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I am 35, 5'4" and 123 pounds. I have given birth...
I have wanted to fix my stomach since I had our oldest daughter at the age of 17. I have spent the last 18 years in a body I don't like in the mirror. I knew we would have more children, so there was no sense in paying for surgery, just to have to do it again. Now, we are done having children and I am done breastfeeding and I want to feel tight and beautiful naked again!
I would love to have a breast augmentation, extended tummy tuck, lipo of hips, thighs and a mini thigh lift to get rid of stretch marks on inner thighs. I NEVER wear shorts or swim and I mean NEVER! I think the last time I was in shorts was 15+ years ago. I am too embarrassed! Gotta love Capri's...
I love health and fitness! I was a kickboxing and spin instructor. I love, love to Jazzercise and run! I feel like parts of my body and my size reflects that lifestyle, but without clothes, other parts of my body look like Freddy Krueger has had his way with me! Lol!
My inner thighs have purple stretch marks that have never faded and I hate It! My boobs use to be big, full, and beautiful, now they look like deflated balloons, my stomach looks flat when I stand, but the "DOUGH BELLY" loves to kneed itself when I sit or have sex. I feel like I am making bread on my husband rather than love! Seriously! Lastly, the lovely muffin top flanks, no exercise in the world will get rid of this darn "pastry" that the top of my jeans loves to eat! I have never been heavy and I am so sad my body is not a reflection of the love and care I give to it!
This is where I know that plastic surgery is the only option to put my poor Humpty Dumpty body back together again! I am FREAKING SCARED though! I have been reading this site for at least a year now, and want to go to Dr. Robles in the Dominican Republic. I am so sketchy about leaving the U.S. though. On the other hand, the doctors in the U.S. are soooo EXPENSIVE! I got a quote here and it was over $16,000. WOW!
I feel like that is so much money for just me. I also think that I would be buying back my self confidence, and isn't that priceless.... The ever revolving question. Stay here or go to D.R....... Pay Big $$$ or pay way less....
Also,
I like the fact that you can recover in the Dominican Republic with the costs included is so appealing. Here with 6 kids and trying to recover for the first week at home would be nearly impossible! I just don't know... HELP!
Emailed Dr.Robles
This is what I have decided to ask for in my quote;
1.Extended Tummy Tuck with muscle repair
2. Mini Thigh Lift for inner thigh scar removal ( i'll take 1 scar vs many!)
3.Brazilian Butt Lift with the lipo that comes with it
4. Fat transfer to fill in Nasal Labial Folds around mouth and nose (I feel and look old lately around my smile lines)
The reason I chose these things were because even though I really want my boobs back, I can wear and live with " Victoria's Secret" a bit longer, in order to get the major parts of my body to look amazing 1 shot. I think Dr. Robles can make them what I dream about in my head. Plus, I can always get my boobs done here in the states close to home, but I don't think the doctors here can give me the butt and stomach I want....
I am also trying to factor in that if I have to pay Air Fair from Washington State for my husband and me and get child care for my kids, which is hard, and recover, I better get the biggest bang for my buck in that 1 shot and the results too. I am not sure if my husband would ever do it again and to find care for the kids is painfully hard. It is just a long trip for people to want help out twice.
I can see once my lower body looking great and that the top will follow, but most likely not abroad with all that it entails. I got a quote from the doctor who told me $16,000 for Boobs and Tummy Tuck and so on, that if I only want Boobs, that it would be $6,000. Still a lot of money, but factoring no travel fees and faster recovery for just boobs and less care to find for the kids because my husband will be home to help, just seems to make more sense right now..... I don't know, any thoughts out there? I also wonder about revisions if needed.....
I fricken wish money was like toilet paper, since technically they both came from trees! I hate flushing my money though!
Crappy Day!
Provider Review
He has a great sense of humor and really treats you like a friend. Love his staff! The gals that he works with are so awesome! The gals treat you good and give excellent service! Overall, I am NOT happy with my breasts, they look so ugly when I flex, like wrinkled prunes. Dr. Karp wanted another trip to the Operating Room for over $2,000 which I can't afford to do at this point. I would say my results are a 5 out of 10. The only "free revisions have to take place in the office and I really don't think he likes to do that. He talks with you and does spend quality time with you, but I felt at one point he was trying to convince me my results were fine, when clearly they are not and I am not happy. He compares you to other patients horror stories and how he has seen worse and revised many of these patients problems after other surgeons made mistakes...... I felt uncomfortable for trying to push it, because I really do like him and hate feeling like a complainer. He kept saying I looked great with clothes on..... finally, a staff member said, "You don't pay all that money and get your boobs done to have them only look good in clothes. You want them to look good naked." THANK YOU! He recommended a few things to help the scar tissue on nipple and that was a injection of some sort of keloid reducer, and then said I could do Botox to stop my boobs from flexing. I really don't want Botox in my boobs and I can't afford maintaining that to keep them still. Anyway, maybe I am the 1 out 100 that has had the mediocre results and that sucks for both of us. This was was my experience and overlll, he is a really nice doctor and I would still recommend him based on all the other positives.