Mini Tummy Tuck

So I’m now 6 weeks post op and now that the swelling has gone down I have loose skin on my upper abdominal area!!! I’m not happy with this at all. In hindsight I needed a full tummy tuck! I’m so unhappy cause to correct this I will have to go through another op and I really don’t want to! So I still have a tummy I’m unhappy with.

Week one of the mini tummy tuck was the worst week! Even though I didn’t have any muscle repair it was still very painful and you have to be very careful not to put any pressure on the incision so it was difficult to get up out of a chair or bed or walk around. The body is in healing mode so it is using all its energy on the healing process therefore you get tired easily and need to make sure you are eating healthy and looking after yourself. The first few days was spend in bed mostly except for the time you are walking around the house. Walking small walks is important to get the blood flowing and help recovery. By day 4 I was off the pain medication but still sore. I really does feel like you have ran a marathon in terms of aching and been hit by a bus in terms of soreness. The pain is the worst in the first few days but with the right pain medication you will be fine. After day 4-5 you start feeling better and by day 6-7 the soreness has gone but still feel stiff and achy. Sleeping is ok but you need to keep bent at the hips. I put a few pillows under my legs to elevate them and obviously slept on my back. My body was tired in general so I have managed to sleep a lot. Getting up after a nights sleep is stiff at first but feels ok after an hour or so. I am in day 8 now and I think I am out of the worst! Thank god. There’s light at the end of the tunnel... I didn’t have muscle repair thank god and I can imagine that that is very painful! No drains or nothing was needed. Super lucky. I had been to a few surgeons that recommended I had a full tummy tuck! Now I think I didn’t need that! I am thrilled with the results so far. I will continue to post pictures as I go on recovering.

Mini Tummy Tuck with Lipo and no muscle repair! Dr Piotr Rataj did a wonderful job, all went smoothly and the results are amazing so far. Would highly recommend. He works at the a clinic called Prestige in Wroclaw Poland.