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Finally, one hot mama! - Pennsylvania
UPDATED FROM Baby Blues
I was asked to update my pictures. I had a...
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I was asked to update my pictures. I had a revision to both ends of my scar in December of 2011. My doctor was fabulous there were no extra charges other than buying an antibiotic and some pain meds. He was even happier than I was with the revision. Of course I am back to waiting for the scar to heal. If you look at my updated pics you can barely see the old scar bumping into the new one. My Obgyn even commented on what a great job he did on my incisions especially on my breasts. I am so happy that I did this for myself.
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UPDATED FROM Baby Blues
It has been awhile since I posted here. What a...
It has been awhile since I posted here. What a rollercoaster this experience has been. You are so excited, nervous, and impatient about going in for the surgery. Then the day arrives. I remember being so calm the night before and the morning of surgery. I have never wanted anything so much for myself. The pain was well worth it but it does seem to linger in certain areas. I still do not feel my abs are ready to be worked out although my PS told me yesterday to go for it. I think I still baby myself sitting up but it pulls and is uncomfortable. I still feel an occasional hot, tingly, "hurting" sensation in my backside where they did my lipo.
I was really doing well applying my silicone tape and wearing my panty girdle 24/7. I also continued to wear my bra from surgery everynight. As of last night I am no longer having to do any of that. Which is good because I did not wear it Sun night. I had such a bad attitude. I am such an impatient person.
So I got a new gel to apply called Scarfade. I have to price it because the PS gave me a sample and now I need to order it on my own. I am so happy to be on the downside of this. I just have to give it all more time. The scars on my breast have flattened and my nipples look very normal finally (just like the PS said they would). I thought they were too pointy. Now I have to wait for the ends of my scars on my hips to do the same thing. If they don't within the year he promised to fix it for me and make it right. He keeps telling me to give it time. Well I will do my best to wait it out! My before and after pics at the surgeon really took me by surprise. What an improvement. I am so happy I did this!
I was really doing well applying my silicone tape and wearing my panty girdle 24/7. I also continued to wear my bra from surgery everynight. As of last night I am no longer having to do any of that. Which is good because I did not wear it Sun night. I had such a bad attitude. I am such an impatient person.
So I got a new gel to apply called Scarfade. I have to price it because the PS gave me a sample and now I need to order it on my own. I am so happy to be on the downside of this. I just have to give it all more time. The scars on my breast have flattened and my nipples look very normal finally (just like the PS said they would). I thought they were too pointy. Now I have to wait for the ends of my scars on my hips to do the same thing. If they don't within the year he promised to fix it for me and make it right. He keeps telling me to give it time. Well I will do my best to wait it out! My before and after pics at the surgeon really took me by surprise. What an improvement. I am so happy I did this!
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BB
March 23, 2011
I went to the PS yesterday. No more pantygirdle for me! Yay! I was ready to have a hissy fit if I couldn't stop wearing it. I also don't have to sleep in my bra or use silicone tape anymore. I will try to do new pics soon but wanted to just take time and let everyone know how the process was going.
I got a sample of scarfade from the PS. I have to check their website yet but it is what the PS recommends for my scar for now. I was also told to wait for my scars to flatten out on my hips. Because he had to go so far around it is going to take awhile. He has assured me that if it doesn't flatten he will fix it but insists I give it time. I have decided to wait because my breasts are fabulous and he has been right every step of the way.
So happy to report all good news. I hope everyone out there is doing well and enjoying their results!
I got a sample of scarfade from the PS. I have to check their website yet but it is what the PS recommends for my scar for now. I was also told to wait for my scars to flatten out on my hips. Because he had to go so far around it is going to take awhile. He has assured me that if it doesn't flatten he will fix it but insists I give it time. I have decided to wait because my breasts are fabulous and he has been right every step of the way.
So happy to report all good news. I hope everyone out there is doing well and enjoying their results!
BB
April 13, 2011
For anyone who has been looking for me. I am just super crazy with school right now. I only have about 4 weeks left and will try to catch up with everyone in May. Feeling pretty good. Kind of funny that my tummy doesn't quite feel like my own yet. Weird to describe but it almost pulls when you turn different ways. Definately still happy with my results. Still loving my new girls.
