Mommy Makeover Much Needed at 38 Years Old - Towson, MD

It's been a wild 10 days. I'm still waiting to feel normal. I'm happy I did it but it's a much more complex and slow recovery than I really realized. I'm 10 days out and I'm slowly getting better and stronger each day. I've always wanted to have this performed and i never thought it to be financially feasible. I truly focused on the tummy tuck and only later decided to go with a breast augmentation.

I was hating on the binder with the foam pads until today. When I got out of surgery on the 17th, the had placed my pads sideways which I think was to help with the flank lipo. Today when the dr helped me put the binder back on, we turned it horizontally. Now it's not bulging out and making me feel squeezed awfully. Dr said I should keep it through the weekend before going to a spanx type garment. I was thinking I'd be sad but she says the binder is really helping to keep a more defined shape. I figure I'll wear the spanx to work and possibly wear the binder at night. I also walk much more upright with it one. Mh breasts also are starting to not look as huge as I thought initially which is perfect as I think they were larger from swelling and sitting high. Looking today, they seem more and more natural. I notice one is ever so slightly larger than the other but thats how my breasts have always looked. Each day I'm more and more excited about the results I'm getting.

I'm feeling really good now but the newly placed skin is sensitive and I can't wait to get back to aerobics kickboxing weights and zumba. I have to give mad props to the Hanes cozy bra. It's fantastic. The bra i was given was leaving a mark. Sadly I think it was because I may be a 38 not a 36. Im including some updated photos. I'm very pleased with the flatness of my stomach and patiently waiting to see how the belly button will turn out. This is an area I didn't discuss a lot with my surgeon but based on her site photos and the progression of my healing I'm confident it will be an excellent result. I'm able to side sleep now which has seemed to decrease the pain in my neck and head when I wake up. Happy new year. I can't wait til I can begin ab workouts. I need to specifically ask Dr Shermak when I can do that because I've read some say 6 months but I believe it's ok after 6 to 8 weeks. I see her on the 19th and I'm excited to see the scar then if the tapes don't come off before then. I love the convenience of the tape on the incision. Also I'm getting antsy for a wax but hesitant to go even with a regular wax for fear of pulling on the skin. It's do embarrassing and if I shave it will make my next wax awful. :( it's so much easier to manage with simple wax rather than wax after shaving and way less pain