Getting Tummy Tuck, Brazilion Butt Lift and Lipo, 38 yo, Mother of 3 - Nebo, NC

I still love my TT results. My BBL is not excellent but it does look better than before. I have gained 19# unfortunately since my surgery but very minimal in my abdominal area. I'm still able to get into the same size jeans. I would not recommend gaininh weight after. I'm lucky that it did not affect my results. I was placed on a course of prednisone for an allergic reaction and it went down hill from there. I am back on track and losing.

At the 12 week mark I was done with the binder. I slowly wheened myself off of using it. I haven't wore it since and I have no swelling. I am still happy with my results. I do wished my bbl would have given a bigger booty. I lost about 70% of the fat. It does look better than before I must say.

I also should have added that day 1 of surgery I was up.walking around every 2-3 hours to prevent blood clots. I also wore my TED hose 24/7 until around the 3 week mark. I ate a ton of protein for wound healing. After a surgery like this nutrition is key to a fast recovery w/o complications. I kept a very close eye on my incision. I took a shower on day 7 after my drains were out. I would let the water hit my belly. I thought it would also help with circulation and lymphatic system. Kinda of like a lymphatic massage. (Sorta). Also dried my incision and BB with a blow dryer.

Dr. Hamel is not a board certified PS. I knew this prior to my procedures. I followed his work for a year on a support board. He does a large amount of TT weekly! (Not kidding). I have had two other procedures with board certified plastic surgeons. One PS I used was chief of plastic surgery for Carilion Hospital, which made me believe that he knew what he was doing.. Boy was I wrong. I was compleletly dissatisfied with my results. The other PS I used did a mediocre job. Dr. Hamel's experience with this procedure and actually seeing his results sold me. I could have went to a PS BUT that doesn't mean you will get great results if they have little experience with this procedure. I have not seen any of his patients suffer from necrosis or infection. I HAVE however, seen multiple ladies who used a PS end up with these complications. I'm not saying all PS don't know what they're doing, there are some fabulous PS out there but there are also some that are not great. Same with any Doctor. I decided to go with the more experienced doctor that I got to see actual results from. He is also very affordable. My limit for this surgery was $13,000 and my cost was far less but I would have paid the $13,000 for the care and results I received by using Dr. Hamel and his team. Just my opinion and experience.