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43 Year Old Mum of 8! - Belgium, BE

UPDATED FROM heather1415
25 days post

3 weeks post op full tummy tuck and lipo

WORTH IT$4,500
I'm finally starting to feel abit normal and am putting a before and after photo up haven't been brave enough before only my husband and surgeon have ever seen my tummy. After 8 children and 5 stone weight loss it wasn't a pretty sight! I went into surgery at 170lbs too heavy I know however I had stuck at this weight for ages.... I'm now 160lbs and watching what I eat trying to shift some more weight! I feel ok now most days anyway onwards and upwards :)

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Robin Van Look, MD

Robin Van Look, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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Had a tummy tuck and lipo 3 days ago and have...

Had a tummy tuck and lipo 3 days ago and have amazing results my scar line is almost straight I had 5 liters of fat removed and a very
Large apron! Very very happy with the result so far.... Robin is so nice makes you feel at ease start to finish and his nurse is lovely I was
Extremely nervous however put at ease imediatly and everything start to finish was explained properly

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Congratulations on your results.  How did the weekend go for you with recovery?

Hi, I won't lie had a hard couple of days bruising is coming out a lot now but still taking one day at a time :)

The bruising gets very colorful for a while which is normal.

Haha it is at the moment. I'm still really swollen can't wait for it to start going down x

The swelling is a pain!  Keep the diet clean and stay away from processed foods.  The sodium in those will blow you up.  

I can't hardly eat at the min, drinking loads of water not actually as sore today! Thank you so much for the advise! X

Eat tiny little meals several times a day.  For about the first month I was only able to east about a half a cup of food at a time.  

I am, feeling a lot better now, still very bloated though slowly going down, not in half as much pain now just sometimes feel like I'm gonna burst lol..
And electric shock pains in my lower tummy what's that all about!

I remember that feeling:)

Yep, the shooting pains.  Your body has been to H*&% and back and it's all a part of the recovery.  Gas pains, swelling pains, tightening up.  It's all a part of this crazy process.

Wish I had someone like you to talk to before I had it! Glad it's all normal though can't say I'm loving it haha, can't wait to sleep on my side and the tightening goes a bit, it's always worse afternoon evening.
I'm now 17 days post op and swelling is really starting to go down! My scar is a neat line and I'm finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel! No longer have to wake up and reach for the painkillers... And I can drive again :) feeling good