Lower Body Lift After 100+ Pound Weight Loss

Thanks! I'm 48 years old. I didn't talk to Dr. Lomonaco. I chose Dr. Fisher because of his specialization in surgery after massive weight loss and his understanding of the LBL as something different than the 360 tummy tuck, and belt lipectomy, which may docs think are all the same. Many doctors said, "sure, I can do that," but I wanted someone who specialized in it and does them routinely, rather than every once and a while. Also, many docs didn't include any hospitalization, and some only 1 night. It was important to me that my immediate care be well monitored and I didn't want to take any chances. He told me to plan to be in TX for 2-3 weeks, and I booked for 17 days. I left on day 14 because I was doing so well. I had my drains removed on day 4! His team gives you information about an extended stay hotel they recommend for patients, and I looked on Airbnb, but I have family in San Antonio, so I ended up staying with them, which was a huge help. That said, I would have been fine in a hotel or rented house/apartment. There wasn't much else to do to prep for out of state care. I had my local doc do the pre op testing, because Dr. Fisher needed it 3 weeks in advance. I got there on a Tuesday evening and had surgery Thursday morning. I saw Dr. Fisher on the Wednesday morning for my surgical mark up, ran a few errands to have tape, gauze, pain meds, etc ready for when I got out of the hospital, but it really wasn't complicated. I also am someone who has good intuition, paired with making sure my questions are all answered in advance, and is a minimalist. I never thought I needed lots of the things that others mentioned wanting/needing/having, and I found that I was right for myself. Everyone is different, though, so just think about what you think you will need/want and go with it. I did use lots of pillows for propping myself up after surgery, and thankfully my cousin had all of that at their house, so I didn't have to do much when I arrived in terms of getting things ready. But, do get a couple of loose-fitting dresses to make it easier to deal with the drains. I went to Ross and got two that were basically beach wraps, and they worked fine. I hope that is helpful--if you want to know more or have other specific questions, please ask!

Thank you so much for your feedback! I was looking into Dr. Fisher and Dr. Lomonaco as they both specialize in post MWL patients and understand that our needs go beyond a routine tummy tuck. Wow I didn't know the stay was that long too. I was thinking the most would be 10 days. Seems that this requires a lot more planning out than I thought. Fantastic advice!

Best of luck to you!!!

Thanks! It's getting a lot of attention! ;)

He didn't plan on any vertical scar, but he needed to do a little bit of one to get the best result and I was fine with it.

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Great! I'm 4 months out today from surgery and all is well. Still some swelling, so I'm going to do some lymphatic massage this week to see if it will help, as well as help with a hardness underneath my incision. It's not painful, it just feels weird to the touch.