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100 Lbs 26 Yr Old Mom of 2 - Paducah, KY

UPDATED FROM steph_mc
1 month post

5 weeks post op

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steph_mcJuly 23, 2014
$6,140
Swelling is my enemy these days, mainly just at the end of the day but I'm definitely noticing it more and more. My belly, especially up the middle is still very numb, I realize feeling may never come all the way back but it's so weird. Still not working out like I used to but I'm slowly getting back into it. I'm using biocorneum and vitamin e oil for my scar and it seems to be working like magic! I'm so happy it's flattened out and the redness is disappearing!

steph_mc's provider

Daniel M. Tkach, MD, FACS

Daniel M. Tkach, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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bigdecision
July 23, 2014
Thanks for the great advice for the scar therapy I am definitely going to look into that. I am swelling like crazy as well and absolutely hate it. are you still wearing a binder or Spanx anymore?? Did you ever wear a spanx instead of the binder?? You look super great and can barely see ur scar!!!
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steph_mc
July 24, 2014
They didnt have a binder that was small enough so I kind of ended up making my own out of a few they gave me, I also wear spanx underneath the binder, mainly just to prevent it rubbing my skin and leaving marks behind. I am allowed to stop wearing my bunder at six weeks, (next thursday) but ithink I might actually keep wearing it. I feel naked without it, I wear it 24-7. The scar therapy has really amazed me. I didnt have high expectations but I am glad I did it anyway. I never took anything for swelling, I dont swell often but when I do its mainly in my hip area. Some women take bromelain fir swelling and swear by it
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Miss.HeatherDawn
December 5, 2014
Hi, I would love to read an update :) You look amazing :)
SaltandSea
January 24, 2020
Hello! I’d love to see an update, I have a similar body and my worry is that I won’t have enough loose skin even though my tummy looks dreadful :/
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28 days post

one month post op New pics

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steph_mcJuly 16, 2014
I've been feeling great! With the exception if the occasional sneeze or coughing fit I'm pain free. I have what I think is a stitch that's worked it's way to the wrong spot but my ps said he'll check it out at my next apt. Let's see I still swell at the end of the day mostly in my hips more than tummy. I'm still I'm my recliner because I'm afraid of being able to move too much I'm my sleep in our bed. Really nothing very exciting to report!

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bigdecision
July 18, 2014
Looking super great!!!
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steph_mc
July 23, 2014
Thank you!I couldn't be happier:)
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21 days post

3 week update

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steph_mcJuly 10, 2014
Not much to report, I got ny stitches out of my new bb! Started scar therapy which is really helping, biocorneum. Started driving! That's an amazing feeling! Still some swelling, I asked my ps if my hips were swollen or just seem bigger now in comparison to my smaller belly and jokingly asked for lipo... he thinks I have some sort of body dismorphic disorder now...I couldn't convince him I was joking..oh me and my mouth. Also while he was taking my stitches out I said I should lie down, every time you touch me I pass out and his wife/nurse said hey he has that effect on women lol...omg why can't I just be normal... I'm loving my results, not too much discomfort these days, unless I sneeze OMG does that hurt. And I can't seem to get this binder tight enough, it almost wraps around me twice.

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