Tummy Tuck?

Hi I was thinking about getting a tummy tuck. I am a 53-year-old women that desperately wants her body back to the way it use to look! Does anyone have any positive or negative information about a tuck? I have read that it is a long recovery time and it is extremely painful. Is it worth it? What are the long term negative affects?

Answers:

I had a tummy tuck and hysterectomy at the same time about five years ago. My GYN and PS tag teamed and did it "all" in one surgery. The best part of doing it together was I got to stay in the hospital for three nights covered by insurance due to the hysterectomy!! Not to mention saved a little on the anesthesia, etc.It was extremely painful but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. It was nothing like a c-section pain wise, at least not for me. I was up and about right after my c-section but with this I was not at all.

One of the things is not being able to stand up straight after a tummy tuck. They want you to stay hunched over for a week or more to not pull on your muscles/stitches and believe me you don't want to stand up straight. So my back was killing me. Not to mention you basically have had two major surgeries (if you do hysterectomy too).I just had a breast lift and implants (under the muscle) 7 months ago and that was a breeze compared to my tummy tuck. BUT remember I had a complete hysterectomy at the same time too -- so my "insides" were shoved and cut and moved around a lot.

How much of the pain was hysterectomy and how much of the pain was tummy tuck - I don't know. I do remember my GYN telling me since I did it both at the same time that "his part" was more invasive than if I had just had the hysterectomy by itself b/c it would not have been through the belly so to speak.Having the tummy tuck was the BEST decision I have ever made for myself (aside from getting married and having a child, lol). I have never been so thrilled and my tummy is still flat as it was the day I had the surgery. Just make sure you have help and a very good Plastic surgeon.I could go on and on about hints, etc. b/c it was such a positive experience - minus the pain -- but if you have any more questions, just ask.

Take care

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