53 Year Young. - Budapest, Hungary

I am currently in Budapest and 5 days po after a five and quarter hour surgical procedure to repair my TT scar and large dog ears I was left with after a TT two years ago with Dr Rodrigo here in Budapest. I flew from my new home in Hong Kong just to see Dr Pataki who I truly believed in my heart was going to be my saviour.
I will post before and after photos when I am feeling better. However from what I have seen so far on my first f/u visit with DR Pataki when he took off my bandages made me cry. I have been disfigured for so long and could never even look at myself in a full length mirror. I LOOKED LIKE A FREAK!
Seriously when I post the pictures you will see why I was so traumatised by my first TT with Dr Rodrigo and why I spilled tears of joy.
I have been resting in bed with the occasional exercise of just walking and as yet have not showered. Due to the severity of the damaged tissue it was a very difficult surgery repair as there was basically only damaged tissue to work with along with so much scar tissue requiring much caution to try and cut out the hideous scar and replace it with a lower, straighter scar non obtrusive one.
Dog ears were also removed and lipo was required to also create enough skin to work with. Also I was left with much scar tissue from the previous lipo from Dr Rodrigo as he used an older technique that causes this. Plus there was much blue string (stitches left inside me and caught up in my scar) from my 2nd prodceure to close the necrotic wound after nine weeks.
All in all I feel thus far Dr Pataki who is a renown reconstructive surgeon (he yearly goes to under privileged countries offering his services for free) as well as PS to many famous celebrities in Hungary has worked his magic fingers. He has now created a body I now can live with and not be repulsed to look at myself in the mirror. I wouldn't even let my husband look at me it was that bad.
I will keep you updated with more results.
Just note to all, revision surgery will almost always cost more than the original surgery due to the extensive efforts to repair the damage caused from your PS previous procedures that were botched.
Hence another 3300 plus euros later and thats not including airfares and accommodation for four weeks. This has left a very bad taste in my mouth and my husbands. Dr Rodrigo was not prepared to do revision surgery with saying I needed lots more procedures at quite an extensive cost to me to get a better result.

Well it's been a year and a quarter and I can't even look at my stomach due to the ugly frankenstein scar I now have with dog ears on both sides of my hips.
Dr Rodrigo offered to fix scar and dog ears and do more lipo at a cost (for Lipo). He originally said he could take three litres in the first surgery but on enquiring it was less than one. Now he says I need more.
I have been to another well respected surgeon here in Budapest to enquire to repair damage and also reconstruct the belly button which has an awful scar around it. It's so obvious I have had a tummy tuck.
I had necrosis and was visiting Doctor nearly everyday for 9 weeks (hence it was not a week as first thought) having more damaged tissue removed and eventually requiring another minor operation to resew the open wound.
I am now left with a very large indentation where the original incision was made. My husband is so angry and I feel like the victim here. My husband feels it should be no charge for all the work for the pain and suffering I have endured. He doesn't understand how traumatised I am and the hatred I now have for my own body now.
I'm scared if I go under the knife again what the final outcome will be.

I would welcome any advice from others who experienced similar and what the outcome was after reconstructive surgery.

I was healing well and all was good, started going out but trying not to push myself too much and even sleeping on my side was a welcomed relief. Day 21 PO I took my large bandage off and discovered my incision had an infection and it seemed to be open and very green and lots of pus. Sent photos to PS nurse and they got back to me straight away and said to come in next day.
Well next day after my shower I noticed it was far worst so sent photo to nurse again and they rang me immediately to organise me to meet PS at hospital within the hour.
He cleaned the wound and said it was more superficial than it looked. I am due to go back tomorrow for PS to clean & dress wound again. Advised to walk a little bent over again and just rest. I have given up smoking since the day before operation but being a smoker up to three weeks before surgery can indeed impact on your wound healing. Even second hand smoke is a problem. Who would have guessed.
PS says in a week or so he can restitch and hopefully I will not need a scar revision. So it's just a waiting game now to see how quick it heals so I can get back to normal. Their concern and followup was fantastic and they made me feel more relaxed about the situation.