This is a special guest blog from a patient who had a tummy tuck last year. If you are curious about what getting tummy tuck surgery is like, read this! Then contact us for a consultation.
Day 21 – I started exercising again. My energy level is improving. I began having strange sensations around my scars. It’s itchy, burning and tingly…like a crawling feeling. I called the Dr. Rai and he said this was a normal part of the healing process.
1 month – Healing well. Scar remains a little elevated and red in color. I’m still having the weird sensations and […]
This is a special guest blog from a patient who had a tummy tuck last year. If you are curious about what getting tummy tuck surgery is like, read this! Then contact us for a consultation.
Day 3 – Wow…every day becomes easier and easier. Not many changes today, but I am feeling better as each day passes.
Day 4 – I had a few questions today…just about my exercise routine and the ointment I am using. It was nice to send an email from my phone to the doctor’s office and get a quick reply back. I’m still tired, so whatever […]
This is a special guest blog from a patient who had a tummy tuck last year. If you are curious about what getting tummy tuck surgery is like, read this! Then contact us for a consultation.
Tomorrow is my surgery! I’m so excited, yet so nervous. Many probable outcomes are going through my head right now, mostly negative. I’m always the pessimist, so I’m not surprised! I have no doubt that I am in excellent hands, but I can’t help but worry now that I have kids. Of course the kids are the ones who gave me this belly. They were […]
In order to preserve her figure and boost her self-confidence, one of the stars of television’s biggest reality show has recently had an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Kate Gosselin, the mother of eight children from TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8, had the procedure after giving birth to twins and then sextuplets.
After having eight children, it’s no surprise that the mother wanted to remove excess skin and fat from her abdomen and tighten her stomach muscles. In recent photos of the mother, she looks slim and firm, as if she never had children in the first place. Not only this, but […]
Partial abdominoplasty, also known as a mini tummy tuck, is a significantly different procedure from the normal abdominoplasty, requiring much less time to perform and to recover from.
In a full abdominoplasty, a long incision is made from hip to hip above the pubic area, but low enough on the abdomen so that any resulting scar can be easily concealed by underwear or a bathing suit.Another incision is made around the navel, and excess skin is removed.The abdominal muscles are tightened, and some fat may be removed using liposuction.Then the remaining skin is reposition, with an incision made to allow the […]
