Extended Tummy Tuck in 4 Days!! Also Thigh Lift - Newport Beach, CA

Congratulations on your decision! I am sure you will be very happy with your results. You are correct in saying the skin doesn't go away. It just hangs and sags more each year. I am 46 and also noticed the changes in my skin when I turned 44. Gotta love the 40's. Everything on your body starts to go south...well when you put your pants on the muffin top goes north. I had my procedure done in an Outpatient Surgery Center and went home the same day. My hubby stayed home with me the first five days and was a really good nurse. He changed bandages, emptied drains and set the alarm to make sure I had my pain meds every 4 hours the first three days. I had not problems going home at all. It is going to hurt no matter where you are so you might as well be comfortable in your own home. That is as long as you have help. I highly recommend renting a hospital bed for the first two weeks. This was a lifesaver for me. I wish you the best and am sending warm thoughts your way for a speedy recovery.

Ohhh thankyou SO much!! I agree keeping up on the pain med is a must! Did you notice tighter skin on the front your thighs with TT? I'm hoping that will be a nice affect!

I went home after surgery. As soon as your pain is under control they will allow you to go home. If you are in good shape and fairly good with pain I don't think you would have a problem going home. The only bad part for me was nausea. It was really bad after I woke up and got ready to leave but after several doses of tummy meds it got better. Make sure you start to take laxatives two days before surgery and continue them every day after surgery!! Very important!! Also, you should start taking vitamin C 500mg 2x daily to promote healing about 2weeks before surgery and after. I used a wedge pillow ($30) from walmart online to lay on to take pressure off the incision and help you relax in bed. It was really helpful!

It seems that most people I've heard of go home shortly after the tummy tuck.

Good luck! We'll be counting down with you and can't wait to see your befores and afters!

I went home right after my surgery. My hubby took care of me for a week. I slept in a recliner for a week, the moved to my bed with a lot of pillows. Still sleeping with a lot of pillows and I'm almost at week three. It will be a life changing experience. I can't wait to hear and see all about it.

OK Day 5....oooouuuuccchhhh!! I was expecting pain but not this much haha...wait, I can't even laugh. He did a very extended tummy tuck all the way around to buttocks with about 3" between the incisions. From what I understand (I haven't gone back for post op visit) He lipo'ed 900 cc of fat from thighs, tummy, lower back/flanks. He also did a spiral thigh lift which adds incisions along the groin up to waist (where the TT incision is) and additional under the fold of buttocks. All in all, the anesthesiologist said there was about 1 yard of incisions in total. He pulled the skin so tight on the thighs that I think that is also where my pain is from. I had a pain pump but discoved the nurse had not unclamped it so I was way behind on pain control. My girlfriend (RN) stayed with me the first night and took excellent care of me and got the pain under control. I'm now home and have been sleeping in a chair with ottoman and a ton of pillows to keep me up. I still have my foley (urine) catheter which I will discontinue today (I'm an RN too). I think this has been key so I didn't have to get up to pee as I was very swollen from the long surgery and fluids and my catheter filled up several times. As far as how it looks....so far hard to tell. The incisions are so ugly. My back has no rolls at all and my thighs are tighter than I have ever seen...actually the back of my thighs are almost uncomfortably tight, but he warned me of this. I can not straighen up and walking bent over kills my low back. Coughing and laughing are incredibly painful. How long until you can stand up straight? I know that I made the right decision in my procedure and especially my surgeon. He is so talented and has wonderful bedside manner. Having a board certified PLASTIC surgeon (not COSMETIC) is KEY!!!! Trust me, being in the medical business for 25+ years I feel I know! I will post pics soon. Thanks for all your posts and please keep writing!! xoxo

Thanks for your comments...so true using a ton of pillows is key. Although still need help getting upright. I can do it but it takes so long and I feel like I am going to split open. I'm now 10 days post op and feel better for the most part, but still walking bent over. When did you stand upright? I am still taking pain pills but down to just a few a day. I still only have just abdominal binder and ace bandages for my legs, I am looking forward to the stage 2 garment I will get on Tuesday. I will get the Palmers Vitamin E oil as well! Thanks!! So did you go down in actual weight? I haven't lost any lbs to speak of and I haven't tried on any pants to see if they fit different. I think I'm still quite swollen. I do feel my thighs look a lot better since the thigh lift. My thighs were so bothersome to me (loose, saggy, dimply). Thanks again Kimmers! Have a great Sunday!

Oh my gosh you look so good! For only being 10 days out this is amazing! It will just continue to get better and better. I couldn't stand up straight comfortable for about three weeks. Even from week 4-5 I would start getting really tight by mid day and hunch over a bit. One morning you will wake up and realize you are standing up straight and go Ahhhh!! I really does happen that quickly.. I did go down seven pounds in weight but not until about five weeks post OP. My pants also dropped from a size 8 to a 6 but that didn't happen until the majority of the swelling stopped at 4 months. It seemed like it took forever to see and feel amazing results. Still to this day (5 months) I get some swelling in the belly. It is crazy how that happens. Your thighs look wonderful! That is my problem area...pain in the tush is what it is. But mine is the inner thighs. Oh yes and I do have plenty of dimply spots on my booty. Or as I like to call it the cottage cheese ass. Guess we can't have it all perfect :) Thank god my hubby like some junk in the trunk!

Oohhh thanks so much for the info it makes me feel better! My incisions are not healing well. I was stretched soooo tight. So part of it will have to be revised which we anticipated and will be done in office (not OR). The inner thigh lift is so great. I love that part!! I'm like you girlfriend! Junk in the trunk!! But I'm glad! Haha will post pics soon!

Just eat well, read ,and pray. Ya, and you will look good after while. My surgery wasn't done well but I still look better.So be happy and positive.

Hi RNKay, who was the ps? Can i have his name and address? Also, you mentioned about fat transfer? where was it transfered to? Thx