38 Yr Old 4 Kids Later Ready to Live my 40's Like my 20's! Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift and Aug and Lipo Can't Wait!!!! - Miami, FL

So 4 kids later 1 of them a c- section, those that have had a c-section know what that does to your stomach..... Absolutely nothing but torture you! I've finally decided to get my body back to where I want it. It's torturous to hear people tell me how young I look when I feel like my face doesn't match my body. Luckily I have a wonderful husband who loves my body no matter what but understands that I'm not happy with it.
I feel like I've read all of these journeys and am so appreciative of everyone's input that why not post mine. So after 7 yrs of searching for the right doctor from New York to the Dominican Republic to Miami I've finally chosen Dr Careaga from Miami Fl. I actually had chosen another doctor from Miami all on his reviews but dropped him like a bad habit when he never called me for a consult just his secretary and then after his secretary called me several times asking when I was going to pay up after this did more searching and found some reviews that just didn't sons to safe so even though I lost my deposit I rather lose that then my life.
So far Dr Careaga has impressed me he personally called me to speak with me about my options and what he thought was very nice and very thorough. He was the only doctor out of the 25 doctors that I've seen that said he wanted me to get a mammogram so I had a comparison when it was time for me to have regular mammograms and the only doctor that after reviewing my medical history said I had to get an echo. That made me feel like he was concerned about your health before anything else. On top of that the fact that he is the only plastic surgeon in Miami certified by the Joint Comission which is very hard to do and highly accredited, if you pass their inspection it is impressive! I work in the medical field and we are certified by the Joint Comission and let me just say that if they come and you are not on point you are immediately fired that's how serious it is! I also love that he is double board certified in plastic surgery there are not to many plastic surgeons that are. Also the fact that he and his staff has answered every question possible that I can throw their way quickly and with no issue just makes me feel safe,comfortable and so less nervous.
So I'll keep you posted on my journey I would love to hear your suggestions on scar treatment and how to make recovery easier. Good luck everyone! And I'll post my before pictures soon.

Thanks so much for the comments and for going on this journey with me! I will be putting pictures up soon, just haven't had time because of my work schedule but promise they will be up tomorrow. So I'm trying to prepare my things for surgery and am starting to buy things my question is has anyone bought their compression garments before the surgery? or do you have to wait until after for the sizing? I ask because they seem to be soooo much cheaper if you don't buy them from the doctor's office. Also anyone I was looking at this website called Makemeheal.com and they have these vitamins called Make Me Heal Plastic Surgery Healing Supplements & Vitamins Kit (Pre & Post-Op Formulas) The reviews sound great and was planning on getting them has anyone ever tried these? Also wanted to buy silicone scar treatment sheets and ointment, anyone have any ideas to share on these as well I love to hear what everyone thinks. Thanks Everyone

So I asked my 15 yr old daughter to take some pictures for me. The answer I got was "sure but I hope these are not for papa cause they are really not sexy!" Gotta love a teenager lol! But she is right these are really scary.