Whos had a tummy tuck?

traceyjayne64

Haven't had one but REALLY, really want one

paralegalnc

I had a mini tummy tuck in 2009. Mainly to get the "pouch" off. I didn't lose weight with it... and I didnt go down in pants size. I was disappointed but my surgeon made a good point. He said "we didn't move your hip bones" but my pants and panties were fitting better. I no longer have the stretch marks on my belly and most on my hips are gone...

It was a difficult thing...not going to say it was easy... but percocet was my friend for weeks!! Would I do it again... in a minute.

contact me if you want more info...I also have before and after pics.

qtiekiki

If I were you, I wouldn't get one pre-kid. Just because your belly will get stretch out again by the pregnancy. I would get it when you are done with kids. Unless you have extra money laying around to spend.

paralegalnc

Also....I had mine at a teaching hospital. We have one here and I went to the Resident Clinic. My surgeons were 6th year residents supervised by an attending physician. The surgeon is now with one of the best plastic surgery clinics in NC... I did a mini tummy tuck w/lipo... lipo on my hips and inner thighs (dont do this) Was about $4000

paralegalnc

yeah don't do it pre-kid. They sewed my ab muscles back together from being stretched and torn from pregnancy. If you get pregnant ...you would have just wasted money

ilike2moveit

I had a tummy tuck 4 weeks ago and the difference is already amazing. I am 5'7" and was 136 when I had the surgery, and I'm 138 today. (I still have a bit of swelling and fluid retention from the healing process).

I've had 3 children and at my heaviest was 246 pounds so I had a lot of loose skin. If you can afford it I see nothing wrong with it. I was so sick of exercising and doing situps and nothing would ever get rid of it.

Edit - Also, there's the muscle separation. My Plastic Surgeon said I had a 4-inch muscle separation between my ab muscles! That can never be repaired without surgery. So repairing those muscles makes a HUGE difference.

Here's my pic:

Love the pics. Thanks for sharing. I've read that when there is a big muscle separation, like you had, that it's almost impossible to heal through exercise etc and the only way to correct it is surgery. (I'm also aware of women that have healed it through wearing corset thingys-can't remember the name right now but it's very difficult and they have to be extremely careful or they can make it worse.)

Wyoruby

I had one exactly 6 weeks ago. Presurgery I was up to 154 and now I'm sitting around 148-147. I had 3 kids lots of extra skin and the whole seperated muscles thing!! I love my results, I'm hoping to post some before and after pics to my profile soon. I haven't really changed my pant size because of my hips and thighs. To get my pants to feel comfortable around them the pants have about a 2 inch gap around my waist. So I'm currently working on toning and shrinking my thighs and hips!!! I didn't have any lipo with my tummy tuck. I do have to say that it is pretty painful, the most painful thing I ever did but I was feeling almost normal about a week after but I have pretty high pain tolerance. And I would wait till after having kids to do it. There is some videos on youtube of someone who had a tummy tuck then had a baby afterward and she looked awesome the whole time and her baby was in the 8 lbs range!!!

kristen49233

I've really been thinking about this myself. C-sections 20+ years ago and with being about 1/2 way to my goal weight (hoping to lose 60-70 lbs. total when I'm done with this journey)...I would love to reward myself with a tummy tuck. As it is now I have a very noticable "pouch" and have to dry myself very well underneath because I have had infections before.

Hopefully my past weight would qualify me for insurance coverage...but if not I would seriously think about taking out a 401K loan to pay for it. Hmmm...now this really has me thinking.

amyniceneasy

I had a tummy tuck, breast reduction and lipo done about a year and a half ago. It was painful and I still have times when the nerves go haywire and itch where the incisions were. I was 183 before and about 165 after. The doc took a lot off! I had been telling myself for years and years that I would have my breast reduction done once I got down to the size I wanted to be...but I could never get there. I'd loose 5 lbs and gain it back. I had stayed around the same weight for the last 10 years so I figured it was the weight my body wanted to be. Well let me tell you what....having that surgery changed my life for the better. I gave me a taste of what my body could look like and has given me the motivation to change my lifestyle. For the new year I was determined to try one more time to see if I could improve upon what the doc did for me. I got a fitbit for christmas and it gave me real feedback as to how active I was. I upped what excersize I was doing. Started tracking my food and discovered the fat2fit radio method. I'm not starving myself for the first time during a diet, I'm excersizing most days of the week, and I'm loosing. Slow and steady. This is a "forever" change and I'm NOT gonna go back.

So would I do it again. Hell yes. I'd have liked to have done this whole process in reverse but honestly, I think the tummy tuck and breast reduction are what gave me the motivation to do this.

Skinny_Jeans_Soon

I had my consult for my breast aug and tummy tuck last week. This is the quote they gave me and this is with a really good surgeon. It took 2 months just to get in for the consult. Is this reasonable? The total (over 15k) seems really high to me.

