Just before 40 and getting my Sexy Back!!! (Mommy Makeover) - Atlanta, GA

I don’t know how often I thought of writing this journal and I figured I just needed to sit down and do it. Hopefully someone finds this helpful. If not, at least it will be therapeutic for me. ? My Bio I am a married mom of three beautiful, intelligent, and energetic kids. I had my first child at 25 and then every two years after that. I got married at a young age and this year we are celebrating 16 years. I can’t really say that I am doing this for myself or because I want a confidence booster. I think I am pretty confident already… that is, when I have all of my clothes and makeup on. When it’s just me in the mirror, sometimes I don’t recognize whose body I am in. That mirror doesn’t seem as accurate as when I look at myself from the inside out (hopefully I didn’t confuse anyone). I still feel like I am 18 years old... Or maybe 22 tops (tehehe)! In this vision my knees don’t hurt when I walk and my hands don’t have these huge looking aged veins in them. On a man, veins are sexy, but on a woman, it just doesn’t translate the same. Let’s get personal As if we haven’t already. I am 5’7”, 170lbs, with a cup size of 34DDD. Not sure if you know how hard it is to find that bra size but it's not like I can run down to Target... If I'm lucky Kohls may have one granny looking bra. Forget getting panties to match. Like many of the dolls on here I too have shed a few pounds. My highest was with my last child when I nearly topped at 200lbs. My weight has been up and down ever since and as low as 155 (ah, the good ol days). This go round I am determined to maintain it. I refuse to be anything other than my ideal version of me next year when I turn forty. Sooo.. Here I stand naked and exposed to myself in my floor length mirror. As I take my hands and massage out the stretch marks by pulling the skin to my sides. Thinking, that I just need to make an appointment and find out if anything can be done to help me. Did I mention that I feel like my boobs hang down to my belly button?? Let’s not even discuss what happens when I lay on my back and these things go everywhere but where I want them to go… This is how I ended up on RS. I was looking for a referral to a PS in ATL. I came across Dr. Okoro and Dr. Celestin. Both doctors are highly accredited and knowledgeable in their field. I scheduled my consultation and my husband came with me. Not sure what to expect, I was put at ease immediately. Georgia Plastics has a kind and professional staff. I love the fact that the surgery is done in house, the hospital where I delivered my babies is up the street, and the center is close to my house. I determined all of these benefits from their website. I decided to go with Dr. Celestin because she is a woman and because plastic surgery is starting to become more prominent in black culture I really wanted someone who would understand my fears and concerns from a female perspective. Did I mention Celestin received best in breast two years in a row… I’ll have the… please At first I struggled with this decision but I finally decided to go for it and I am doing a BL, TT w/ LP. I am so excited!!!! My surgery is scheduled for June 9th. They had a few dates in May but I had to push it out so that I could close up a few work assignments. Dr. Celestin told me that I had enough tissue to do the BL without a BA. I’m nervous to see what the results will be like in a few years. They suggested that I come in so I could get my second long list of questions addressed. So I had another consultation with her last week. Dr. Celestin put me at ease, again, and told me that if I help ‘support’ them the results should last longer. I really want the natural look; however, I noticed that all of my wish pics look like they have implants. In the end, I don’t think I want the up keep of implants, and I do want to be able to say ‘this is all me’ hahaha This site has been so helpful to me. Since I am on the road to the flat side I should pay it forward. Feel free to ask any questions. Ah!!!! I am toooo excited!!!!!!!

Figured you all may want to see my before. Let's agree to destroy these after- hahaha

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