Tummy Tuck and Lipo. Fredericksburg, VA

Hello everyone! Just posting some 1 year post op pics! I always searched for pics to see what was possible in the long term post TT. The surgery made a huge difference but I've put in a lot of work as well. Crazy how my most hated body part became my favorite!

Just wanted to update really quickly with a few pics and tell all the ladies who are about to go through this procedure or have just gone through it, "good luck and stay strong". It was most certainly a roller coaster of happiness and regret. Now 7 months out I wouldn't change it for anything. It very much changed my self esteem and was definitely a spring board to further my fitness goals. Take advantage of it, go slow the results take time. I still swell if I have too much salt but that is the only lingering side effect.
Amy ladies who might like to chat feel free to find me on Facebook or Instagram by searching Tory Canales and I'll do my best to reply (4 kids and work) lol.

I am almost three weeks post op from my full TT with muscle repair! I've been crazy busy so haven't had time until now to update.
Anyway first regarding the issue I had of my surgeon mixing up my days and having to reschedule me the day of surgery. It could have been handled better and all they offered for my troubles was a free microdermabrasion which is an 85 dollar value. I did not press the issue at all though because I didn't want to jade him before going in and now I like the results so much I intend to use him for other things!!
Second. My 1 week post op visit went fine. I was extremely swollen that day (literally 20 lbs excess) and totally miserable. They couldn't remove my drain that day because ther was still significant drainage. When I left that day I was feeling very down and completely miserable! I definitely was experiencing the post surgical blues and had second thoughts but going into it I knew I already had a propensity towards depression so I prepared myself the best I could. Four days after that appointment having had zero drainage for three days I removed my own drain!! Looking back that was pretty irresponsible but I just couldn't take it anymore. Removing it was completely painless.
I spent the next couple of day just fighting off the blues and trying to regain some normalcy.
I had to go back to work full time at 2 weeks post op (I am a hairstylist). The first three days were rough and I was so swollen I couldn't fit in any of my clothes. After those three days I had two days off and that really gave me a chance to recoup.
I returned to work today and am feeling fantastic. The blues have subsided for the most part and my activity level feels close to normal. Swelling has reduced significantly. I am thrilled with my results ;)!
Recovery was actually much easier than I anticipated!