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34 Years Old a Mother of 2 - Lost Weight, Time for my Tummy Tuck

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Almost40bluesApril 29, 2010
WORTH IT$4,000

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Wendell Perry, MD

Wendell Perry, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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FarwellLove
September 12, 2010
Your a beautiful women honestly you hold your weight well. I can't wait too heal
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Louise6536
January 9, 2011
Is this a full or mini tummy tuck and how much does it cost and hurt? The results are amazing!
curvyisgood
April 11, 2011
I am scheduled for my TT at the end of April and have been looking for someone with my same height/weight stats so I could see some realistic befores and afters. Thanks for sharing yours! I am 5'5" and 190, so similar and I am so encouraged by your pictures. I keep asking my poor PS "are you sure that women my size have tummy tucks?" and he assures me it's OK. I work out a lot and have a very sensible diet -and have weighed within the same 7 pounds for 8 years now. It won't BUDGE! Most of all, my belly is so flabby with all the skin! It's so nice to see results like these in a woman like you,who is truly curvy (not at all overweight). Thanks for sharing and I welcome any advise as I am so nervous!
TAG4688
April 14, 2011
Just wanted to say congrats on all the work to lose the weight initially! And of course on your surgery! You look great! I too have the creases on the side. I'm 3 1/2 weeks out and have not seen this on many of the pics here. I've seen one other that did flatten over time. My ps assures me it's still very swollen and will go away w/time. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude but am having trouble as i feel like frankenstein. I've also lost my waistline which should come back too once the swelling goes away. Or at least I hope! Check out my posting (what is this?) I look very similar to you. I hope you have seen yours reduce over time as you are a bit ahead of me. My surgery was March 21st. Time will tell. Best wishes for happy healing!
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China1128
May 2, 2011
Im having a tummy tuck this wednesday with Dr. Perry are you happy with your final results
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4/20/201028 days post-opWell here it goes..I am...

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Almost40bluesApril 20, 2010

4/20/2010

28 days post-op

Well here it goes..

I am now 28 days post op and I actually can't believe it.  It hasn't been an easy journey with so many ups and downs but everything is getting to be easier and easier and time goes by.  Well, I am getting around fine now and standing up straight finally!  I am still very swollen which has seemed to be my main issue.  It's been hard to keep a positive attitude when I really look and feel pregnant at times!  The swelling is mainly concentrated in my lower abdomen till the top of my pubic area.  My hips are also swollen, ( I hope) as I can't even bring my pre-op pants up past my hips.  I am still wearing jogging pants and dresses.  I tried on my jeans out of curiousity and ha ha no way Jose.. not happening.  On a brighter note, I weighed my self and I'm 184! I'm super happy about that.  I can imagine that when the swelling goes down, I'll be still a little less.  I am super happy with my belly button and with the placement of the scar, only thing I wonder about is the folds at the top of the scar.  I wonder if anyone had this happen to them and what it turned out to look like?  All in all I gotta say I am happy, just anxious at times to see the final outcome, but patience is a virtue and I must wait.. 

If anyone has any info about the excess ridges of skin of my scar, as to wether or not that will diminsh please share..

Thank you :)

 

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4/2/101 week follow-upSo I've posted the after...

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Almost40bluesApril 2, 2010

4/2/10

1 week follow-up

So I've posted the after pics.. I finally saw my stomach and well, I'm happy with the stomach, not happy with my flanks.. :( As you can see in the pics, My left side waist looks more contured than my right side.  I am standing still a little lop-sided as my stomach feels a little tighter than the other.  My insicion also seems to be not symmetrical, a little disappointing :( I was also told that I might need a revision due to dog ears.   When I asked the nurse about the uneven waist, she said I was still very swollen and the results would look disporpitioned for a while.. I don't know what to think.. My life has never been very easy and well now it seems that the my worst fears have come true.. that I would not be happy with the results.  On a more positive note, I had one drain removed, was not painful but very undomfortable, felt like a little snake coming out from in me.. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and remember that it is still too soon to see the real results.  I have to return on Thurs to have the other drain removed. 

I need the support from the realself community now more than ever, please tell me what you think, and if in fact it can be due to swelling..

I look forward to hearing from you..

Till then.. :(

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New Skin Wanted
April 5, 2010
You look great - you should feel very good about it! And the nurse is right - the shape will change almost daily. Some nights I start to panic thinking something is wrong, but the next morning it all changes again.
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Angie_M
April 6, 2010
Hi Anabelle, If your doctor and nurse have examined you and said that everything looks fine, I wouldn't get too upset. After one week you're still going to be VERY swollen. Especially with lipo in addition to a Tummy Tuck. Also, it's easy for many people to freak out immediately after a cosmetic procedure, thinking they look worse or disfigured. It's normal. I think you're going to look fabulous when all is said and done.
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brittany88
April 19, 2010
You look really good. Don't worry about your side. It just looks really swollen. It will go down. My stomach has morphed into all sorts of odd shapes throughout recovery. I'm 2 weeks out and I'm starting to see it flatten out. It will just keep getting better! Keep us posted on how you are doing. You look awesome!
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