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A Tummy Tuck Was the Best Thing I Ever Did! Lakewood, WA
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Stretch Mark Cover up with a tattoo prior to my Tummy Tuck
WORTH IT$6,250
I just wanted to add this picture for the women who have mentioned getting a tattoo to help cover up the stretchmarks on their abdomens. I had also gotten a stretch mark cover up tattoo prior to ever having (or considering) having a tummy tuck. This is the only picture I can find of it, I was 8 months pregnant in this picture but this tattoo came off in 1 piece during my tummy tuck.
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*Update 2012* For those asking it was Dr....
*Update 2012*
For those asking it was Dr. Zilmer (with Dr. Ekland assisting, who is going into retirement) at the Avalon Clinic in Lakewood, Washington, who performed my Tummy Tuck. I will post updated pictures soon, but I'd like to say that to this day, with a yo yo of gaining and losing 60 lbs since I had the procedure, my belly still looks AMAZING and Dr. Zilmer is one of the best surgeons you will find.
For those asking it was Dr. Zilmer (with Dr. Ekland assisting, who is going into retirement) at the Avalon Clinic in Lakewood, Washington, who performed my Tummy Tuck. I will post updated pictures soon, but I'd like to say that to this day, with a yo yo of gaining and losing 60 lbs since I had the procedure, my belly still looks AMAZING and Dr. Zilmer is one of the best surgeons you will find.
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March 1, 2013
Fantastic results!!!!...and encouraging words for those of us still considering the surgery....Also I had been thinking of trying to hide the stretch marks with a tattoo too : ) Your's looked nice but the Tuck best I think! Thank again and all the best : )
September 19, 2013
Thank you! I will post another picture of the stretch mark cover up tattoo I had gotten prior to my tummy tuck. The only one I have is of me 8 months pregnant but it would still would be an idea!
March 14, 2013
I also tend to yo-yo with my weight. But after having breast reduction in October 2012 I can really see my rolls of fat and distended stomach area and I just hate how I look in and out of clothes. So April 9, 2013 I'm going back to my BR surgeon for a tummy tuck and liposuction where needed. I'm 5'5", 230#, 58 yrs old and mother of 2 children and I'm so ready for a flat stomach.
May 8, 2013
I had a reduction 10 years ago!!! Having my TT after losing 140 lbs...so excited!!!
March 14, 2013
What did you do about the dog ear? Did that go away or do you need another touch up?
September 19, 2013
My dog ear was taken care of in 1 treatment and I did not need another touch up. It can often be done under a local in the office as well depending on how big it is
ORIGINAL POST
After having 3 children I was left with stretched,...
After having 3 children I was left with stretched, lose hanging skin on my stomach. I had gained 100 pounds with my 2nd pregnancy because of a medical condition that just made it worse. I worked out at the gym for years and NEVER could get rid of the skin on my stomach.
After careful consideration and research I decided I'd go to the place that had done several of my friends breast augmentations. Yes, even with a "comfort pump" the procedure was painful, but it was very worth it to me. Gone was the stretched, lose skin and the stretchmarks that went almost up to my boobs before, were now all below my belly button.
My swelling lasted several months, but I wore my girdle for that whole time. Even with the swelling, the long incision (that I can easily hide in bathing suits and underwear), and the almost 1 year before I was back to normal recovery was worth every dime and day that I spent under that girdle!
For me, a tummy tuck was easier than putting myself through 3 natural childbirths, tatoos and a broken foot.
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April 2, 2008
Ok, I'm commenting on my own story. The last photo was taken 1 month ago after a surgery to remove a "dog ear" I had developed after my tummy tuck. You can see that almost 3 years later how much my scar has faded comepared to the 6 week follow up one that is posted above. I know I could have used some Lipo on my hips but chose to get surgery on my breasts over lipo about a year later.
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December 23, 2008
Hi there Dont know if this thred is too old for you to comment on, but here goes...I had my TT 11 days ago. I have, on the sides, almost at the ends of the incision, flaps of skin (not very much, mayb 1-2 cm) that dont lie flat. My incision is smooth (as smooth as it coudl be after 11 days) every where else. Is this a "dogs' ear" or is this just an unfortunate few stitches? It's unsightly, as all else seems to look much better. Sounds like you may have had something similar? Also, while I'm here, how long did it take for the swelling to go down. I'm hard and sticky outty from the BB down!
Thanks BTW, your scar is almost unnoticible, FANTASTIC! Congrats
September 11, 2012
hwo did you tummy tuck?I really want one but I am trying to get a good price at the momment.
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April 2, 2008
You look great! WOW.
question - What skin products did you use to fade the scars?
irene
April 2, 2008
I didn't! And they warned me about tanning, that it would darken the scars but I tried not tanning the scars for a few months and it drove me crazy so I said forget it..they did darken for several months then faded away. I will say that taking your vitamins, and watching your nutrition was a HUGE factor in my scar looking so nice.
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April 3, 2008
agree with irene....u look fabulous. congrats on getting your body bck... what diet changes did you make to get rid of scarring?...was it temporarey or are u still on this diet?
April 3, 2008
It was more of a lifestyle change instead of a "diet." I knew that staying healthy and eating a balanced, nutricious diet would be the best choice anyways. But watching a friend have a tummy tuck who continued to just eat alot of junk and fast food,(and didn't wear her girdle!!!) who was a social smoker realy hit home. I don't know if the two issues were in fact related, but her scars looked nasty. Mentally it was enough to make me committed to NOT looking like that.
I wasn't going to go through all this pain and money and not do what I could, even if it took over a year from start to finish to have the best scar I could. And it went through alot of different phases from red and raised, to dark brown and flat... it was lumpy. But eventually, it calmed down and faded with time.
I know everyone is different and I told myself if I was going to tan my scar then I was going to do everything I could to make sure it looked the best it could. It was lumpy for about a year,and I massaged it every night and I think wearing the girdle around the clock for several months helped to keep the tension off the scar so it didn't widen. Some people made fun of me for wearing my girdle for so long but like other people have said, I had residual swelling for several months.
April 6, 2008
Not sure what you mean by "dog ear"? Can you describe more fully? I wasn't sure what I was seeing in the picture. Thanks!
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