50 Years Old - Time for Mini Tummy Tuck

Can’t believe that it’s been 8 weeks since the surgery. Lost 5 pounds since and hovering around 125/126 pounds without dieting or exercise. When I look at pics, I’m almost wishing I got a full tummy tuck instead of a mini because it’s not completely flat in the middle and you can see the loose skin above the belly button. But I’ll live.
I would love to get down to my ideal weight of 120 by summer and see what it will look like then.
But I have to be honest - I never do squats or lounges now that I have butt implants. And with a flat stomach from this surgery, I’m getting kind of lazy with exercising which I never been before. I’m usually pretty religious about working out. I have to promise myself to get back into cardio and toning. But I can’t help that this is what life for people that are genetically blessed (with a good body) must feel like on a daily basis. They just kind of take it for granted and it’s effortless for them. Unlike that those of us, have to pay $ to experience that. LOL

I think the downtime in plastic surgery is psychologically harder (for me) now that I’m 50. Like when I got my butt down in 2015, there was more down time but I don’t remember being as restless as now.

I’ve known at least 5 women who have gotten tummy tucks and all of them got a full one. I’m the only person I know who has gotten a mini and I can tell you this is so much easier than a full in every way. I even remember the second day post op, I was already walking up our stairs to the second floor. Yesterday, I drove to Whole Foods by myself. And today I drove to Whole Foods, Target, and Costco. I also was able to have my massage lady come to the house and give me a (much needed) face up massage for an hour.

The electric lazy boy lift up chair (that my good friend left me borrow) was so helpful the first week. But the last two days, I’m finally sleeping propped up on my bed. The binders and body suits that you get are not there good. So I ordered some good ones off Amazon. I alternate between two kinds - I will post the pics.

But the past week, I have been “boredom” eating. I started surgery at around 131 and I was horrified when I stepped on the scale yesterday and I was up to 134. All the salty snack foods (like chips) were catching up to me. And I can feel it was making my stomach very bloated. I did an all day cleanse yesterday and back down to 132. I’m juicing today as well.

My goals is to get back to 125/126, because even though I have a pretty flat stomach, I want my overall frame back to being smaller. Overall, I am very happy with results. I will even post the lipo pics of the FUPA area that my surgeon was able to do. LOL

Yesterday, I went to see my plastic surgeon for my post op and to get the drain out. I took these pictures at his office.
Is my stomach super wash board flat? No. And my doctor told me if one wanted that look, I would have to do a full tummy tuck. But I didn’t want a full tummy tuck to achieve that. I’m totally happy on what a mini TT and lipo gave me. I only had one child and I didn’t need muscle repair. But if I had two or more children, I would have definitely done a full TT.
I’m looking forward what the results will look like once swelling goes down. I think the only downside to any plastic surgery is that recovery is “boring” especially for type A personality like me. I would love to exercise right now but can’t. Just little things you take for granted.... Having to sleep on a recliner, walking around with a hunched back all the time, taking your compression garment off/on everytime you have a bowel movement. I tell everyone who wants to do plastic surgery that beauty suffering. LOL But honestly, the end results are totally worth it. I’m happy to have a flat stomach again at 50 years old.
I will say that I think recovery is always better when you’re in fairly good shape before your surgery. After every procedure I’ve done, recovery has been fairly easy. Also, stool softener and high fiber diet is the best for going to the bathroom. You do not want to strain with a bowel movement.
Also, in your consultations, make sure to bring your surgeon wish pics of what you want and pics you don’t want it looking like. As part of a mini or full TT, your vagina will be pulled up a little. I brought a picture of a TT of a vagina that was pulled up way too much and I told my doctor I did NOT want that. Make a list of all questions you want to ask. My doctor was the best is giving me what I wanted and answered all my questions. Also, I really trusted my doctor’s anesthesiologist too. Conversation with him the day before the surgery is key in putting your mind at ease.