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Happy 4yr Anniversary to me!!????

Well hello strangers!! I can't believe it's been 4 whole years since my MM. Went in to fix my umbilical hernia and diastasis recti, causing the donut-shaped blob of tummy fat that would never go away!! Bleh!! Now 4yrs - and regular DOT botox sessions later - my tummy is still FLAT... I have BOOBS to fill my swimsuits... Yea, I'm older and have some wrinkles, gray hairs, and pockets of fat, but I've learned to love myself, be accepting of flaws, and fix whatever I'm able if that's what makes my world happy. Life is too short. And as always, I'm ever-thankful to have Dr.O'Toole in my life!!

2yr ANNIVERSARY... xoxo

Again and always... thank you, thank you, thank you to my wonderfully gifted surgeon - Dr. Martin O'Toole in Pasadena. He has truly made me "Fabulous Over 40" and I've been lovin' and livin' every minute if this dream come true.

1yr+ ANNIVERSARY

Well, it's now officially 1 year since my MM on 8/4/14. Sorry I've been off the grid... summer's been hot and crazy here in socal and I just got back from a week in Europe (poor me, right?). Healing has been good - no pains or outstanding complications... My stitches are all healed with the R-hole closing leaving a scar that is hidden by my underwear and I have a bit of a keloid formation just above the pubic line (also hidden by underwear, hence you can see the red, raised area of my TT scar in the pix)... Boobs are still full, nipples still always-perky (hence, lightly padded bras for me from now on)... It was nice being in unusually HOT Europe with just a light bra and tank top and be able to show off cleavage and a FLAT FLAT FLAT tummy... LOVE it!!! I'm still amazed at how flat my tummy has been since surgery and have to go back every now and then and revisit my 'before' pix just to see how far I've come along. So so happy with all that Dr.O'Toole has done for me. Now I'm just a once-in-a-while visitor here on RS and I've moved onto becoming more of a botox patient with DOT. I'm going to continue the 1-2X/yr botox for my crow's feet and 11s bcz it really does make a WORLD of difference with overall appearance and makeup application. I posted the above pix but not a whole lot has changed other than being a bit more "softer" around the mid-to-butt section and less "tight" from post-surgery. I don't mind. I'm just :HAPPY: overall, more than satisfied, and I wouldn't change a THING! Hope everyone is healing well and if you ever need me, you can still find me here...

xoxo

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
542 South Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, California
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My PS is Dr. Martin O'Toole (owner and chief surgeon of Pasadena Cosmetic Surgery) in Pasadena, CA- just down the street from Old Pas, really beautiful modern gray and glass building with its own parking. I picked him out of 3 consults because he was a family friend of a good friend of mine who just had him do her BA - so I'd know where to find him if I needed to! Also, his location - about 15min from my house. His price$ - comparable to the lowest I heard. And most importantly, since my mom is a nurse, because he does his surgery in a surgical center across the street from his office (and currently building his own upstairs!) with a familiar emergency team readily available and right next door - Huntington Memorial Hospital... factors very important to me. He isn't all "rainbows and kisses" and I'm quite a chatty personality person, so I would've loved to have that social bond... But he is a very calm, very knowledgeable PS with 20+ years of experience and makes you feel like he knows what he's doing and is sure he'll do a good job- from helping to choose boob size, to being known for tight tummy tucks, to designing his own natural-looking BB. His staff is very nice- Sarah (pt coord) is such a happy and direct personality and Nadia (nurse) reminds me so much of my mom- skilled and gives her opinions. I like the professionalism of the office but would suggest that they update in terms of using more modern techniques like Exparel injections and technologies like the Vectra 3D imaging tv viewers that show you what you look like with different boob sizes. I went to 2 other PS consults. Dr in Beverly Hills- "boob capitol" of the world! But he was located in the heart of major traffic jams (for those of us who know the area), office where he performs his surgery was small and located on the 10th floor of a valet-only building! Can you imagine if there was an emergency??!! The nearest hospital was miles away- OMG. But the major neg was his bedside manner- not bad, just nonexistent... I didn't know what to ask so he didn't really give solid answers. Also, he wasn't PS board-certified. Oh and I was nervous as hell because he was my first consult and they said I could leave my undies on but I was so used to ob exams and took off EVERYTHING! So when he came in, he was like Oh! and then I realized... super embarrassing! But this guy was a friend that my husband knew and came highly recommended so too bad it didn't work out. The other consult was with a local PS very close to home. Kind of a gayish personality, which I really really like because he's so happy and bubbly and made me feel so comfy like we could go out for coffee and donuts after! A huge plus was his office had Vectra 3D imaging so I could pick whatever boobs I wanted and he could insert them virtually so I could see what I looked like with them in - on a big screen TV! Awesome! But he only had 10yrs experience and was quite pricey. Dr.O'Toole is a very serious, professional doctor. He doesn't act like your friend, he doesn't act like a salesman, he doesn't look flashy or like he's dipped in the pot and had all kinds of PS work tested on himself (haha). He's a what you see is what you get kind of doctor. He's very real, very present, is concerned about your needs and reassures you all will be well (and you will believe him), and he knows what he's doing. You can ask for what you want, but he'll tell you what you need. Professionalism all the way around.