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This is for Me! - 24/F/Indianapolis, IN

UPDATED FROM IndianaGirl
10 days post

SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE GETTING A...

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IndianaGirlJune 16, 2012
WORTH IT$8,750
SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE GETTING A TUMMYTUCK

When people tell you that you will have swelling after this surgery, they are not kidding and are actually underplaying it. You will have full body excessive edema. Some days your swelling will get so bad it hurts.

Drink plenty of fluids, no salty foods and keep your feet elevated!

Look up what it means to have excessive edema. Know and fully understand your side effects before your surgery.

IndianaGirl's provider

Joseph Fata, MD (retired)

Joseph Fata, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Deep_heart
August 16, 2013
swelling sounds awful! Keep us posted. Pics pics pics! :)
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Ebu620
September 8, 2014
2 years later, how do you look? How do you feel? How did the scars heal? Immediately did you notice a reduction in the size of your clothing? How long did it take for most of the swelling to go down? Once this happened, did you have a significant reduction in actual weight (on the scale) and in your clothing? I am 31 and have been to dr. fata for fraxel laser and lip augmentation. I have never had kids and I have struggled with my weight my entire life and have had some serious yo-yo dieting. Getting down to 105 lbs, back up to 200, down to 160, back up to 250, then down to 170, then up to 220 over the course of 15 years. I am currently at 195 lbs and looking at the photos I am a bit shorter than you but we seem to carry weight similarly, in our midsections. It is a dream to not have this stomach fat. Even when was much thinner it has always looked like I was wearing a tire around my lower abdomen. I'd love to hear more about your experience and get an update on how things are going now. Thanks so much for sharing all that you have so far! It's exciting. Congrats on doing this for yourself.
UPDATED FROM IndianaGirl
9 days post

I know that there isn't a huge difference with my...

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IndianaGirlJune 15, 2012
I know that there isn't a huge difference with my tummy tuck, but I already feel so much more confident. Even with the full body swelling.

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UPDATED FROM IndianaGirl
8 days post

I just realized that my update the other day did...

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IndianaGirlJune 14, 2012
I just realized that my update the other day did not post properly. Basically what I was going to say was that my swelling was so bad the other day that it hurt more than my actual procedure. It turned out the ted hoes the doctor gave me did not fit properly. I am no longer miserable. Now it feels like I worked out too hard at the gym. There is still an excessive amount of swelling. I cannot wait for it to go away.

Updating some pics.

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