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5ft 1, 180lbs Tummy Tuck and Flankplasty (Extended TT) Kentucky, KY
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I'm currently 5'1" and 180lbs. I wear a size 14...
AmcwrcMarch 15, 2015
$8,900
I'm currently 5'1" and 180lbs. I wear a size 14 pants and xl to 1x in tops. I had a consultation last year in St Louis (was at 196 then) and was told I need to lose more weight, at least to 165lbs. I exercise regularly and track my calories and exercise with my fitness pal app. In a year I've only lost 16lbs and barely any of that was around my middle! It's very discouraging. I carry most of my weight in my tummy and it is UGLY! I have basically the same shape if I'm 196lbs or 106lbs so losing the weight does not help my proportions and that what I'm dissatisfied with more than the # on the scale.
I have two kids but I did not get very big with either of them- my chub is from food, my heaviest weight was 205, but at 25lbs heavier I only went up to a size 16, so losing weight isn't addecting my belly size that much.
I had my second consult this past Thursday with a doc a little closer to home. He suggested a tummy tuck with a Flankplasty and lipo of my back and booty ( my butt is flat and wide) with fat transfer to the lower section of my booty to round it up. He will not do the lipo at the same time as the TT, so I'll have to do two separate operations :(. Doing TT first, with an estimated cost of $8900 just for the TT. Depending in how horrible the whole process of the first operation, I may not do the second. I'm a wimp!
I have two kids but I did not get very big with either of them- my chub is from food, my heaviest weight was 205, but at 25lbs heavier I only went up to a size 16, so losing weight isn't addecting my belly size that much.
I had my second consult this past Thursday with a doc a little closer to home. He suggested a tummy tuck with a Flankplasty and lipo of my back and booty ( my butt is flat and wide) with fat transfer to the lower section of my booty to round it up. He will not do the lipo at the same time as the TT, so I'll have to do two separate operations :(. Doing TT first, with an estimated cost of $8900 just for the TT. Depending in how horrible the whole process of the first operation, I may not do the second. I'm a wimp!
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March 15, 2015
I understand your pain because I also hold all my body fat in my mid section and yes that can be discouraging. I had an extended tummy tuck with liposuction on flanks, back, and bra rolls and that was the best decision of my life. I was 5 "9", 213 when I had the procedure done on November 17th
March 15, 2015
I am now down to 180 pounds solid and loving it. the procedure totally changed my shape and I love the new me.
March 15, 2015
I am hoping for the best! I just hate to have to do it in 2 separate procedures! I don't do pain well and I'm afraid I won't go through with the lipo if the TT pain is too awful
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