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25 Yr Old Momma Of 3 Extremely Happy With Results (: Mini Tummy Tuck, Liposuction, and Breast Enhancement Tampa, FL

UPDATED FROM hutchins14
3 months post

12 Weeks!!

WORTH IT$6,750
Its already been 12 Weeks and everything is going good. Here are some pictures for an update on the mini tummy tuck.

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Stanley Castor, MD

Stanley Castor, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Hi there. Your results look good! I am booked for mini tummy tuck in November. I'm kinda nervous about that. Did you have reservations before about mini vs full? My tummy is flat above belly button and floppy with muscle desperation below belly button. How was your recovery? Did you have muscle repair? Breast above or below muscle? How long until you were functioning? Maybe not normal but feeding yourself and driving, looking after kids etc? Hope you don't mind the brain picking.
I Seen your pictures and I do believe a mini would be perfect for you also. I exercise 4x a week and eat clean most of the time just couldn't get rid of the extra skin. I had muscle repair also, and the recovery time for me was about 3 weeks to start feeling myself.
I'm 12 Weeks along and my lower tummy still gets swollen when I wear my tight jeans or shorts and I still can't my entire lower stomach.
And I don't mind at all, tHis site was my best friend for like a month straight before my surgery. lol
Thanks a lot. And I should proofread. Muscle desperation? No no muscle separation. Lol. I am, however, desperate to get some boobs again. Lol
So three weeks. Is that three weeks of having someone wipe your butt for ya or three weeks of not functioning at a normal level? I've been told no exercise or physical labour for four weeks. I hate that part. We have a vacation booked 6 weeks after surgery and I'm really hoping I will be semi normal by then. I am pumped to read that the recovery from a mini and subglandular implants is decidedly less than a full TT and submuscular implants. I'm all ears f you have a review that helped you or any suggestions. Want to be prepared!! Thanks
You're looking good and healing nicely.
Thank you!!
UPDATED FROM hutchins14
1 month post

scar and closer look at belly button

Since I didn't have a full tummy tuck I do still have a little extra skin on top of belly button but I figured that since it was a MTT.

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I did have the top of my belly button pierced.
I think you have a great result. It helps that you didn't have you belly button pierced. I did, and it got stretched out with pregnancies. But your results give me encouragement that a mini tt might work for me. Thanks for posting pics.
Oh and btw, did you have muscle repair?
I did have it pierced but I took it out.
And yes I did have muscle repair.
I'm glad my post is helping you (:
Was just told today that I would be a candidate for mini tummy tuck with lower muscle repair. I wasn't prepared for that as a lot of folks seem down on the mini!?! What was your experience like in regards to recovery and why did they do a mini on you instead of a full? Thanks in advance!!
Yes I was very scared to do the mini because all the bad reviews. But I went with the mini because Dr Castor is very experienced so I trusted him and I also didn't have much skin to pull down and he talked to me about that.
I do get the little wrinkle above my bellybutton tho when I do a sit up or scrunch my stomach. I posted a picture.
Shoot sorry I asked some of this again - my bad.
Do u wish you'd have done the full tt? We have similar tummies and I'm not sure I have enough for a full but def have all that wrinkling above and below, mostly below. Scar looks great, good position!
UPDATED FROM hutchins14
20 days post

Almost 3 weeks after surgery.

Can't believe how numb my stomach Still is..

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You look great. I have a similar shape and similar concerns, so I'm also considering a mini tuck. However, I'm wondering if the upper part of the belly button gets tightened at all.
Also, what areas did you have lipo-ed?
Thanks (:
I asked Dr Castor to do whatever he could do around my belly button area so he pulled in some skin through my belly button I had a few stitches there.
I will post I picture tomorrow of my belly button. Even tho I'm kinda of swollen.
I just had the liposuction on the side where the bruises were in the picture.