Tummy Tuck to Bikini???
I had LBL in May, BL/Arms in August. Going to Cancun 12/2 & have bought my one and only first bikini to wear! I could have worn it about a month after the LBL, just didn't. Mine is more like a 2 piece tho so it does hide the LBL scar. Be careful getting too much sun on those scars tho! I had help for 5 days, but I had a hernia repair, LBL & full thigh lift, not just a tummy tuck. It was just mainly very hard for me to get up by myself, other than that I was really fine. Have fun!
Cyndi U
Gastric Bypass, Dr. Daniel Jones, Dallas, 2003
LBL, Lipo, Butt Aug, Full Thigh Lift, hernia repair - 5/5/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Echo & Dr. Bullocks
BL/BA, brachioplasty - 8/26/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Lee & Dr. Bullocks
Can't help with the bikini.
I'm 48 and never going to wear a bikini.
As for recovery, my partner stayed home from work for the first day.
But I did not need care.
I was up and down by myself.
She was just afraid I might keel over and be by myself.
Plus she wanted to be there when I showered that first day post-op in case I needed something.
I'm 48 and never going to wear a bikini.
As for recovery, my partner stayed home from work for the first day.
But I did not need care.
I was up and down by myself.
She was just afraid I might keel over and be by myself.
Plus she wanted to be there when I showered that first day post-op in case I needed something.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
I had my surgeries in December and March, and didn't do a bikini until August. But as far as swelling, that was ok by June. For me, the issue was that my surgeons wanted me to really reduce sun on the scars for at least 6 months, and by wearing a skirted tankini for most of the summer, I was able to do that.
When I did get into the bikini, a couple people's eyes kind of popped, but we're boaters and pretty much everyone knew what I had done so it was no biggie.
When I did get into the bikini, a couple people's eyes kind of popped, but we're boaters and pretty much everyone knew what I had done so it was no biggie.
Rebecca
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135.
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135. 
I am three months out from my TT now.. I wore a bikini before I had the TT and didn't care, so I would wear one now too- and have. Although my scars are not completely faded yet they are almost entirely hidden under the bikini bottoms. As for swelling, it was pretty icky for awhile and it still hangs around a bit, but no one can tell but me at this point.
I had help for a week straight, but really only needed it for two days..
I had help for a week straight, but really only needed it for two days..
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
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