Revision BBL, Tummy Tuck and Lipo - Ellicott City, MD

Thank God for Dr. Markmann!!! I have a body I never thought I would/could. I had interviewed several docs including markmann for my first BBL and TT and decided Dr. M was too expensive so I went with another doc. It still was expensive and I was very unhappy with my results but thought I had to live with them because second opinions said it was a ‘good’ result not great but good. Several said they wouldn’t redo the abdominoplasty because they couldn’t get a better result, several said they couldn’t/wouldn’t do the revision bbl as I didn’t have any fat to use. Well I called Dr. M and spoke with him and he was kind even though I had gone ahead and had the procedure with another physician. he said he was sorry that had happened to me. I flew out for a consultation and he said he could definitely help me and improve my results. He didn’t know how much fat he could get and if it would be worth it for me, but he’d do his best. He also told me the 1st doc didn’t do any muscle work for the tummy tuck and that that should have been done. Long story short, he did an amazing job!! I am thrilled and oh so grateful. If you go with him the 1st time you won’t have to worry about a redo. I am soooooo grateful to him. He is very real and very humble and down to earth, even though he’s hands down the best.
PS that price includes the hospital, anesthesia, over night stay, and lipo.

Some of the Docs i interviewed for the BBL revision said they couldn’t get any fat from me, and one even said that a lumpy stomach was something that sometimes happens with aggressive lipo (I didn’t want a lumpy stomach as a trade off) even Markmann wasn’t sure he could get more that 100-150 which wouldn’t be worth it. I asked him to do his best and he did, he actually got 600 (300 per side) and boy did he do ALOT with that little bit of fat!!
He said it takes even longer to extract fat from someone with as little fat as me, because he would have to find every last bit at the same time making sure to leave everything smooth so I wouldn’t have any lumps/bumps/dents etc. My stomach is COMPLETELY smooth as are all other parts he lipoed,didn’t need any massages or anything. I only wore the foams for 3 weeks to keep from getting any wrinkles from the garment and keep swelling down. Still wearing the garment of course.

I have to say that Dr.. Markmann did my muscle work on my revision abdominoplasty (apparently the 1st Doc didn’t WTF!) and still this recovery was MUCH easier than the 1st tummy tuck without the muscle work! The first surgery left me soooo tight (the skin was pulled so tight) that I couldn’t stand up straight for a while and definitely could not arch in any way. With Markmann’s revision, the skin doesn’t have too much tension so I can stand, I could lay on my stomach which I needed to do for the BBL revision. I had a pain pump which really kept pain at bay, and I’m 5 weeks out and feeling great!

I got some help from HomeWatch Caregivers while recovering and they were great! I screwed up and thought I had actually booked but I was supposed to let her know and I guess I was so caught up in everything that I never did confirm. Fast forward, getting released from the hospital and called to let them know - and I had nothing set up! I freaked out. The hospital said I was going to have to spend another night because I needed someone to release me too and I couldn’t afford it. I spoke with the owner Kathryn and boy is she a lifesaver!!! She made it work. Her staff was all booked out, so she personally moved things around so that she could pick me up within a few hours!!! She took care of me personally and I LOVE her. Showering, dressing, shopping, Drs appointments, all of it! I highly recommend her.

Also I rented an apartment on Airbnb instead of staying in a hotel for a month because:
1) it was less expensive
2) I had alot more space and when you’re confined indoors it makes a big difference.
3) Had a full kitchen where I could cook at home (home delivery through safeway)

I have to say that Dr.. Markmann did my muscle work on my revision abdominoplasty and still this recovery was MUCH easier than the 1st tummy tuck without the muscle work! The first surgery left me soooo tight (the skin was pulled so tight) that I couldn’t stand up straight for a while and definitely could not arch in any way. With Markmann’s revision, the skin doesn’t have too much tension so I can stand, I could lay on my stomach which I needed to do for the BBL revision. I had a pain pump which really kept pain at bay, and I’m 5 weeks out and feeling great!

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Dr. M did any amazing revision on my prior abdominoplasty! The 1st doctor did on ok job but my waist didn’t really go in any further than it did before surgery, i had fullness on upper hips front/back that made me still look well square. I had fullness above/below the incision line,I had fullness upper and lower abdomen when I wasn’t holding my stomach in, and there was a fine white line around my belly button that didn’t quite look ‘natural’ and people would notice.

Talked to 5 docs about a potential revision, they all said they couldn’t get much improvement and that it was a good result. There was only one whom did say he could revise/improve it but not sure how much. About the belly button, 3 said to revise it could make it look worse that it wasn’t bad at all the way it was, one suggested filler around the belly button to make the scar ‘sink’ inward (really!?) and one said he could do it in his office.

Fast-forward Dr. Markmann. Yes I can definitely improve it and give you a waistline and a nice curve. He said the belly button was going to be challenging and he would do his best by shortening the stalk and making it so that the skin was not pulled so tightly around the BB so it could sink in a little.
Perfects the biggest surprise was when he asked why the 1st doctor didn’t do any muscle work? Really! Ummm really??
Dr. Markmann did an outstanding job, my result is nothing short of amazing!! I LOVE it!! My waistline is the smallest its ever been and I have an hourglass figure which other docs told me I wouldn’t get because of my ‘structure’. My waist looks longer, from behind I look a thousand times better as well, curvy not boxy. My butt looks alot better too and his revision along with lipo and a BBL made my behind prettier. As for my belly button I love it and guess what, no scar around the circumference, it’s definitely hidden and now I won’t have to hide my belly button.
Also the recovery was so much easier even with the muscle work. The last time the skin was pulled so tight that i couldn’t even stand up all the way, and it ached for a long time after when I laid down or tried arching my back. Dr. M said there’s no need to pull on the skin, that the muscle work should do most of the sculpting and the skin would drape rather than be pulled. I also had a pain pump which I wasn’t offered the first time and it made a world of difference. I am so very grateful.