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46 Yrs Old 5'2" and 132 Lbs Preparing for my MM

UPDATED FROM Leev2
1 year post

1.5 year Update

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WORTH IT$20,500
Well technically 19 months now. Not a lot of new changes these past few months. I do have more feeling in my stomach lately. It feels very strange to be touched. Hard to describe feeling. A little bit like when your leg falls asleep and then starts to wake up. But only when it’s touched. Wierd but whatever. I think it’ll probably continue to come back. My nipples have a tiny bit of feeling coming back. Fingers crossed that continues to get better. The areola inscisions still hurt when grabbed firmly. So not fun. Other than those issues I’m feeling great! I love how my front side looks! My dog ear revision was totally worth it! My hips are completely flat! Still a little pink but not bad at all. So much nicer to look at. My husband says sweet things to me daily about my looks... side note... he did before too... it’s just that I believe him now. Lol I am trying to get ahold of my shopping. My closet and drawers are overflowing. Lol I only bought 3 new bikinis this summer so huge improvement over last. Here’s a couple pics! Thanks for reading!!

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Christa Clark, MD, FACS

Christa Clark, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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July 11, 2018
Omg, you look amazing!!!!! Love your bikinis and I absolutely adore your tattoo and how it comes down on your tummy!! So beautiful. I loved following you when I was waiting for surgery and all these months after. I loved being able to follow someone close to the same height and weight as me and girl your results are gorgeous Wonderful transformation hun❤️
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July 11, 2018
Thank you so much! I remember thinking the same about you with height and weight! ❤️
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July 12, 2018
❤️
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July 11, 2018
omgosh you look terrific!!!!!! YAssssss. :-)
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July 11, 2018
Thank you!
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July 11, 2018
Your scars are invisible!! Such fantastic results and your tattoo looks so good :) That is amazing you are getting feeling back this far out, how exciting!! You are looking fabulous and it's always great to see an update from you! Enjoy looking hot in those bikinis!
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July 13, 2018
Thank you! I get to try them out this weekend! Short getaway with my husband!
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July 11, 2018
You look fabulous! Wish my belly button look as cute as yours! Your scar is perfect too!
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July 13, 2018
Thank you! I jyst read through your review! You look amazing!! And I don’t know what your talking about.... you have a cute little belly button!
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July 14, 2018
Aww thanks hon. I just miss my old.belly button. I knew I was going to buy them when it got infected during the healing process I was devastated but it's better than I thought it would be. So I'm good. :)
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July 11, 2018
You look great
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July 13, 2018
Thank you!
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1 year post

Tattoo completed!

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Ok ladies! I’m done with my tattoo. About 16ish hours total and jyst around $2000. Much better that the $10,000 quote I got right?!? Completed it last Friday. Things went soooo much better this time. I contacted my tattooist a few days ahead of time to make sure he had the numbing gel on hand. He did not. It was on back order. My stomach dropped. So my husband went on amazon and found the same product except it was 4% lidocaine instead of the the 5% that was used before. I guess the 5% of this particular brand is pharmaceutical. Anyway, I really hoped this 4% would work and it did! It was amazing! He used it on me after the outline was completed because the skin needs to be broken for it to work. No pain!!! I was so happy! It’s pretty tender and sore now of coarse. But wow! That stuff worked great! Here’s a couple pics. One is right after he finished so lots of redness and swelling. I am really happy with how it turned out! Kinda big for a first tattoo but my husband always says I don’t do anything small. Lol.

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April 2, 2018
Beautiful!!
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April 2, 2018
Thank you!!
April 2, 2018
Love Love Love Love Love the tattoo!!!! Your results are amazing!!!
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April 2, 2018
Thank you!!! I appreciate it!
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April 2, 2018
OMG, I love it!!!!! I have been anxiously awaiting the finished product. And it is beautiful girl, absolutely beautiful!!!!!
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April 3, 2018
Thank you so much! How’re you doing?
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April 3, 2018
Doing good hun. Thanks for asking
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April 2, 2018
Nice
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April 3, 2018
Thank you!!
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April 2, 2018
stunning!!!!! this is amazing. love it.
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April 3, 2018
Thank you!
UPDATED FROM Leev2
1 year post

7 weeks post dog ear revision!

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I just wanted to post an update on my dog ear revision. So far it’s looking great! Still nice and flat now. The scar is pretty lite. Probably because it’s not nearly as deep as the original tummy tuck. I’ll post a pic to show you.
Also, my friend talked me into doing a boudoir photo shoot. Something I would never ever considered doing before my mommy makeover. I was super nervous but am really happy with how they turned out. Gave them to my husband for Valentine’s Day! Jyst another thing I never thought I would be able to do in my life.
I’ve been back to the gym for a few weeks now trying to work on my backside. So I’m proud of myself for that. Thanks to several girls on here for the motivation.
Lastly, I have actually forgotten to mention this but it’s important to note, I have never gotten the feeling back in either nipple. I’m almost 15 months P.O. so I doubt at this point that I will. Which does make me a little sad. Ok a lot sad. Actually if I give a full description I should also say that my inscision around each areola hurts a bit when my husband grabs them. So we’re learning just how to be gentler than before. I will say that even if I knew this would be the outcome I would still have done the mommy makeover. But, I do still hope the feeling will come back!

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March 2, 2018
Scar looks great hun! And those pics are just gorgeous!!! Love them. They are so tastefully done!!
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March 5, 2018
Thank you md73! It was just one of those things I never thought I could do. Glad I did it. Once is enough though. Lol
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March 2, 2018
Gorgeous pics!!! And your revision scar looks amazing, very well done! Thank you for letting us know about the lack of feeling in your nipples, I really hope you get that back! That definitely is one of my concerns as I look to whether or not I should complete my mommy makeover. My tummy was a no-brainer and I knew going in I didn't care about any numb feeling afterwards. Nipples are a different story and I think it's important for women to know that there's no guarantee the sensation will return. But again, I really really hope there is still a chance you get it back!!
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March 5, 2018
Thank you! And yes the numbness is a real thing. I don’t think I’ve read about anyone on here not getting the sensation back at some point during the first year. I knew it was a possibility and it’s important to put the info out there. I think I had a pretty easy time with the surgery and the recovery was almost uneventful except a small opening with a spitting stitch. So I really thought I would get the feeling back. I’m not sure why I didn’t but there’s nothing I can do about it. Except just accept it. Im ok though. Especially if I forgot to even update on it till now. Lol
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March 15, 2018
That's a good point! It's funny that even though I wasn't worried about it, I thought the numbness in my abodomen would freak me out but I adapted to it so quickly. Of course nipple sensation and lower abdomen sensation are very different in terms of what they did for us when we still had full feeling ;) I'm just so glad you haven't had any major problems!
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March 2, 2018
wow just gorgeous pictures! loveeeeee that tattoo so much. beautiful as well. I want to do a tummy tuck cover up with it going up my side like that. just perfect!
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March 5, 2018
Thank you! Jyst waiting to complete it in about 3.5 weeks!
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March 5, 2018
you look stunning! also love the red with your tattoo!!!!
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March 5, 2018
Thank you! Burgundy red is my favorite color. If you couldn’t tell. Lol.
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March 5, 2018
You look stunning! That tattoo is gorgeous and scar looks really Good! Go for you for getting that photo shoot done, it's elegant, classy and you look amazing.
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March 5, 2018
Thank you so much! Can’t wait to finish the tattoo! I want it over. Lol
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March 5, 2018
Lol, I know you do! I remember you feeling tortured, eeek
You'll get there and my goodness, it'll be amazing! Beautiful art❤