Love It! - Illinois, IL

I love my body now! However I was not prepared for the recovery process or time. I was very emotional the first month thinking why did I do this, I will be stuck in a bent over position for ever..... Now it is May and I went to Vegas and wore a two piece to the pool, guys love my big butt especially my husband he loves to buy me clothes to wear that he wants to see me in and I don't have to tell him why I can't anymore I can wear that stuff now! I didn't lose weight instead of I am now a true medium as opposed to being I between medium and large. My clothes still fit they just fit way better. I had more than just a TT, I had lipo with fat transfer to the butt and shaping done. I'm 47 and have had Two c-sections which is why I have bad stretch marks, but I don't mind the scars I just didn't like the saggy belly. I am still swollen and I have 4 inchs of hard scar tissue along my incision, that will go away in time and with massage, my bikini bottoms cover it. . If I had realized fully the recovery process I may not have done it because I struggled with feeling selfish and guilty for spending that amount of money on myself, so I would have easily used not wanting to go through the recovery as a reason not to do it. However I can't explain how freeing it is to not have to analyze what type of clothes I have to buy so I can give the appearance of having a nice body.

Sorry for all the misspellings and run on sentences. Just to clarify I am glad I had the surgery even though I struggled with feelings of selfishness over spending that amount of money. I love shopping for clothes now. I can wear the stretchy knitted body hugging dresses. And I am so very glad I chose Dr. Patel! I pretty much let him do what he thought looked good for me. I know you should have at least three consults , but Dr. Patel didn't hesitate and was very confident and came across as loving what he does. I immediately felt trust and confidence in him.

So after the swelling went down some people said they expected it to look better than it did. I still have a huge hardened area on the right side ( keloid scar). I recently bought mederma for a family member who wouldn't use it so I used it massaging, frictioning that area and it softened up pretty good still working on it. My belly button is off Center, but people don't notice until I point it out.
I gained about 10-15 pounds and my hips, butt and boobs took most of it, I did get a pooch in the stomach but what really bothers me is my hips and the fat below my scar in the pubic area. I moved to a different state, I am going to look for a doctor here and ask his opinion on the surgery I had and the weight gain and how I can smooth things out. I am still glad to not have my stomach sag when I bend over. The scars and off center belly button is livable but the hips and puffy pubic area I hate.
I will upload some photos later.