Jessica9025

Think Before You Cut - Duluth, GA

Just in my research, and different things may have worked for some, I saw not so good reviews for mederma or Vitamin E oil. I went with the better reviews and bought Scar FX but because my scar isn't raised, returned it. I also got the silicone strip and it seems to have done a decent job. I kind of believe time will and nature will heal accordingly but the silicone does have mild pressure, mimics skin and keeps the area from drying out and being rubbed. Due to the crappy placement/shape of my scar it's hard to keep the strip from bunching from on the ends when I don't have some sort of tight short/compression garment on. I'm 4 months out currently and wearing the garment now isn't needed plus its mid-August in Georgia. I say ask your PS and he/she will recommend something. Just don't buy it from them as the markup is high. The scar FX I bought they sold for aroubd $60 but I got on Ebay brand new for less than $20.

The initial doctor was in Peachtree City and was not a plastic surgeon. She was an ER dr who went into 'anti-aging' and took a weekend course in lipo. Left me all sorts of dents, lumps, divots, gouges and emotionally wrecked. The revision dr IS a plastic surgeon but I'm feeling duped by him and his result. Dr. Davoudi is his name. I can't say he wouldn't do a good job on an untouched body, but mine is not satisfactory. His method for straight line incisions caused me to have dogears on both ends and an overall ugly scarline. He said he can do the dogear revision in office and later on put me back under and do some revision work on my hips--which I feel like should have been done right to begin with. It's very obvious the contours are uneven and the gouging (which was my reason to get fixed to begin with) are still apparent. This has been an ongoing nightmare which impeeds in my everyday life and stays in the forefront of my mind. I want this to be OVER! Will consider his revision as he has so graciously offered to do it at no charge from him, just half of hospital and anesthesia-which is expensive. Spent about 3 grand for the TT on hosp stuff alone. But the flip side to that is why wasn't it done right to begin with? He sold me. I felt like everything would be not necessarily perfect, but much improved and it wasn't. Other consideration is figuring up a way to pay to see a revision specialist, which I feel I should've done to begin with. After all this stress and expense I'm coming out of this happy one way or another.

Really wish original poster would answer the posed questions. Any insight as to the outcome would be great. There's lot of people that want toknow what your final surgery was and if you're happy and who your doc was. I live in Atl also and have gone thru 2 separate surgeries and need a revision. It's very disheartening but this is a great site to vent and share. Please do.

I am so happy to read your comment. I had a tummy tuck 4 wks ago and the scar is outside of every pair of underwear I own. Looking back on all the consults, only 2 recommended a full tuck and the others a mini or no cutting at all. I have been researching the cause and was just about sure it was due to not a lot of excess skin. This just solidified what I was thinking and I guess what I wanted to hear for comforts sake. How do you deal with the higher incision? Does it bother you? Has it been a pain to find clothes or swimwear?

Thank you. That was very sincere and I appreciate it. This site has been the source of a lot of information and insight. Really love that there are so many women going thru the same thing. Hard to believe the amount of plastic surgery really happening out there.