6 weeks post op - couldn’t be more excited about my results

I am 44 and I enjoy being a mother to 3 amazing boys. They fill my life with so much love and joy. They are ages 20yrs, 3yrs and 10 months. Now after my first, my body healed pretty well. I had a small diastasis recti but I was much younger and with a healthy lifestyle and working out, you can say I “snapped back”. Now with my second, 3yrs ago, I developed a hernia during pregnancy and after delivery I was left with a much larger separation of my abdominal muscles, leaving me with a bulge pretty hard to hide without the use of some sort of compression garment. I lost most of my pregnancy weight but it was clear to me that my stomach would never be the same. Now my husband and I planned for one more, so I figured I well, no sense in fixing my abdomen until after my third. Which brings me to now 10 months ago after having my last, my body looked and felt like something exploded! I was mortified. I had such a severe case of diastasis recti, I could easily be mistaken for someone still pregnant. Oh! and the cherry on top was my hernia which got worse and protruded through my belly button and looked like what my toddler called a “peepee” after he mistakenly saw me getting dressed one day. He was right, that’s exactly what it looked like. I was self conscious and limited in the ability to wear almost anything.
I had to fix it. So I started my search. I wasn’t sure if I needed to get my hernia repaired first or how I would go about it but I knew I had to start looking. I scoured the internet looking for cases that looked like me. There is no shortage of surgeons and reviews from tummy tucks with amazing results but their before pictures didn’t look like mine. That was important to me. Finding a surgeon experienced in cases like me.
That’s when I found Dr Rady Rahban. I was amazed by his past cases and results so I booked a consultation. After my consultation, I was left reassured that he was my surgeon. I also listen to his podcast with provides a wealth of information. Dr Rahban didn’t try to sell me a pipe-dream. He was straight forward and made sure that I was well prepared, aware and informed of an outcome that was reasonable based on my body
So I booked! I had to travel from the east coast but I would go to Mars if that’s where he was located.
His staff made that process very simple with almost a step by step guide. I had an abdominoplasty with a meshless hernia repair and a breast lift/ reduction with implants.
I am now going on 6 weeks post opt and I couldn’t be more excited about my results. It’s everything I wanted and more. I got my life back! My confidence has been restored and I feel like myself again. My goal wasn’t exactly to be in a bikini, I just wanted to feel like the young healthy woman, mother and wife that I am. But now, I can actually wear a bikini. I wouldn’t have dreamt of that a few months ago but Dr Rahban exceeded my expectations and one of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made. I would do it again in a heartbeat and even though I am still healing and swollen, I look forward to living a life in a body I can once again be proud of.