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Sick of my Belly - Bristol, United Kingdom

UPDATED FROM adelep19720
7 months post

The only remaining evidence of the op...

adelep19720
WORTH IT$5,700
Hardly anything at all

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Richard Karoo, FRCS(Plast)

Richard Karoo, FRCS(Plast)

Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon

5.0 | 374 Reviews
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Replies (3)

April 19, 2016
Oh, and lots of people telling me I've lost weight!!
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August 22, 2016

I just went read through your whole review, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us! Your results are amazing, congrats! 

August 22, 2016
Thank you :)
December 11, 2016
I've just come across your review whilst looking at someone else's and I'm glad I have. I know I'm a few months late, sorry.
You look so different now (well, a few months ago) than you did before the procedure, the results are quite stunning. You weren't fat before but the difference is somehow massive. A bonus is the scaring is tiny and almost invisible.
Looking at your photos I wonder if some people who have tummy tucks, without muscle repair, could have endured a lot less invasive surgery, faster recovery time and almost non existent scaring through the procedure you chose.
I think your realism probably helped as this can put you in a positive frame of mind. Oh, your humour would certainly have helped.
Enjoy prancing around in your bikini, whenever and wherever you may may choose! You deserve it.
I wish yiu well on maintaining your slim trim new and real self.
December 22, 2016
Wow thank you, what lovely comments! I don't log on here too often anymore but I'm glad I did today.

Merry Christmas!
December 22, 2016
You deserve positive comments because of your success.
After the few weeks gap in riding, I can imagine the first horse to see you back gave a neigh of pleasant surprise with the other whinnying in reply.
Thank you for your good wishes and I wish you a Happy Christmas, a Happy New Year and happy hacking.
December 24, 2016
You too :)

Have a great day tomorrow
UPDATED FROM adelep19720
7 months post

7 months post

adelep19720
I can say I now feel 100% normal. No numbness or tingling, any bloated feelings I get now are only due to how much alcohol I had the day before!

These pics were taken today, in very unforgiving white bikini bottoms. No holding in occurred!

The only negative I've been left with, is my one sided - ness around the waist (I had a hip issue as a child so have always gone in on one side significantly more than the other) has been emphasised, but I can live with that.

I am pleased with how I look at 43, and cannot believe I was ever as big as I was pre op, especially on the side on view.

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April 19, 2016
I read your review for the first time. Your look amazing! Thank you for all the detailed information regarding the procedure and the pics. Approx. how long did it take for the incision marks, swelling and bruises to subside? Have they gone away completely?
April 19, 2016
Also, were you given general anaesthesia or a local or were you given a sedative or something?
April 19, 2016
Thank you! I cannot tell you how much difference this op has made to my self esteem.

I will add pics taken today of the scars that remain. So tiny, and can be passed off as something done lapropscopically, like gall stones etc.

It took months for my bruising to subside completely, and even longer for the numbness to go. I have no swelling now.

For the op, I had something called concious sedation which is two different drugs, via an iv. Lidacane and pethidine which although I was technically concious, and had full on conversations apparently, I don't remember a thing!
UPDATED FROM adelep19720
4 months post

Four months on

adelep19720
It's been a while since my last update, little has changed so I guess I'm pretty much at my final result.

A lot of fat was taken from my lower abs as I was so much bigger there to start with, it means that my upper abs look much better than my lower abs.

So, for the next two months before I update again, I'm going to start daily lower abdominal work to see if I can improve the bulge there.

Fully clothed I am thrilled with the result. I feel much more confident and look much better in my clothes. I am wearing things I never would have done pre op and not needing to suck anything in!!

If you are considering this op and are roughly the same size as I was, you need to be realistic about the outcome. Fully clothed I look as trim as I could ever have hoped for, but naked I am not flat.

Having said that though, I still highly recommend this procedure. You spend so little time in bikinis in public anyway!!!

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January 27, 2016
Your results look amazing. What is the issue with being not flat? Do you have a diastasis recti? How many inches did you lose? What were the expectations? I really considering this procedure and would really like to know. Thank you
January 27, 2016
I don't think so as I don't have the 'gap' type appearance in the centre when I tense.

Initially my expecting was not flatness but as my upper abs have flat tended completely, I just would have liked the lower ones to be as effected by the op.

Inch wise has not been huge. Two off my waist and three from my hips.

As I said in my update, it's been worth it in my eyes. I would definitely recommend it.

Thank you for your kind comments and good luck if you do go ahead :)