Kathy or others who have had ps.
I saw Dr. Topol again yesterday. I think I'm going to have an abdominalplasty with vertical extention and muscle tightening. Now I need to know how the pain was for you, how long was your recovery, was it worth it, and what is your scarring like now? I'm having "slight" second thoughts mostly because of the fear of going under again and justifying the cost. Any info. you can give me would be appreciated.
Thanks! Lisa
Also, if you wanted, would your ps do more than 1 surgery? I also want a breast lift with implants, but Dr. Topol won't do both surgeries.
Thanks! Lisa
Also, if you wanted, would your ps do more than 1 surgery? I also want a breast lift with implants, but Dr. Topol won't do both surgeries.
. I am still going to try and go though. I have really missed it.
Hi Lisa,
I had both a TT and Breast lift w/implants and my arms done.
My PS did the lift & arms together and I had my TT done 3 months later. I went to the PS clinic at MGH in Boston. It was a great experience and as for pain, I did not find it painful just uncomfortable. I was really back to regular routine by week two for both surgeries, of course you are limited in what you can do for about 4-6 weeks for TT and for the arms & girls it was about 3 weeks...The arms are sore like a razor burn and I had no pain at all for the girls....
By doing it at MGH at the residency clinic I saved a bundle, the lift, implants & arms were 5,300.00 and that covered everything, an over night stay and I came home the next night around 7pm....My insurance covered my TT because they paid for my RNY but that would have been about 4,000.00 again with an over night stay and everything covered including post op visits. It is well worth it, I have no regrets and it completed the journey to look more normal... Good luck and I hope you have an easy time...Laurie
I had both a TT and Breast lift w/implants and my arms done.
My PS did the lift & arms together and I had my TT done 3 months later. I went to the PS clinic at MGH in Boston. It was a great experience and as for pain, I did not find it painful just uncomfortable. I was really back to regular routine by week two for both surgeries, of course you are limited in what you can do for about 4-6 weeks for TT and for the arms & girls it was about 3 weeks...The arms are sore like a razor burn and I had no pain at all for the girls....
By doing it at MGH at the residency clinic I saved a bundle, the lift, implants & arms were 5,300.00 and that covered everything, an over night stay and I came home the next night around 7pm....My insurance covered my TT because they paid for my RNY but that would have been about 4,000.00 again with an over night stay and everything covered including post op visits. It is well worth it, I have no regrets and it completed the journey to look more normal... Good luck and I hope you have an easy time...Laurie
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Lisa,
Seems we are following similar paths with plastics, just we are opting to do our surgeries in reverse order of each other (and my BL was an extended lift with no augmentation). I will be going back to Dr Topol for the abdominoplasty when I have it, probably in about a year. In the meantime, the BL has "opened up" the area over my ribs (no pendulous boobs overlapping the area) so that there is already a big improvement in how my abdomen looks.
Just a thought , I have a friend who went to Boston for a LBL. She had numerous complications and very much regreted that she did not go with someone local as it was a huge hassle for her to get into Boston for her follow-ups. Happily, I had no complications from the BL but I'm still very happy my routine follow-ups are in Manchester. And anyway, I really like Dr Topol a lot.
Good luck with your surgery!
~Donna
Seems we are following similar paths with plastics, just we are opting to do our surgeries in reverse order of each other (and my BL was an extended lift with no augmentation). I will be going back to Dr Topol for the abdominoplasty when I have it, probably in about a year. In the meantime, the BL has "opened up" the area over my ribs (no pendulous boobs overlapping the area) so that there is already a big improvement in how my abdomen looks.
Just a thought , I have a friend who went to Boston for a LBL. She had numerous complications and very much regreted that she did not go with someone local as it was a huge hassle for her to get into Boston for her follow-ups. Happily, I had no complications from the BL but I'm still very happy my routine follow-ups are in Manchester. And anyway, I really like Dr Topol a lot.
Good luck with your surgery!
~Donna
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody's watching!
Hi Lisa-
Sorry it's taken so long for me to respond. I've been in Miami for a few days. By the way, it was warm and sunny, and I wish I was still there!
