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Puckers Really Bothering Me... Hope Its Worth It - Stoneham, MA
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I am 7 days post op tummy tuck breast aug and...
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I am 7 days post op tummy tuck breast aug and hernia repair.... Today was the first day I finally am feeling a little relief. its hard for me to say if this is all worth it yet.I have the deep stretch mark looking things on my stomach that I really bothering me. When I went to my plastic surgeon yesterday to remove my drains he told me they were not stretch marks they were puckers.what are puckers and do they go away and can anyone tell me if to them they resemble stretch marks I hope they go away because if they don't was this worth all the pain and money?
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June 27, 2013
Hi puckering should go completely. I had really bad puckering as my PS wanted me not to have a vertical scar, so he stretched me a lot. The puckering has completely gone. My once raised, chunky puckered cut is now a flat, thin scar. I am now 6wks post op. :-) I also had a few very deep ugly looking stretch marks that are not even noticeable now. It really does all heal. I know it looks a bit scary now. When I first had a look a mine I was " what the hell have I done". Now I love the way I look. Hope this helps x
June 27, 2013
Thx for the encouragment I've been really upset about them but I still dont think its puckering from pics that I've seen doesnt look like it like I said looks more like deep stretch marks gonna have to post a pic of it to give a better idea to show. I guess its normal to judge everything on ya body after spending all that money right? I need to be a lil more patient I guess :-)
June 27, 2013
I had puckering and still have a little bit. I can't believe how much they have gone away. I am 3 weeks post op. Each day my scar flattens out a little more! Just keep healing and you'll love it!
UPDATED FROM Boston29
10 days post
10 days post op
Still a lil dissapointed with these so called puckers tell me what ya think? Stretchmarks or puckers??
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June 28, 2013
That's not puckering...those look like stretch marks. You might have had some before surgery that you didn't know you had and because they skin is not stretched you can see them...but not sure. Hard to tell really
June 29, 2013
See I knew it but did u see my before photo never had stretch marks that deep I wonder if that could have happened because of how my he stretch my skin to tighten it for the tt
June 29, 2013
Your before photos had stretch marks that he wouldn't have been able finger rid of and so when the skin is pulled tight the skin is a little thinner so it would be a little more noticeable...but they should fade over time. I know my stretch marks sure have faded since day 1. Your results are amazing!!!
June 29, 2013
I had the same as you. I thought I had no stretchmarks too. Turns out the reason the BB is wrinkly before op is because of excess wrinkling/ stretchmarks. So when the skin is stretched down the BB excess stretch marked skin is pulled down too. So technicaly we did have stretchmarks and now they are more visible. I was gutted to see them after the op but believe me it all fades. I'm post op wk6 and compared to the early weeks they have flattened and faded loads. I have now started to use bio oil and that has started to fade them even more. Time will fade them :-)
UPDATED FROM Boston29
10 days post
picture update
Wanted to add some pic of my beast aug which i am very pleased with went from being a very small b (32bs) and got 300cc silicone implants
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June 30, 2013
Hi! You look fabulous! I know what you mean about the stretch marks/puckers. We know what stretch marks are, I mean, that's a big reason why we get the TT, right?? So, yes, I have them too, I noticed right above my incision. And I didn't have them before. So I honestly think it happens when they stretch our skin as hard as they have to when they cut it and see it together with the bottom line of the incision. I give up, though, lol! I'm just glad to have a belly button and a small waist. You are looking gorgeous- and as the weeks go by, you'll be so amazed. Things become less pronounced as the fluids go away.
June 30, 2013
Thx for your kind words makes you feel a lil better when you hear from people that actually understand what your going thru. I wish i could fast forward and See my final result. I am a lil impatient I need to work on that..lol I guess ill have to learn to love my stretch marks and hope they fade. I looked at your pictures you look amazing :-)
Thanks for sharing on RealSelf! Are the puckers where your drains were?