34 Years Old, 3 Kids, Ready for a New Me - Austin, TX

After having three kids in my early 20's I decided it was time to put my body back into place. I've always had very large breasts, and after nursing all three of my kids they had begun to sag and put a lot of pressure on my neck and back. In addition, my stomach was stretched and saggy, and I was having a hard time fitting into clothes. I would have to buy larger sizes to accommodate my waist and breasts, and just generally felt unhappy with the condition my body was in. All the diet and exercise in the world wasn't enough to shrink my stretched out skin and breasts back to their normal place. In fact, the more weight I lost, the more the skin around my waist sagged - it was like the problem grew worse instead of better!

I had some big life changes and finally decided it was time to think about me for a change. I set up a consultation with Dr. Kerr and one other plastic surgeon in Austin. I went to Dr. Kerr first and liked him so much that I cancelled the other consult and scheduled my surgery the day of my consultation.

Dr. Kerr suggested that I had a full tummy tuck and a breast lift and small reduction. I had originally wanted a reduction, but after talking to Dr. Kerr I agreed that I didn't want to go too small with my breasts. I was more concerned with the sagginess than with the large size.

My surgery went really well. I was very sore for about a week, and after that I was sore in like a "super work out" type of way, but it wasn't so bad that I required pain medicine above the normal tylenol. Things were very, very tight in my stomach for a long time, and I basically had no core strength. It took probably 6-8 weeks before I really felt like myself again - but boy does it look great! I went from hating what I saw in the mirror to now being surprised every time I catch a glimpse of myself. I went from a size 12 pant to a size 8, and from a 38DD/DDD to a 38D on breast. I was having to buy XL in tops to accommodate my large breasts, and now I'm buying size medium. AND I'm able to buy shirts that button, which I've never been able to do before. I am having so much fun shopping for new clothes! The pain in my neck and shoulders is relieved, and its so nice to not have to wear a body shaper under my clothes all the time to hide my stretched stomach skin.

I wish I had done this years ago, or that I could time-travel back to myself and let me know what a difference this was going to make. It was worth every penny and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Any pain was well worth it.