33 Yrs Young, 3 Boys and a Tummy Tuck! - Philadelphia, PA

Hey ladies! its been 5 moths and I thought I would check in. Im doing great. This has been quite a journey, but I can honestly say it hasnt been a bad one for me. I was blessed to have a complication free surgery and recovery. This isnt always possible, even with the ps doing everything right and even the patient doing their part, sometimes situations occur, everyones body is different . I made it through with no issues, so for that alone, I am greatful. I still experience swelling (and I knew I would) I also have some intra abdominal fat which my ps confirmed cannot be removed with lipo but only through a good diet and excercise ( be mindful of this if u r considering surgery and are not at an ideal weight). As u can c from my pics I am curvy/thick. I naturally have a bit of meat on me. I was not at my goal weight that I wanted to be when I had my tt, but chose to go through with it anyhow. I told myself I would work on losing weight after surgery and that worked in the beginning due to a highly decreased apperite from the surgery, but lets just say that isnt the case anymore. I am just geting serious about maintaing a healthy lifestyle through better eating and excersice and I am sure my resluts will continue to improve as a result. Everyone tells me my body is perfect and I dont need to lose a thing, but its really about being healthy and doing what feels good for u. U no ur body better than anyone. And even when ppl cant see our inperfections, we no what they are. I have learned so much about myself through this journey and I really mentally prepared mysel for things prior to the surgery, the decision to finally get a tt wasnt an easy one and it didnt come quick. I did a lot of reading/preparing. And I encourage everyone to do the same. Tt can be very rewarding, but if u go in with unrealistic expectations it can be disappointing I imagine. I told myself I would look the way I wanted a yr after my surgery and im glad I gave myself that time. I had a friend who went in a wk before me and went through so many ups and down because she expected to come off the table with washboard abs! (Not literally, but u get the point) it doesnt work like that, surgery gets u damn close but u also have to put in work to mainrain and even enhance ur results. It realy is a process. Also ladies, if ur not already happy with urself surgery wont change that, u may even find tht after surgery u notice imperfections that u may have not even paid attention to before (I now realize how saggy my breast r, sonething I never even noticed, let alone cared about, until now)lol, r we ever fully happy? I pray that all my rs ladies are recovering well as I am and that your enjoying ur new look.... For the ones that are going in to have a procedure I pray that u have a complication free recovery as I did and that u also r happy with your results. I just wanted to share my thoughts, encourage someone perhaps. I have no bad/scary stories to tell or dissatisfaction to vent but I hve learned a lot and wanted to share. The best advise I could givezis to prepare yourselves, not just physically, but mentally as well. Be prepared to keep up the work your ps did by putting in work (do this by eating right and excercising if u can) just strive to live a healthier lifestyle. At the end of the day, that is all we want, to be the "us" that we can be... remember Surgery isnt magic, ur recovery and ur results will get better with time. Be prepared for Swelling! I no everyone is different and some will suffer through it more than others, but noone will escape it. The good news is it does slow down and eventually, stops. U will continue to mKe progress. I look back at my pics and the way my body has changed from month to month is amazing! I am happy! And wish u all the same. cant close out with out proclaiming: my ps was. the best, luv him!

Some more pics exactly 9 days post op that I stumbled accross. I bought this bikini from vs last year when I was gonna get the surgery, but didnt follow through. Well here it is now . Not bad, but im gonna need to invest on a bigger bottom for my behind!

I am really pleased with my scar. Today I am exactly 22 days post op and all the scabbing has pealed off. I have pretty good skin, so am anticipating this to be a great outcome. I am not using any creams. I am still keeping my incision covered with tape, which I will probably stop after next week when I go to my next post op visit. At that point I will probably just use coco butter or whatever cream I would normally put on my skin and just massage the area and apply that daily. I havent invested in anything outside of my marena garments for this tt. I also have an Ardyss corset which I wear over my garments. I actually had the corset for about 2 yrs and couldnt get into it when I purchased it, so it stayed tucked away in my drawer. It definately came in handy now.