Thrilled with my MMO! Tummy Tuck w/ MR & Lipo; BA - 800ccs UHP Over the Muscle

I apologize that I have not been on here as often as I'd like. I guess that's life though! The surgery is your sole focus in life for the months preceding it and 2 or so months afterwards and then everything normalizes again and you get back to real life.

Changes are minor at this point and I know there is still some healing to be done. I don't think you reach final destination until about the 1 year mark, so it's a very long process.

I gained about 5 pounds over the holidays so I'm trying to get back on track now! I know I can do it and have already changed my eating habits. I got a bit out of hand with sweets and eating out! But I have enough time before bikini season to get back in shape :-).

I'm 100% satisfied with my results and would do it again in a heartbeat! There are some things I didn't know I'd be dealing with, but I thought of the worst case scenarios in advance and luckily have not had any major issues. My scars are healing and are a light purplish. I haven't treated them in a long time! I just got tired of the whole routine of it. Not sure if they would look better if I continued with the scar strip for the past few months or not.

My belly button is still off center and obviously that won't change, but I'm fine with it. My stretch marks are less noticeable, but still there. From what I started with, it's such a massive improvement that again they don't bother me.

My muscles are still tight and sometimes sore-ish if I stretch really high or something. And I"m still pretty numb! I"m starting to wonder if I'll ever have full feeling on my mid-section again. Time will tell. I don't feel swollen at all anymore unless I overeat and become bloated.

Very happy with the boobs! I had a lot of angst in the beginning, but they look just awesome in clothes. I do have a bit of tenting in my cleavage area on the left side. It's only noticeable if I pull my arms apart and you can see it in the gap. Nothing can really be done about it, not a big deal. Other than that, they are doing great- soft, jiggly, and fill out a 32J nicely :-). I was looking at pictures of Ariel Winter before her reduction and they look quite a bit like that! I asked my hubby if he were to just meet me and see me naked would he think they were natural and he said yes! So, that's a good thing. He loves them and he wasn't sure in the beginning, so this is a good thing. I wouldn't do anything different with them at this point and thankfully no complications.

Hope everyone is healing well and enjoying their new bodies!

I tried on a "modest" swim suit for classes with my youngest and here is a pic, along with a bikini top and a pic of my scar line.

Weight- Well the holiday eating has already affected me :-(. I'm at 142, so up a couple pounds but holding pretty steady. No treadmill and no gym membership = laziness! That will need to change soon if I ever want to drop the last 5 lbs or so!

Tummy Tuck- I still feel tight but no longer uncomfortable or painful. When I twist or turn it just feels like tight muscles, no pain. I can move in all directions and am fine now. I'm still slightly numb on the very upper thigh/groin area and the belly too. Not sure if/when that will improve! I will say that above the belly button I have a lot more feeling than below. I hope in time my entire TT area will become looser and more natural feeling, but really I can't complain and even if it stays this way, I am overjoyed with the outcome!

Scar- I wore some leftover silicone (OTC) strips recently, which is why you see marks on my pics. But, I'm not buying any more. That area might be slightly less red, but at this point it doesn't matter much to me. I posted some pics of me wearing Dermablend and if I really want to hide my scar I can just use that! Also it is low enough that it's covered even in my teeny bikinis. I do have small dog ears on each side (see pic). They are wrapped around past my hips so hard to get a good picture of, but also hard to see and that means it's not that important to me :-). Not going to do anything about them, but will continue to massage and hopefully they will lie flat over time.

BA- I know I've gone back and forth many times on my feelings on the outcome. Yes, I wish I could have compared different profiles to be sure UHP were the ones for me, but I am very happy with how they look. I think they've grown on me! They are also super soft now! Even more so than my last update. I really have noticed big changes recently in the way they feel and move. Maybe because of the size or the profile they have just taken longer to settle. I've also read it could be up to a year before they're finished fluffing and settling, so we'll see. At this point they jiggle and bounce a lot! They are very squishy and almost like real breasts, so I'm very pleased because I didn't think that would happen early on. The shape is not 100% natural because they are very projected and natural breasts are flatter. I notice this especially in my cleavage area where it's thick and not flat cleavage like it used to be. I posted a pic of the cleavage area with my arms apart to show this little shadow that might be caused by my ample natural cleavage and maybe an implant that's not wide enough (?), not really sure what it is but doesn't show unless I have my arms out. Overall, they have dropped more and hang more and overall are getting better with time. One is still bigger and they are different shapes but that is how I was beforehand, so can't help that. At this point, I would not want to change them! I'm not about chasing perfection and risking what I already have. Thankfully I have no signs of CC or bottoming out, no visible ripples or any other complications. Sometimes I do have some zingers or dull aching pains. I notice it more after side sleeping with a non-supportive bra. Some days I feel nothing at all and other times some of these aches. I've obsessed but my boobs are both even, super soft, and move easily in the capsule. I'm not too worried :-). Still need to get some more stitches removed but I'm waiting and hoping they might resolve on their own!

Bras- I'm an official Polish bra junkie :-). I think I have about 5 more en route right now! I've been measuring my band size wrong and think I'm really more of a 30, but a 32 fits fine on the tightest hooks. I'm getting used to a snug band and like the support. I wear a 32HH pretty well, but I'm going to try out a 32J to see how that fits and in the 30 band a J or even JJ is probably the best fit. Crazy sizes, I know! I need the depth because boy do I have a lot of projection! I was sooooo flat before and the size view looked like I have zero boobs. Front view lots of cleavage and wide hanging boobs but no projection. I feel I almost have the opposite now!

Anyone considering getting a mommy makeover....just do it! I never thought my outcome could be this great! The little issues are really no big deal and clothes shopping and getting dressed everyday is a true joy :-).

Not really a whole lot new going on, but a few things I wanted to mention.

1- New gym membership and definitely notice some muscle pulling when using the machines. Not really pain, but some discomfort, so I'm taking it easy with the ones that affect the abs.

2- I hated the silagen strips I had, but decided to start using Scaraway long thin strips, much cheaper and they actually stay on!!! I use them even in the shower and bath and haven't taken them off in a week straight. I probably will in another week and replace with new strips. Worth a shot! I mostly wanted to do it for the small dog ears I have to get them to lay flat.

3- New bra size is 32HH :-). Done with my crazing buying spree of Polish bras (for now!) and am enjoying the girls more than I did. I'm done complaining about what I didn't get and will just enjoy what I do have.

4- Weight is still around 140. It's a bad time of year!! I'm hoping to still lose another 3-5lbs or at the very least hold steady through the holidays.

Hope everyone is healing well and enjoying their new bodies! If you are about to get a MMO or considering one, don't worry about the details and just go for it! Choose a good PS and you will be all set!