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Excited and Scared!!! - Tulsa, OK

UPDATED FROM tallen
6 days post

Hi everyone!! I made it. Sorry it took so long...

WORTH IT$6,600
Hi everyone!! I made it. Sorry it took so long but I was just sooooo exhausted after surgery. My strength was shot before surgery from being sick and then ater surgery I just relaxed totally!!! Recovery was uncomfortable of course but nothing horrible. I absolutely love my doctor. I had no pain pump, no drains, no brusing even the lipo sections weren't bruised. He used the quilting technique . Even swelling is minimul.
I tire easy but thats ok. He got 5 lbs off of fat and skin. Plus I find I can hardly eat anything without feeling full. It reminds me of when I had the gastric sleeve and a few bites filled me up. I like that so I am down 10 lbs out 7 days. Not bad but I am sure I will get my appetite back LOL Hope everyone is doing well. I will put up more pics in the next few days. I am already tired and ready for the recliner LOL

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Greg Ratliff, MD

Greg Ratliff, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Hi, I have scheduled a tummy tuck and breast reduction for the first week of April, I have had 4 back surgery and continue to have awful pain. I'm having second thoughts mostly because of the 5 hours of anesthesia, that really worries me. I have s high pain tolerance so the pain is not an issue. I'm also 59 years old. Any advice
Im sure you will do just fine if you have been thru all that. I would do it again.
you look great, congrats! I am having a tummy tuck on April 11th. I go to my doc on monday and i am going to talk to him about the mons reduction/lift because mine has been abnormally large since i was 12Yrs old and everytime i got pregnant it got bigger.
Thanks!! My doctor automatically fixes the mons with the tt. I love mine now. Its never been so small lol. He even did lipo on it. You will be so happy when it is done
Ya why is that!? Like hey ur body already get demolished let's add forty pounds onto that mons area too!! Sorry being silly but it's true!!!
You look amazing! I am so happy for you.
You look great!!!!!
Congratulations
UPDATED FROM tallen
1 day pre

I hated to put the whole naked pic up but to be...

I hated to put the whole naked pic up but to be honest the reason I started looking around for a plastic surgeon was because of my pubic area. It is huge. It seems as I lost weight I don't know why but it just got bigger and bigger as if the fat kept falling into the pubic area or what the doctors call the mons area.
I looked around on here but no one really complains about that. So if anyone else has that problem they can see my pics.
In order to fix that I had to have a tummy tuck which was really ok with me. Who wouldn't want the extra skin off and a tighter tummy? LOL

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Good luck!
Thanks everyone for your kind words. I was so sick the last couple of days I was afraid I was going to have to cancel but I woke up this morning feeling tired but good. Thank God!! I did not want to have to wait!
Good luck for tomorrow.
Good luck! May your surgery be fast and recovery fast!
Hope things are going well. Can't wait to see you after shots!
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I have researched for the last few months and...

I have researched for the last few months and watch everyone on Realself and I am finally going to do it. I am so scared and excited. I have surgery March 7th. I am 51 years old, 200 lbs, and 5'7". I had gastric sleeve 5 years ago and have held my weight between 190 and 200 depending on the season. LOL I am ready to get rid of this. As you can see I have a real problem with the pubic area. It looks awful in a swimsuit and is very embarrassing. I hope they can really make a difference on that area.

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Good luck
Good luck
Good Luck!!!
Good luck. I have heard excellent things about Dr. Ratliff.
Good luck!