Tummy Tuck/lipo/and Maybe Fat Transfer to Buttocks - Saint Clair, MI

Thanks! Are you concerned about recovery having all this done at once. I have read a lot on here many PS don't recommend doing tummy tuck and bbl at once because its a very tricky recovery. And then I want to add in all this lipo too? But the tthoughts of doing in to separate surgeries doesn't appeal to me either because of extra time need off work and having to wait again to get back to working out. As it is I feel terrible taking weekends off from working out always look forward to Monday to get back to the weights.

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Really all I'm worried about is how I'm going to sleep. I saw a product on curvecure.com it's a bed with a hole cut out for your butt to fall into place. It's not applying any pressure on the butt. It's recommended for ones who have multiple surgeries as well.its just not out yet till November so I dont know. However, I have bought a booty buddy. It's a quality foam that rests on the back of your thighs so that you don't sit on your butt. I hope that'll make it easier for my butt recovery. Lol. Other than that I try not to think about it too much. I'm sure when the day gets closer I'm probably going to freak out. I hear ya on taking off time at the gym. I hate it too. I had to take a month off when I had my breast done and that was sucky. i think doing it together would be better but it's your decision and if your doctor or yourself doesn't feel comfortable doing that way then by all means do them seperate. It's a hard decision but I'm sure you'll make the right one. ; )

Thanks for your tips about the recovery. Both docs have said its not a problem to have it all done at once it just makes recovery a little trickier! I just have to figure out who I feel better about doing the work. My husband was not available to come for my consultation but both docs said no problem to come back with him and go for 2nd consultation..... So I am going to book that next so I can have his input but ultimately it's my decision. I think I need to bring a list of questions with me next time to help me iron it out:)

Good for you! I will follow your journey. Good luck!!

Any tips? I'm super nervous.

No I don't yet. My surgeon has a few dates available in the new year. Im still trying to figure out exactly what I want and I also have some medical concerns I want to make sure everything is OK. I have fibrocystic breast and just had my yearly ultrasound done, and I am going to have my GP check my hormones tomorrow so as soon as all is well I am going to book my surgery. I also keep questioning myself if I am being too vain for wanting to spend all this money just to look hot LOL! But as I get older I am finding it so much harder to get any results from the hard work at the gym and clean eating 80 to 90% of the time. I have watched my diet and excercised my whole life. I have older sisters and my mom and we all carry our weight the same and I have watched them just accept menopause and the body changes and I know I wont be happy with that.

Thanks!! Congrats to you too!! You are looking awesome! I just got a chance to get caught up on your posts.....I was away for 2 weeks at and now that I am back at work I have been so busy catching up and now getting ready for my surgery and to be off again I am in major panic mode. I wanted to ask how your recovery was with TT and BBL I read that your doc said its ok to sit. My doc said that when I am sitting I wont be sitting on the grafted area. I am worried that pain will be too bad from TT to lay on my side so much? Did you end up using the wedge pillows or the booty pillow? Also is there anything you would suggest that I should get to make this a little easier? I have a cane that I thought I might use at first for stability. I have read so many reviews and everybody has different experiences and tips....

You won't be able to comfortably lay on your side for almost 2 weeks. I'd say 10 days due to tummy tuck. I just had mine done on December 15th and nothing else. So yes, keep a lot of pillows around for propping and getting up. Don't forget to use your arms and not the stomach muscles whIle you're trying to sit up too. No more burning pain after 7 days and most of it comes from your left or right side by the incision.

Since you are having multiple procedures, I say find a way to rest with your legs propped up slightly while also turned somewhat to the side in a slight twist since you can't sleep on your back due to bbl. You can forget trying to sleep on your stomach for 3.5 weeks because it will be too uncomfortable due to stretching feeling in your abdomen because of the tt.

Thanks! :)

Surgery went well and I felt good going home and that whole day, but the first night was hell and last night was freaky because I think I was over medicating myself I read the script wrong so today I backed off a bit, I am having more pain but I don't feel so loopy....I don't like that flying high feeling at all!