K
April 15, 2011
Hi Baby,
Good to hear from you! Keep up the good work with school and we will catch up in May when you have some breathing time.
F
May 23, 2011
Glad you are enjoying your results. Thanks for being "real" on your progress. I am at 6 weeks PO and look for examples of those who have successfully gone before me. Would love to see update photos of your scar. My is getting more red/dark as I knew it would. Looking for some hope. Just receive Scar Away Silicone Sheeting. Crossing my fingers. Let me know what worked best for you.
BB
February 3, 2012
been a long time since I have been on. I had a revision to my scar this past December. Everything is much lighter now but the ends are red because of the revision. I am so happy with my results. even more so now that my ends are flat on my hips. My scar does go way out to my sides but I had fat that went out pretty far toward my hips. My breasts are great I have all the feeling in both sides. If I hear back from anyone I will post my revision pics. I was not good at putting anything on my scars regularly and I think that they healed fine.
D
February 4, 2012
hi baby! good to hear you're happy with your results. i had a little more lipo in october and overall i'm thrilled with my body. What a good thing we did for ourselves, huh!?!
C
August 3, 2011
Hi, I see the original poster for this post hasn't been on in a few months. I was just wondering which doctor she used. Her results look great and I am on the PA/NY border trying to decide on a surgeon. Thanks.
C
February 4, 2012
I would love to see your revision photos. I'm so glad you ended up with the results you wanted. Congrats! I know it's a big thing to put yourself through surgery and I think it will be totally worth it and can't wait until I finally decide on a surgeon and have mine!
UPDATED FROM Baby Blues
I am 6 weeks post op and feeling pretty good. I...
I am 6 weeks post op and feeling pretty good. I still get tired but it is not as intense and should subside soon. I really miss being on this site as much as I was because it is such a great support system.
I wanted to put some pics of my scars up today. While I am happy with my results I am anxious with the ends of my scars and have said so on some of my posts here and to others. Some of the pics make them look worse than I actually feel they are but I would like some input. The PS says they will lay flat after a few months. Only time will tell and I have not asked him to fix anything as he has assured me they will lie flat. In his defense my skin tone is awful. I am very pale and the right side ended right in one of my huge wide stretch marks. I only have the stretch marks on my hips and butt left. there are none left on my stomach YAY! My scar in the front looks really good and is very flat just the very ends are what bothers me. Can't wait for them to fade more. I do use my silicone tape from the PS and the ends do lay flatter in the morning after being under the tape all day. Still thrilled with the girls and I like catching a glimpse in the mirror and not seeing that belly.
I wanted to put some pics of my scars up today. While I am happy with my results I am anxious with the ends of my scars and have said so on some of my posts here and to others. Some of the pics make them look worse than I actually feel they are but I would like some input. The PS says they will lay flat after a few months. Only time will tell and I have not asked him to fix anything as he has assured me they will lie flat. In his defense my skin tone is awful. I am very pale and the right side ended right in one of my huge wide stretch marks. I only have the stretch marks on my hips and butt left. there are none left on my stomach YAY! My scar in the front looks really good and is very flat just the very ends are what bothers me. Can't wait for them to fade more. I do use my silicone tape from the PS and the ends do lay flatter in the morning after being under the tape all day. Still thrilled with the girls and I like catching a glimpse in the mirror and not seeing that belly.
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CR
January 23, 2011
Your scar is healing really well and your tummy looks great! Nice to see I'm not the only one with a red looking belly button LOL
BB
January 23, 2011
Thank you! I didn't think there was much of a change but I think it does look like it has improved. Also, the scar line is thinner now that the glue came off. My original pics looked worse cause the glue was mixed with blood and the purple line from him marking me up. When I had my tubes tied it took almost a year for the scar on my belly button to fade. So I am not expecting a miracle right away. I am so fair complected it may be part of the reason it takes me so long to have everything fade. But I am happy with my results. He got rid of the scar from the tubal so I will only have to wait for my belly button to heal. What do you think about that left hip. Does yours lie flatter? I should not doubt the PS but it always helps to hear from the wonderful ladies on this site. Even if it isn't completely flat I would never wish that fat belly back. I will put up with a raised edge before that again.
