Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck - Voorhees, NJ

Thnk u! So far so good, i think tht my stomach is going to b flat bc this is the flattest i ever seen my stomach even with first tt. I always had tht pooch for a whole yr getting bigger and bigger. Before i got the 2nd tt, i was reading othr posts to c whethr it would be worth the money the second time around.

I say if you get the results you want it's definitely worth the money!! Can't wait to see photos of your new, hopefully completely flat tummy!! Some times I still think I could have been flatter too as when I totally relax my tummy I'm still not completely flat. I also wish that I had a tighter midriff but all that old non-elastic skin wouldn't allow that.

I'm guessing that there are more than just a few post tummy tuckers who aren't totally satisfied with their results! Sorry to hear that you're one of them! I know the feeling! Unfortunately not every surgeon will admit to sloppy work and offer a revision at no cost!

If i stay flat n tight like i am rite now, the $$ was definitely worth it. Im expecting my skin to loosen up but i dont care abt tht, as long as i remain flat. Ur results r very nice after a yr though. I will update every mo like my first tt.

There r a lot of ttr,s who arent satisfied with the outcome and just dont have the money to get it done again. I didnt have the money to get it done again but i took out anothr loan, i did this for me bc i deserve it, i really dont spend money on myself so this was a gift frm me to me. I just have to pay it all back tht,s all. Mostly everything tht i buy is eithr on sale or clearance so i dont have any regrets borrowing the money.

I just posted a 8 month review with photos. My dr is pretty much saying the same thing that you mentioned in your review of Dr. Franckle. I already consulted with another surgeon in Chicago.

Thts why i sought out anothr ps and i justed wanted to hear what anothr ps had to say abt my muscle repair, if all the ps,s would have said the same thing that he said abt my stomach, i would not have anothr surgery. I saw 6 ps,s only 1 said tht my tt was fine. All the othr ones said tht i could use a revision. Ur dr sounds like dr franckle just didnt want to do the surgery again. Got paid then dont care abt the unsatisfactory work. Im glad tht i got the revision. Im sorry tht u dont like ur results, i know ur p s in. I hope tht u can get it revised.

Take a look at my pics. Hoping they will post later today or tomorrow. My dr is happy with the results & says I should be too based on where I started. I asked her last wk why nothing was in the op rept about my muscle being repaired & her reply was "maybe you didnt need it" that caused major red flags. Had a ct scan done on Sat of my abdomen & results came back as having an almost 4cm separation.

I read my rept and he did do muscle repair just not tight enough. The reprt should specify why a MR wasnt done or maybe she thought that you did need one. It,s ashame that we dont get what we pay for or at least they should try to satisfy us without us paying again. I wish that i could get atleast half my money back. I do like my breast but i think tht they could have used a little more lifting. My old ps didnt offer a scan to look at my muscles, he just said it cant be done. She probably didnt tighten them. So frustrating!

I dont c any new pics of you

U r definitely rite abt tht!!

I kept the same. Can u c my new post without changing my name. Im going to change it if u cant c new post

How do i change my name?

I saw your new post

Ok bc i wasnt sure bc everyone is still responding to my old one

I'm glad to know that you had your revision sx and doing well...give it a little more time to heal and you will be happy with your results. God's blessings!

Thanks!

Sorry to hear tht ur not happy with ur results, i know i u feel and wht ur going thru but having it done the second time around was worth the money and all the post ops stuff tht u have to endore all ovr again, i made a brand new post for my revision too, it should b written following my first tt

I had a revision yesterday. Im going to post new pics and update my condition on my new tummy tuck with new ps.

Good for you! I just read your other comment above.

Thta i will keep everyone posted by updating ltr, rite now im in pain, my doc just caled me this morning and he said thtt tht was a good thing.

Im not looking for perfection, even my old ps said tht i needed more skin taken off my lower abs aftr my skin settled he wanted me to make an apptmnt with him but i never did bc i think tht i needed my muscles tigjtened up again bc my stomach looked like a hammock wen i bent ovr and othr ps,s said tht was a sign tht they weren,t tightened enough, he was going to charge me abt 2800 for tht and i did not wnt to give him more of my money. By the way, i had my surgery ystday, back, flanks, and tt. My new ps said instead of wastin the fat, which wasn,t much, said tht he was going to transfer the fat in my breast to give it volume in my upper breast but my mammo came out dense breasts so he could not do it. He wasnt going to charge me for the fat transfet. I was on vacay in williamsburg, va wen i received the lettr so i didnt have time to get a ultrasound by the time i got home it was too late. I would have gotten the ultrasound done while on vacay if would have called me, i got home on fri may 22 so i had no time to schedule an apptmt for ultrasound, my surgey was on may 28. I called every clinic and hosp but u need a doc to be present wen gettin a ultrasound of bteast. They were willin to do the mammo has walk-in patient but not ultrasound. My primary doc examined my breast and said tht they were fine but my new ps wanted a ultrasound done. Last yr i had to get a mammo and ultrasound too, my doc said it is common to have dense breasts. I made an appmt for 3D mammo instead of regular mammo in which i will always get those instead of regular mammo. My stomach feels pain for this second tt, even though im takin perks and he injected exparel my stomach still hurts like hell. Last tt didnt hurt like this, i hope tht it,s bc my ps did extreme tightenin on my stomach. While i researching ps,s for my second tuck, one suggested small implants in my upper breast and i told him tht i didnt want any foreign object staying in my body so my current ps suggested my own fat, he said tht it probably wouldnt have made tht much a difference bc i dont have much fat. Oh well im still kind of disappointed abt tht bc im curious how my breast would have looked. I have to do an update and start a new review. By for now bc im fighting sleep. Take care!

