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My tummy tuck journey.. that ended up with me needing a FULL revision.

UPDATED FROM ChangedSpirit
9 months post

So I had my breast lift and revision tummy tuck with a different surgeon!

I meant to update here after.. but honestly I've just been updating my other review (on the revision tummy tuck board). I won't be updating on this review any longer. See you all on my other review!
http://www.realself.com/review/omaha-ne-tummy-tuck-revision-the-road-revision

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Debra Ann Reilly-Culver

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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good for u....Im dealing with the same problem....at least ur gonna be happy now!
wow how did you get the insurance to pay for it.. even the first time. Blessed but you should not have had to go through all of this Pray every thing turns out okay for you and you get the results you want...
ok you should be finish now, I see this is 2013 please respond and post some pictures Okay!
revision TT board where is the located so lost on this programs ....
I can't believe that we had our messed up TT's on the same day! (Your original TT and my, I'm still not healed from it, botched TT) So glad that you were able to get the revision and that insurance covered it. How do you feel about the Fleur de lei TT? I think that may be my only option to get rid of all of my scar tissue.
UPDATED FROM ChangedSpirit
5 months post

Scheduled!

January 17th I'm having a revision TT and a breast lift with a new surgeon. From here on out I will be updating on my tummy tuck revision review and I will also be creating a breast lift one as well! I'm on the cancellation list.. so hopefully I can get in sooner!

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Congrats on your weight loss xx Goodluck on your revision and new boobs :D [RS bleep]
Wow that is quit a journey. Will be following you as I too am looking at a TT revision.
:)
Good luck with the second surgery! I totally agreed that your first surgeon didn't do a good job at all. I'm curious, how did you get insurance to pay for your first surgery? Thx..
I didn't do anything to "get" them to cover it. It was pretty much just the situation and how my doctor's handled writing the letter to. I had a hernia that needed repair & nearly constant rashes that occurred hip to hip under my skin "flap" and around my belly button. They deemed it medically necessary. I did nothing other than documented my issues with my doctor for a year, he referred me to plastics, had a consult, and they handled the rest from there.
& thanks :)
That is awesome! Nothing better than killing two birds with one stone and you don't have to pay out of pocket!! Wish his work was better so you don't have to go through it again. He should be liable for her work and should do redo if necessary right? Or you are too scared of her now? :(
I realized it was a she .. Hehe forgot to change he to her lol
She offered to only take care of the dog ears, because that's the only thing "wrong" she saw. So, I got myself a new surgeon!
you know i just read your comments on the markup for 1st surgery - i am beginning to think that markup is VERY important IMHO......my doc took close to 2 hours marking me - looking at me at several angles - then "erasing" with alcohol and remarking....he very much relies on these as his "roadmap" for surgery - maybe all surgeons are different and rely on markup more than others, but I for one tend to appreciate the careful planning!
I totally get that. I had a bad feeling when my first surgeon marked me.. maybe she was overly "confident" and I was naive for sure. As a massive weight loss patient.. I would have excepted the markup taking much longer with much more precision. I'll definitely be watching my markup and questioning it if I feel something is "off" at my revision next Friday! I think I was too scared to speak up last time!
Also, since you are also post MWL, may i ask why you didn't go for the LBL instead of only the TT? I tend to think you can get more correction that way - of course you may not have needed as your posterior may have been fine - if you look at my pics, you can see HOW MUCH was removed from the front - i think this would have only been possible only if continuing onto the backside - if he had removed that much with a TT only i would have been left with not only "dog ears" - probably "elephant ears"!! - LOL.......
I wasn't told LBL was an option! My previous PS really gave me no options at all. The surgeon who's doing my revision next week said he would go around the back with the scar, which I assume is basically a LBL. I'm also opting for the fleur de lis TT because I want to be SUPER TIGHT with the best possible contour. I'm feeling confident that my results this time will meet what my expectations were last time.. or pretty close!
UPDATED FROM ChangedSpirit
5 months post

Revision ahoy!

Insurance is paying for my revision TT with my new surgeon AND a breast lift! Will update once I get the date scheduled!

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Good luck to you and let us know how your revision comes out!
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