33 Years Old, 3 Kids, and Belly Fat That Wouldn't Go Away

I'm 33 and have 3 kids, which I had pretty spaced out. I gained about 50-55lbs each pregnancy, and after each kid I would lose the weight but still have that pouch and some loose skin. I exercise and walk a lot, my diet could be better but I have celiac and don't like being restricted by that already. Now that we are done having kids, I decided I wanted to fix this. I went to 2 different plastic surgeons, one said since I had 3 kids there was no way I could just do laser lipo and looked at me and said tummy tuck, yikes! That seemed a little extreme. Then the second plastic surgeon looked at me and said I was the perfect candidate for laser lipo. Yay! We decided I would have my abdomen and flanks done. So I scheduled my procedure date, got some labs done, and picked up my meds. The Dr's office also gave me Sintech to start taking 24 hours before the procedure for bruising. The day finally came and I was nervous and excited. I wasn't put under, just given meds that made me totally out it and I felt sooo weird, when the nurse asked how I was feeling, all I could say was "crazy". I got 5 incisions, belly button, low pubic area, top of buttcrack, and both lower sides of hips. I do remember saying "ow" a few times during. I think it took a total of 2 for it all and all went well. I went home and ate ice cream...why? I do not know, but I got nauseous and really bad heartburn, so I took my meds and went to bed (it was a late afternoon appt.) The next day was pretty bad, pain wise. I didn't want to move, woke up feeling nauseus again which was thankfully the last time feeling that. But everytime I would drink even just water or eat, it burned. Like heartburn but instant burning pain when I swallowed. That went on until the 26th, so about 11 days. As the days went on pain got less and less, I couldn't fit into jeans for a little over a week. Which kind of sucked since Christmas was here. But I pulled off some leggings and bigger shirt. The garment I was given is uncomfortable and creases dig into my back, which causes pain. I order some SPANX, so hoping this helps once they get here. As of now I am happy with doing laser lipo, each day a little more of the swelling goes down. My tummy and lower back is still numb, but that will go away. I will update and add more photos in a couple weeks.

Waaaay late but I wanted to post my 7 weeks (which was from Feb) photos to compare. So far happy with the outcome.