Tummy Tuck - best decision ever!

I had surgery on 01/15 and it went fantastic. I absolutely love Dr. Lawton and his staff. I got 3 drains inserted and of course they’re a bit of a nusance but sometimes beauty is not always pretty. The important part is that they’re very temporary. I went in for my 1st follow up visit the next day on 01/16 and I received an IV treatment next door at Tru Med to help rid my body of all of the anesthesia. The staff at True Med are unbelievably nice as well. They work hand in hand with Dr. Lawton’s office. They worked with me on the importance of nutrition needed for a great recovery. I was off pain meds by Friday 01/18 but remember that may not be the case for everyone. My next follow up was Wednesday 01/23. One drain was removed along with some sutures. I won’t lie that hurt and I did kind of wish I had pain meds but I just took a lot of deep breaths and got through it. My next follow up appt. is tomorrow where my 2nd drain will be removed. My daughter has already said that she sees the difference. I’m making it a point to not look at myself in the mirror at this point. I mean honestly what’s the point in that? I’m a realist. I still have tubes and stitches. It’s not pretty. Not yet anyway.

I’m 40 years old with one adult child. I’m 5’1” and 130 lbs. Anyone you ask will say I didn’t need one but I WANTED one. Yes, spending over $8,000 is a lot of money and the average Jill like myself doesn’t have that kind of money just laying around but this is how I justify spending the money. I asked myself if I was worth $8,750 and I said hell yeah I am. I did my research for about 2 years before finally decided on Dr. Lawton and I cannot be any happier that I did. From my initial FREE consultation on 12/14/18 through my follow up care, Dr. Lawton and his staff have been very professional and extremely kind. I paid my $200 deposit and scheduled my surgery. I had my pre-op visit on 12/31/18 where I paid my remaining balance and I was set.