Panniculectomy vs Tummytuck
Now - $4k to upgrade I think is a lot. My upgrade was $1000...
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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Pannelectomy will only remove the apron... likely no contouring. You likely have a lot of stomach sag, and that requires the vertical cut.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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Talk to your surgeon about what he does differently in a panni versus tummy tuck. I've discovered that some docs add a little to the panni in order to give you better results. Technically speaking, the panni is just for skin removal of the pannus or area that actually hangs down. So you'll end up with the lower part of your belly flat. What it doesn't do is take care of excess skin from around the bellybutton up. Depending on how you carried your weight, and where you excess skin is, you may end up with a flat lower abdomen and a serious muffin top. The panni doesn't include muscle tightening. It may or may not include the mons lift (it kinda depends on the surgeon). Most surgeons will tell you that you'll be happier with the tummy tuck, and I think they're right!
I had to pay $2,000 extra for it... and I would pay $4k. It makes a HUGE difference, I was at goal, and there just wasn't any amount of diet or exercise that would have made the rolls go away. Truly, it is transformational!
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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