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Mini Tt & Breast Reduction/lift - Newmarket, ON
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I am 38 years old and all my life I was small...
NewMe5341March 23, 2016
WORTH IT$10,300
I am 38 years old and all my life I was small framed. I am 5'3" tall and used to weigh 115lbs. I then got pregnant 4 years ago with identical twins! The pregnancy was not easy and I had many complications, however at 36 weeks I gave birth via c-section to healthy but very small girls! I on the otherhand went from petite 115lbs to almost 190lbs!!! I was able to loose all the weight by the second year which was great except I was left with a giant stretched out stomach and very saggy breasts. My breasts were probably only about a c cup but they just drooped, so it was very uncomfortable and really no bra fit...I could really only wear sports bras. That's when I really started looking into surgery. 4 years after my girls were born I found an excellent surgeon and just had a mini tt & breast reduction/lift. I am 1 day post op and actually feel really good! I am taking 1 percoset every 4 hrs to stay ahead of pain for now but it's better than I was expecting! The worst thing really was just trying to get the first pee out. No one has talked about that so I thought I would mention. The doctor wants you to pee within the first 6 hrs and I was getting close to that with nothing! I had a nurse come to my home at 6pm the night of surgery and she said if I haven't gone by 9pm I have to go to emergency to have catheter put in. Fortunately about 20 minutes after she left, I went! I had to pour a cup of warm water over my bits but it really worked like a charm! After that everything started getting easier. I could even get myself out of bed to pee during the night & didn't have to wake up my husband! The nurse came this morning to change my dressings and she said it looks great! Very little swelling right now. Both the nurse & Dr did let me know that my breasts might look a little boxy for the first little while but as swelling goes down & given some time they will look normal & natural.
Overall it has been 1 day and I am already so happy with everything. If anyone is on the fence about the procedure I would say as long as you have found a good doctor and you are in good health, do it. What it does for your own self esteem is amazing! I did this to feel comfortable in my own body again and it's already working!! Blessings to all!
Overall it has been 1 day and I am already so happy with everything. If anyone is on the fence about the procedure I would say as long as you have found a good doctor and you are in good health, do it. What it does for your own self esteem is amazing! I did this to feel comfortable in my own body again and it's already working!! Blessings to all!
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March 30, 2016
Hey. Considering your exact procedure with same doctor! We seem to have similar body types too.
March 30, 2016
I would say go forward and be confident. As I said, really the worst of it was trying to pee afterwards. And as for Dr. Andrade, he is absolutely amazing! Pretty cool that a surgeon of his caliber is located in Newmarket and not Toronto! He made me feel comfortable during the whole process and he personally called me at about 8:30 the night of surgery as he was concerned I hadn't gone pee. He is amazing! And my breasts are already starting to lose the boxy look he said to expect just following surgery. Overall extremely positive experience!
March 30, 2016
I should also mention I was originally going to Aldo have lipo to inner thighs and love handles but I decided to just start with tt & reduction as I couldn't do anything about that with diet & exercise! I'm glad I didn't get lipo as well as I don't think my recovery would have been as smooth. If I can't lose a bit of that weight just with more diet & exercise I will go back to Dr. Andrade again. Good luck!
April 4, 2016
Did you need muscle repair from twins? I also am small frame with twins
April 5, 2016
Hi, I did not get the muscle repair. I actually wasn't all that concerned with that aspect of things and Dr. Andrade has explained to me that he doesn't generally do muscle repair with mini tummy tucks. The reason is that because work is being done on the lower abdomen only, if he only repairs the muscle below the belly button, when recovered you may get bulging above the belly button and it looks really wonky and people do complain of this but it isn't really the fault of the surgery. So if you are at all concerned with upper and lower abdomen you should really talk to your doctor more to find out if the results you are after are actually from a full tummy tuck. It's a big surgery (both mini and full) and expensive so you want to make sure you know what will give you the final result you are after. I was really only concerned with my lower abdomen so the mini was enough for me. Good luck, and whichever you choose, you will be extremely happy with the results.
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NewMe5341March 24, 2016
I had a shower this morning and really looked at the results. I'm really happy with everything so far.
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April 5, 2016
I used Dr. Andrade as well for my BA - he's has amazing bed side manners...very professional, and very reassuring. 1 week today I am :-)
You are looking fantastic. Take it easy for a while and don't over do anything.
Let me know how your appointment does.