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35 Year Old Doing a Mommy Makeover - Short Hills, NJ
UPDATED FROM 2Babiesandme
28 days post
4 Weeks
2BabiesandmeSeptember 10, 2014
WORTH IT$20,000
Today marks four weeks. My swelling looks like it's at its peak.....or at least I hope so because it's pretty bad right now! I don't know if it's because I feel better and I'm more active, the reduction in wearing the spanx to only at night, my diet, or something completely different. Other than that, my incisions look great. Breasts look great. A friend saw me for the the first time since the surgery and it was the first thing she noticed. My left breast is looking a little larger but I believe it's due to swelling. The liposuction areas are still sore and tender and I have some hard spots. Bruising is fading finally. Stomach is still tight but I can stand upright. Bending over or other sorts of movements are kind of tough still. I can sit up from bed with the help of grabbing under my knee and pulling up. Sometimes I feel "normal" other times I don't. All in all, I'm getting there. Slowly but I'm in better shape I was four weeks ago!
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21 days post
3 weeks
2BabiesandmeSeptember 3, 2014
3 weeks today! I feel pretty good. I have a few sore spots still from the liposuction. My abs feel pretty good now. I can sit up in bed, sneeze, cough, move around without that horrible pain. It just feels as though I had an intense ab workout the following day so nothing too bad. I can finally sleep on my side comfortably again! I can stand pretty straight but as the day progresses I start to loose that and I swell up as the day progresses as well. I'm still little slow in my walking and bending down to lets say pick something up off the floor. Still swollen of course. I saw my surgeon yesterday, she said everything looks good and to see her again in two weeks. I was given the go ahead to loose the spanx during the day if I wanted too and to wear it at night. Breasts look great. I have to say, I never had a problem with them. No pain, no nothing. A little swelling on my left side under my arm but no real pain. They are a little tender as of now but again nothing terrible.......feels almost like they would before or during my period. Other than that, all is great! I will update with photos when I can but everything pretty much looks the same right now.
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UPDATED FROM 2Babiesandme
15 days post
2 weeks post op pictures
2BabiesandmeAugust 28, 2014
Pushing the whole bathing suit thing but I think I may just be able to pull it off once I'm healed!
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Olives
August 31, 2014
Your vhopinal scar looks exactly like mine. I hate how the top is all wrinkly. Do u have a problem with it? I don't understand how the doc got everything else so smooth but not that tiny top part. I'm hoping it smooths out so it doesn't look awkward. We're u approved for any type of scar therapy yet? I have not :-( I'll post pics of scar today..
Olives
August 31, 2014
Vertical*
2Babiesandme
August 31, 2014
ok for a minute there I was like did she mean vertical or is there such thing as a vhopinal scar LOL! I'm not too concerned with it yet. She did tell me that the parts that looks bunched or gathered will smooth over time and not to be concerned. I believe that one spot in the vertical scar up near the top is my old belly button piercing scar. Before surgery, I had asked if that would all be removed and she said she would try but from the looks of it, I may not have enough skin. She said she would pull it sown and perform a revision of that scar. The old belly button piercing was terrible. It was way too deep and never healed properly then during pregnancy it stretched out even more…..you can see in the before pics, it looks like I had two belly buttons! I'm just shy of 3 weeks so I will give it time. I have total confidence in my surgeon that if it's not perfect after several months of healing, she will correct it. She seams to be a perfectionist that takes great pride in her work.
Lithiumflower9
August 31, 2014
The bunching usually flattens out. If it doesn't it's an easy and fast scar revision.
Olives
August 31, 2014
Ok that makes sense. I also had a piercing that the Ps had to remove. I indeed did not want a random hole in my skin!! Hopefully it will heal nicely. I'm also questioning my end of the scar by my hip..it's right on an old stretch mark. Hopefully it gets smooth and I don't need any revision.
2Babiesandme
September 1, 2014
Thankfully must surgeons do the revision in office and for free
August 31, 2014
Your still swollen you look really good. I don't think you have to worry about pulling off the bikini it looks great already. Happy healing!
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