Tummy Tuck with MR/ Removed Vertical Incision - Flowood, MS

Actually I have just gotten back into a size 6 comfortably, I was a four-six to start with. I think I was swelling a lot and it kept a fullness in my tummy. I now am about 132 lbs. I was 129 after the surgery.I eat well and work out everyday.I also have a small fat pad from the upper abs that pulled down to my lower abs with the surgery. The PS is going to lipo that off in the fall. I feel like at that point I should be my regular size again. I think when people are really big it is drastic and they are smaller even with the swelling as to where we may be our ideal weight so the swelling makes you bigger for awhile. All and all I love it! Looks and feels so much better. I am going to add a new photo of now so maybe you can see the fat pad.

I actually was bigger with the swelling. I am finally at four months back in my regular clothes! I think when you are larger to start you come out smaller. When you are smaller you end up bigger if you swell. I put up some new photos for my four month mark' I do have a fat pad on my lower abs they will lipo in the fall but overall I am really happy with the results and am very happy I did it.

OMG!! You look awesome. There's been a lot of progress. Isn't it exciting?? :)

Yeah, the swelling is bad and very uncomfortable. I keep telling myself, "It'll be well worth it in the end!" I am 6 weeks out. I still have little uneven spots on my upper belly. I'm hoping they will subside and be really smooth eventually. I don't notice any on you. How long does it take to go away? How much fat did your ps remove?

I am not sure about how much he removed...been meaning to ask! I do have to have a revision on July 8th. He said he needs to do a little lipo on my lower ab where some fat moved down during surgery and fix a small dog ear on the left side. I am really excited about the overall result! I am so glad I did this. You are six weeks? do you have photo's up?

I am 2 months and 2 weeks out now. It is getting better. Stilla little swelling under the bb but that can last for a few more months. The pain is gone, just the strange numbness and occasional tug. I am back in the gym and am half way back to my normal weight lifting routine, can do any cardio all day long, no problems. I am so happy I did this and again, the long uncomfortable but not to terribly painful recovery is worth it!

I made it out of my binder about a week ago but I wear it to the gym. What did you PS say? Mine said stay in it for six weeks, no breaks except showering. Then I wore it during the day but not at night for another week. At 7 weeks he wanted me out of it. It took a few days but I did it! Now I notice the swelling really isnt any worse without it. I am flat in the morning and swollen by the end of my work day. By week seven I noticed its getting a litte better everyday.I have finally stopped burning. I never tried ice or heat, I get icked out by the numbness so putting hot or cold on it would make it feel odd to me!

Thanks so much for telling your story, I have been researching having this done for a while, I had breast aug. last year and now want to have a tuck, I have a similar scar on my abdomen from a procedure I had to remave part of my intestine several years back, although the procedure saved my life I hate the scar it left me with!!! It was nice to see how yours is GONE ,it makes me want to get this done even more!!!

Thanks! I hope you work it out, I am so glad I did. I would nt trade the scar, it saved me but I was so glad to see it gone. If you have been through that kind of surgery you can smooth handle this!Its more uncomfortable than painful. I would rather have pain on the front end and less of this swelling but overall I would not take it back once it is totaly healed it will be exactly what I wanted.

*Angeella* Your photos show promising results. You go, Girl! ;) You and I have the same basic shape. Have you changed sizes in your clothes? If so, how? Did you lose weight from pre-op til now? Good luck!

Hello there, I have acouple of questions for you. 1.Why does your incision look so high up, is it because of your past surgeries?(will it go away?) 2. Are you serious about the cost? (if so, what state/town are you in cause I need to fly down there!lol)

My scar is higher because I am long in the torso, didnt have a lot of skin above the navel to pull down and for him to get all but the small portion below my pantie line of the old scar, I had to accept a higher scar. For me it is okay, the other option was a vertical scar. The cost was lower due to the fact I had another procedure at the same time (my ovary removed). I paid an extra 1400.00 to the hospital, 573.00 to the anesthesiologist and 3000.00 to the surgeon. Although I am thinking that the overall cost of these procedures may be lower in the south or at least in my area.

I also have my panties down kinda low in this photo, it is higher for sure than many but I think it looks a lot higher the way I took the photo! I may put another on in this weekend that really depicts the actual placement of the incision.

I think you can find a fair price surgeon in the North Bay. Try Dr. M. Delgado in Novato, CA

Hi can you please give me the phone number to the dr that peformed your procedure, it looks really great. I have the same scar due to a c-section and I absolutely hate it