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52 and Pondering a Tummy Tuck.... - Howard, PA

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Okay, so after 2 C-Sections I was still pretty...

GECKO50August 13, 2013
$6,500
Okay, so after 2 C-Sections I was still pretty happy with my mommy tummy. Then 2 yrs ago I had to have a colon resection...I was 50 and now at 52 it seems that the trauma to my belly was just to much for it to bounce back. I started contemplating a tummy tuck and checking out this website. I had also developed a hernia that has gotten larger over the past two yrs. So I'm thinkin, if I'm getting the hernia repaired, why not check on a tummy tuck as well. That's when I began looking at this site and wishing for a flatter tummy. I'm older than most of the folks who get them, but I figure heck, why not.

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Thomas J. Bitterly, MD (retired)

Thomas J. Bitterly, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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flattummy862013
August 15, 2013
If you want it you should move forward. Im i guess younger and thought maybe its too soon to do a surgery but i made my mind up and went ahead with it. Good luck with your decision. I was very selective with my surgeon and definitely think it is the biggest choice in the process.
meyerjr
August 16, 2013
Geck, Is it too personal to ask about the reason for the colon resection? Either way, it will, of course, be important for the cosmetic surgeon to understand everything that has gone on with your abdomen.
GECKO50
August 19, 2013
It's not to personal. I had diverticulitis that kept coming back. My sister had the same problem so I think there is something hereditary there. They cut me from belly button down to my c-section incision. I was pretty happy with my tummy before that. I mean I did look like I'd had some children, but now I look like Frankenstein worked on me. On top of that I have a hernia that seems to be getting larger.
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JeannieM1959
August 17, 2013
I am 54 and had my tt at 53. You are not to old. Even being a little older there is nothing wrong at all wanting your body to look better. I used to hate mirrors after getting out of the shower. I only wish I had done thins a long long time ago. good luck with it. I hope you do this for yourself, you will love the new you.
DelawareDaisy
August 17, 2013
I'm 59. I had 2 c-sections and a bowel resection along with 2 umbilical hernia repairs. I bounced back quicker from the TT, BL (no implants) and lipo better than the c-sections! Plus, all the scar tissue was removed. Do it! insurance should pay for the anesthisia, if you have the TT done at the same time as the hernia repair. Good luck!
DelawareDaisy
August 17, 2013
Also, check with your GI doc to be sure he/she is ok with you getting TT post resection. I had mine for Chrohns disease and my GI was fine with TT!
GECKO50
August 19, 2013
Thanks for your input. I do believe it's time to start checking out doctors. I have a few I want to make consultation appts with. I have to make the time to do it.
GECKO50
August 19, 2013
Thanks for sharing about your experience. I don't know if I would want a BA....I think I would do the TT first and then see how it all looks together. Right now when I look in the mirror all I see in my belly...
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Surgeons

GECKO50August 24, 2013
Okay, so I'm wanting to schedule consultations with the surgeons.
I'm thinking Dr. Louton and Dr. Moya
Can anyone tell me about good PS in the State College/Altoon and Danville area

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Consult

GECKO50August 31, 2013
Okay, so I made an appointment for my 1st consult with a PS. It's with Dr. Bitterly in Danville Pa at the geisinger plastic surgery center. I'm excited but I'm also second guessing spending the $ on myself. Guess when you are a mom you get so used to doing for everyone else that it becomes unnatural to do for you....wish me luck.

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