My Tummy Tuck by Dr Hochstein - Miami, FL

I've wanted to have a tummy tuck for at least 10 years...fear paralyzed me! My children are 8 years apart. I had my first Son at 22 he was 7lbs 14oz. Pretty much went back ok just a few stretch marks near the pubic hair line. I still had a killer body. I wore a bikini and had a tiny pouch that I could live with. My second Son I had at 29 & he was huge 10lbs 5oz. I noticed a fat roll and many many more stretch marks right away. This bothered me big time! I worked out daily, ate right, hired a trainer, tried every diet in history, paid $2300 for Zerona Lazor! They claim to be a non surgical alternative, what a crock...please DO NOT spend your hard earned money on this, it did nothing all except deduct $2300 from my checking account. After that I even injected myself with HCG and lost 12 lbs and kept it off but nothing worked for the ugly stretch marks and bulge! Thus bulge started to protrude more and more. I joined Pilates and started seeing results but not in the front belly area. I went to 4 consults I was scared to death I googled and fear just kept me from going thru with it. I really wanted a flat beautiful tummy soooo bad! I am now done having babies and it was important to me to finally do this surgery. I found Dr. Hochstein and he was the one! He spoke to me and understood what I wanted we agreed on expectations and results and I booked it. I had a few sleepless nights scared to death of many things that I signed up for. Scared of death that was #1 scared the incision would not be low enough to wear a bikini this was my #2 fear! And why because I googled and viewed some really awful photos. My last and final fear was pain how bad would it hurt OMG have I lost my mind booking this surgery? I feared horrible pain! so I shared my concerns with my surgeon at my 10 day pre op appt. Dr. Hochstein assured me that I would not die, that the incision would be as low as my pubic hair line and that I'd have a pain pump and would not feel terrible pain. I went home and trusted my surgeon so much & suddenly I was so excited and not afraid. I couldn't wait to do it. I filled my prescriptions and purchased all the vitamins and started doing everything I was told. The day of surgery my parents drove me. I checked in and put on a robe the surgeon marked me up and I went into the OR. I laid there excited and wondering what will I look like from this moment forward. The last thing I remembered was the anesthesiologist saying ok I'm going to start your first cocktail and I woke up in a wheel chair dressed in my pjs being put into my parents suv! The MA told me "everything went great! You're incision is very low and you're so tiny" Everything was on point,I didn't die,very low incision & the pain not bad at all! My family and friends could not believe how immediate you can see the results how I was not dying in pain and how mobile I was. Every hour I had to blow into a thing and every two hrs walk around the house. I was so dry and drinking tons of water I couldn't get enough! This also helped me keep moving because I had to keep using The bathroom! I slept in one of the 3 recliners in my sectional & used a walker. After 5 days the pain pump was removed. After 1 week 1 drain was removed and after two weeks and two day the other drain was ready to come out, this was also my first day back to work. I shared my story on face book with photos! A huge move but I figured I could not be the only woman with this problem. The response was overwhelming, lots of support and others sharing they want to do it as well. Helping others helped me as well ... this was a great move, I'm so glad I did it! I will up date soon and please feel free to ask me anything. Good luck to all xo