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Hasanified!! 6 Months Post Op -- PICS--
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Hey Ladies!! I know I'm SUPER early, and I told...
cc_ccJanuary 8, 2015
WORTH IT$3,500
Hey Ladies!! I know I'm SUPER early, and I told myself I wouldn't start my review until a week pre-op, but the lure of RealSelf sucked me in lol. I've been researching the whole BBL thing for a couple of years now, and I told myself no ifs, ands or buts, this year would be my year!! No more putting it off! I have paid my deposit for Dr. Hasan and have put my time in at work. I live in Atlanta, so I have to fly to MIA WITH my 3 year old son- which will be a nightmare, I'm sure- but luckily, my mom and sister live in Florida. They live an hour away from Miami, so I plan to get a hotel in MIA the first few nights so I don't have to travel too much on my belly for post ops. That would suck :(
Okay, here's the financial part:
I'm paying $4k for the procedure- $3500 for the lipo/bbl plus an additional $500 for upper back/arm lipo. I don't want to come out looking like a linebacker with the small waist and big ass upper back. I hate that look, and I'm sorry to say, but I see it way too often after bbls, and it grosses me out lol. I figure I'll spend about $300 for 3 nights in a hotel, $400 for roundtrip airfare for me and my son, $400 on garment/supplies/meds (my insurance will cover some of the meds), and $300 for massages. That brings my absolute total to $5400, give or take a couple bucks lol.
I'm super nervous about the hip issue with Hasan. I keep hearing that he "doesn't do hips". My coordinator Margaret assures me that he DOES, but of course she will tell me that. I'm just hoping for the best. *Fingers crossed* I'm not too concerned about having a super huge ass. I'm 5'2" and 135 lbs, so what I'm really looking for is aggressive lipo on my upper/lower back, waist, STOMACH for sure!, and I need to have a little projection and some nice round hips. That's all I want :)
I'm going to post some pre-op pics.
I plan to detail ALL of my costs along this journey, talk about what's the best garments, the best jeans, exactly how I feel, what made it better/worse, the best pillow for sitting after the bbl (I have to go back to work at 12 days post, I'm a working single mom like a lot of us on RealSelf, no excuses lol) the best ways to feel comfy driving/sleeping/etc. Basically ALL the questions I'm having now, I plan to answer in my journey!
Xoxoxo
Okay, here's the financial part:
I'm paying $4k for the procedure- $3500 for the lipo/bbl plus an additional $500 for upper back/arm lipo. I don't want to come out looking like a linebacker with the small waist and big ass upper back. I hate that look, and I'm sorry to say, but I see it way too often after bbls, and it grosses me out lol. I figure I'll spend about $300 for 3 nights in a hotel, $400 for roundtrip airfare for me and my son, $400 on garment/supplies/meds (my insurance will cover some of the meds), and $300 for massages. That brings my absolute total to $5400, give or take a couple bucks lol.
I'm super nervous about the hip issue with Hasan. I keep hearing that he "doesn't do hips". My coordinator Margaret assures me that he DOES, but of course she will tell me that. I'm just hoping for the best. *Fingers crossed* I'm not too concerned about having a super huge ass. I'm 5'2" and 135 lbs, so what I'm really looking for is aggressive lipo on my upper/lower back, waist, STOMACH for sure!, and I need to have a little projection and some nice round hips. That's all I want :)
I'm going to post some pre-op pics.
I plan to detail ALL of my costs along this journey, talk about what's the best garments, the best jeans, exactly how I feel, what made it better/worse, the best pillow for sitting after the bbl (I have to go back to work at 12 days post, I'm a working single mom like a lot of us on RealSelf, no excuses lol) the best ways to feel comfy driving/sleeping/etc. Basically ALL the questions I'm having now, I plan to answer in my journey!
Xoxoxo
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UPDATED FROM cc_cc
3 months pre
Photo of the Flatness
cc_ccJanuary 9, 2015
I'll post some [RS bleep] before my sx, but as you can see here, the flatness is REAL, smh.
5'2", 137lbs.
5'2", 137lbs.
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UPDATED FROM cc_cc
3 months pre
Question for the Ladies about Stretch Marks...??
cc_ccJanuary 9, 2015
I have stretch marks on my belly - below my belly button only- but they're pretty bad. Like, giggly skin, wrinkled, oatmeal looking bad. I can still wear high waisted stuff with a crop top because there is none over my belly button, but under it, I'm ALL effed up.
