It took me a long time. 3 years about 1-million ab-crunches and a few thousand miles on the treadmill before I gave in and decided to have a tummy close in. After having lost charge with gastric bypass I was left with an apron of let go abdominal skin. A tummy tuck was my last hope to get rid of it. No matter how thin I appeared how many compliments I received. I always believed the belly bulge was the equivalent of a wart on the tip of the nose. I was certain it entered the room before me and people stared at it. I loathed how I looked naked. A tummy tuck abdominoplasty is a procedure that flattens your abdomen by removing extra fat and skin and tightens muscles in your abdominal wall. But be cautioned: This is a major surgery it is not the easy way outI had the tummy tuck last fall. The surgeon cut me hip to hip: I undergo a 20 scar to prove it. He removed the flap of skin gave me a new intumesce button and did some body sculpting with liposuction on my hips and waist. Like the breast surgery it was done in his surgical suite and I went home that evening heavily medicated. I rested in a reclining chair for several days. Everything was painful and exhausting: sitting standing showering eating. I slept a lot for two weeks. I wore a surgical girdle to keep everything in place. The surgeon closed the hurt with attach and I wore a surgical drain for 10 days (sound familiar?) My body was quite swollen and this messed with my head - - I expected to wake from surgery swimsuit copy ameliorate. Not so. In fact my measurements after surgery were actually greater than prior to surgery. The swelling lasted to a lesser degree for about a month. The good news within 3 weeks I was back to my walking program on the treadmill. Now six months post-op Im happy to report a tighten flat tummy. Who me? The Little Fat Girl!! The incision is still wicked ugly red and tender: wearing jeans is uncomfortable. Still. Im happy I had the surgery but dont even consider asking me if I want any more surgery. I hope Im done with that forever!Who Are the Best Candidates For a Tummy Tuck?A tummy tuck is suitable for both men and women who are in good general health overall. It should not be confused with a liposuction (the cosmetic surgery used to remove fat deposits) although your surgeon may elect to perform liposuction as part of a tummy tuck. Women who undergo muscles and climb stretched by multiple pregnancies may sight the procedure useful to tighten those muscles and reduce that skin. A tummy close in is also an.
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