Treatment Provider

Michael B. Stevens, MD, PhD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Call Doctor
Call Doctor
Reviews you can trust, from real people like you.      
How it works
  • Our highly-trained Review Moderation team evaluates all reviews before they're published to ensure they're written by people like you and not a member of a doctor's office.
  • This multi-step process takes up to 24 hours from review submission to publication.
  • Doctors can't pay to have reviews removed or hidden.
  • Reviews are only removed at the reviewer's request or if they violate our Terms of Service.

If you have questions or believe we should re-evaluate a published review, let us know.

Sort by:
*Treatment results may vary

6 weeks post

So I am now 6 weeks post. I still get swollen on my tummy as the day goes on and I am not sure if my sleeping on my side again is reason for me to wake up still swollen. Not as bad as night time bit still. I love love that my flabby skin is gone and that my stomach is soo much smoother over my clothes. I definitely still have stretch marks but I am totally ok with that.
The only thing I'm having a bit of a hard time is my boobies. They don't look as round as I'd like them too. When I'm naked they seem small to me, I don't know if it's because they don't have that final shape yet. I've seen soo many reviews and most ladies at this point already have beautiful breast and I don't. I know I still have time for them to fully drop but I don't feel completely happy with them. The funny thing is that I couldn't stand just the sports bras anymore and had to buy at least 2 bras and I am fitting perfectly into 34D which I most certainly don't look like when naked. I do love how they look with clothes but I just hope they don't stay like this.

Incision

Forgot to post pics of my incision, one of my sides looks like crap, hope it smooths out. I know I still have a lot of stretch marks but I don't care. I kinda like having some kind of remnant of the marks left behind the gift of being a mother.
I can barely close my jeans, walk around with them open til I have to leave the house, sucks but I can't complain they are a size 2.

3 weeks post

It's been a while since I have updated. I became very sad as I was not able to do anything for myself. Including take a shower, it was hard on me, really hard. My tummy swelled up a lot and I couldn't stand up straight, til day 15. My back hurt from being hunched over and my butt from sitting. My boobs look really boxy. I began to think I made a huge mistake and felt horrible for spending so much money selfishly. It was too much for me I was depressed. These last couple of days have been better, my swelling is becoming less but I do blow up by the end of the day. I have that weird "sunburn" feeling inside my tummy, which is funny because the outside is soo numb. I can only fit into 1 pair of jeans and yoga pants. I'm worried that when I go back to work what I'm going to wear. Can't wait for this swell hell to go away, and of course for my boobs to drop.
I think my boobs are starting to drop, they aren't as boxy on top anymore but still have more dropping to do. So far I'm fitting D's but I could still be swollen so who knows. They seem bigger than what I wanted but at the same time I like them and could see how I could of done more lol but they could very well appear bigger once my muscle fully relaxes. Only time will tell.
I don't want to offend anyone but VS sizes don't count in my opinion, they are vanity sizes. When I was my sad A they said I was a C, which fit perfectly. I can only imagine if I go back now they would say DD or DDD. Which would be false. Most other companies are about the same only VS, comes up with these crazy sizes just to make us feel better about ourselves I guess.

Provider Review

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
2820 W Main Street, Visalia, California
Call Doctor
Call Doctor