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Tummy Tuck Nightmare - Greer, SC
UPDATED FROM Sunshine0325
8 months post
Stomach while standing.
$10,700
Not too too bad when wearing lose clothes but can wear fitted shirts, dresses, or cami's without sucking in. My purpose of TT was not to have to suck in anymore and feel comfortable with my stomach area. Just anticipated a flat stomach maybe if I hadn't gotten lipo i would have had better results. Of course it's better than it was before but I was looking for flat not better!
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I went through the full TT with the thought of...
I went through the full TT with the thought of having a flat stomach after my surgery. I have a bulge up top and after seeing another PS for a second opinion he says my abdominal wall was not tightened (or at least not tight enough). My stomach is flat down low and big up top. Worse than before. To say the least not cute! I still have to hold my stomach in depending on the attire I have on.
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I'm so sorry to hear this, it is disappointing to say the least when your results aren't what you expected them to be, what are you going to do next? Very best wishes to you!!
Not really for sure what I'm going to do at this point. I've been exercising hoping that it works. If I could get my upper to be as flat as the lower part it will look better. I can't wear fitted shirts etc I still have to wear lose fitting clothes. My before and after pic looks good at the docs office but its because it was early and I hadn't eaten anything etc. but whose stomach isn't flatter in the morning. Just disappointing to pay so much money and put my body through so much and be disappointed in the end. Had he told me I wouldn't be flat I would have considered lipo at the time of my TT vs a breast reduction. I just leaned on him for his expertise when I guess i should have questioned him more!
Hi, sorry to hear you are going thru this. I am also a patient of another doctor that did not get good results. Do you have pics, you a lot like me. Please take a look at my profile. Thank you for sharing!
I will try to post pictures. I have a seperation from my navel to under my breast and that's where I have a budge that makes me look like I have a pop belly. I can hold it in but I got a tummy tuck so I didn't have to do that! I've considered smart lipo but I'm afraid to put my body through more surgery and not to mention its going to cost me $8500 more bucks!
Have you asked your PS if the separation where the bulge is could be caused by the muscle repair sutures coming undone in that area? that would cause that kind of bulge.
Nani2014 I put up 2 new pics today. Take a look and see what you think.
Yes I've seen people with smart lipo and their results look better than mine. They had less down time, better results, and less money.
Thank you for sharing your experience on RealSelf!
So sorry! I hope you can get it fix somehow :-(.....out of curiosity. How was he for follow UPS and when you told him that you weren't happy w/ results? What did he say?
He told me he felt like that was the best he could do. He suggested lipo but I would have liked for him to suggest that at the consultation considering I was looking for a flat stomach. I would have rather had both procedures done at the same time vs now having to go through the process all aver again. I updated 2 pics today. Take. Look and let me know what you think.
I am so happy you posted this. I have the same problem and don't know what to do. I paid a lot of money and don't have more sitting around.
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