tummy tuck

I haven't personally but a friend of mine had a full body lift..and her results are GREAT! She was in a good amount of pain for a while but she says it was all worth it.

Not trying to be too nosy or anything but I read on your profile that are wanting another baby? Just make sure you get the tummy tuck AFTER that pregnancy!! Don't want to ruin all the work

when i hit 199 i'm going to see the plastic surgeon that did my breast reduction over 10 years ago for a consultation to discuss a tummy tuck...i have wanted one since before i had children and now after having 2 kids and losing the weight i have so far and the weight i still plan to lose i am not keeping the tummy i have now....noooo friggin way....it is a constant reminder of the me that i am never going to be again....look forward to others responses on this thread....

Hi, I am 10 weeks out from having mine done. CONGRATS on the awesome weight-loss!!! I lost 50lbs but still didnt like what I saw when I looked in the mirror. Sagging skin is almost as bad as looking at fat. I went under the knife in October. Had a tummy tuck and breast reductions (F to a C+) and lift. I LOVE MY RESULTS!! I have had 2 c-sections and hysto so I wasnt worried about the pain. The breast reduction was what scared me. But I have an awesome doctor and she made sure I was comfortable and NEVER had any pain! There is nothing like having a flat tummy and perky boobs! Most doctors will give you a discount if you do multiple procedures. I am so happy with the outcome and would do it again (but hope I never have to worry about that). So whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck!
Shannon

I've had a few family members get them. They are painfull to recover from, but isn't all major surgery? If it makes you feel better about yourself don't let anybody talk you out of it. Of course they're are always going to be risks with everything you do. They've told me many times over that the recovery was more than worth the outcome

I know of one person that has had it and it was very painful. I would recommend that you really look into improving your cardio, core training, and strength training. That would improve your midsection better and surgery.

June Warner has lost 175 pounds and look at her physique now, without a tummy tuck. Just hard work:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/june_warner

OMG she looks incredible!!!!!

Doctors suggest you wait 2 years after reaching the weight you're happy with to consider surgery. Our bodies change so much in that period of time and as some have shared do as much strength training and cardio as you can regularly to tone down naturally as it is possible to lose the trouble spots naturally. Doesn't mean you might not still want to have all the excess skin removed but doing it as much as you can naturally will bring on better results with the surgery and also the self esteem ;o)

I thought I would need quite a bit after dropping so much weight in the last 2 years but am very surprised to see the toning has helped in crazy ways to tighten up spots I was so sure I would need to do surgery on. I definitely am waiting the full 2 years before I consult my doc about it seriously. I will most definitely have a boob lift though and put the girls back where they belong.

Something I'm thinking about but before I even think about surgery I'm trying.........

Strength training & cardio - People will get surgery too early while there still fat deposits.
Time - Patience is perseverance
Drinking water staying away from fried foods etc.
Taking in a list of vitamin daily that help tightening of the skin. A, C, E, MSM, DMSO, Fish Oil.
Started testing MSM lotion plus using Retin A Micro just as a try out.

Wow! You've done awesome! Congratulations on all your hard work! Well done!

I totally hear you on the tummy tuck thing. When all is said and done I will be losing 245 pounds and it's hard to imagine me NOT needing surgery after losing almost two hundred and fifty pounds. I think in my case a full body lift will be needed and probably a tuck on my upper arms and thighs as well. But I'm really praying that a miracle will happen and I won't need surgery. Not only am I scared to death of surgery but there isn't a snowflakes chance in the Sahara at noon that I'll be able to afford such a majorly expensive surgery/surgeries.

Here's what I suggest for the BOTH of us - maintain your weight loss for AT LEAST a year before going in for surgery - preferably two years. Take that time to concentrate on, as Mrbackslap said, cardio and strength training. It will give us the time we need to further tone our bodies AND reduce the amount of fat% still on our body. A more toned and sleek look will be less for the doctors to have to "correct" and you may find you need less surgery than you though. Also waiting a year (or 2) gives the skin time to shrink up more and gives nature more time to help your body shrinking naturally.

I had abdominalplasty or as others call it a tummy tuck back in 1996, yes it is very painful but I also have an extremely high pain threshold, I am very overweight now I am 300lbs but I have a flat stomach still, and I have also had 2 children since the operation one born in 1998 and my last born in 2004.
I was not as overweight when I had it done, the main reason was I had put on 80lbs when I was pregnant with my daughter in 1991 and I had a massive apron of skin infront of me which is what they removed, once that was removed and months after I recovered my weight seemed to melt off which was exciting for me, but then I got very sick and was put on steroids for a few years to help with my asthma and that is why I am large again, Im not sure how much surgery has changed but if you dont like scars I would maybe consider other options as my scar runs pretty much from the back of one hip to the other side

I know of one person that has had it and it was very painful. I would recommend that you really look into improving your cardio, core training, and strength training. That would improve your midsection better and surgery.

June Warner has lost 175 pounds and look at her physique now, without a tummy tuck. Just hard work:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/june_warner

WOW!! I CAN have a 6pk!!! That is an awesome transformation!!

I had one over a year ago and I loved it!! I will do it again if I had too for me it wasn't that painful I was back at work in 3 weeks !!! I will defenetly recommend this to anyone who it's lntrested!!