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Arms First, More Later -Rochester, NY
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I have lost more than half of my body weight...
MommahelenDecember 25, 2013
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I have lost more than half of my body weight through diet and exercise and recently consulted with a surgeon for staged skin removal surgery.
We decided that an arm lift should be the first procedure, followed by a breast lift in a few months. My surgeon will not combine these procedures due to the risks involved with healing long scars.
I'm scheduled for 1/17/2014.
We decided that an arm lift should be the first procedure, followed by a breast lift in a few months. My surgeon will not combine these procedures due to the risks involved with healing long scars.
I'm scheduled for 1/17/2014.
UPDATED FROM Mommahelen
22 days pre
Before photos:
MommahelenDecember 26, 2013
Adding photos of my wings.
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December 29, 2013
Hi there, welcome and thanks so much for sharing your journey with us!
Congratulations on your weight loss, that's a huge achievement and good luck with your upcoming surgery. I hope everything goes well and you have a smooth recovery!
Please do keep us updated with your progress.
Congratulations on your weight loss, that's a huge achievement and good luck with your upcoming surgery. I hope everything goes well and you have a smooth recovery!
Please do keep us updated with your progress.
UPDATED FROM Mommahelen
17 days pre
Moving along
MommahelenDecember 30, 2013
Just received a call from the surgeons office, pre-op at hospital will be this Friday, 1/3/14. I should have more information from them in the mail later this week.
Got on the scale this morning and weighed 153. I'm 5'9" and have been about 10 pounds lower than this but looked older and a little scary so I have been eating more.
However, the eating more has added weight to my midsection so I'm going to try to get back below 150 before the arm surgery by tracking my intake better and exercising more.
Got on the scale this morning and weighed 153. I'm 5'9" and have been about 10 pounds lower than this but looked older and a little scary so I have been eating more.
However, the eating more has added weight to my midsection so I'm going to try to get back below 150 before the arm surgery by tracking my intake better and exercising more.
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January 2, 2014
We must be twins...your before pictures of your arms look like mine did. And we are pretty much the same height etc.. I had my arm surgery last April along with the breast lift and implant also I needed a lower face/neck lift due to the weight loss...You are going to love your new arms, check out my before and after pics...it will all be worth it!!! I am now planning on having a lower body lift. It's funny because I didn't think I needed one since I don't have that apron of skin hanging down from my belly, rather everything has fallen down to be lower half legs and thighs. I was amazed when my surgeon pulled up the loose skin on my lower half and showed me what a body lift would do...I could not tell where my butt ended and my legs began! I thought I was doomed to always have to cover up that half, now I am excited! Good luck to you, I will be following your progress!!!
January 2, 2014
Thank you for the comment. Your before pics do look a lot like mine and I'm hoping for nice results like yours, but anything will be an improvement.
I plan to have a breast lift next - probably early April but don't think I will have implants. My doc prefers to lift, heal and then implant anyway, but I think I'll be happy after lift since I'm happy with a small bust.
I did have a tummy tuck a few years ago, but was about 20-25 pounds heavier then. It has held up well but my thighs and backside are pretty saggy so I may see if a body lift followed by a thigh lift is the way to go. I have not yet consulted my doc about this because the upper body is more important now.
I'm lucky that my insurance will cover all these procedures so I can do them one at a time and not have too much healing going on at once - this also helps with my work schedule and running our busy household.
January 3, 2014
My PS really wanted to only do the lift and then he said when I returned for the body lift he would do the implant, but I wanted it done all at once since I wasn't sure I'd be back. Now I am planning on going back and yes it would have been better if I had let everything heal first. Most dr's do not want to put in the implant when the lift is done. It's fine but I'm just saying I'm sure it would have even been better waiting. I have a small area at the bottom of one arm that has a little pulling of the scar which I plan on having fixed when I do the body lift. Get some rest for the big day and I will be following your progress!
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