Tummy Tuck, 40 Yrs Old - Miami, FL

So I decided to finally reveal who my PS was - Dr Hochstein. If you have followed my journey from the start, you know that I opted to not state his name before because I wanted to give him a true fair review. I did not want it to reflect or be based on my healing time, my emotional roller-coaster and my expectations but solely on his work. As probably everyone else on this website has done before, I researched and read as many reviews as I could find from his prior patients. Some were excellent and some were meh. I found it interesting that some reviews were based on his personality versus his work. And I find that to be very unfair. I was in search for the best PS out there so that I can have the best results and experience. I don't think the reviews I read on him on being sarcastic, pompous, ect is fair. He has actually been the complete opposite. Has been very nice and professional from day one. And yes, he does smile. Again, I am very happy with my results and I am only on week 4. I am very happy with my belly button and my incision. My friends are already considering getting consultations with him. If you are considering him as your PS I recommend you go have a consultation (which is free) and honestly follow your instinct. I followed mine and I'm very happy and I did. Happy healing to all!

I can't believe it's been 4 weeks since I took the plunge and joined the flat side. I had my 4 week post-op appointment today and it went very well. I do have some swelling but luckily I do not have a seroma. Was cleared to start working out in 2 weeks ( which would be 6 weeks post op). Overall I feel good. A few days ago I noticed that I am walking perfectly straight and can do a lot of things that I couldn't do before. I still do feel a little bit run down in the evening and have some more swelling. I'm pretty happy with my belly button as well as the way the incision is turning out. Mostly all the scabbing has fallen off and the doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. I still have the lumps at the end of the incisions but was told again that they should go away on their own as well as the rippling. I've officially lost 10 pounds in 4 weeks (was 130 lbs pre op and today was 120 lbs). I do get full rather quickly so I have very small meals. Will have a follow-up post-op appointment two months. Overall I can say that I am very very happy with my decision as well as with my PS. I got the scar fade cream at my PS office (pic posted). I contacted the company before buying this cream as it is pricey - $130 USD for 1.73 fl oz. I wanted to make sure if I could order the cream from an online merchant ($88 USD) and was advised by the company that:
"Thank you for contacting us. Authentic bioCorneum is sold exclusively through authorized physicians and not through online channels. Products purchased through sites or online retailers may be diluted, expired or counterfeit. To ensure authentic product, please find a provider through the below link.". The cream is to be used twice a day. I will keep you posted on how well it works.

Cabin fever hit me and I needed to get out of the house. Got dressed and actually felt cute. I tried on my pumps (3 inches) and ironically enough I could stand up straighter vs when I wore flats...so I ventures off in my pumps and went food shopping. I used the shopping cart as my "walker" and pushed it with my forearms trying to look stylish vs hunched over ha ha ha ha. Ibmade it walking around for about and hour and a half. I got winded like twice towards the end. I measured myself today and only lost one inch on my waist (31 inches) and gained one inch on my hips (39 inches). In total Ive lost 7 lbs (today I was 123lbs but I was 121 lbs 2 days ago). I like the way I look with clothes on vs off right now. Especially wearing pants because no "apron" dent is showing.