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37 yo, 80 pounds lost

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OK, I made my consult appointment yesterday! I've...

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WORTH IT$10,500
OK, I made my consult appointment yesterday! I've already chosen my surgeon--we vetted PS when my son had a frenuloplasty several years ago, and I was beyond thrilled with Dr. Griffiths. He's also done some cosmetic work on people I know (including a TT), so I know he'll do a fabulous job. I'm excited, but nervous. I've had two sets of twins--they're 11 and 4--and at 5'3", they did a crazy number on my body. I gained 40 and 60 pounds with the pregnancies. I lost the weight from the second, but not the first, and had put on some weight in between. In all, I was up 100 pounds after having my second set of babies. I started working out and managed to lose 60 total, but I'm still up about 40 pounds from my starting weight, and have been stuck there for about a year. I've never expected to get down all the way--maybe to +20 pounds? At this point, having read other reviews, I fully expect that 10 of it is in my belly. Nervous about what the doc will say about my weight (195) and what kind of result we can get, but I'm so ready to be done with this tummy. The skin falls all over and gets in the way when I do yoga at home, and I don't dare go to a yoga class and have my shirt fall up, or take up ballet again--me in a leotard?! I feel it flapping when I go running and it makes me crazy. I'm just so done.

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Russell Griffiths, MD

Russell Griffiths, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 28, 2015
Hi Excited_Nervous, Congrats on taking this first step to the new you. I'm sure you will be very pleased with the end result. I also am not at my ideal wt, but like you, as long as I can tuck a shirt in and not have my belly interrupting everything I wear and everything I do, I will feel better. Good luck and keep us updated. Smmstevenson
March 2, 2015
Thanks! I did finally drop 20 pounds, which got me pretty close. I'm glad I did that. With the surgery, I'm down almost another 10, which puts me within 10 pounds of my absolute ideal weight. I'm glad my doctor pushed me to lose that extra little bit, even though I cried in his office at the time! I agree, though, it makes such a huge difference just to not have the dumb skin in the WAY. It's really life changing. :) Good luck to you!
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May 17, 2016
I had one set of twins and boy can I identify with the flapping when you move around!! Makes a loud clap sound.
September 3, 2016
Amazing results!
UPDATED FROM excited_nervous
9 months pre

Adding some photos. :)

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UPDATED FROM excited_nervous
9 months pre

...apparently I hit refresh. Oops!

excited_nervous
Gotta love that that torn-up tattoo will be gone. It's pretty ugly. :)

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