Very happy with the results - gave me the catalyst to continue with eating well and taking time for myself

Probably the best in his field! I did my research, basically ruled out any surgeon that does it all because I wanted one that focuses on "below-the-neck" procedures. Also spoke with my gynecologist (with whom I have a great rapport) and a GP before and both of them encouraged me to have the procedure with Dr. C. Currently I am 4 weeks post-op and very happy with the results. What is more important, it gave me the catalyst to continue with eating well and taking time for myself.

Continue to recover and have more energy to write more. Dr. C's office provided some very comprehensive information on the recovery process but would like to share some personal experience.

I am a side sleeper, and for the first three weeks needed to sleep in a "beach-chair" position. In retrospect, I wish I would have "practice" sleeping on my back a few weeks before the surgery. It was not bad during the first few days as I was so exhausted and a big drugged up. Between week 2 and week 3, as I am getting better, not being in my normal sleeping position and the lack of exercise made it difficult to have restful sleep.

Another thing that is a bit embarrassing that nobody talked about was it took me a couple weeks to be able to twist and clean myself after going to the bathroom without feeling like putting a lot of tension on the incision. I ordered one of those tools for elderly/obese people online (yes, there is such a thing - wish I bought it BEFORE the surgery). It may be just me, but something to consider in your preparation for tummy tuck ...

The procedure continues to motivate me to eat well and somehow I feel like my stomach has shrunk. On the day of surgery my BMI was 26.5 and is now down to 23.7.