Cardenas Tt/lipo Tijuana After 4 Csections - Tijuana, MX

Well it's been one whole year since I had my tummy tuck with dr Carmina Cardenas. I look and I feel GREAT!!!!! I finally feel wonderful about myself and I went from a 2X to a s/m! I've kept up with my diet of eating healthier and NO sugar! I did have a cup of coke last week and I felt awful, bloated and had stomach pain. I am currently 141 lbs, not bad although I'd like to lose another 5-7 lbs and I will be at my ideal weight. I would like to lose more fat from my underarm area, I guess it bothers me more now, and also would like to get a incision revision since my hole healed uneven, but no rush. I'm afraid to have surgery and having complications again. I took some update pictures for ya'll who'd like to see Cardenas work after the swelling is gone and everything is healed. My abdomen is still pretty numb on the inside but have a lot of feeling on the skin. I am able to lift heavy stuff now but I'm still not overdoing it with the heavy lifting. I try not to lift over 100 lbs. overall, I am super excited to lol in the mirror every morning and I'd do it all over again.

everyone has been asking me if i regret the surgery. i know i said i did regret it in one of my previous updates. but now that my wounds are healing super fast and the shock is gone, i can speak from the heart, lol.
i think all the pain and suffering has been 100% worth it!!!!!!
ive been dealing with the shame of hidding my belly for 15 years now, and 2 months of suffering from post op and its complications have been totally worth it!!!!! the joy i get from looking and feeling fabulous in ALL clothes and actually being able to shop in ordinary stores (not many plus size stores where i live) is undescribable!!!! i am slowly gaining my confidence back! i look good and i feel great!
i had the opportunity to make this dream come true for me and i took full advantage of it. i think to myself "if i would have chickened out from getting the surgery, i'd still be feeling and looking miserable." i am so glad i did this.

now second question i get asked, do i recomend dra cardenas?!
yes, i do recommend her.
reasons why i do after my bad experience. the majority of her patients have had great experiences with her and many continue to to her repeatedly. her work is flawless and she will do everything within her ability to make sure her patients look their best as she did with me.
just because i had a bad experiese with sx does not mean everyone else will nor that dra cardenas is a bad surgeon, because she is not. dra cardenas is a great doctor, and risks run will all sx and all doctors.
im not quite sure if i'd go back to her again, or get anything done again for that matter. i do have other things that bother me, but i feel good with the way i look now.

Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts.
My wounds are healing and closing super fast! My drain hole is completely closed. The new hole I think will take longer to close but it is 100% Granulated. The big hole in the middle of my abdomen is starting to close after wound doctor removed inside stitches and debrided inside dead fat (yellowish-white stuff).
I've also started using my CG again which I believe has been they key to my wounds closing.
I continue the wet-dry dressings on both wounds but added a bit of silver ointment to inside of big wound.
I took my last antibiotic (cipro) yesterday. I continue to use ibruprofen 500 mg for swelling at least once a day.
The wound doctor said I might not need wound vac afterAll which is good because I have a wedding to attend.
My abdomen is still swollen and the more active I am the more it swealls. I've been walking 30-1 hr daily, and doing more for myself and my children.
I've been sleeping more on my sides than on my back =]. I still can't bend over completely to pick up small stuff nor put my shoes and socks on.
I continue to sleep very little at night but take naps during the day if I'm too tired.
I'm very fortunate that I am not working at this time otherwise I'd be rushed to heal and with my complications that would just be impossible.
I have a HUGE support system at home and everyone pitches in so I don't overdo it.
No one has seen my final results and I know they will all be shocked at how amazing I look. I went clothes shopping the other day, just bought 4 shirts because dra Cardenas told me I should wait 6 months to buy anything. Dr cardenas told me I'd continue to lose weight. I still cant beileve i went from a size 2x to a size large/medium!!! I lost a total of 20 lbs post op. I saw my doctor yesterday and she didn't recognize me!!!! She couldn't stop telling me how good I look!