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Lipo & Mini Tummy Tuck, 3kids, 125lbs - Woodbury, MN
UPDATED FROM Shakain11
5 months post
7 month update.
WORTH IT$6,000
I'm so sorry that I haven't been posting pics!! I have been busy and lazy! I promise I will takes pics meet soon. Honestly not to much change from the pictures above, that's why I haven't posted. I still have a muffin top of lose skin. I
5,6 and my weight before was surgery 125 now I'm at 117. I would say I'm about 70% happy with my results. I look a lot better then I did, but in my mind was expecting better. I still won't be caught dead in a bikini. There's just to much loose skin for me. My doc still argues with me that I was not a candidate for a full TT, but I think I was, cause [RS bleep] still jiggling. I feel like the lipo was amazing but the mini TT was a waste. I still have flab hanging over my jeans, pants and that is what bothered me the most, and it's still there! I will prob go in again to see of there are any other possibilities or something I can do. I will post pics soon I promise. Also, my advise is: DO NOT GET A MINI TT, YOU WILL NOT BE SATISFIED. ITS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY. LIPO WAS 100% WORTH IT THOUGH. My DR. did a wonderful job and I believe he did what he thought was best and I would go back to him again over and over. I just think we know our bodies better than anyone, and we know our elasticity and skin type. Just do your research and look at all the pictures you can of mini TTs. If you are a perfectionist... You will not be satisfied. I will post pics soon!
5,6 and my weight before was surgery 125 now I'm at 117. I would say I'm about 70% happy with my results. I look a lot better then I did, but in my mind was expecting better. I still won't be caught dead in a bikini. There's just to much loose skin for me. My doc still argues with me that I was not a candidate for a full TT, but I think I was, cause [RS bleep] still jiggling. I feel like the lipo was amazing but the mini TT was a waste. I still have flab hanging over my jeans, pants and that is what bothered me the most, and it's still there! I will prob go in again to see of there are any other possibilities or something I can do. I will post pics soon I promise. Also, my advise is: DO NOT GET A MINI TT, YOU WILL NOT BE SATISFIED. ITS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY. LIPO WAS 100% WORTH IT THOUGH. My DR. did a wonderful job and I believe he did what he thought was best and I would go back to him again over and over. I just think we know our bodies better than anyone, and we know our elasticity and skin type. Just do your research and look at all the pictures you can of mini TTs. If you are a perfectionist... You will not be satisfied. I will post pics soon!
Replies (3)
B
June 4, 2016
I have a similar problem to you, i had lipo and below my belly button is flat but above right under my boobs still looks big and i can grab all the fat and skin but my doctor warned me before my surgery that it wasmt fat it was muscle seperation from having my daughter so the muscle never retracted back after pregnancy, some people thinks it looks like abs but if u touch it or bend over it is all squishy and i hate it. I think that it wat u have. U should ask ur doctor.
E
June 13, 2016
I know that we are our own worst critic, but no one is going to be pinching or pulling on your skin on the beach! I had a full TT and I still have loose skin and imperfections! You look amazing in your bikini and trust me, I don't say that about everyone. Enjoy your new body, love yourself, and be the envy of the beach in your bikini! :)
UPDATED FROM Shakain11
1 month post
One month post pics
So these photos were taken at one month post op. I have been so busy and have been trying to get on here and post them! So, everything is going well, I'm now 5 1/2 weeks post. Really no change since the one month pics. I'm starting to get worried that I probably should have had a full tt done. Belly button and upper stomache are starting to look worse, So I'm guessing selling is going down and I'm seeing more loose skin and a little fat pouch on both sides of my belly button, which I had before my lipo and minni tt... just less in that area, but still hangs over my jeans:( I'm praying that I just need time and I'm wrong. I'm also a perfectionist and I thought that I needed a full tt but my doctor steered me away. I asked him last week about it and he still stands his ground on his decision. Only time will tell:) So anyway, my area of concerns are still the same. Under the bra line and belly button area. I have continued to lose more inches ( will post tomorrow) and I weighed in at 117lbs at one month post. I'm 5'6 and really shouldnt lose any more weight. Its also extremely hard for me to put on muscle eating 1800cals a day. I'm planning on starting back at the gym this week. I did a little cardio and bodyweight exercises this week just to get me a loosened up so I'm not so sore when I go back. So
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F
January 15, 2016
You look great. Personally I think your dr was right. You didn't need the full tummy tuck and you have a natural look right now. I'm 5"6 and weighed 125 before surgery. I'm 9 days out. lol at my pics. I needed the full tuck and my skin is soooo piled right that it doesn't look natural. I did the full because he said anything above belly button will remain the same if not will be worse with lipo because the skin still remains and can become looser with just the lipo. You were lucky you didn't get loose looking! You really look great and trust me, you would hate the huge scar of the full tummy tuck.
F
E
January 15, 2016
Hi, you look good. I had a Mommy makeover 5yrs ago. I had a mini with lipo on stomach, flanks. If I can figure out how to upload pics you will see how good your stomach looks. When I saw my stomach after surgery I still had loose skin around my belly button and it's completely closed. Looks really funny. I hated having the pouch before and now 5 yrs later I'm still not happy with my tummy. It's not going to be perfect and I don't have a scar from one side to the other. You do still have swelling I see and that takes time. Overall I think you look great.
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A
January 15, 2016
Give it 3 to 6 months. You will see amazing changes. Body is still healing and swelling will be in odd place.
N
January 15, 2016
You don't look like you needed a full tt and you're probably still very swollen. I think you look great. However, I always thought scars were shorter for mini tt. I had a full tt and I don't think my scar is much longer than yours. If a full is what you wanted, I don't think your car would have been any longer or a noticeable difference longer.
F
January 15, 2016
If it were full TT scar then she couldn't wear that last bikini pic with the holes on the bottom sides. My scars go hip to hip and I've seen others that wrap around. Maybe you got very lucky!
T
UPDATED FROM Shakain11
21 days post
3 weeks post op, feeling great!
I'm feeling pretty darn good:) Pretty tender in my back area yet. I can still tell I'm swollen. Weighed in at 119lbs today. Inches are pretty much the same. Lost a little in my waist and hips. I'm changing fast. I should take pics. But I'm waiting till 1 month post, so next week I will have a bunch of pics. My stomach above my belly button is getting a lot better and tighter. I'm hoping my inner and outer thighs get about a half inch to an inch smaller. Which I'm sure they will. My inner thighs are looking good and no problems with loose saggy skin....that seems to be an issue I guess? So I changed my status to "Worth it" cause even if I didn't progress much more (but I know I will) I already look 10 times better then I did. My recovery so far has been a breeze, I'm ready to get back into the gym, that's how good I feel. Although I know I shouldn't. I have been doing 20 min of really good stretching every night. I'm planning on going to the gym next week and just taking it very easy. But I will start with one day at a time. So we will see how the first day goes:)
I'm sorry you are not 100% satisfied, but in saying that, I think you look sooooo great! Remember that the bit of skin you can still pinch is necessary to have to be able to bend and move properly!! :)) You could definitely rock a bikini!