Tummy Tuck and Large Volume Lipo After Weight Loss

Here's a side by side before and 6.5 weeks post op. Dr. Younai is really a master at this!
I still have work to do, both in weight loss and future surgery (arms and those thighs!), and I'll never wear a bikini, but I look and feel like a new woman!
Dr. Younai is superb at bringing back a beautiful feminine shape after obesity and weight loss has so distorted the original form!

I'm only 7 weeks post op, so technically "during" photos, I suppose. I'm still quite swollen, so I know it isn't my final result, but I'm thrilled with my improved body! It's wonderful to have that stomach gone, and I'm feeling better and stronger every day.

The first photo is actually 3 weeks post op when I attended my company Christmas party. I had to go buy a dress that would fit, and it was so fun to buy one several sizes smaller. I felt like a million bucks, and got so many compliments!

The rest of the photos were taken last week at almost 7 weeks post op. My belly area still swells a lot, so it's not as flat as it looks sometimes, usually first thing in the morning.

Hi all,

i am 7 weeks post op, and while it hasn't been a picnic, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I went back to work at 2 1/2 weeks and very quickly learned I couldn't handle a full day, even with a desk job. I did half days at first, working my way back to full time over the ensuing week and a half. Then had a nice week off work when my office closed between Christmas and New Year's Day.

I've had two issues during recover. Swelling, which everyone has, and I completely expected. The second might be common, but one I didn't expect. I had an opening in my incision that has been stubborn and long to heal, as well as several new small holes where stitches have come through. Part of my surgical tape came up a week and a half post op revealing an opening with yellow stuff showing through. I was told by my surgeon that it isn't uncommon and to wash with soap and water and bandage every day and it would heal on it's own. Further research found others with similar experience and surgeon answers that were the same. But weeks went by and it didn't seam to be getting better. The opening actually got bigger, but the doctor's office told me it was ok each time I sent pics or was seen in the office, it wasn't showing signs of infection, and it did seam to be finally slowly starting to heal. Then I found out about medicinal manuka honey for would care (sterile pharmaceutical grade). I found a tube of it and bandages with it at CVS and started using it a week ago. WOW, this stuff works!! I can't believe how much it has improved in these seven days. I told my surgeon I was using it when I saw him yesterday, and he completely supported it. Anyway, today, one of the openings is closed and the other on the way (it became 2 openings from the original area). I'm including photos of the journey... hope it doesn't upset anyone to see! If you don't like this sort of thing, don't look at the photos in this post.