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Extended Abdominoplasty with Lipo: Thrilled with Results!
UPDATED FROM silverchica
12 years post
13 years later, shouldve done this when I was younger!
WORTH IT$10,500
Decided to post an update pic on here.
I lost 25 lbs since the procedure (weight went up and down since I had the procedure) but keeping fit with hiking and rowing. Rowing (I bought a home machine: Concept2...super simple and a brick shithouse of a machine) is great for keeping abs in shape without feeling like you're working your abs.
Here is a picture of my "before" abdominoplasty and me wearing some jeans a few months ago. I also have a pic of me wearing a festival outfit. Would never have felt comfortable wearing anything revealing or form fitting before this procedure. If you're considering it....do everything healthy you can to get your weight down and then do it. This is not for weight loss, but for reshaping.
I lost 25 lbs since the procedure (weight went up and down since I had the procedure) but keeping fit with hiking and rowing. Rowing (I bought a home machine: Concept2...super simple and a brick shithouse of a machine) is great for keeping abs in shape without feeling like you're working your abs.
Here is a picture of my "before" abdominoplasty and me wearing some jeans a few months ago. I also have a pic of me wearing a festival outfit. Would never have felt comfortable wearing anything revealing or form fitting before this procedure. If you're considering it....do everything healthy you can to get your weight down and then do it. This is not for weight loss, but for reshaping.
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November 7, 2014
These are pics with previous post. They didn't load initially. All 1 year post procedure pictures during "real time" e.g. not in any standard pose in front of bathroom mirror, so there may be some background noise. Love the fact that I can wear a 2 piece swimsuit without a cover up! Kudos to my surgeon!
November 8, 2014
Looks like fun! Thanks for posting. You must be thrilled!!!
November 8, 2014
Sophia, yes! Thrilled! It seems so normal now..but when I went on here and posted...and looked at 'before' pics..I couldn't believe the difference! It makes me want to go workout more! :)
November 8, 2014
I'm working out like crazy before.. I'm going to be sad I can't for awhile. I love to be active myself too!! So happy for you.
November 17, 2014
Whistle Whistle!! LOL I don't know how to spell out a whistle sound! REALLY pleased for you!
November 18, 2014
Thanks! Was reading your post...when are you scheduled (or are you scheduled) with Dr H? I have a late Feb date locked in for UBL. (Bit the bullet!)
March 21, 2015
Thank you for sharing your journey . Keep us updated!
March 22, 2015
Thanks! Not a day goes by that I'm regretful of having this procedure. Aside from regular exercise, this is the best thing I could've done for myself!!
UPDATED FROM silverchica
1 year post
One Year Update to Extended Abdominoplasty
Just returned from a yearly girl's trip and had received a reminder from RealSelf about updating my profile after one year. Technically, its been 13 months, but who's counting? As pictures tell a thousand words, I have some to post here. I wasn't posing specifically for RealSelf in the bathroom mirror, so the angles may be off. However, these are an accurate reflection of how I look during "real time."
How do I feel? Great! It is so fabublous to pick out clothing and put it on without worrying about "sucking it in" for pictures, or buttoning the pants/shorts/whatever. Am I skinny? No, but that's not what I expected from this surgery. I was able to throw on a 2 piece (!!!!!!) swimsuit and go paddleboarding and hiking without worrying about cover-ups, or my excess skin hanging over the shorts. The pics below from hiking are in Kauai through some pretty muddy areas. I posted some stuff on FB and a few friends commented on my abs! Ha. I don't do situps, but I do pushups to work the whole back and abs at the same time.
At one year, I don't think about the surgery that often. It seems a very long time ago! I am still numb around the scar in about 2 inches in each direction. The scar has faded significantly to a silvery pink color. I suspect it will look like a faded stretch mark (in terms of color) when all is said and done. I had some puckering near the old drain site on the mons, and my surgeon released tension on this in the office and now it is not noticable. (He didn't have to use anesthetic at all because of the numbness...but being medical, I was sufficiently grossed out...only because I knew exactly what he was doing with the scalpel at all times...professional pitfall. eew.)