Mastopexy (Breast Lift) w/augmentation $4500.00
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) $4500.00
Cost of Silicone Implants $2050.00

Surgery Center is:

Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) $1400.00
Mastopexy with augmentation $ 650.00

Extended stay past 23 hours per night $500.00
(Required for Abdominoplasty Patients)

*** Hospital policy, they will charge a pathology fee if breast tissue is removed; that ranges from $250.00 - $500.00.

Anesthesia quote is:

Mastopexy 4 hours $1280.00
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) 4 hours $1040.00

($500.00 for first hours and each additional
hour is $260.00)

kenmunson333

Two years ago (summer 2010) I weighed nearly 400 lbs. I decided to go for the bariatric surgery and it was done in the fall of 2010. Since then I've lost 200 lbs and am now incredibly active physically. After blowing through several goal weights I finally settled in a 180 lbs and have maintained that weight for more than 6 months. I decided to get a full body lift which is a bit more than just a tummy tuck as it is a full 360 degrees. It was expensive (abour $11,000) and the insurance didn't pay for it. The excess skin had become a big problem and was actually quite painful. Although the surgery itself was painful to recover from for the first couple of weeks, I feel and look much better for it. In fact, I look better now than I did when I was a teenager! It's going to take several more months for the scar from this surgery to fade. It took about 9 months for the tiny scars from the bariatric surgery to fade but they are invisible unless you know exactly where to look. I'm sure in another year the scar from the body lift will be virtually invisible, too.

FitForLife81

I sorta had this done 4 weeks ago. I didnt have it done because of excess skin or lipo but because of a muscle issue and a hernia. I had diastasis recti (4+ inch gap and a large umbilical hernia. It was worth every penny. I have two kids ages 6 and 3 and have done fine with the recovery with little help. Insurance did pay for the hernia repair


I would say ones pain tolerance plays a huge roll. I have an extremely high tolerance I went home on no pain meds and havent taken any since. I had morphine the first night then nothing. My only pain in the but is no lifting over 5lbs and well I have a 3 year old that doesnt move as fast as I would like from time to time

katapple

I had one in January and would do it again in a heartbeat! I also got my muscles repaired. The pain wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Honestly, my c-sections were worse, but that's probably because I refused to take heavy narcotics or anything because I was nursing LOL

here are my before and after:

atsteele

I had a hernia repair and complete tummy tuck done (meaning that my belly button had to be done too). It was painful (more so than the C-sections, I think, but then again, I had a lot of work done with my abdominoplasty). This being said, I was walking and then running within a few weeks. I would definitely do it again. It was well worth it.

BTW I would NOT do it until after you have had all the children that you want though. Or you might be going back for additional abdominoplasty.

Wyoruby

I had my consult for my breast aug and tummy tuck last week. This is the quote they gave me and this is with a really good surgeon. It took 2 months just to get in for the consult. Is this reasonable? The total (over 15k) seems really high to me.

Mastopexy (Breast Lift) w/augmentation $4500.00
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) $4500.00
Cost of Silicone Implants $2050.00

Surgery Center is:

Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) $1400.00
Mastopexy with augmentation $ 650.00

Extended stay past 23 hours per night $500.00
(Required for Abdominoplasty Patients)

*** Hospital policy, they will charge a pathology fee if breast tissue is removed; that ranges from $250.00 - $500.00.

Anesthesia quote is:

Mastopexy 4 hours $1280.00
Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) 4 hours $1040.00

($500.00 for first hours and each additional
hour is $260.00)

Mine was $6500 total for a full tummy tuck ( no lipo)! My doctor has his own surgery room in his office so that cuts down on the cost!! I would try to look for a PS in your area that has the same kinda set up.

FitForLife81

Mine was 6000 and did get billed to insurance and it looks like insurance did pick up a great portion of it. I think it was because of the hernia so the hospital stay and surgery got covered!

kimad

I had one in January and would do it again in a heartbeat! I also got my muscles repaired. The pain wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Honestly, my c-sections were worse, but that's probably because I refused to take heavy narcotics or anything because I was nursing LOL

here are my before and after:

What weight were you pre tummy tuck? thx

katapple

Kimad ~ I was 135 going into surgery, 5'3"

I got pregnant with my first at 180, gained 45 pounds. Lost all of it plus 30 before getting pregnant again 17 months later, gained 55lbs with that one. I had been at my goal weight for about 2 years, that excess skin wasn't going anywhere despite eating right and exercising 5-7 days a week

kimad

Kimad ~ I was 135 going into surgery, 5'3"

I got pregnant with my first at 180, gained 45 pounds. Lost all of it plus 30 before getting pregnant again 17 months later, gained 55lbs with that one. I had been at my goal weight for about 2 years, that excess skin wasn't going anywhere despite eating right and exercising 5-7 days a week

Thank you,
I gained 80 lbs when I was pregnant with my twins.. delivered at about 280lbs. Got down in the 245 range but hung around there for about 5+ years. Decided to finally do something about it. I am currently 165 and hope to lose 10-20 more. Problem is the SKIN!!! and the protruding abdomen from the seperated muscles. I just feel so hopeless right now the issue will correct. It's sad becuase I worked so hard and still feel fat becuase of my stomach. I am seriously considering getting a consultation. Not sure how to fund this yet though LOL.. thanks for your help.

bombkitty

It is really nice to hear that other people feel the way I do. I am having some guilt over wanting to spend this much money on myself, but I can't wait.

michspor

I too have diastasis recti at 5cm split. I going to have a mini tummy tuck next month to correct this. I have a 6 and 3 year old too! i am happy to read your post, sounds alot like my situation. I have an umbilical hernia repaired awhile ago. thank you for your post!