I've always had a "potbelly" from the time I was a child. At 120 pounds, young and active...I had a belly. When I gained weight, guess where it went? Yep, my belly. I had a couple of surgeries in my 30's to remove masses along with my ovaries. This is when I started getting the apron effect. It had gotten to the point where I was just in pain all the time. My work was becoming impossible, and...
I am being as realistic as possible going in to this. I have had an appendectomy and c-section along with a few non-invasive abdominal surgeries. I really hate the extra skin at the bottom of my stomach, which is my biggest concern of getting rid of. However, I may be interested in having a fat transfer. I am considering excising fat from my back and love handle area and maybe transfer it...
I had a tummy tuck four years ago. It was the hardest surgery I had experienced up to that point, and still is. I lost seven pounds, took vitamins, and ate right prior to surgery. The day of, I was the first surgery, and four and a half hours later, I was done. I went home; two drains on either side of my incision, draining normally. After two days, the drain on the left side began to hurt to...
