31, 2 Kids, Weight Loss and Poor Skin Elasticity

I've gained and lost a lot of weight during my life - 20 lbs here or there, 70 lbs with my first pregnancy, and 35 lbs with my second pregnancy. I've been eating clean and exercising regularly, but nothing helped get rid of the saggy skin that gave me a muffin top when I sit down. I also had lots of deep stretch marks. A friend recommended Dr. Franckle for a consultation. I liked his personality and looked through pictures and reviews of his work. We agreed on a tummy tuck with muscle repair and a breast lift without implants. I didn't want to have to replace implants for the rest of my life. I also didn't need lipo, per the doctor. I had my procedure on 4/11. The pain was expected, but is really unpleasant. Getting up and down is really hard. Every movement has to be carefully controlled and planned, or there's more pain.

I got a shower today as instructed. I thought the soap and water on the incision sites would be the worst, but that didn't bother me. It was getting out of the compression garment and bra that sucked. I almost passed out while my fiance was removing them.

I can't wait until I've healed a bit and can see my results. My breasts are definitely smaller, but much perkier. I had a lot of hanging skin that had separated from the breast tissue. My stomach is smaller but swollen. My belly button looks like it got beaten to a pulp and then stitched. I also hadn't seen my belly button in a few years because of weight loss/gain and the way my skin fell.

I'll post pictures of the after effects when I can.

Everything just hung. It was really frustrating and depresssing.

I'm feeling very tired and swollen today, and I can tell I'm doing too much. My incision is hurting. My stomach is very swollen and I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's healed. The belly button looks strange still.