Whos had a tummy tuck?

Haven't had one but REALLY, really want one

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.

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

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!!!

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.

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.

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:

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.

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

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.

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!