, I am SO depressed ! The truth is that I don't know yet whether he will do it or not....he was not happy about the state of my abdominal muscles, he also told me he would prefer if I had lost more weight because he claims he doesn't do liposuction right in the abdomen, it gets in the way of healing when they bring the skin down over the area (I admit I'm still about 20 lbs overweight),and he said that he def. would not do both a breast lift and tt at the same time since I want just a breast lift it's more work than just doing an augmentation, combined he felt the surgery would be too long. lets see what else....oh, he didn't like the lack of elasticity of my skin (hey, I'm almost 54, but I never heard that age was a problem for a tt !).
He told me to call him in a couple days, altho he did send me to his secy that sets up his appts before I left and she treated me like it was going to happen. I even rushed down to the photo studio and had the photos taken because I live so far(even she said that it would prove to him that I was serious about going ahead, not that he thought 'I' was in doubt). So I called him yesterday (thur) left a message at the reg # and also called his voice mail # from his card and left a message but have not heard back....I hope he has the decency not to just blow me off and avoid talking to me - hey if it's No, then I need to know right away...I still have a consult appt at NCB hosp on May 25, altho I loved your referral of Dr. Myers I orig went to Lenox because it seemed they would do both a br & tt and NCB def. won't do both. But NCB is alot closer and easier for me to get to and be picked up from, most friends I know up here don't ever drive to Manhatten, and the way traffic down there is now - it would be a tragedy I'm sure !! I do it because I grew up down there and know all the alt. routes.
SO for now..he's left me hanging but hopefully the Dr. will get back to me today and tell me yes or no....
God, I am SO depressed ! The truth is that I don't know yet whether he will do it or not....he was not happy about the state of my abdominal muscles, he also told me he would prefer if I had lost more weight because he claims he doesn't do liposuction right in the abdomen, it gets in the way of healing when they bring the skin down over the area (I admit I'm still about 20 lbs overweight),and he said that he def. would not do both a breast lift and tt at the same time since I want just a breast lift it's more work than just doing an augmentation, combined he felt the surgery would be too long. lets see what else....oh, he didn't like the lack of elasticity of my skin (hey, I'm almost 54, but I never heard that age was a problem for a tt !).
He told me to call him in a couple days, altho he did send me to his secy that sets up his appts before I left and she treated me like it was going to happen. I even rushed down to the photo studio and had the photos taken because I live so far(even she said that it would prove to him that I was serious about going ahead, not that he thought 'I' was in doubt). So I called him yesterday (thur) left a message at the reg # and also called his voice mail # from his card and left a message but have not heard back....I hope he has the decency not to just blow me off and avoid talking to me - hey if it's No, then I need to know right away...I still have a consult appt at NCB hosp on May 25, altho I loved your referral of Dr. Myers I orig went to Lenox because it seemed they would do both a br & tt and NCB def. won't do both. But NCB is alot closer and easier for me to get to and be picked up from, most friends I know up here don't ever drive to Manhatten, and the way traffic down there is now - it would be a tragedy I'm sure !! I do it because I grew up down there and know all the alt. routes.
SO for now..he's left me hanging but hopefully the Dr. will get back to me today and tell me yes or no....
G
May 15, 2011
Sorry to hear that you r feeling a little depressed. In regards to the surgery being too long, I know that they get only a certain amount of time to do the operation since we arn getting the operating room at a discounted price and not the regular price. Staff plastic surgeons that charge full price gets all the time they want because their patients pay full price. Dont worry he will get back to you as he promised.
K
May 18, 2011
I want to Thank You for providing Dr.Myers info. He is every thing that you said he would be. I'm having a TT and lipo on 5/23/11, he said he wouldn't do my breast and tt at the same time. He did mention something about not having an assistant for the amount of time the surgery would take. He also mentioned that his schedule is very busy. He did my friends tt last fiday and she looks great. You saved us alot of we were going to pay $7,ooo. Thanks again for all the info
K
May 18, 2011
HE will call you back. I also wanted my breast done along with my TT and he said that it would take to long. I left him a message and he did return my call. He asked me which one i wanted the most and i said the TT. I'm scheduled for 5/23.... He will get back to you. Dont give up
G
May 19, 2011
happy to hear that I could be of some assistance to you...funny I had run in that same predicament of having to choose which surgery I would have preferred and I too choose the tummy tuck, but I also woke up with my breast done, because he did tell me to pay for everything and he would refund whatever he could not do....as I said I got everything done and I am happy
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