No More Batwings...

Not a lot to report. Since I was not able to have the arms done when I had my Lower Body Lift, due to that surgery going over in time....I decided to wait until after summer to address them so I could be able to swim rather than healing during the hot AZ summer. So Sept 18th I will be doing down to meet with Dr. Victor Gutierrez, in TJ to discuss fixing my arms as well as some other items that need addressing...

Here I am more than a year later and what has changed? Well the size of my arms are smaller, but I still find myself with my arms at my side, or wearing long sleeves as not to show my arms, so really not all that much has changed. My scars are so noticeable they look worse than the flabby skin that was once there. I am coming into another summer without the freedom of being able to be carefree when it comes to my arms. I was disappointed with the outcome at first, but now I am just plan pissed off. This is something that I addressed with the doctor on several occasions and was told it could correct its self, that is was normal. Well it turns out our definition of normal is quite different. And it's just not my opinion, I went to several other Plastic Surgeons for consults on my lower body lift and when they saw my arms they all thought I needed a complete revision, that the cut lines were in the wrong place leading to the "dog ears" When I had my three procedures last year it was my very first time ever having plastic surgery, so I was delighted to see any change. I did not know what I should expect, thus my glowing reviews. It wasn't until the healing didn't go the way I was told it would, that I began to see the sloppy work that was done. And honestly I was embarrassed that the great job I had told friends about, wasn't turning out the way it should have, so I kept quite for a long time, until these PS's told me I deserve better. I then felt bad that my reviews might be leading others to having the same kind of results I had. So I have to pay it forward with my honesty and let people know, my 3 procedures were not up to industry standards and basically I wasted my time and money as they all need revisions. I hate to say this, but I was swayed by the fancy clinic with all it's glass and marble, thinking somehow that was going to be my outcome...all fancy too...well not so.

I will be having the lower portion of both arms re-cut and sewn as I have a bad case of "dog ears" This work will be done with another surgeon...