Please chime in- Plastic surgery after bariatric surgery..

Still Fawn
on 5/27/11 8:21 am - SIERRA MADRE, CA

This was awhile ago, but I *think* I was quoted at about $6500 for breast augmentation and a tummy tuck in MX. I was quoted at $4500 for boobs here in NY, or it would have been something like $3000 for the boobs and tummy at the military hospital (they were paying for the tummy)... I have been told again and again that six months of a steady weight, preferably your goal weight, is the soonest to have surgery. The only thing I am wondering about is doing it all when you plan on having kids later. Not sure how the boobs affect nursing, and I can't imagine what a TT would look like after being pregnant. Seems like it might be a waste of money long term, but what do I know... In the end I decided against plastics altogether, so I am biased I guess, lol.

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

Still Fawn
on 5/27/11 8:24 am - SIERRA MADRE, CA

Also, on a side note.. I frolicked on a Caribbean Island completely naked last year, and didn't bat an eyelash- and neither did anyone else. And I am older than you, with two kids, and two c-sections later.. don't let ANYTHING stop you from living life to the fullest, and certainly not a few imperfections. There is no single perfect person alive, so don't worry about it.

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

SassyItalian
on 5/27/11 8:39 am - Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

VSG on 12/21/10

Fawn- Can I ask why you decided against it in the end..? Are you more ok with everything now and how it looks being further out?

Still Fawn
on 5/27/11 9:20 am - SIERRA MADRE, CA

Of course you can, and the answer is yes and no. I realized that the problem isn't with my body. I mean, my body isn't perfect by any stretch, but it isn't as though the plastics were medically nessecary or reconstructive- I just wanted to be sexier. And there isn't anything wrong with that per se.

But the *real* problem, for me, is my self perceptions and my self esteem, and there is no surgery that can fix those. I just envisioned getting things nipped and tucked, and then finding new things to hate about myself. I decided my time and effort would be better spent learning to love myself, wholly.

This is still a work in progress. This week I felt fat and dumpy, and generally depressed about where I am in life. But then today I woke up, and when I looked in the mirror I felt beautiful. I just have to keep telling myself that no matter my moods, I am good enough right now.

Hugs to you, and you know that we all support you and think you are awesome no matter what you decide.

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

Mlkpas
on 5/27/11 9:38 am - Pasadena, CA

VSG on 03/17/10

My tummy is a mess of scars and stretch marks, and my boobs are hanging halfway down my torso, but that doesn't really bother me and I look fine in my clothes.

The thing that was horrifying to me was when my double chin turned into a turkey neck! That is NOT OKAY with me AT ALL!! So I am having a facelift in about 6 weeks, along with a lower eyelid procedure to get rid of the puffy baggy action under my eyes. I'm super excited about it! I'm having it done in So Cal and it's costing me $11,500, which seems shockingly high to me but was one of the lowest prices I found.

I'm 5'2" and 55 years old. VSG 3/17/10

Ratfinkshell
on 5/27/11 11:21 am - Fullerton, CA

VSG on 03/15/11

Sassy 80lbs is freakin amazing!! I'm jealous lol. Any tips you have for me?

As far as plastic surgery I plan on having everything done... eventually. After I lose my weight we want another 1 maybe 2 kids and then once I go through all that I will probably have a tummy tuck (or a gut lift anyways) and a breast lift, I've always had big boobs but after my weight fluxuating and breastfeeding one kid already these puppies aint purdy lol. I want to be able to feel sexy when I look in the mirror, but I also realize like someone else already said that I need to give my body time to adjust to the weight loss to see what I still want done, and also if I'm just still self concious because I have been all these years or if the plastic surgery is something that I feel validated in getting

HW:263 SW:236 CW: 163 GW:140-150

Revision to sleeve on 03/15/2011 due to broken band

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