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Has it been over a year already???

Name: Has it been over a year already???
Item: Lawrence D. Chang, MD
Rating: 5
Author: penster

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I am a 43 year old mother of three, ages 21, 18...

pensterJune 14, 2012

WORTH IT$6,900

I am a 43 year old mother of three, ages 21, 18 & 12. Ever since my third child I have wanted a Tummy Tuck. I am 5ft. 4 and currently weigh 150. I do crossfit and I run but no matter what I still have this droopy baby pouff!!! I am the manager of the color department in a busy day spa/salon and work in front of lots of mirrors all day. I love love love my job and making people look and feel beautiful but if I catch a side glimpse of myself I feel miserable inside. Sometimes I get dressed for work and there are clothes all over when my husband gets home cause I hated the way my stomach looks in everything! I am happy with rest of my body. Had breast lift with implants 8 years ago. I know I'll never be cellulite free or perfect but this tummy has to go! It affects me way to much. The beauty business is tough, you can't be the older looking stylist with the big belly, image is a big part of my success so far and I feel I need to maintain myself a bit. So I'm finally doing this for me, full tuck and lipo in 5 days!!!!

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Lawrence D. Chang, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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UPDATED FROM penster

4 days pre

I have some before pics in my phone but have no...

pensterJune 14, 2012

I have some before pics in my phone but have no idea how to load them. Any advice?

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UPDATED FROM penster

4 days pre

6-15-12, Well the nurse called today to confirm my...

pensterJune 15, 2012

6-15-12, Well the nurse called today to confirm my time for Tuesday! I have to report to the hospital at 7:30 am. It is about a half hour forty five min. from my house. I am such a major coffee addict Im trying to figure how I will survive without having any morning of sugery??? Ill prob. get a headache :( Tomorrow is my last day at the salon for 3 whole weeks. I am super booked so the day will fly by. Not being at the salon that long and having to move my clients around is one of the major stressors of this whole thing for me. I one of the lucky ones who LOVE my job. I have been there for 16 years and we are like a big family. I have clients that have been with me a long time. They knew me as a single Mom with a 4 year old and a 2 year old. They saw me get enganged to my super amazing husband, then married, then having my third child. My youngest is now 12 and I have been married 14 years! They really worry for me when they were told I was going to be out for 3 weeks for a "medical procedure" The ones Im really close to, who aren't judgemental I told the truth to. Everyone else, if they asked, I said a hernia repair. HATE lying, but not everyone gets this whole tummy tuck thing. I dont really care, only opinion that matters is mine and my husbands, and he just wants me to stop crying whenever I get dressed! Ok sorry to ramble on, but 4 days to go and I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

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Ana313

June 15, 2012

Good Luck Penster!!! How exciting! Hope everything goes perfect for you. On the pics, you can try to email them from your phone to your computer. Then upload from your comp.

penster

June 15, 2012

Thanks Ana313, that's exactly what I did, but they are all sideways, LOL any advice on that one? I am only used to uploading to facebook :)

Ana313

June 15, 2012

Tilting my head...perfect! I think you can rotate them in a pic program. Like Microsoft picture. Save it and try uploading again. Woo hoo! 4 days.

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