One Month post op brachioplasty, bra roll lift and lipo of hips/flanks scars from LBL BL/BA 13 months post op

thank you , you are right we are the first to find our flaws.. I am glad to have a pretty flat stomach now and arms that dont giggle, and even though I lost 95% sensations in my breast they are still better than what I started with.. I have been doing bootcamp lately and it really is my new love.. Too old for cross fit but I can do this bootcamp :D

I am 52 and I workout 6 days a week and I will never be perfect.. I like food that is why I work out.. I have in the past year and half started lifting weights and has made a great improvement to my physic. While the pounds move more slowly, the inches go quick. It's a balance to maintain, For my age I feel pretty good in my skin.. I do have nerve damage from the lipo over my hip which causes a great deal of pain and can be debilitating at times.. But my hips were not even... So he did lipo on them

Exercise is definitely an outlet for me. Luckily I get paid to do it. I'm a fitness instructor. Teach classes like insanity. You really do look great, not just for your age but great period. Best wishes to you always

thank you very much xoxo yes it is an outlet for sure.. I would of snapped a long time ago without it.. Also helps so much with menopause symptoms.. Also.. I had a partial hysterectomy when I was 38 no HRT. Hardly no symptoms at all Like it a little cooler than I used to but have not used the AC in years

For me I don't think so, I feel my arms are still huge I did not however have any liposuction and the scars are not pretty.. They are flat and of course coule have laser treatment done to them.. But I have just focused on building more muscle .. Working more on my shoulders to make them look better.. You can compare my photos above and see what you think, Mind you I have been lifting weight more than a year between these pictures from the lift in march till now. Good luck and I would reccommend lipo first to get better contouring of you arms before the skin removal.

Ah thanks for the advice! Maybe I can go for aggressive arm lipo

def do the lipo first you will be much happier with your results if you look at photos with and without lipo.. With are much slimmer.. Good luck and please keep posting you never know who you are helping

It is not that I am not happy But from where I started to where I am now yes very happy, but it has not been all surgery results,, I work hard to maintain and improve on the shape of my body.. I know as I continue to get older it will get worse if I don't stay on top of it.. I actually weigh 5 lbs more in this photo than I did before sugery. Oh I got the swim suit from Kohl's apt 9 .. It really is a super cute suit. and it covers all my body scars except my arms..

I did lose 92lbs prior to my surgery thank you.. By doing low carb left me nothing but tissue and loose skin in which the reason I had the surgery, I have since learned to eat following my macros where I eat protein carbs and yikes fat also.. And I lift heavy and do minamal cardio.. So please don't tell me what I should have done to better my body . The skin was not going anywhere.. No matter what I did..

Good for you Laurie. I don't know why people respond on here in such a negative way. If they don't have anything nice to say, why comment!?! Awesome job on that weight loss by the way!!!!

Such a negative way? Huh? Where did you read a negative comment? Really- which sentence was so negative? Maybe this extreme frailty of emotions is what leads people to overeating in the first place? My comment was made to help you achieve your goals, with less need to resort to the risks of surgery. Maybe you'd do well to be more open to outside opinions and not be so defensive. Not everything is an attack. :)

exacty why are you even on this site testrun36? Did you have a procedure contiplating a procedure or just telling everyone to eat low carb and save themself? Carbs are not the enemy and whom ever taught you that is not so smart..You need all your macros to function properly.. Again if you would of read the enitre story you would of seen I had lost the weight. Yes after eating low carb less than 100 gram a day and I lost all muscle mass I was just hanging skin I gained alot back.. So then did it the right way.. You need carbs to function it's your energy base no if you do nothing all day but eat protein then I guess you good but if you are an active person. I eat what I want as long as it fits my macros.. And I stil lose weight every week, As well as maintain my muscle mass I have gained.. If you are doing so great why are there no photos on your profile.. If low carb is so good and your promote it so well. Why not show the progress of it.. If it works for you that is great.. But that does not mean it is the right thing for everyone. I am not defensive and I am far from an emotional eater nor have I ever been.. I just like food. Now as a RN for the past 20 years with a strong knowledge in nutrition and macro's.. I have found what works for me to maintain,, Is it right for everyone.. Probablly not nor would i preach to them about it.. So Please don't take this as an attack , it is however my opinion. But it does seem it was a negative remark when you did not even take the time to read my full story.. That I should of just lost weight before having surgery... Do you really think it was somthing I just decided to do overnight?? It took me well over two years to really decided I was going to go through with it.. So please before you just tell some one to do low carb and be happy read their whole story first since this is what this site is for to help others as well as find some guideance yourself.

My apologies, I definitely misspoke. When I wrote "No sugar, no carbs", what I meant and should have written was "No sugar, no grain", as taught by Vinnie Tortorich. You are right, you most definitely need the vitamins, mineral, water, fiber, etc, found in *complex* carbs such as fruits and vegetables. I never denigrated fats, so I don't know what that part was about, though I suspect you were implying I recommend you and everyone starve themselves, eating only proteins.
I am on here for advice and guidance on a variety of procedures I'm interested in having. Just as I read Amazon reviews before deciding on a product, I'm here doing the same.
Hope you have a blessed day!

Tell it girl! The nerve!

Thank you :)

Thanks tiny, the arms are healing quite nicely the holes have all but closed still a little red but trying to massage them with bio oil every night to break down scar tissue underneath hope to hear back sometime today about working out. as I am pretty sure he told me in one month I could work out but I need to know if I can start lifting again, even I just start with some 10 and 15#'s.. I am so excited for you and yes envious you are getting your thighs done so quickly.. :) I am pretty impressed with the lipo areas on me they look good I have some curves and I am smooth.. But man sometimes it is so tender to even touch.. OUCH The itchiness is crazy but I think I would like even more lipo done :)

thank you :D

No, only wear my compression garment for 6 weeks and I have been massaging my own scars to soften them up.. I did not have any for my LBL either. The lipo areas now are tender and if I don't have compression on actually hurts. I also did not have lipo to arms either.. Only skin removal and I lost 2 1/2 inches on left arm and 2 on the right.. My surgeon was very adamant that if he could remove the fat without lipo on my arms he did not want to use it.. The healing is some much better and swelling is less..

the fact you are limited on your arms is quite cumbersome, but doable. I have slept on my reclining sofa for the first couple of days just to be able to keep my arms propped up on pillows and not having to lay completely flat on my back ( not my favorite position) and make my back hurt so at a slight angle worked great. Pain was not bad at all the drains are a pain in the butt, once they come out smooth sailing just taking it easy.. I did have one small area open nothing major and healed rather quickly. I will be following you and looking for updates, I need to post new pictures soon :D

Thank you so much. I am nervous. How was your back lift? I am getting both arm and back lift next week. Ready to be done with this loose skin.

the back was not bad at all, just with bending, but doing both trying to reposition yourself is a challenge lol.. The only area that bothered me on the back was around both sides where it wraps around under breast.. Make sure he plans to go under the arms as well so you do get this big bulge at the side of your breast which will shoot up into your arm pit.. Not that they don't address it just make sure you won't have a third boob under you arm..

Thank you and please feel free to ask what ever questions you have I would be glad to answer them :)