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Team Pantoja!! ETT, with lipo to back, Also infection and skin necrosis recovery Journey!

UPDATED FROM PantojaGirl2202
2 years post

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So as you can see my tummy tuck results have held up and I still love it. I do still have problem area in my back (bra rolls) as you can see in my pic. This dress is so cute, but if I bend or twist, you can see the rolls bad!! Not so back if I stand up straight, not sure how that's going to work on my vacation, so hopefully if I lose a little bit of weight and with my breast lift it may improve. Dr. Pantoja wont over operate, so I'm hoping he can lipo a little in that area. By the way, for all you ladies who are not sure about a BBL if your already getting tummy tuck, if you get an extended tummy tuck as your surgeon to pull up you butt when he does it. Dr. Pantoja said I wouldn't need a BBL because he would pull it up in surgery, and I love love my butt now. I already had a fat ass, so adding fat would have just made it huge! but by pulling it up it sits higher and looks bigger actually. So just something to think about.

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January 27, 2016
You look amazing, completely different person. Just by reading and Looking at your pictures I felt like I did the whole journey with you, wound vac and all. Very Awesome.
P
January 28, 2016
Thank you so much! yeah it was crazy journey for sure, but I never regretted it. I am so much more happier in my life having the body that I have now. The tummy tuck, even with the complications, has been a life changer for me. its made me more comfortable in my own since and that is priceless.
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April 14, 2016
Hi Teena I have a tt with pantoja last week..I have skin necrosis but it's in the margin of my tummy tuck incision I'm scheduled to go in tomorrow so dr p could look at it they say I shouldn't worry about it since it's small but I'm afraid it might spread..what cream did he prescribed you
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April 14, 2016
Ok don't worries, it wont get any bigger then what you are seeing now. I had a very extreme case and it was all the way from my incision line up to my belly button, but with the cream is shrank. Also I did the hyperbaric oxygen treatments which literally saved my belly button, you need to do them. I'm sure doctor Pantoja will tell you about it when you see him. Remember is it common to have some tissue loss with tummy tucks, don't be scared with my story. Keep it clean, and do everything doctor Pantoja tells you. Also I was told by the wound clinic to take it very easy, let your body heal. Also if your faja is too tight under you breast area like your upper tummy area, loosen it. There are too main arteries there that will send blood to your incision, but sometimes the fajas are too tight in that area. I kept the faja on because it will keep the rest of the swelling down everywhere else, but I didn't buckle it all the way up. Also stay bent over, do not put tension on your incision. No ice that stops circulation. If you need any advice please ask me, and if you need to I can send you my number. Hang in there girly, it will be fine and Doctor Pantoja will take good car of you!
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April 14, 2016
Omg yes I wanted to cry when I noticed and I think it's the faja because I even started bruising right under my boobs and I didn't get anything done there..I will loosen it from now and yes I was just scared it is going to get bigger..hopefully it's not so bad..I had seen your case before surgery and just my luck it happened lol..but I'm alive and that's what counts..do you have instagram?
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April 14, 2016
No I'm sorry I don't have an instagram, but it will be fine, I would have been ok but mine got infected and when I went to emergency they operated and took all the infection out and it made it into a huge hole. So once it opens or doctor trims the dead skin away, use gloves and buy some sterile gauze and keep it clean and covered. I would recommend getting some tegaderm on amazon to cover the site, will keep germs out and wont be too harsh on your skin. Also get some sterile saline wash, also available on amazon. I would clean the area with peroxide and then wash it with the saline wash.
UPDATED FROM PantojaGirl2202
2 years post

Not sure how big I want to go......

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UPDATED FROM PantojaGirl2202
2 years post

HELLO! I'm back!

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Hi all you beautiful RS ladies. I have been gone from this site for so long it seems like. I have been super busy with school and family stuff the time just flew by. So I have some great news, after all the struggles with my recovery last time, I am finally mentally and emotionally ready to finish my journey. I contacted Doctor Pantoja, I wouldn't go anywhere else, and I am going to get my scar fixed and............ drum roll............. getting my boobies! Yay!! So hopefully I will be getting them done at same time as my tummy, or this might have to two rounds. I have gone up in down in weight over the last two years, but I have finally become motivated to eat right and exercise regularly. My husband and I will be going on vacation in few months so I'm hoping Dr. P can fit me in quick! The one thing I love about Dr. Pantoja and his staff, is the fact that once you are his patient you will always be his patient. When I contacted the office by email, to talk about my next step, they returned my email within 20 minutes! Love that! But as you all know, I seen the best side of doctor P, he really took care of me and made sure I got through everything with flying colors. So here are some recent pics, of the boobs (Yuck) , and my horrible scar! looking forward to having the whole package very soon! 170 pounds and hope to lose 20 by my surgery date for sure. Been hitting the gym three times a week for last three weeks. Next I'm going to be joining a boot camp that my husband goes to, its been amazing for him, so hopefully I can do it!

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