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So Excited! Getting TT and BBL Done Tomorrow - Atlanta, GA
UPDATED FROM vixenmartine
3 months post
Ugly scar due to allergic reaction
$17,000
Happy New Year bellas! Hope everyone is healing well or excited about their upcoming procedures. I think it's been over a month since I've been on here. I was so busy with the holiday season. I am still wondering if Dr. J was worth the $12k I paid for the TT. I have to say it was not worth it. I like Dr. J as a person but I am not happy with the ugly ass scar I have next to my belly button. It was an unecessary scar unlike the tummy tuck scar. It actually looks like a keloid. I'm thinking of having a second opinion on this scar. The main reason that I got a tummy tuck was to remove my unsightly stretch marks but now that they are gone I have a keloid scar. Isn't that amazing? What I don't undertand is why the doctor used the medical tape since there is a possibility of allergic reaction. As soon as my flesh came up with the tape I called his office and his secretary knew immediately it was an allergic reaction. So, why use it in the first place on patients since you don't know whose allergic and who is allergic. Now I have to get some other procedure done to fix this scar. It cannot be hidden like the tummy tuck scar. It's a very fleshy and meaty scar. It will be three months since my procedure and also three month since having this scar and I just done see how it's going to flatten or go away. I've attached photos of it. Please let me know if anyone else has experienced this problem and how can it be fixed.
UPDATED FROM vixenmartine
2 months post
Post-op 5 week update
Hi dolls! I can't believe it's been five weeks already. I'm feeling much better and less sore. I've been using the Scar away long strips for my incision. I have a virtual consult with Dr. J next week and have some questions for him. I have really hard bumps in the spots that I was lipoed. They feel like big mosquito bumps and itch like hell. They are on my upper and lower back and I sometimes have a stabbing feeling in them. Is this normal? Did anyone else experience this? Other than that everything else is going well. I am wearing my compression daily and would like to get an additional one. Any suggestions?
Hope everyone is doing well and healing well also:-)
Hope everyone is doing well and healing well also:-)
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December 3, 2016
I experience and still do the itchy lumps in my flanks. I massage the area with Arnica daily and i have been getting massages weekly. I feel its working. I actually forgot to ask my PS about it but my massage therapist said its just tissue. Monday I will be 4 weeks out. The only issue I had is my incision ripping and that's very scary.
I only wear the binder when i am driving. My PS said it was ok just to wear the body shaper (Spanx). So far i feel it's working for me.
Great you are healing well.
I only wear the binder when i am driving. My PS said it was ok just to wear the body shaper (Spanx). So far i feel it's working for me.
Great you are healing well.

December 4, 2016
oh wow, your incision ripped. I would be scared too. Are you ok now? What caused this? I have been reading about the Arnica oil and I ordered it on target (Waleda brand) My entire back consists of two big lumps. I have a hard time believing this is normal. It feels like an allergic reaction.
UPDATED FROM vixenmartine
19 days post
My incision (see attached)
I took off my sutures last week and finally faced my incision. It was lumpy looking at first but today it's looking flatter. I just want to fast forward to next year to see how my stomach turns out because right now it's full of scars. It will be 3 weeks on Wednesday and I know it takes time. There is a strange looking knot in the middle of the incision if you look closely. For some reason, Dr. Jones charges about three times most PS do and I have seen some really beautiful TT for one third of the price. As I said it's very early but I can't still justify why I paid so much (it was $12k for the TT).
As for my BBL, it looks good but I have a big and hard knot of fat on the right hand side above my butt cheeks. I pointed it out to Dr. Jones and he said it would go away. I hope it does. Butt is very lumpy and from what I understand this is normal. I need to get some butt massages to smooth it out.
I guess I just need to be patient and go through the healing process. I am using scar away strips and bio oil along with the cream that the Doctor prescribed. The cream is helping alot with the healing of the medical tape allergy.
I have a month virtual consult with the doctor in the beginning of December and will address my concerns to him.
As for my BBL, it looks good but I have a big and hard knot of fat on the right hand side above my butt cheeks. I pointed it out to Dr. Jones and he said it would go away. I hope it does. Butt is very lumpy and from what I understand this is normal. I need to get some butt massages to smooth it out.
I guess I just need to be patient and go through the healing process. I am using scar away strips and bio oil along with the cream that the Doctor prescribed. The cream is helping alot with the healing of the medical tape allergy.
I have a month virtual consult with the doctor in the beginning of December and will address my concerns to him.
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November 15, 2016
Thanks for sharing. I cancelled 2 weeks ago. The facility called and said one as still on the books. I thought that was a sign to go ahead and have the procedure. I called Dr. J office on Friday to ask about bbl cost. I advised them I would call back if I decided to have procedure. I'm going to wait. I'm having too much aniexty.
I pray for a speedy recovery for you. As I've been reading, there is an oil the others are using to help with the scar.
I pray for a speedy recovery for you. As I've been reading, there is an oil the others are using to help with the scar.
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