31 y/o, no kids, Tummy Tuck and Arm Lift after losing 115 Pounds - Chadds Ford, PA

I can't believe it's been over a year since I had my tummy tuck and arm lift. I'm SO thrilled with my results. I went to see my surgeon for a follow-up appointment recently and to schedule a thigh lift, the LAST chapter of the excess skin removal procedures for me. When I was there, he said he would like to redo the ab scar to make it lower and flatter. As it is right now, the right side of the scar/incision is depressed into the skin a little bit so it is not quite as flat on that side. It doesn't bother me but I'll defer to his judgment! He said he can do it at the same time he does the thigh lift, no extra cost, so I figure why not.

Here are some one year pictures. In the second one you can see the scar and how it is a bit puffier on the right side.

I remember thinking how I didn't want to totally forget to post and update once I got past the first month or two, and yet it happens. Life went completely back to normal so quickly, and my results pretty much leveled out and have been status quo since probably May that there hasn't been much to update, which is a good thing I think!

I included a few pictures I took yesterday. Other than being up a few pounds (I really miss those weeks when eating was hard!), I think everything looks just about the same and I continue to be thrilled with the results. I still wear my binder at night sometimes, and occasionally Spanx type of garments during the day, since my doctor said even this far out it can help improve the results and also help the scar fade, but admittedly I'm not as good about this during the hot summer months. Other than that, the surgery feels like a million years ago and life is good!

I went to Vegas last weekend and had an amazing time with no issues from the surgery. A few weeks ago I wouldn't have imagined feeling normal and moving around and going long stretches without a binder or CG on, but everything was awesome. And I wore a bikini! Two actually! My belly button probably still looks a little funny close-up because of the scar but I really don't think anyone looking at me who didn't know I had surgery would realize something was off.

I did get a pretty bad sunburn in spots I didn't rub sunscreen in, and the area right under my belly button and above my incision got really red but not sunburned because it went away the next day. I'll have to be aware of that in the future. I'm attaching a pic and you can see the redness.

Downside to the trip.. I got very little sleep and was moving around a lot so the swelling the last couple of days has been insane, as bad as it's been since the hematoma. However, it's been getting better in the mornings so I'm hoping within another day or two it's back to normal (which is minimal swelling as the day goes on). I ran on the treadmill last Monday and Tuesday for 20 and then 25 minutes and felt pretty good, just need to be build my endurance back up. So all-in-all, even with the crazy swelling on Monday and Tuesday, I definitely feel like I keep moving forward!