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"Custom" Tummy Tuck

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It has only been one week today that I had a...

ConcernedafterTT
$4,750

It has only been one week today that I had a "custom" TT done and I'm not sure I will be pleased with the results.  I went in for two reasons: to have my muscles tightened (after have 3 kids) and to have some skin removed and the rest tightened.  Looking at me now, it looks like I still have all of the loose skin and now it looks even worse than before.  My PS recommended a different route for me to minimize the scarring since I had good skin around my bikini line.

 My problem was only around my belly button.  He was the second opinion I got and the first dr did not recommend this route at all (or mention it, I should say).  I realize it's only been one week, but I'm really starting to worry.  I knew a few people that have gone to this Dr and were pleased with their results (breast augmentation - no TT).  I was comfortable with the Dr until the day of surgery.  Because I was super nervous and full of anxiety, i started questioning our game plan.  I understand his frustration, being that it was the morning of surgery, but now i'm almost afraid to talk to him about it.  Looking at me now, I feel like - aside from the muscle tightening - I'm going to look worse than before.  

I can only pray and hope that he sees what I see and will have the ethics and morals to do what's right to fix it.  

~Sad after TT

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Replies (21)

March 27, 2009
Oh I feel so sorry for you. This must be horrible for you to have gone through with the procedure and the pain not to mention the money to pay for it. And to not have the results that you wished for. I am about to undergo a full tummy tuck with lipo on April 3 This is my worst fear to have it all not worth it.
March 27, 2009
Thanks for your thoughts Lesa. It is very disappointing and just sad. I can't stop thinking about it. But it is what it is I guess. You'll be just fine with yours! Sounds like it's a standard full tummy tuck, so you'll look great!!
March 28, 2009
Oh my! I read your post and thought, "It can't be that bad." But my goodness, just seeing the scar... what the HELL was your dr thinking? Did he honestly try to do muscle repair with some massive circular cut around your belly button, then "reach in" to try fixing the msucles? I would probably RUN, not walk, to a new plastic surgeon to get a 2nd opinion and potentially see what fix you can have done. My plastic surgeon has seen a lot of people like you - people that need a top expert to FIX problems from another dr. :( *SUPER HUGS* to you and I hope you can figure things out and work through the emotional hell (not to mention physical hell) you must be going through. :~( I just had my pre-op consult (my TT with MR is April 7th) and I am most grateful for her expertise. She's also a board certified reconstructive surgeon so I don't know if that helps in her plastic surgery work or what.
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March 31, 2009
Oh my god. I had a tummy tuck three months ago and it was fabulous. That is a botched job if ever I saw one. You cant rely on the muscles surrounding the navel to hold the tightness needed for a really good tummy tuck. Get a second opinion. And good luck
March 31, 2009
How are you doing?
(unregistered guest)
April 1, 2009
i am so sorry this happened to you. i hope you can get him for what he did to you. thank u for sharing your story I was considering the tuba surgery. I will put if off for now. gotta think about this one
(unregistered guest)
April 1, 2009
Wow as the others said, I was reading and thought It can't be that bad. I cannot believe that a doctor actually charged you and did that to you. I would want a full refund and then go to another doctor and get it corrected. That is a shame that the doctor is in business!!! I hope you are doing okay =)