B
January 23, 2011
Baby Blues, I think the scar is healing nicely it's very thin nd that little bulb thing at the end will go down I'm wondering if part of that isn't swelling from the lipo in the flank area my scar doesn't go back like that so i can't compare but my lt side is where i have uneven lipo i would keep messaging that area...that tummy looks amazing!!your so small
BB
January 24, 2011
I know he had to go back further than he had thought he would. There were a lot of issues with my skin and it caused him to go over on the amount of time he thought I would be under. Originally he was stopping around my hip bones but had to go back further. I hadn't thought about the lipo there. You are absolutely right. That is where he made all the drawings on me for the lipo. I am definately happy with the other results. Thanks for the compliment. I guess I will post pics again around 3 months then 6. It is interesting to see as I hadn't thought there was any change since the last pics.
G
January 23, 2011
Baby Blues, I am very fair skinned too. I don't think you are being nit-picky. I think we all know that we are not going to look like a runway model after PS, but for many of us, we went through PS thinking we will have a great result. It is my opinion that the PS need to do more education. This would help us avoid months of stress. My PS did not tell me before my TT, that I would have swelling, that my incision might look bumpy, that I would still have loose skin, that my waist would not change as much as I wanted, or that it would be at least 3 months before I would see my result. Maybe I should have known. I, too, would do it again, but I would love to see new PS patients be informed about the possible results to a greater extent. I know that all of us have tried to educate ourselves, but I really think the PS could help so much. I am a very detailed person and I asked all kinds of questions, but was still surprised by so much! I am still expecting my tummy to be flat, believing that when I get to 3 months PO, that I will see a difference. It is hard to see in my photos but I have swelling above and below my scar. But, it is so much better than before. I am mostly happy, and still hopeful. I trust your ends will smooth out.
BB
January 24, 2011
I am like you. I asked pages of questions. I agree it would have been nice to have the PS give you more information as far as swelling and what things would be like along the first few weeks. I don't know how you could know what to expect. Thank God for this site or I would have gone crazy on my own. However it still feels good to hear the questions answered by the PS. My boyfriend warned me that I would not have [RS bleep] bunny boobies and he felt I would be most happy with the TT. I actually love both. In the beginning I worried about the breasts and at times think they are still a little pointy but I love the way they look with or without a bra. The tummy I love and I know how my scars take awhile to fade. It is kind of a relief to get all of your opinions on the scar "ends" though. It makes me feel like I am not fretting on my own or being silly. Thank you.
CR
January 24, 2011
So true Gracey! I went in to this with what I know now are unreasonable expectations! I guess I thought I was going to have this perfectly taut tummy like a 20 year old. Well I'm 41 and spent years obese and downright lazy LOL My PS did tell me not to look at any one persons results and expect the same because we all are different. I do think she could have been a little more upfront with me as far as what to expect but then she really didn't try to make me think I was going to have this amazing body either. I don't blame her, I blame me for looking for something that just wasn't going to happen. Now that said, what I have now is twenty times better then what I had then. For one, my boobs have nipples that point forward and not down and two, I can wear fitted shirts I could NEVER wear before! I'm not too sure I will wear a bikini in Cancun but then I am not ruling it out either :) I think a PS should be very upfront about what to expect and not lead you to believe you are going to get something that just is not realistic!
D
January 23, 2011
I'm questioning my results lately as well. I feel like as the swelling goes down, the baggy skin is more evident. I bent over to blow dry my hair and my upper ab skin was just hanging there. It looked awful....like before, but certainly thinner. Like Chris said though- it couldn't have been tighter- I could barely stand up those early days. It's a very strange process. My PS says it evolves for a full year so I'm being patient. And the bottom line is: I'm down 2 sizes and everyone is noticing. I may not look as hot in a bathing suit as i thought i would though...my thighs are still full of cellulite. YUCK?
I tried on some black jeans the other day and got very confused. I bought the same exact pair in regular denim and I wear them all the time. Suddenly the black in the same size won't zip?
I tried on some black jeans the other day and got very confused. I bought the same exact pair in regular denim and I wear them all the time. Suddenly the black in the same size won't zip?
