Tummy tuck with lipo

Hi all! I'm writing a review for the wonderful Dr Mariotti and his staff. I'm a bit late in starting this post since I already had my procedure yesterday - oops! I'm on Day 2 and while it's not exactly painless, it's tolerable. Dr M and everyone on his team are great! Very knowledgeable and kind - and he is an absolute artist when it comes to sculpting women's bodies.

I'm 41 with 3 kids all born via c-section. I work out consistently, but no matter how many sit ups or crunches I do, it doesn't matter if my ab muscles are destroyed because of Diastasis recti :(

Here are a few 'before' photos, I will track my progress here...

It’s day 3 post op and the pain is real. The anesthesia has fully worn off and I’m on regular pain medication now. My back feels like it’s on fire because I’m constantly hunched over, but it’s all worth it in the end. I haven’t unwrapped my binder or looked at my tummy underneath, but I can already tell it’s going to look amazing.

I have drain pouch that my husband empties 3x a day. I can’t wait to have my bandages off at my post op on Monday.

Feeling better today, finally off the pain meds and switched to regular ibuprofen. I had my drain and bandages removed yesterday for my first post op and everything is healing well!

I am amazed at how great everything looks, especially my belly button. I was expecting an oozing mess, but it definitely is not! I’m still pretty swollen and have yet to have a regular BM, but other than that, everything is going right as planned. I’m also still hunched over and my back and hips are killing me, but getting better each day.