Thanks! Its slowly getting better day by day. I am kinda glad I booked it so quick I didn't have too much time to have any doubts or regrets before, I started looking into this in October because I was hoping to get it done before Christmas but timing didn't work out for my family for that. And I was so back and fourth about what to get done and I almost split it in 2 surgeries and I was so unsure about the fat transfer......I still am, lol my ass looks huge but Doc said he could only put 400 cc per cheek so I think a lot of it is swelling - I hope!

I'm sure it will. I had fat grafting to my hips only. I didn't get anything added to my butt. Right after surgery my hips looked huge. I was like 'wth have I done?'. I didn't tell anyone about my surgery and didn't want anything dramatic. Just to look better in my clothes. They were huge and I couldn't slide any of my clothes over my hips because they were so wide. The swelling and amount of fat that has taken has gone down quite a bit. Almost to a point where I think I need more added. lol. Your body will change significantly. I hope it transforms into exactly why you were hoping for!

Thanks for the encouragement! I have been very sore and questioning myself over and over. But I was so unhappy with myself and where my body was heading despite my hard efforts in the gym....I think back to how frustrated I was getting even though I tried everything nothing seemed to work. This will inspire me to work even harder eating clean and working out especially with the tummy tuck that was the most depressing part that would never respond. Before I had my kids I had a 23 inch waist lol I know I will never get that back but at least I will be flat again. :)

Hi there just curiouswhy you had revision lipo? I had TT 2 mos ago and my doctor mentioned I may need revision TT but won't know until June at my 6 month check up. Did you have to pay for the revision lipo?

From the start, there was a "shelf" of fat on my belly that was just not removed with the tummy tuck or lipo...and my doctor, perfectionist that he is, noticed it from the start and mentioned revision might be needed, if I wanted to pursue it. When I met with him for my 3 month, he assessed it again and determined that surgery would hopefully remove this. The center charges NOTHING for this revision - no doctor fees, surgery fees, anesthesia fees...all I paid for was my prescription drugs which were mostly covered by insurance. I had tumescent lipo where you receive general anesthesia, they pump you full of fluids and then suck out more fat.

Negatives are that while I was at almost 4 months post-surgery and beginning to see subsiding in my nightly swelling...this started it all up again. Manageable but sets back the healing process overall. Positives is that I did not like that stubborn area and it was removed with the surgery.

I'm now another 2 months from the revision and 6 months from the initial surgery. I still feel the swelling at night but it is less and less bothersome. I've kept off the 30 pounds I lost after the surgery but I still feel that I don't have an amazing waist...just a flat stomach. Does that make sense? I am going to talk to my surgeon about it for my 3 month appointment next month. Not sure there is more that can be done... but worth investigating.

Thanks! This has been so hard...I feel like such a wimp. Most ladies on here post and take pics right away, but I been having such a hard time with this I can do anything yet. I am able to get out of my recliner and get to the bathroom my self and I try to walk around a bit with my cane too. Today is the first day I have been able to eat or keep anything down, because I cut back on my percocets. They were killing my appetite and making my nausea worse. Hey can you tell me how to add 2 day post opp so it shows up on my post.

No don't say that. Don't compare yourself to the ladies here, we are all different and heal differently. I didn't feel up to taking pictures either. The first ones that were taken of me were from the 2nd day of surgery and my husband took them. There's no way I could of stood there and took them myself. you can see my daughter holding me while he took the picture. so don't feel bad and don't feel pressured to put anything up just yet. Whenever you're ready. You're doing good getting up on your own and walking around..that's progress! : ) go to "my profile" click on the very first post you posted, underneath that it should say " update your review" or "add an update" and you go from there. You insert a title.. example: 2 days post op then underneath it you put in a description. hope that works for you.

Oh and I'm sure some compression is better than none so try the spanks!

Thanks that's a good tip about the breathing. I was told I cant take my garment off at all until they do it on Monday. I am so swollen If it unzip it there will be no way I will get myself stuffed back in there. LOL