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I am 50 years old. - Tummy Tuck - Houston, TX

UPDATED FROM Houstongrl

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WORTH IT$14,000
Not sure why they did not both load. This really slows how flat it is:

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Christopher K. Patronella, MD, FACS

Christopher K. Patronella, MD, FACS

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Looks perfect to me!!!
Thanks! I do like it after I've just taken out the packing. Hopefully it will eventually stay like that.
Your bb will get better looking every day!
Thanks, I think you are right.
looking great
Thanks! So are you!
I hope my scar is as low as yours, how's everything going so far? How's the bb?
BB is less flat, but not as natural looking as I wish it was. This Friday will be four months since my TT. Feeling great! Down 18 pounds since my surgery (which accounted for three of those pounds). Thanks for asking. Good luck to you!!
I think that ur bb will look better with time. I am looking forward to losing some weight after TT, it seems to be a very common thing to happen. Then as soon as I can do weights, I wanna start building some serious muscle :)
Wow, your results are great!
UPDATED FROM Houstongrl

Flat belly button

Here are pix taken after several hours with no packing. I had to get in the light just now, I know these are odd but it's flat & I wanted to show it. I'm about 15 weeks post op.

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UPDATED FROM Houstongrl

For Powelli (Belly button photos)

A few close ups. You can see the top wants to go inside-out. The whole thing goes flat in about an hour if I leave it unpacked.

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Those belly button pix look icky, sorry. The skin around it is irritated from the constant irritation from steri strips and bandaids. I bought a huge box of industrial hard foam earplugs that are the type the PS gave me to pack with. I didn't want to re-use those forever. I tried the marble idea, but it didn't seem to work as well.
What is that for? My ps said his belly buttons don't close but that month 3,4 & 5 it will look absolutely awful but not to worry. I've also notice with the swelling it looks smaller but he said it won't be small and no need to put anything in there.
Your bb looks wonderful. Mine goes flat quickly and the PS said to keep packing it or it could stay flat? Not sure...but I wish mine looked like yours. Mine had no stitches that I could see (or have removed, but maybe there were dissolvable ones internally?)...never had any black look or scabbing.
You look amazing! I stopped using the Skin Medica because my ps stopped recommending it. He sees better result with the Biocorneum and he has me on the Biocorneum now ...GET IT! Wow even more pricey but I'm seeing insane results. I'm also 3 months going on 4. It's great to see someone at the same stage however I'm more swollen than you but now it seems to be right in that little pouch area and the side go in which they didn't before. You look amazing I do NOT believe your age impressive I'm around the same I'm 47. :)
Well, you look FANTASTIC! I was on your page earlier and asked why you stopped using SkinMedica. I need to get your stuff, but since my guy sells SkinMedica, I'm not sure how to get it?
Your hubby must be ecstatic my fellow texan!  You look so fabulous!  Really!
Thanks so much!
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