So, for the ladies who have already had a BBL/Lipo- what happens to a stomach like this? I KNOW they don't go away, but do they get worse with extra skin after the lipo, or do they appear better once your skin tightens up after lipo/wearing garment? I don't know what to expect with this area, and I don't want a tummy tuck. I'm more concerned with the way I look IN clothes, not naked. I can deal with stretch marks, but I can't deal with the hanging nasty belly lol. So what does happen to that part after a BBL/Lipo?
Oh, and sorry about the bad lighting and weird background. I was in the bathroom at work, haha. And yes, that's a hernia I got when I was pregnant with my son. That is being repaired on the 19th of this month, so it will be a non-issue for my BBL.
So, for the ladies who have already had a BBL/Lipo- what happens to a stomach like this? I KNOW they don't go away, but do they get worse with extra skin after the lipo, or do they appear better once your skin tightens up after lipo/wearing garment? I don't know what to expect with this area, and I don't want a tummy tuck. I'm more concerned with the way I look IN clothes, not naked. I can deal with stretch marks, but I can't deal with the hanging nasty belly lol. So what does happen to that part after a BBL/Lipo?
Oh, and sorry about the bad lighting and weird background. I was in the bathroom at work, haha. And yes, that's a hernia I got when I was pregnant with my son. That is being repaired on the 19th of this month, so it will be a non-issue for my BBL.
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January 9, 2015
Omg yasss, I have the same issues after I had my 3Yo. I did notice once you lose the weight & tighten that area up it wont look all wrinkly anymore so idt you would need a TT. Hope I helped a lil :)
January 9, 2015
Please don't take offense, but I think you need a tt. You can get your hernia repair at the same time. From the pic it looks like the bulge you have is muscle laxity, not much fat, which can only be fixed by Tt. When you lay on your back, does your belly flatten out or sink in. When laying on your back and then trying to sit up do you see a bulge going down the middle like a hill or can u feel it? If so then your probably need muscle repair with tt. If it were me, I would post a question to to doctors on here.
January 9, 2015
I see a bulge going down the middle like a hill when I try to sit up. I don't feel any pain from this hernia. I'm sure I do need a tummy tuck, but I don't want something so serious done. I just want to look good in clothes. I don't want that huge, rugged scar that I see from TT. I never feel pain from the hernia, though.
January 9, 2015
I just read your profile and some of your recoveries... you go girl!!! See, just looking at your recovery makes me wince at the thought of a TT :( I am a single mother with a toddler, so I need the simplest recovery I can get!!!
January 9, 2015
My hasn't been bad. I have no pain for my tummy tuck all of my pain from my liposuction. And back pain, but I already have back pain. It's gone now anyways. I only have tightness in my abdomen. If your muscles are separated with seems like they are, you will still have that bulge that you have. You can't tigten skin that has been stretched that much, it will just be more loose after the liposuction, which doesn't look like much fat or your belly so they might not even do that part idk. Doctors try to make lipo seem easy, but it is prob the most painful. I even just read a post here a doctor saying that very same thing. It's very sore the areas with lipo and I gets really hard for a while and stiff when you don't move around. Tt I would do all over again. Lipo no unless there was deformities. Also ere are many tt scars that look very nice. As long as you have a very experience and qualify board certified surgeon, you should have no problem. But I say do whatever makes you happy.
April 3, 2015
I don't have stretch marks in that area but I do have stretch marks on my upper hips which were there before the bbl. After bbl, I got some fat added to my hips and I got new stretch marks. I used Mederma stretch mark cream daily ( I still use it on my hips til this day) and the new stretch marks disappeared. It's expensive about $40 and you can get it at Walgreens, cvs, target, etc. you can go to their website for a $5 off coupon and Walgreens often has coupons for it in their monthly coupon book (don't know if ur local Walgreens has monthly coupons where you live, but you usually have to ask the store associates for them). I even use it on my butt although I have no stretch marks there, just trying to make sure they don't form. Some ppl use cocoa butter, but as a pretty much life long user of cocoa butter, I don't think does mcu for stretch marks. I wish I had used Mederma on my other stretch marks when they were new. Hope this helps.
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