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Body By Wanzel: Time For The Arms - Toronto, ON
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I am almost two weeks out of my tummy tuck, muscle...
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I am almost two weeks out of my tummy tuck, muscle repair, breast lift and augmentation surgery with Dr. Wanzel and am already looking forward to getting my arms done.
I have lost over 180 pounds over the last 23 months and my arms have always been the enemy. I desperately want to wear a t-shirt or tank top as an adult.
My stomach/torso really bounced back after the weight loss, my boobs were a lost cause, but my arms are phenomenally fascinating. The skin, the wrinkles, the armpit fat, the quadriboobs....simply incredible and in desperate need of help.
I am hoping to book my consult at my next follow up with Dr. Wanzel for the TT on October 18th. I would like to have surgery around March and I am hoping that is enough time for him in between the lift/implant surgery.
I will add pictures soon. :)
I have lost over 180 pounds over the last 23 months and my arms have always been the enemy. I desperately want to wear a t-shirt or tank top as an adult.
My stomach/torso really bounced back after the weight loss, my boobs were a lost cause, but my arms are phenomenally fascinating. The skin, the wrinkles, the armpit fat, the quadriboobs....simply incredible and in desperate need of help.
I am hoping to book my consult at my next follow up with Dr. Wanzel for the TT on October 18th. I would like to have surgery around March and I am hoping that is enough time for him in between the lift/implant surgery.
I will add pictures soon. :)
Beth C.'s provider
UPDATED FROM Beth C.
5 months pre
Pictures
I updated my TT/BL pics today (13 days post op) and thought I should take my arm pics to share...
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October 9, 2013
Hi Beth....Congratulations on your weigh loss and successful surgeries, it is quite an accomplishment, and you look wonderful! I also had MWL and subsequent LBL, and in a separate surgery, brachioplasty, and breast lift with implant. I can honestly say, long scars and all, the brachioplasy is a life altering surgery! For the first time in my adult life I wore a tank top in public. Best of luck, and please reach out if you have any questions..
October 9, 2013
That's awesome, thanks for commenting. I can't wait for this one!! :). Was it a relatively easy recovery? I worry about having limited use of my arms. I was warned with my lift and implants it would be bad but it hasn't really been. I haven't read these reviews much yet. I probably should get on that. :)
October 9, 2013
The recovery was slightly more uncomfortable than I had anticipated. I say that only because I had an absolutely pain free recovery from the LBL. It was remarkable, so I figured the arms would be a piece of cake compared to the LBL....I was mistaken! I took narcotic pain meds for the first night, and the following day...after that it was just Tylenol. The one tip I do have, and highly recommend is purchasing a pair of compression sleeves.. The first week I was wrapped in ACE bandages, after that I wore compression sleeves. They are very thin and comfortable, and provide a perfect amount of compression. They keep swelling down, and relieve tension on the incision, thus producing a thinner scar. I read so many stories about wounds opening under the arm....I did not experience that at all.
October 9, 2013
Thanks. :) Years ago I bought a product that was meant to compress the upper arms to look better in clothing or allow for a layered look under a tee. It wasn't until I started researching this surgery I realized they are essentially the same thing as compression sleeves. These ones were sold as a fashion product though. When the time comes, I will buy the proper ones from the place I got my bras and binder from. Thanks again! :)
December 13, 2013
Thanks and I will make sure to ask for them at my pre surgery appointment next week. But I believe they are incl. in my surgery cost since I remember they mentioned it.
December 13, 2013
I will remember to ask for them during my next week pre surgery appointment.
November 3, 2013
Beth have you seen what happened to my arms - it looks freaky http://www.realself.com/review/ramsey-nj-arm-lift-flankplasty-breast-lift-body-lift-medial-thigh-lift
UPDATED FROM Beth C.
4 months pre
Booked my date!!
I saw Dr. Wanzel today, for follow up on my first surgery, and we also discussed the plan for my arms.
I won't have the standard elbow to armpit incision as I have a lot of excess skin in my armpit as well. So I will get what he called the "hockey stick" where it curves through the armpit.
He explained that the scar won't be a thin line, but rather a spread scar. I don't care, this excess skin hurts me physically (and probably emotionally), and I said several times I am not seeking perfection, I just want to feel better.
There is a bit of skin, I call it my third and fourth boob, that may not go away completely with this surgery. He said if I don't like the result in that area, he could just cut it out, resulting in a scar in that spot (covered by bra strap anyway) and probably with a local anesthesia. We will see what happens.
I did my paperwork and booked my date, March 12, 2014, almost six months after my last one. :)
I can't wait!!!
I won't have the standard elbow to armpit incision as I have a lot of excess skin in my armpit as well. So I will get what he called the "hockey stick" where it curves through the armpit.
He explained that the scar won't be a thin line, but rather a spread scar. I don't care, this excess skin hurts me physically (and probably emotionally), and I said several times I am not seeking perfection, I just want to feel better.
There is a bit of skin, I call it my third and fourth boob, that may not go away completely with this surgery. He said if I don't like the result in that area, he could just cut it out, resulting in a scar in that spot (covered by bra strap anyway) and probably with a local anesthesia. We will see what happens.
I did my paperwork and booked my date, March 12, 2014, almost six months after my last one. :)
I can't wait!!!
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November 30, 2013
Hi Beth, my arms have healed nicely now, just as my surgeon said they would. http://www.realself.com/review/ramsey-nj-arm-lift-flankplasty-breast-lift-body-lift-medial-thigh-lift
December 6, 2013
I love showing my hubby your pics....so he knows what may happen. He doesn't handle the ick very well. :) You're looking good now.
December 6, 2013
Well, your axilla might open, that's pretty common. But what happened with that arm wound was way out of the ordinary and not at all likely to happen to you.
November 30, 2013
Hi Beth, so glad you booked your arm lift surgery! I know you will be so happy with your results....You look amazing already! Your surgeon has done a a fantastic job with your last surgery, I am sure this one will be just spectacular.
December 6, 2013
Thanks, I hope so. Depending on how I heal, that will determine if I go ahead with the bottom half. I am really wigged out about the unknown (opening scars, etc) with that one. I have lots of time to decide. :). He's a great surgeon, takes pride in his work and is brutally honest. He doesn't make promises he knows he can't keep.
December 6, 2013
Yay Beth, congrats on booking your surgery, you're gonna look so amazing!
On another note, I just noticed that I'm on my surgeon's page: http://www.realself.com/find/Ontario/Toronto/Plastic-Surgeon/martin-jugenburg-md#photo-1153530
December 6, 2013
Maybe you could convince him to, he'd get a lot more patients if your photo was on there! I also just wrote my review, waiting for realself to put it up.
December 11, 2013
I'm scheduled to have a TT and arm lift on jan 14 at the same time. Considering you has a TT, would you say that there is no way you would if had the TT and arms done at the same time???
December 11, 2013
I would have done it at the same time. I couldn't do my arms because I had the lift and implants. The doc said something about blood supply, plus I'd have discomfort in the chest and would need my arms to help me get "up". Now that I've been through it, I can't think of any reason a tuck and brachioplasty at the same time would be troublesome. Good luck!!
December 11, 2013
So you don't think me trying to get out of a chair with arm lift and TT would be a big problem ?? I should still be able to move my arms?
December 11, 2013
That I don't know, not having had the arms done. I also had a lift chair that I rented post op so I didn't have to lift myself out of the chair. The reason I had discomfort in my chest is we went under muscle with the implant. Any surgery messing with muscle is uncomfortable. Brachioplasty is just skin, my understanding, from my surgeon, is it won't be as uncomfortable.
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