Hi!
I had a mommy makeover on 6 November 2012, and at that time, I was left with some very large puckering at each end of every incision. In addition, I spit a stitch in my belly button and it was right where the knot was, so I got a lump there. After nearly two years, these dog-ears are all _very_ minor, and all seven should take about an hour to fix total, outpatient. I've chosen to pay for this from a local doctor, rather than flying to my original PS to get it done for free, mainly for the convenience of staying in town (this doctor's office is only a few blocks away--while my original PS is in Texas.) I have three children that I am full-time caregiver for (husband works) and flying out of town would be a huge hassle. I also decided that I wanted to get a bit of lipo contouring as well, and since I'd have to pay for that anyway, the costs somewhat even out. They gave me a discount on the lipo because it's a very small quantity (less than 200 cc's).
I'll post all my pictures from the doctor when I get them from my doctor. They'll take them on the day of surgery. For those of you contemplating removing dog-ears, I'll just mention that dog-ears are usually at the end of an incision, and that means that you have to extend the scar in order to excise them. I am hoping it will improve the shape of my breasts (which look a little boxy from the dog-ears but are actually very well-formed from the surgery) as well as remove the unsightly puckering everywhere, but it will make all of the already very large scars larger.
Removing Six Dog-ears and a Minor Abnormality in my Belly Button, 22 Months Post Mommy Makeover - Foster City, CA
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$1,750 - Joel B. Beck, MD, FACS, Foster City, CA
Hi! I had a mommy makeover on 6 November 2012,...
Before Pics!
These show the dog ears and my belly button. I'm still not entirely sure I should do the one on my left breast.
Tomorrow is the day!
Not much to say :). I go in at 7:30 a.m. and should be done with everything by 11:30 a.m. I added knee lipo which should take even less time than the other stuff. The scar revision should be easy work for the doc--I'm much more concerned about the lipo, frankly. Still a little sad that my scars will get longer, but hubby and I really don't like the dog-ears, so off they go! I'm expecting very little pain--so little that I won't notice it over the lipo. I'll tell you guys how right I was afterward, ;).
Please wish me luck!
It's time!
It's 7:59 am, I've taken my meds and before pics. Waiting for the doctor now. They offered NetFlix while I wait! Whaaa? Swanky :). I was like, I can listen to my music for 15 minutes. Instead I'm here updating. Who needs Netflix?!
Done!
the revisions ended up taking a lite longer than we'd expected, but hopefully everything went well :). I'm covered by a compression garment so it'll be a little while before I can post.
Ow.
it's 3pm and the lidocaine has begunwearing off on my left breast. It burns. Ow! I've already taken roxicodone. Don't know if it's working or not.
Still, it's totally bearable.
Getting tired of these bandages.
A little stinging, a lot of itching, and I'm getting tired of these saran-wrap-thpe bandages just trapping the blood. My navel looks great though! I hope the others will look equally great soon.
Oh, I was supposed to get a call from Dr. B's office the day after the procedure to schedule my follow-up appointment, but that call never came. So I have no idea how long I'm supposed to keep these things on.
I'll call tomorrow.
Bad Reaction :(
I thought the itching was healing, but now it's red and swollen where he cleaned me yesterday:(. The itching is also terrible. I'm so glad I'm going to see the doc tomorrow, but it's not till the afternoon. If it gets a lot worse, I'm going to the emergency room. Hoping not to do that though. Huge pain in the butt!
PO Day 25
Everything is looking great! Healing is going well, and the only itching left is in my breast scar revisions on the medial side. So both of the scars in the center are itching, though it's less today. It may be because I took an antihistamine last night (24-hour) for terrible allergies I've been having lately. I feel like it's from this surgery, because I don't normally have allergies like that, but we'll see low long it continues.
Meanwhile, I'm uploading new pics. I'm so pleased! It's not perfect, but it's vastly improved from before and better than I'd expected :):):). Sorry, they're all in random order for some reason.
Had a really good experience! Though they never did give me the before/after pics as promised.
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