Plastic surgery anyone???

Can anyone help with anything and everything related to plastic Surgery??!!  I am almost 14 months PO and my GBP surgeon says I have lost more than expected and I HATE all this flab hangin around.  I don't even know where to begin with this whole process.  I am not ready to go today to have things done, I am still in school, but want to look into it now, so I can plan.   I live in Western, NY--between Buffalo and Niagara Falls.  I would love to hear the good and bad of surgeons, also!!! Thanks so much!!!

 

~~Margo

Hi sweetie,

I'm not at that point, but I would think your surgeon should have an idea of who does PS in your area.

Best wishes!

Thank you, Cheri!!! Yes, he has, but part of me feels like some doctors wipe each others hands and I want to hear from those who have actually had the surgeries done.  Does that make sense??  I am not saying mine is that way, but I feel I want to hear from others who have actually been through all this!! Take care!!!

Makes sense to me! 

hi, Margo I see you had your surgery with dr Caruanna. That is who I am having mine with in two weeks. A freind of mine had her surgery done with Dr todd Koch He is on sheridan drive by the enterance to syms and transit rd.In williamsville. I went with her for a visit and he seemed very nice and she was very happy with her tummy tuck. She had wls with Dr caruanna also she did it 3 years post op. to loose that much in one year is amazing. You go girl!. Is there any advice you can give me to have such great results? Do they weigh you at the hospital before your surgery? How was your recovery time? and how many nights did you stay in the hospital?  Sheila

Hi, Sheila!! Thanks for the info--that is right where I am going to school--how convienient!!  I am going to learn massage therapy at NYIM!! Good luck to you on your journey!!! I just did pretty much what I was told and what my belly tells me!!!  There were times things moved slow and then they went so quick.  This past year has been like a blink of the eye!!!   One BIG word of advise I would give is to NOT take to heart all you read here.  We are all different and our Dr.s are all different!!  They did not weigh me at the hospital.  I went by my pre-surgery weight at my appt just before surgery at the Dr.s office.  Recovery with me was a bit rough.  I had an anxiety attack which they thought I might have had a clot, so I had to go back to the hospital--just for a day, though.  Then, a couple weeks later I had a problem keeping things down or in and got dehydrated.  Again, Dr. ran all kinds of tests and found everything fine, so just one night at the hosp. again.  After that, all had been DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!!!  With the surgery itself, I was in the hosp. for 3 nights.

If you have any questions along the way, feel free to call me.  send me a private message and i will send you my number!!

Take care!!!

Margo, Hello hun.... I am starting my road to PS as well and I find the PS board is a  great place to ask questions and just read! The link is:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/plasticsurgery/posts.html I hope that helps some...

hello, i will be three years post op september 7,2004 i am now ready to have plastic surgury done and every problem you have tell the doctor so it can be recorded so you can get it covered by insurance and i was refered back to my regular doctor to go through the procedure i lost 206 lbs and have a lot of flab and it hurts too. you can go and look at my profile  and see before and after pictures.