Not. Worth. It. SO MANY REGRETS

Because no muscle repair was done, the top of my stomach is HUGE compared to the bottom. It looks like a have a massive bulge only above my belly button. It is beyond embarrassing. It looks like he took all the fat that was on the bottom hanging from my belly and shoved it up under my chest. Today I literally just sat and cried about how terrible it looks.

I also wanted to add that I’ve had multiple HUGE openings, which have included requiring a wound vac. Post op problems have cost me upwards of 5k. I do need feel that the surgeon team has been kind, attentive or concerned about the aftercare.

Mixed feelings on if this was worth it. I mean it 100% was as far as the procedure goes but the provider is my concern. I don’t know for sure if I’d go with them again. I’m under the care of the most amazing surgeon in my area and I WISH I had gone with him. Originally I was thrilled with my results but I have had FOUR surgeon opinions on my MR and they all say it wasn’t actually done. That was a big reason for doing my TT. I asked Dr. C about it and he said he’d done it and would get me my MR inches to show he’d done it... then he just stopped messaging. I have really mixed feelings overall. Because I don’t have the MR the top of my stomach sticks out and won’t suck in. I also lost all of my curves and look very boxy. Some people say it takes up to 6 months to see the end result so fingers crossed. I lost about 20 lbs post op and have maintained from there so I know weight has nothing to do with it.

I also had issue with the receptionist/ coordinators. They seem completely disinterested in your happiness as soon as they have the deposit. Even when I met them in person, they were so aloof and short with me. To add to all the negative there, I went to pay and they suddenly told me they didn’t take discover! Something they had never brought up. When I called them out on it, she tried to find proof that she’d told me, she was unable to do so and took the discover card. I shouldn’t have to argue with those that are supposed to be helpful the day before my surgery.