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Maybe need a TT? Dr. Shlomo Widder?
I know it's been a while since I posted - I decided to let my body heal for a year and a half before I decided what to do about it. I look fine in clothes and my boyfriend is cool with how I look, but my waist is bigger than my size - if that makes sense - I wear a 12 but unless the dress is stretchy (and I mostly wear dresses these days) I can't zip it around my waist. So my goal was basically to get my waist size down to a size 12 dress, I feel comfortable at 50 wearing a size 12. My previous PS, Dr. Jabs is awesome and I cannot recommend his facial PS skills enough - worth every penny.
I just had a consult for a revision liposuction to remove the rolls on my stomach/reduce flanks (Dr. Widder in VA) and he advised me that I needed a tummy tuck rather than liposuction. I consulted with him because his posted results are amazing - and the only negative reviews on RealSelf are related to interaction with his staff - which is very personal.
(An aside - when I went into my consult today, I did get a comment from Dr. Widder that I looked good for 50. I gave Dr. Jabs credit and Dr. Widder then proceeded to point out one area in which my procedure could have been improved... probably not necessary since I was there to talk about my stomach, so hello hit to self esteem - but isn't that what visits to PS's are for?)
But Dr. Jabs is admittedly conservative re: lipo so I thought I would consult with a different PS. (Note at this point, I had Dr. Jabs lipo my abs and flanks while I was out for my facelift (a different post) and then had separate round of lipo to saddlebags, inner thighs and "bingo wings" about six months later.
So Dr. Widder takes a look at me and says I need a TT - and if the TT doesn't address my issues, then he would do a lipo procedure. I get what he's saying. His website is all about the perfectly flat stomach and that doesn't happen if you just lipo over a loose stomach. (Plus he talked about the difficulty of lipo with loose skin - best I could understand it's like trying to clean off the inside of a deflated balloon, too much movement so you don't get smooth results.)
Made a lot of sense, and I'm on board. However, he quoted me $11,700 for general anesthesia and 4 1/2 of surgery - which is crazy high. Would like any input you have on Dr. Widder (he's got 5 stars on RS but not a lot of people who have posted photos, so I wonder if he is paying on reviewers? Not to be cynical but 29 years in practice?) and the price. The posted prices in 2015 were $7,500 for a TT, there are a couple of reviews with $9K and $10K prices and I am trying to figure out what my particular disfigurement is that I am getting a $11,700 quote?
So RS'ers - help me out here. Are Dr. Widder's reviews real (and I've sent PMs to everyone who posted a review for a TT) and what should I expect as far as pricing?
So now I'm thinking
I just had a consult for a revision liposuction to remove the rolls on my stomach/reduce flanks (Dr. Widder in VA) and he advised me that I needed a tummy tuck rather than liposuction. I consulted with him because his posted results are amazing - and the only negative reviews on RealSelf are related to interaction with his staff - which is very personal.
(An aside - when I went into my consult today, I did get a comment from Dr. Widder that I looked good for 50. I gave Dr. Jabs credit and Dr. Widder then proceeded to point out one area in which my procedure could have been improved... probably not necessary since I was there to talk about my stomach, so hello hit to self esteem - but isn't that what visits to PS's are for?)
But Dr. Jabs is admittedly conservative re: lipo so I thought I would consult with a different PS. (Note at this point, I had Dr. Jabs lipo my abs and flanks while I was out for my facelift (a different post) and then had separate round of lipo to saddlebags, inner thighs and "bingo wings" about six months later.
So Dr. Widder takes a look at me and says I need a TT - and if the TT doesn't address my issues, then he would do a lipo procedure. I get what he's saying. His website is all about the perfectly flat stomach and that doesn't happen if you just lipo over a loose stomach. (Plus he talked about the difficulty of lipo with loose skin - best I could understand it's like trying to clean off the inside of a deflated balloon, too much movement so you don't get smooth results.)
Made a lot of sense, and I'm on board. However, he quoted me $11,700 for general anesthesia and 4 1/2 of surgery - which is crazy high. Would like any input you have on Dr. Widder (he's got 5 stars on RS but not a lot of people who have posted photos, so I wonder if he is paying on reviewers? Not to be cynical but 29 years in practice?) and the price. The posted prices in 2015 were $7,500 for a TT, there are a couple of reviews with $9K and $10K prices and I am trying to figure out what my particular disfigurement is that I am getting a $11,700 quote?
So RS'ers - help me out here. Are Dr. Widder's reviews real (and I've sent PMs to everyone who posted a review for a TT) and what should I expect as far as pricing?
So now I'm thinking
Two weeks post swelling down
I understand that it can take 6 weeks to three months or longer to finally see lipo results. If that is the case, then already at two weeks I can tell that I am going to be a happy happy camper.
My biggest hangup was not having any waist. I wear a 12 but probably had a size 16 waist - I wore spanx or equivalent every day even on the weekends to try to look decent even in t shirts. I've lost some weight to get where I am now and the midsection wasn't budging. I'm currently going through menopause and I blame hormones for this. Anyway, I tried on some summer dresses that I could wear with spanx but still tight around the middle - wearable but not cute. They look great already - waist fits and the dress hangs properly in the front. Very excited to see where I end up.
My biggest hangup was not having any waist. I wear a 12 but probably had a size 16 waist - I wore spanx or equivalent every day even on the weekends to try to look decent even in t shirts. I've lost some weight to get where I am now and the midsection wasn't budging. I'm currently going through menopause and I blame hormones for this. Anyway, I tried on some summer dresses that I could wear with spanx but still tight around the middle - wearable but not cute. They look great already - waist fits and the dress hangs properly in the front. Very excited to see where I end up.
One week post - lots of swelling
My doctors goal was to make sure he left enough fat for me to look natural and womanly. At one week I was worried about the size of my hips versus my waist. I didn't really appreciate how much swelling I still had. A lot of swelling in my back as well.
Pain felt like a sunburn - in that if I sat still for a while, I'd forget and then I'd move and it would hurt. I've been using arnica gel twice a day on the bruising.
Pain felt like a sunburn - in that if I sat still for a while, I'd forget and then I'd move and it would hurt. I've been using arnica gel twice a day on the bruising.
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