Anyway, I had seen Dr. Topol for a consultation and liked him very much. I also liked that he was local. However, he would not do more than one procedure at a time on me, and I couldn't keep missing that much time from work. So I opted for the Tufts doctor, Dr. Christopher Davidson. I liked him just as much, if not more, than Dr. Topol. For the most part, I am pleased with my results, although my scars are dark and thick. I can't remember what that's called, but sometimes it happens, and it has nothing to do with the way the surgery was done, just my body. I'm still happier with the scars than I was with all of the hanging skin. My first surgery was a lower body lift and arms. Everything went well. I was out of work about a month for that. The arms were better in a week, and they never really hurt that much anyway. The LBL was a little more painful, but really, I don't remember it hurting any more than the gastric bypass did. That was done in March 2009. In September 2009, I went back to him and had breast implants and my inner thighs done. I love my new girls, but the inner thighs were the absolute worst! Dr. Davidson warned me that he didn't like doing that procedure because he just felt that it was the most painful type of PS. Well, he was not kidding. My incisions opened up the second day home, and it took about 2 months for them to heal so that I didn't have to wear bandages anymore. Although I am happy with the results, I still have hanging skin, so to someone who doesn't know I had them done, they still look saggy. I know that a lot of the skin was removed, but they still don't look great.
Good luck with your surgery. I know you won't regret having it done. It really made a big difference for me as far as self-esteem goes. Having a flat tummy is pretty cool :)
Kathy
Sorry it's taken so long for me to respond. I've been in Miami for a few days. By the way, it was warm and sunny, and I wish I was still there!
Anyway, I had seen Dr. Topol for a consultation and liked him very much. I also liked that he was local. However, he would not do more than one procedure at a time on me, and I couldn't keep missing that much time from work. So I opted for the Tufts doctor, Dr. Christopher Davidson. I liked him just as much, if not more, than Dr. Topol. For the most part, I am pleased with my results, although my scars are dark and thick. I can't remember what that's called, but sometimes it happens, and it has nothing to do with the way the surgery was done, just my body. I'm still happier with the scars than I was with all of the hanging skin. My first surgery was a lower body lift and arms. Everything went well. I was out of work about a month for that. The arms were better in a week, and they never really hurt that much anyway. The LBL was a little more painful, but really, I don't remember it hurting any more than the gastric bypass did. That was done in March 2009. In September 2009, I went back to him and had breast implants and my inner thighs done. I love my new girls, but the inner thighs were the absolute worst! Dr. Davidson warned me that he didn't like doing that procedure because he just felt that it was the most painful type of PS. Well, he was not kidding. My incisions opened up the second day home, and it took about 2 months for them to heal so that I didn't have to wear bandages anymore. Although I am happy with the results, I still have hanging skin, so to someone who doesn't know I had them done, they still look saggy. I know that a lot of the skin was removed, but they still don't look great.
Good luck with your surgery. I know you won't regret having it done. It really made a big difference for me as far as self-esteem goes. Having a flat tummy is pretty cool :)
Kathy
"I am not the skin I'm in, but the soul within."
Thanks Kathy. Dr. Topol told me 8 weeks recovery. Especially because of my job. I'm hoping I can go back before that, but we will see. Dr. Topol did warn me about scars. I will have the inverted T scar. I'm glad to hear your LBL wasn't too painful. Did you get muscle tightening too?
Lisa
PS-I want to be in Miami!
Lisa
PS-I want to be in Miami!
Yes, I had my abs tightened, and now that you mention it, I think that was the most painful part of the LBL. I can see where you may need 8 weeks though. Just take it easy, do what he says, and you'll be fine.
By the way, I dropped a whole size after the PS. (Of course, I'm back up two sizes since then, but I'm feeling okay. So long as I don't gain anymore, it'll be fine.) :)
By the way, I dropped a whole size after the PS. (Of course, I'm back up two sizes since then, but I'm feeling okay. So long as I don't gain anymore, it'll be fine.) :)
"I am not the skin I'm in, but the soul within."
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