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Lower Body Lift with abdominoplasty

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Belt lift/ Breast lift and Augmentation

MamaNew238
WORTH IT$20,000
I'm a 38 year old with 3 children. For 9 years I've been planning to have a tummy Tuck. Here we always some other financial obligation that came up. But now I'm ready and scheduled feb 10th 2020. I'm having 1 separate procedures done. First is belt lift and second 2 weeks later will be Breast lift and augmentation Feb 24th. Dr Tholen in Minneapolis.

MamaNew238's provider

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.9 | 349 Reviews
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Replies (4)

January 21, 2020
Wishing you the best with your surgery
January 22, 2020
Congrats!! Make sure to keep us updated on your progress. I'm scheduled for LBL on January 30th. I am so ready. Wishing you all the best for this next chapter in your life.
February 23, 2020
Let me know how long till u felt ready to go back to work please
February 26, 2020
I will. Not quite there yet. However, I have done some administrative stuff from home. I will say if I didn't need to bend or lift anything I could probably go back to light duty half days. Hat half day would need to be am but the afternoon I'm swollen and sore and walk like I'm 80. Lol. I only say that because I had 3rd and final drain removed today. Before that happened no way in hell I'd go back to any sort of work.
UPDATED FROM MamaNew238
20 days pre

18 days PreOp - Before pics 2-10-2020 BL/TT

MamaNew238
Raw Rant. Counting down the days, hours, minutes, seconds to Mommy Makeover time. Working towards getting that pre mommy confidence back. I want to feel free of the burden of not wanting to look at my body anymore. To be able to go places without feeling self conscious. I really want to feel simply comfortable in front of my husband and in general. Sometimes I isolate myself because of the way I look. I isolate myself from myself. I won’t even look at myself in a mirror unless it’s just my face. I just want to feel pretty and like I live in my own body and skin.

I want to do a basic thing like putting jeans on in the morning without crying. I’be only worn a swimsuit in public twice in the last 17 years. I want to do that more often and with confidence.

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UPDATED FROM MamaNew238
8 days pre

9 days until mommy makeover surgery number 1 - belt lift and TT

MamaNew238
Trying to get everything in order so I'm
Less stressed post op. My surgeon, Dr Tholen called and had to reschedule pushing my belt lift/tt out by 2 days. I know 2 days doesn't seem like much but it feels like an eternity to someone whose been dreaming about this for 8 years. So instead of February 10th I'm having surgery on February 12th. And staying at a nearby hotel for the evening night before and after.

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February 3, 2020

Thanks for letting us know about your updated surgery date - sorry to hear you have to wait a bit longer - do keep us posted how you're getting on.

February 10, 2020
Make sure you ask the Dr if he is going to be the one doing all the cutting and seriously discuss o you want your rear done. My dr let his medical asst. so half the surgery, I found out after, and he pulled my buttocks high that my intergluteal fold (buttcrack) is higher than before...regrets so I wanted to share that with you. Good luck
February 12, 2020
Good luck!
February 12, 2020
Thank you! Tomorrow is the big day for surgery #1 beltlift/tummy tuck. I'm so excited it's a dream come true.
February 14, 2020
Good luck- keep us posted!
February 14, 2020
Day 3 post OP. I posted some progress notes and pics so far. Check them out.