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Tummy tuck w/o muscle correction, Got Rid of Lots of Loose Skin from Natural, Extreme Weight Loss. - Miami, FL

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1 month post

Six Weeks Pictures

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7metoo
WORTH IT$4,500
Things are getting normalish.

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Mel T. Ortega, MD

Mel T. Ortega, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

7metoo

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June 16, 2016
Did you get liposuction as well?
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June 16, 2016
Nevermind, I see you wrote it in an earlier post. Happy healing :)
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26 days post

Day 8

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I got in my girdle for the first time on this day. Since then I've worn them several times as well as the plethora of other compression garments I own. I found it easier to wear my binder low down with the girdle over it at first untill some of the swelling lessened. I sleep in my binder every night. I so look forward to putting it on each evening when I come home. It feels good to have the incision compressed and it is somehow reassuring.
At the eigth day I still had my drains. I kept them untill 14 days when my own Dr. removed them for me. With your drains, it takes as long as it takes. I didn't want to hurry. Once they are out you can't put them back and I'm against being asperated by huge needles. The drains were annoying but vital to a healthy recovery.

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May 10, 2016
HAPPY HEALING 2 YOU...
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May 11, 2016
Thank you!
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May 13, 2016
happy healing and did you get lipo
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May 18, 2016
Thank you. No lipo. I don't really have viseral fat and he said it would be too-low yield.
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May 19, 2016
Your body looks amazing. The way you heal is Def due to you working out. And it shows.
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May 19, 2016
Thank you so much! This is my first week back in the gym, can't do much more than cardio but is good to be using my body. I'm seeing results imediately. It's cool! I can't wait till a couple weeks from now. It's very exciting!
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26 days post

Five days post-op

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Days three and four things got stiff. I remember asking my friend to give me a hand getting up a couple of times. You move slowly and carefully. You can't stand up straight because you're belly isswollen and you feel like all your guts will burst out if you straighten your spine. Granny time.
The first couple of days you're emptying your drains loads and for me blood loss means one thing. Hunger! Did I mention I'm a bodybuilder? I know how to eat. It was like salad and meat, a lot of meat. I remember one day I ate a rack of ribs, three chicken breasts, two cans of albacore and a hand-full of beef jerky. I later made them hide the beef jerky in a low drawer I couldn't reach, salt is a major no-no. Dealing with your drains and eating and drinking was about all I studied and trying to non-tramatically use the toilet.
I surprisingly slept well. I was shocked. I thought it would be uncomfortable but the truth is I just knocked out. I wasn't taking naps in the day and when night-time reached it was time to sleep. Nuff said.

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May 10, 2016
Very nice results! Happy healing Ortega Doll:)
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May 11, 2016
X ;)