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Stunning - her results are so effective it erases my past

UPDATED FROM Independent228934
5 months post

Circumferential body lift with fleur de lis extended

WORTH IT
I was over 155kg at my heaviest and lost and gained 17 stone twice. My skin was a mess as you can imagine as too were my abdominal muscles. I also had othoarexia for many years so weight lifting didn't help my poor separated abdo muscles. I researched for over 5 years to find the best post bariatric surgery plastics person. Little did I know I'd find a feisty Mexican powerhouse like Dr Cardinas. My surgery was without issue and I was told to slow down every day by my loving recovery house sisters as I galloped about trying to keep busy. By the time I was discharged from the recovery house I only had two drains in and some stitches around my belly button. I had the horrific 26hr journey home to Scotland which resulted in a section of fat in my bum developing necrosis from lack of blood supply. My bum wasn't up for that level of sitting so soon! Fat necrosis turns to oil and leaks out of your wound. I ended up getting wound breakdown in my buttock cleft too because the drainage from laying hip to hip macerated the wound. My right hip then broke down for bing my go to comfortable side. It took 1 month for my wounds to heal completely and two rounds of antibiotics as I had a colonisation of my own skin bacteria (anaerobic bacteria). It sounds scary but it was ok. I knew why was going on and trusted my body to sort itself out. I also knew that the DT's meant I could be the unlucky one to develop this complication and BAM I win the crap lottery.
I wanted an athletic frame not a donkey butt. I got exactly what I wanted and feel fantastic. My surgery was on the 4th of October. I'm the whitest white woman that ever whited so it will take around two years for the purple to fade. My outer thighs are so so much better but I still need to fix them...but not right now.
The care from the team lasted until they finally discharged me two weeks ago. I've taken more pictures of my arse crack than an only fans subscription and I'm sorry Dr C had to see that horror every other day. Anyhoo here me.

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Carmina Cardenas, MD

Carmina Cardenas, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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Really curious how much it cost you?
Did you get something on your face done too?
ORIGINAL POST

Stunning Results Royal Body Lift

I lost 164lbs twice. At my peak I was super morbidly obese and barely able to walk. I had the DS in 2010 and have remained 60-70kgs ever since. My skin laxity was dreadful. I chose Dr Cardenas because her results are so effective it erases my past.

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Fantastic results! Happy for you!! Did you get anything done to your butt? Or jut lifted?