So I've identified two potential downsides to this procedure: 1) new wardrobe costs money. Ha. 2) I now am thinking about having my boobs done. I think its like getting a tattoo...if its good, you want more. Many women get the "mommy makeover" with mammoplasty in addition to the abdominoplasty. I had a more extensive abdominal procedure and (rightly so) did not feel that I could 'stomach' everything at once from the healing perspective. I had a few long discussions with my girlfriends on the girls trip regarding this. We are all in our 40's and it seems that we all have similar breast ptosis issues. Only one of us had breastfed, but 3 of us had rather large weight loss and DEFLATION. Right now, only large amounts of spandex, inversion therapy, and body armor are keeping my boobs up. I've been looking into what I will call surgical 'anti-gravity' options for this, and although I have the ultimate respect for my plastic surgeon ( in fact, referred a friend to him for breast lift and implants, and she looks great!!) I do not undere any circumstances want implants.
I found a surgeon on RealSelf whom I've contacted for mammoplasty. Will update and write a new review if I go through with it (thinking Feb/Mar after ski season...priorities!!). Spouse not keen on the surgery, but he wasn't with the abdominoplasty either, and he definately likes the results. I have upper back pain from the DD's, and now that I don't need to wear a scuba suit to fit into a dress, it is much more apparrent to me that the boobs are out of proportion. Again, ladies (and gentlemen) remember that you are choosing to do these surgeries electively, and if you aren't doing it for yourself, that you have to re-evaluate the appropriateness of surgery in the first place.
If anyone has questions about my procedure in general or whatever, PM me and I will get back to you in a reasonably timely fashion.
How do I feel? Great! It is so fabublous to pick out clothing and put it on without worrying about "sucking it in" for pictures, or buttoning the pants/shorts/whatever. Am I skinny? No, but that's not what I expected from this surgery. I was able to throw on a 2 piece (!!!!!!) swimsuit and go paddleboarding and hiking without worrying about cover-ups, or my excess skin hanging over the shorts. The pics below from hiking are in Kauai through some pretty muddy areas. I posted some stuff on FB and a few friends commented on my abs! Ha. I don't do situps, but I do pushups to work the whole back and abs at the same time.
At one year, I don't think about the surgery that often. It seems a very long time ago! I am still numb around the scar in about 2 inches in each direction. The scar has faded significantly to a silvery pink color. I suspect it will look like a faded stretch mark (in terms of color) when all is said and done. I had some puckering near the old drain site on the mons, and my surgeon released tension on this in the office and now it is not noticable. (He didn't have to use anesthetic at all because of the numbness...but being medical, I was sufficiently grossed out...only because I knew exactly what he was doing with the scalpel at all times...professional pitfall. eew.)
So I've identified two potential downsides to this procedure: 1) new wardrobe costs money. Ha. 2) I now am thinking about having my boobs done. I think its like getting a tattoo...if its good, you want more. Many women get the "mommy makeover" with mammoplasty in addition to the abdominoplasty. I had a more extensive abdominal procedure and (rightly so) did not feel that I could 'stomach' everything at once from the healing perspective. I had a few long discussions with my girlfriends on the girls trip regarding this. We are all in our 40's and it seems that we all have similar breast ptosis issues. Only one of us had breastfed, but 3 of us had rather large weight loss and DEFLATION. Right now, only large amounts of spandex, inversion therapy, and body armor are keeping my boobs up. I've been looking into what I will call surgical 'anti-gravity' options for this, and although I have the ultimate respect for my plastic surgeon ( in fact, referred a friend to him for breast lift and implants, and she looks great!!) I do not undere any circumstances want implants.
I found a surgeon on RealSelf whom I've contacted for mammoplasty. Will update and write a new review if I go through with it (thinking Feb/Mar after ski season...priorities!!). Spouse not keen on the surgery, but he wasn't with the abdominoplasty either, and he definately likes the results. I have upper back pain from the DD's, and now that I don't need to wear a scuba suit to fit into a dress, it is much more apparrent to me that the boobs are out of proportion. Again, ladies (and gentlemen) remember that you are choosing to do these surgeries electively, and if you aren't doing it for yourself, that you have to re-evaluate the appropriateness of surgery in the first place.
If anyone has questions about my procedure in general or whatever, PM me and I will get back to you in a reasonably timely fashion.
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March 2, 2015
Oops...i wrote mammoplasty...i mean mastopexy. And I just had it. See separate review. :)
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