That's great that you had the revision that you were planning! Sure hope for you that your results are totally stellar!! So I'm guessing that the last photos you posted were taken before the revision yesterday??? Correct??? Will continue to follow your journey!!

Thanks, the pics were taken the day before my surgery. I wanted let everyone no how i looked rite before the surgery and have a record of it myself. This surgery feels a lot worse than the first tuck bc i didnt have much pain the first tuck but i was nauseated and throwing up but this time around im not nauseated or throwing up jusr back and stomach pain.

I agree with blubber belly no more even after my second TT I have skin when I bend over I think it's a age issue as we age & have kids it's just the way it is I've decided to love the skin I'm in & stop to much $ has already gone in to this to keep trying to be what obviously won't be. Wish you the best

Thx, but it was mainly the muscle repair tht i wasnt satisfied with. The lower ab just looked like my muscle repaired failed or wasnt tightened enough. The pain tht im feeling now is not what i felt before, believe me im not planning on doing a ftt again, if my stomach isnt flat so be it

Omg I didn't realize you had a revision how exciting! I'm very happy I did it it's flat as a board I still have upper skin when I sit but nothing when I stand it's weird but over all love it I was in a lot of pain the second time to that's a good sign they're done right! So happy for you can't wait to see photos hope it wasn't to exspensive and I really hope you finally love it

Im glad tht ur finally satisfied wth ur results, i hope tht im flat as a board too. It cost me 8765 bc i had to find a new surgeon. I will probably post pics tmrw and i also did a new review on RS with my new tt. It takes one day to post since i just did it today.

You don't need anything else done to your breasts. They look awesome!!!!

I'm from Philadelphia too and am still looking for a TT doctor. Could you tell me who did your first surgery and who did your revision? I hope you get the results you want this time (don't know how you got the courage to go through it all again!). I had a BR in January and he didn't take nearly enough off but I'm too chicken to get it done again. I want to make sure I don't make the same mistake with the tummy tuck! :)

Thank you very much. Unfortunately, my ps wanted to transfer the fat frm my flank and back to the top of my breasts to give them volume but my mammo was hard to read so he couldnt do anything during my tt revision tht was on may 28, a couple of days ago.

Thank you! My first tt was done by Dr Franckle in Voorhees, NJ and my second tt was done by Dr Ryan Hoffman in Wynnewood, PA at Lankanau Hosp. My motivation was not being satisfied with my first tt.

Thx for the prayers!!

I really want to, right now Im just really searching and doing my homework so Im not putting money out for nothing bc Im not Part of the Rich and Famous crowd. Are u getting a TT anytime soon?

I know what you mean. I needed to stack up my personal/sick days, so I'm scheduled for June 2. Working on getting into better shape and trimming down in the meantime, which will help it feel like it's a million years away...hopefully.

It will be here before you know it. I didn't do enough research before my TT, saw a couple of ps;s but in the end, I kind of rushed to pick one bc I had vacations coming up in the summer, I don't think that I took all the time that I didn't to really think abt it before I picked one so I was pressed for time. I was so pressed for time that I was on vacay in another state when I did my lab work, so the lab work had to be faxed to my ps bc surgery was scheduled five days after I got home from vacay. I wish you all the best with yours and you have a speedy recovery. Take care!

I can understand that. Time is no joke. Thank you for the well wishes!

Ur welcome

It is really frustrating, spending all that money with these kind of results. How far long are you? I think that my stomach looks better than before but it's just not flat enough for me, my ps did not offer a ultrasound to me, if just to get rid of the loose skin that I have but that wont matter if my muscles are not tightened over again, something that won't do. Thanks for wishing me good luck and I also wish you the best with ur ps.

I just looked at ur pics and ur stomach started out flat in the beginning too. I don't know what happened because I didn't do anything strenuous, I even took a month off from work. I think that he was not aggressive enough when it came to suturing the muscles together.

I know it's hard to find a surgeon but the ps tht did my surgery i felt very comfy with as far as the scars goes, i think tht he did a good job and i had no complications at all. Wht i didnt like abt him was tht wen i had really bad swelling, he would not return my calls or let me cme into the office to c me. And wen he said tht he would do a revision if i wasnt happy then he changed his mind then wen i ask him to tightened my muscles since he was takin extra skin off he said no. He got paid n tht is the only mattrs.

I'm sure all surgeons want to make a good first impression in order to be chosen for surgery. However, after all is done and they have been paid in full they no longer make any money for consultations. Those who don't really care about the thoughts and feelings of their patients after the fact don't always follow through on their promises. I totally understand you being ticked off that your surgeon refused to return calls or see you to discuss your concerns and I would be both ticked off and very disappointed. Promising you a revision and then changing his mind shows that he cares more about the money than your satisfaction! I was very lucky that my surgeon offered a revision at no charge after I emailed him photos and informed him why I wasn't happy with my results. Too bad that many other surgeons are not like mine!

The surgeons tht i,v saw ask me abt my current ps and i tell them tht he doesnt want to do it or i say tht he says tht he cant repair anymore.

Thanx! Keep up the good work. I just dont feel like going thru the aftrmath of the sutgery and paying all tht money again. Congrats on working out and being healthy.

So sorry your going through this. I know we are taking a chance anytime we go through elective procedures. I am local also and just had a full tt with muscle repair. Always had a belly since a child. Have to say I am very happy with results and incredibly flat belly. I am 5 weeks out right now. I would be upset too if belly didn't come out flat. Keep consulting pss and good luck on your decision

Thx for ur kind words.