Like you I hate my tummy. I think i may have muscle separation but never had that investigated. Has the physio helped you? would love to hear more about your story once you’ve had the op. I think there are many people who have a tummy shelf/apron but very few people talk about it so thanks for sharing your comments. Best wishes for your surgeryHave you been investigated for muscle separation? I had c section twins in 2020 and have diastasis recti which is preventing me from shifting the postpartum baby shelf despite being thin again. I have been in physio for a few months, but I'm having a tummy tuck this year as I am so upset with my stomach. I have saved £6000 for the procedure thus far and I know it will be one of the most expensive things I ever buy myself (some places let you pay it off over 5 years). I am quite scared but also really excited to feel more me again.
I have spoke to countless tummy tuck surgeons - and my advice would be to ignore those who pour so much money into advertising e.g Mya or Harley Medical and look into whether NHS surgeons at your hospital do private procedures on the side (loads do) they don't advertise as their work speaks for itself. They prefer you are 100% sure you do not want another a child and you must be within 0.5 stone of your goal weight before you have surgery. I'll happily share more once I've had my surgery
Mine was really straightforward even tho he did take a lot off. No pain and very little bruising. He did have to take the incisions quite far out to get the best result and due to my rubbish healing I did have pink lines for about 6 months but nothing visible now as they sit in my crows feet. I do have some good before and afters but I’ll have to see if I can edit them to literally just show my eyes
My friend had it done and it made a huge difference, she had 6 treatments and her skin looked amazing. I am in my late 40s but have been fortunate as my skin is only now showing the first fine lines so this is definitely on my list of things to do in the next year or so
I had under the muscle ones which can be more painful in recovery but I found it to be ok. It was pre kids so I only had to look after myself but it felt like a bad pulled muscle really and aside from not being able to lift things I was fine bumbling around the house. I was back to work after a week (I took a weeks holiday and when I was back to the office no one knew or guessed I’d had surgery).
I did research it for a while and picked a good surgeon who wasn’t the cheapest around.I had mine done in 2011, 375cc under the muscle went from an A cup to a DD. Loved them, but then I put on a bit of weight and my boobs got bigger! Last couple years I had kinda fell out of love with them, felt they were too heavy still even though I had lost the weight I put on they just felt too big still. Didn’t feel comfortable in certain tops, if I wore a blouse it pretty much hanged from my boobs so made me look bigger and like I was wearing a sack. In January I found out that the implants I had were recalled back in 2019, was not told this by Nuffield who I went with, found out from a friend who had researched it. So in April I ended up going back to Nuffield and paying double the cost of having them out in for removal and uplift. I could’ve had them removed for free if I went with the NHS but I knew I could be waiting months if not years, so private was the best option as I found out just after my son was diagnosed with cancer and having recalled implants inside me made my anxiety go through the roof. So they were out within 4wks of seeing my surgeon.
Sorry but talk about sweeping statement!! No one would know I’d had my eyes done but they just look fresher snd more normal now than they did and I most certainly don’t look Chinese or worse
I’ve had upper bleph and have posted pics on here - happy to answer any questions
Good luck - I’ve had this tooi’m booked in for a tummy tuck with lipo on my flanks at the end of this year, i’m so excited because i’ve wanted to do it for ages!
I’m really fair skinned so I had red scarring for a few months but I used baby oil or cocoa butter religiously to moisturise once I’d healed and they faded away gradually to pink then silvery and now years on you can’t see them unless in a certain light.
it's my xmas gift to myself!
Ah I'm so tempted. I'm worried about getting the time off work, my job is physical and you need permission to get more then 2 weeks off. But I'd love my boobs to look like they used to. I might get a tummy tuck too, get rid of my mum tum after three kidsI had under the muscle ones which can be more painful in recovery but I found it to be ok. It was pre kids so I only had to look after myself but it felt like a bad pulled muscle really and aside from not being able to lift things I was fine bumbling around the house. I was back to work after a week (I took a weeks holiday and when I was back to the office no one knew or guessed I’d had surgery).
As for replacement, you may need to - depends on how they look/feel or if there are any complications. So far mine are fine and coming up to 9 years old. I’ve had mammograms to check and they are happy the implants are intact and fine so who knows if/when they’d need replacing but you’d need to factor in that as a possibility when going for it as it could be a future cost to think of. They survived a greedy boy feeding off them without looking any different so that’s a good sign
i had a raised facial mole removed in the summer..i was quite worried that the scarring would be bad but i have to say i have a small red mark thats barely noticeable. The consultant I saw gave me petroleum jelly to put on it ..apparantly it quite a recent change to aftercare and stops wound scabbing over so prevents some of the scarring.
will carry on doing. My lips now don’t disappear when I smile 