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27 Yo 2 Kids Massive Weightloss, TT w/ muscle repair -Salt Lake City, UT

UPDATED FROM Leighwright
2 months post

6 week + 2 days

$5,900
I have been in swell hell :-/ I am at the blah stage in the recovery process. I'm still feeling quite a bit of pain and discomfort and starting to feel that it is not normal at this point...I Just thought for sure I would be totally back to normal at this point and totally in love with my results, but I'm not on either. When I sit I have quite a bit of loose skin still, like a handful, and I thought it wouldn't bother me but my mons area is reallt starting to get to me in conjunction with the loose skin that I still have...I don't know, I will discuss all this with my PS next week when I have my next follow up. I am going to post pictures of the kind of swelling I have been dealing with by the end of the day. In the morning I love how I look but that last for about a half hour. Will update again soon.

Leighwright's provider

W. Bradford Rockwell

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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I also wanted to add that the last few days all i want to do is eat and sleep, I have absolutely no energy and an insatiable apatite.
I just posted my 6 week update and then found your update at about the same time, and I was relieved to see we feel somewhat the same way. I am so tired all of a sudden this week, and as I posted a few days ago--I am eating like crazy! What is going on? I posted a picture update and noted I don't see a whole lot of difference from week 3 to week 6, which discouraged me. I am never flat, even in the morning. Now that being said, I feel like a brat because I look SO much better than 6 weeks ago. I get compliments from many people asking what I've done- lost weight? Exercise? No one knows I got the TT. But I just want to be done with that bulge in my lower abs and have that really flat look. It just may not happen and I need to keep perspective and realize how fortunate I am to even have what I have! It's hard, right?
UPDATED FROM Leighwright
27 days post

Spitting stitches?

Lastnight after my shower I noticed a small peeling scab right by my pubic line and I picked it (I know, bad bad bad!) and I have a stitch coming through. What do I do? I just put some neosporin on it and covered it with a bandaid. Is this something that will work it's way out on its own or do I need to call my surgeon?

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Sorry to hear, I'm no expert but after investing and spending so much on your new you I would definitely go see my surgeon to be safe. Good luck!
I was thinking that also but my uncle is a GP (and my dr) and my aunt a nurse, just wondering if this is something they could take care of while they come over to visit lol.
I used Vaseline on my incision so it wouldn't dry out and form a scab. It's healing great and I had no issues :-).
My incision is very very dry and flaky and was wondering what I could put on it without getting "oil stains" on my tanks that I wear under my binder. Have you noticed any of that on your clothes with the Vaseline? I was thinking of using A&D ointment, which is Vaseline based.
UPDATED FROM Leighwright
26 days post

Pictures from this morning

I'm not swollen at all in the morning but that doesn't last long. It's not anywhere near what it was though.

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It looks great
Thanks!!
You look amazing! I'm having my TT surgery on 06/04. Your result is very encouraging to me. Thank you for the review.
Thank you and Your welcome :-) I'm glad it has helped you. Good luck on your surgery!
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