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Revision needed for more lipo on the flanks, abdomen
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Hi Ladies! Well I had my surgery 3 months ago and...
Sara75June 5, 2013
WORTH IT$8,800
Hi Ladies!
Well I had my surgery 3 months ago and am disgusted with the results! I had a fully tummy tuck, and lipo to the flanks on 2-25-2013. When I went to see my PS 3 weeks ago he told me that this is the best he can do, that excess is normal or I would not be able to stand up straight, and that this is as good as it can get. I did not gain any weight since my surgery. I am 37 have had one pregnancy which I did gain 50 pounds. Prepregnancy weight 3 years ago was 135, day of delivery 185, day of tummy tuck 148.5 and now 144.5 and I am 5'4.25". My PS did offer to do a posterior lift where he would make an incision from the sides to the middle of my back and remove all the excess on the sides. He would charge me 1500.00 and here is the kicker, he would do it in office under local anesthetic only and 5mg of Valium! I think that's pretty extensive cutting and removing to be done in the office. Am I wrong? What angers me more is that I specifically asked him 3 times (at consult, preop, and morning of surgery) as I was grabbing all the excess on the lower sides, if that would all be gone without having to do an extended tummy tuck and he assured me it would be gone. WRONG! I went to another plastic surgeon after that for a second opinion about my results. I will now be having a complete revision and more lipo on the flanks, abdomen, and back hip area with this plastic surgeon. When I had the lipo on my flanks during the first surgery, Dr. Schmidt never flipped me over to do the lipo so I have obvious indentation when looking at me from the front where the lipo was done and from the back it looks just as bad because now I have fat bulges above and below the lipo'd area. Is there any legal recourse in plastic surgery? I don't feel I got what I paid $8800.00 for, and now I have to pay it all over again to have it redone. The whole situation just makes me sick!! Any advice??????
Well I had my surgery 3 months ago and am disgusted with the results! I had a fully tummy tuck, and lipo to the flanks on 2-25-2013. When I went to see my PS 3 weeks ago he told me that this is the best he can do, that excess is normal or I would not be able to stand up straight, and that this is as good as it can get. I did not gain any weight since my surgery. I am 37 have had one pregnancy which I did gain 50 pounds. Prepregnancy weight 3 years ago was 135, day of delivery 185, day of tummy tuck 148.5 and now 144.5 and I am 5'4.25". My PS did offer to do a posterior lift where he would make an incision from the sides to the middle of my back and remove all the excess on the sides. He would charge me 1500.00 and here is the kicker, he would do it in office under local anesthetic only and 5mg of Valium! I think that's pretty extensive cutting and removing to be done in the office. Am I wrong? What angers me more is that I specifically asked him 3 times (at consult, preop, and morning of surgery) as I was grabbing all the excess on the lower sides, if that would all be gone without having to do an extended tummy tuck and he assured me it would be gone. WRONG! I went to another plastic surgeon after that for a second opinion about my results. I will now be having a complete revision and more lipo on the flanks, abdomen, and back hip area with this plastic surgeon. When I had the lipo on my flanks during the first surgery, Dr. Schmidt never flipped me over to do the lipo so I have obvious indentation when looking at me from the front where the lipo was done and from the back it looks just as bad because now I have fat bulges above and below the lipo'd area. Is there any legal recourse in plastic surgery? I don't feel I got what I paid $8800.00 for, and now I have to pay it all over again to have it redone. The whole situation just makes me sick!! Any advice??????
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Photos????
Sara75June 7, 2013
Not sure what happened to all my photos I uploaded last night, guess I will have to do it again so you girls can see and give me your feedback. Wont be back home til Saturday so I will do it then. Take care all!
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June 7, 2013
I am so sorry you are having to do this all over again! However I am happy to hear you are going to a different surgeon for the revision. That really stings that you are having to pay a second time.
I hope you are able to obtain the results you wanted.
June 7, 2013
Thank you for the welcome message. :) I did upload photos, not sure what happened. I will be posting them tomorrow when I return home. Happy to have support from here while I go thru this all again!
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