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35yrs, 5'7", 175, 2 Kids, Breast Lift No Implant with Fat Transfer, Tummy Tuck with Muscle Repair, Lipo - Austin, TX
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After working hard to improve my strength, lose...
WORTH IT$16,500
After working hard to improve my strength, lose inches and clean up my eating habits post kids, I feel like I am finally ready to take the plunge. I have always been active, sports, gym, spin class, but always felt like, despite being strong and capable, that I was trapped in a fat suit! 2 years ago I started crossfitting as a way to improve my strength/mobility/physical appearance after my 5th sports related knee surgery. If I wanted to continue in my sport, I needed to get to work. Crossfit has been a LIFE SAVER. I have lost 30 inches and 25lbs, and am stronger than I have ever been. My views on the perfect body has really changed and I am much more focused on strength and ability than just being "thin". That being said, I have a horrifically saggy stomach and breasts thanks to losing a total of 60lbs (not counting two pregnancies of two huge babies) over the past 10 years. At my largest I was a size 16, 235# pre-pregnancy. I have terrible elasticity and have stretch marks from head to toe. I feel like my accomplishments in the gym are diminished by this belly that will not go away. So it's time! Hopefully I'll be heading in for a breast lift with fat grafting and a full tummy tuck at the beginning of 2016. I've scheduled 4 consults, but after seeing two surgeons, I feel like I have found what I was looking for. Great demeanor, beautiful results. I will likely cancel my other two consults.
Real Self has been amazing. I have learned so much from other people's testimonials.
Will keep everyone posted and will upload the dreaded before pics... when I work up enough nerve and get an actual date scheduled. :)
Real Self has been amazing. I have learned so much from other people's testimonials.
Will keep everyone posted and will upload the dreaded before pics... when I work up enough nerve and get an actual date scheduled. :)
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Replies (19)
December 9, 2015
So excited for you! The before pics were SO hard to post - but once there only helped reinforce my position to DO SOMETHING about it! LoL - and I am so glad I did! Best of luck to you - I know the feeling you describe! Even now - only 20 some days post op - I can feel the difference. SOOOO worth it! :)
December 9, 2015
Thanks! Despite just lurking, this community has helped a lot already! Shooting for the beginning of February for my surgery date. I'll likely schedule next week after my out of town trip. Oy!!
January 15, 2016
Wow, we have almost the same height weight! Excited to see your results! I had 500cc Aug, lift, and tt. :)
January 17, 2016
Thank you! :) This process is so strange. One day at peace, planning and excited, the next day asking my self what the hell am I doing and wondering if I'm crazy for wanting this. Dr recommended a full anchor lift, since I didn't want implants and I'm pretty droopy, but he will be injecting 200-300cc's of fat in each breast to increase upper pole fullness, so I feel happy about that. Not super in love with idea of the additional incision but all the post op pictures I've seen show those scars healing really well, so I'm optimistic.
January 17, 2016
I was supposed to have an anchor lift, and I was resigned to the scar after researching results with/without the lift. Def better. My breasts were very small, a small B on my size 14 frame, so I def needed the implant. When we did a bigger 500cc he said that gave me a natural lift and he only needed to do the lollipop incision. Once your belly is gone (its pretty obvious you are mostly excess skin!) your breasts will be totally proportional. You are going to look amazing!!!
February 16, 2016
You look great now. I had a breast reduction and tummy tuck, later followed by an upper eyelid lift (that the was the best to make me look younger) Did you also have lipo? I want that on my back (I lost 120 lbs 14 years ago) and my upper thighs.
Btu my issue is lose skin and I do not think Lipo can help that. My ass is so flat now I have been looking into that also but it is at the bottom of my list.
Btu my issue is lose skin and I do not think Lipo can help that. My ass is so flat now I have been looking into that also but it is at the bottom of my list.
February 16, 2016
Thanks! I did have a little lipo - my PS does it with his TT on the hips, as part of the package. He believes it gives a better overall result. Sounded good to me. Then after a couple of weeks of looking over my body prior to surgery, I wondered if my "little saddlebags" would look bigger after surgery or, at the very least more noticeable to me after everything else was looking good. So I asked if there were any other areas that would be easy to add that would give a good "bang for your buck". I ended up doing those saddlebags (outer thigh) and "upper bra fat" (under your arms beside your breasts where your bra wraps around), plus the already planned hips. Basically the areas that didn't require me to be flipped over during surgery, which adds $$. I opted not to do inner thigh because my skin is pretty stretched out and I've heard the inner thigh can have suspect results and end up not looking good.
I'm soooo happy that I did this. I'm still super swollen, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it's exciting! :)
I'm soooo happy that I did this. I'm still super swollen, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it's exciting! :)
February 17, 2016
I wish my PS had done lipo around the hips and also the public bone which is still really puffy and sticks out more than my tummy does. I also need my back fat done. Rolls after my loosing so much weight 14 years ago. But I bet I could buy a new car for what that would cost me. I sure wish PS was not so expensive. I had to pay 5K for tummy tuck but got my breast reduction and eyelids done with insurance as they were so bad. OK I am vane and I want to look good. But I cannot afford to.
February 17, 2016
This stuff is not cheap, that's for sure. The lipo was/is the most painful part in my opinion. I don't anticipate doing any more PS work, especially lipo... but you know what they say - "never say never". :)
February 17, 2016
Why was the lipo so painful? I thought that would be a piece of cake after breast reduction and the painful tummy tuck. Can you give me some idea what your Lipo costs and what area you live in? Thanks
Jan
Jan
February 17, 2016
Not really sure why it's so painful, likely has something to do with how invasive the procedure is (jamming a rod between your skin and muscle...). Those areas are sore and achy, super tender to the touch, swollen and you have to massage them, which hurts!
