Tummy Tuck: Stories

Hi hi!! I'm from sg and I just did my Tt :) about 1 year after you. How are you doing??

Hi lhyf74,
Thanks for replying. If you don't mind, I will like to find out more from you. Can we communicate over emails? My personal email is soconfused75@gmail.com. Thanks!

Scar has some keloids and is still undergoing scar treatment. I did my op in a private hospital as my surgeon is in private practice. It's overall healing very well and I am back to exercising regularly. Yes, I claimed 100% of the cost of surgery and pre-post op cost.

Hi Edcia, I didn't initially opt for TT because I didn't have so much loose skin that I felt warrant a major operation like a TT. However, I wanted to repair my abdominal and umbilical hernia because of its potential complications in future. U see, my intestines were already pushing through my umbilical hole and causing some discomfort. I tried to look for general surgeons who would do the job for me with minimal scarring. But they all told me that they had to do a vertical incision at my torso to reach the muscles. That would leave a terrible scar (in my opinion) and was not acceptable to me. As such, I resorted to a TT.

Once I decided on a TT, I was still half hearted because its a major surgery with a lot of trauma to the body. I didn't know what could happen or how the recovery would be. Anyway, I took the plunge trusting that so many people had done it before me and turned out well.

The first 2 weeks were the worst because of the difficulty in movement, the stitches, the drains, and definitely the swelling!!! By the evening, I had to lie down so that the swell could go down a bit. I also remember the swell is mainly above my incision, stretching the skin above my incision further. I almost thought stretch marks were going to develop. So, I applied loads of scar prevention cream, etc twice daily to sooth the stretch and lie down by the evening. It took a month for the swell to come down to an acceptable level.

Exercise wise, I did some light hand weights by the 2nd week and started cycling on machine by week 4 for abt 30mins. Lucky for me, I didn't get additional swelling after exercising. But I don't push myself too hard. Now I am 6.5 weeks. Everything is back to normal, almost. :)

Thank you! Are u really from Singapore? I thought I was the only one here coz I don't seem to see other Sg TT patients putting up reviews or posts. The swelling is killing me! Urgh!

Hope you get better and better. Cheers from aesthetic doctor in singapore

We all go through the "what the heck did I just do to myself" stage in those first few weeks! I promise it gets better! :)

Thank you! I sure hope so! If not, it's so not worth it. I am just trying to do a bit more everyday and work towards eventual full recovery. I should be taking out some stitches next tues. Hope it all turns out well.

Stay posative, the old saying "Nothing worth doing is every easy"... You will be fit again and you will be happy..