BB
January 24, 2011
I know what you mean about the upper ab skin. I think that is the reason he wants me to stay in the panty girdle for a few more months. I do love that there a certain times (you know when) that the tummy isn't drooping anymore when bending over. I do agree with the being tighter I still find times when I don't stand straight enough. I am down in size, I changed my little blue eye to a profile today. Hopefully it changes soon. You will see me pulling my jeans away from me with noooo muffin top to be seen. The jeans I am wearing are a size 4 with a lot of extra room that I never intend to fill out with a fat gut again. I haven't gone to try on pants yet but I am thinking I will probably be a 2? I keep hearing the 1 year mark as well from everyone. I waited 6 years to get rid of that belly so a year of waiting to see the final result isn't a big deal. We can do it.
I don't see cellulite in your pics. I think you look great! You wear that bikini this year and work it. You look HOT!
Don't worry about the jeans. Try a different pair on. Sometimes I think they screw up when they make them. I have two panty girdles in the same size and they fit differently. One is tighter than the other. I am going to go get a smaller size soon because it isn't holding as tight anymore esp. the bigger one.
I don't see cellulite in your pics. I think you look great! You wear that bikini this year and work it. You look HOT!
Don't worry about the jeans. Try a different pair on. Sometimes I think they screw up when they make them. I have two panty girdles in the same size and they fit differently. One is tighter than the other. I am going to go get a smaller size soon because it isn't holding as tight anymore esp. the bigger one.
K
January 24, 2011
daffy,
I always tell my doctor that my thighs and ass look like they have hail damage. Dimples, dimples, dimples. He told me that even the really super "skinny" women have cellulite and there is nothing they can do about that. Oh well - it is what it is.
You look wonderful!!!
D
January 24, 2011
I know I see cellulite on the models so I can live with it. My doc told me the same thing.
K
January 24, 2011
Why are we so critical of ourselves???? My hubby gets so mad at me when I get the OCD on these things.
Mental is what I am....LOL
CR
January 24, 2011
Funny thing is, I was thinking about that this morning during my run! So here I am running in 4 degrees, I'm tough, I'm fit and I'm hot - so why the hell do I pick myself apart like this!?! One Hot Mama popped up on my Ipod and it reminded me of something my husband said after that song came out. First, he dedicated it to me :) Second, he said we judge ourselves so harshly but really our husbands/partners see one hot mama! He said I think I'm fat but when he looks at me he sees this hot woman who he is lucky enough to be married to and come home to every single night! And my boss made a comment years ago. She said we see ourselves in parts but men see the entire package :) My husband says those VS models got nothing on me...now I just need to believe that LOL
CR
January 24, 2011
We all have it, none of us are immune! I remember years ago when Sandra Bullock said yes people, I have cellulite and she showed it. That was huge for me because I think she is drop dead beautiful but even someone like her, deals with these same issues!
G
D
January 24, 2011
Yes! Remember when Jamie Lee Curtis bared (almost) all in More magazine? It was so reassuring to see all her lumps and rolls- just like me.
Once I made a comment that I didn't look good enough naked to have sex in the light and my friend's husband said "it's all good" and I thought he was right- what was my problem? But then I had a TT anyway!!!
Once I made a comment that I didn't look good enough naked to have sex in the light and my friend's husband said "it's all good" and I thought he was right- what was my problem? But then I had a TT anyway!!!
K
January 25, 2011
Yes ladies we need to start a group therapy session on body images :) Society does not help with all of these negative thoughts. We need to love what we have and strut our stuff with pride.
A friend of mine (male) once told me that there is nothing sexier on a woman than confidence. He said that when he sees a woman and she carries herself with a smile and confidence he melts and wants her. Ahhh Nice.
CR
January 26, 2011
My husband says that all the time! He says I'm sexy but when I'm confident and feel hot, that is even more sexy :)
CR
January 24, 2011
Right after surgery both ends were kind of puckered and I was really disappointed. Now though, I notice they are laying much flatter but no, they are not truly flat and I'm not sure if they will be. I'm with you, a raised edge is better then a roll that you can't hide :)
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