Not sure if my costs are very reflective, because I was doing other procedures I didn't have to pay additional surgery center and anesthesia costs. I didn't have a lot of lipo, either. The hips were included with the TT and I had a little bit done on the outside of the thigh and under the arms on my sides (upper bra fat). The upper bra fat area is the most painful to me! I'm in Central Texas.
Not sure if my costs are very reflective, because I was doing other procedures I didn't have to pay additional surgery center and anesthesia costs. I didn't have a lot of lipo, either. The hips were included with the TT and I had a little bit done on the outside of the thigh and under the arms on my sides (upper bra fat). The upper bra fat area is the most painful to me! I'm in Central Texas.
February 16, 2016
I have never regretted any of my plastic surgeries. ( why do they call them plastic when they are real. I hate that name and it needs to be abolished. There is nothing Plastic about it. It can be life saving.
UPDATED FROM LabLoverATX
2 months pre
I'm BOOKED!!!
Ok, ya'll. It's official. I'm booked for February 4th, 9am. Once I get through the holidays I'll post some before pictures. Scared, excited, so many feels!!!
Replies (3)
January 15, 2016
Take my word for it, you will WANT before pics from every conceived angle. Also take all your measurements PREop. I only did a couple and now I'm kicking myself. You'll have lots of down time to obsess and compare your results, and it helps pass the time and make all the pain and hassle seem worth it. Bc it TOTALLY is.
January 17, 2016
Done! These were not the type of "nudie" pics my husband was looking for when I asked him to bust out the camera, lol.
January 17, 2016
Ha! Mine is getting tired of me constantly asking for pics. But im in this compression gear 23 hours per day and want to see whats really going on under there!
UPDATED FROM LabLoverATX
18 days pre
Before pics.... This was hard, but here it is.
Ya'll, I can't even. This was so hard. But I did it for other people like me. Pictures have helped so much in this process. So here they are, in all their glory.
Replies (10)
January 17, 2016
First of all: you are beautiful just like you are. You have done an amazing amount of work and you should be absolutely proud of what you look like today! You brought babies into this world and that is no small feat (I've had 3), and as moms we give up our own beauty for the privilege of making babies. No regrets, and big picture thats what is most important. I know exactly how you feel right now, and wanting to look your absolute (impossible to achieve on your own!) best does NOT make you unattractive now, it just gives you that much more to look forward to. Your transformation is going to be DRASTIC and you'll be so glad you have documentation of how far you've come. Trust me, after spending that much money you'll be glad to reassure yourself you got your money's worth! I am only 2 weeks post MM and am literally giddy every time I look in the mirror. I went for a walk on my street yesterday and a male neighbor who I've never spoken to stopped me and was like, "I'm sorry... you look FABULOUS! Didn't you just have a baby?" HAHAHAHAHAHA! Poor guy just couldn't help himself. No amount of situps and cardio could have given me these proportional breasts and tiny wasp waist, and I have NO regrets. But I am also unapologetic about what I looked like preop, I worked hard to get back to my prebaby weight and I think I looked like a mom and a woman and pretty damn sexy. :) Hope this helps!
January 17, 2016
Also, if I could do it all over again I would have taken extensive measurements of everything preop, so I'd be able to compare inches lost/gained now. Oops. Just an idea. :)
January 18, 2016
Good idea! I've measured occasionally in the past, but it's been awhile, this would be the time to update. And you're right, I should give myself more credit for my accomplishments. Having babies ain't easy and neither is working hard in the gym and the kitchen. I used to be a huge scale person, but crossfit forces you to throw that right out the window. I'm not the lightest I've ever been in terms of weight, but I'm definitely the smallest I've been in my adult life. It was hard to care less about the number on the scale, but the loss of inches was way more impressive at the end of the day. Thank you for the suggestions and the encouragement!
January 18, 2016
Good job on your bravery. It takes courage 2 post these pics. My before's are horrible. Yours look great in comparison. You have a waist already! Dr. Kerr is going 2 knock it out the park & u will look freakin amazing! The nerves, fears, excitement is all normal. Warning, the swelling is intense. I couldn't fit into any pants the 1st 6wks. I would get down & 2nd guess my choice at times. Again, thats normal 2. So, if u happen 2 feel like that don't fret, it'll pass & you WILL look freakin fabulous! I promise! Dr. Kerr is amazing & your in great hands!
January 18, 2016
Thank you! I believe you! Your transformation is proof that I'm in good hands. There is this weird balance between having these big beliefs in your doc but not expecting miracles, lol. It's going to be good and I am definitely excited. I think I just need to fast forward to the big day and get'er done!
January 21, 2016
You are in good company - we ALL cringe about showing the real deal - but others courage helped me to see awesome results. You are now helping the next woman. Yay for your bravery! And besides - its so not as bad as you think!
January 21, 2016
Thanks! That's exactly why I did it, in hopes that it might inspire or help other ladies, like it did me. I actually didn't mind posting here, but you know how it goes with pictures on the internet... who knows where they go or end up!
January 25, 2016
LoL - I actually figured if someone wanted to do something totally scandalous with my flab pics - they were probably more twisted than even I could imagine! :)
March 18, 2016
Girl, you are my body twin, but you have better boobs.
March 18, 2016
It's nice to find someone you can relate to in this process! Are you planning on doing a TT and or BL??
Thanks for sharing your story with this community, and congratulations on losing the weight. I understand why you'd like your body to reflect all the hard work you've done to get so far.Â
Please keep us posted and let us know how we can support you. You might want to check out the forum for posts like this one:Â 30 Questions to Ask Prospective Surgeons at Your Mommy Makeover Consultation.