had 360 lift and arms done last week

rkrs6673
on 7/3/12 11:46 am
I'm kida sad because I still have a few skin rolls left-- has this happened to anyone else.  Doc said he can remove when I get my breast done bu I was told they would all be gone first time around.  I have photos just unsure how to post. 
          
godzilla
on 7/3/12 1:34 pm - Israel
Many need revision tweaks down the road but sometimes it is also a process of the body healing and swelling and can take several months to see the whole area and complete results. I include myself on revision aspects.
You just had your surgery. Take photos now and maybe once a month to compare the differences. And keep the topic of possible revision on the table when you see your PS.
Rest and take pain meds if needed; vitamins and supplements; drink and extra protein. Move/walk when you can. If you need help, ask for it.
Mikimi in Israel
rkrs6673
on 7/3/12 2:51 pm
Thanks so much-- I saw him less than a week out because I was so concerned with what a obvious folds to me.  He said he would remove them ehrn I get my breasst lifted :(  As far as pain goes I am doing great  only on IBProf and antibiotic.  oddly the arms are the part that hurt me the most.  Thanks so muc for your reply.
          
godzilla
on 7/3/12 3:41 pm - Israel
Everybody has "pain" indifferent ways ir parts of the body.
I, too, am having soon a Breast Lift and then my PS will deal with my vertical scar which did not heal well.
Mikimi
godzilla
on 7/3/12 3:43 pm - Israel
Oops-slight "typo"....
People experience pain in different ways---not indifferent.
Mikimi
Jujuvee
on 7/6/12 3:48 am
Don't fret. I am also someone that is headed in for a revision. This can be common. Sometimes what looks good on the table may not look so good standing up, plus for some of us (ME)  the flucuation of my weight over the years just SHOT my elasticity. I am also dealing with an old shcool galbladder scar and my surgeon had to work around it on the first surgery but says he can make it tighter when we go back in to do my thighs in November. As far as my arms go he just admitted to not taking off enough and will be doing a redo on that as well. I'm not upset and actually I appreciate his honesty. My revisions are free and i will already be under for the thighs and breast lift.

Better to not take off enough than too much.

HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194

Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011

16.3 pounds removed.

Revisions + Thighplasty  October 23, 2012

Breast lift- Spring 2013
 

rkrs6673
on 7/6/12 12:45 pm
Thanks so much---- that is what the doctor said that everything looked very tight on the table... but they are uneven.... If I knew how I would post or send over pictures...but yes llike you the revision will be free when I get my breast lifted.  I will have to wait till next summer before I can afford my thigh lift.  He took off 15 pounds totally.  I am actually healing quite well..  Only opening I have is at elbow and I think I'll replace a steri strip from work (RN) to close up.  Its where the drain was in my arm but other than that all so far seems well.  I will see my plastics doc again in am.  For me I was expecting it all to be gone when I finished this surgery---- I had to pay for everything out of pocket so I must admit I was seriously hurt and upset.  I understand but still I was hurt.
          
Tonya1263
on 7/6/12 4:16 am
JuJu:
You had almost the same amount taken off as me - how lng did it take to heal completely?  I am 8 weeks out and under one arm and at my tail bone is still not completely healed.  TK
Tonya                
Jujuvee
on 7/6/12 4:31 am
On July 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM Pacific Time, Tonya1263 wrote:
JuJu:
You had almost the same amount taken off as me - how lng did it take to heal completely?  I am 8 weeks out and under one arm and at my tail bone is still not completely healed.  TK
I was back at work at 6 weeks. I did have a hole about the size of a quarter open up on my back insicion but after packing it for 3-4 weeks it closed up. my surgeon will not be opening up my back area during my revision. As far as my arms I had a small opening on my right arm but they jsut had me use antibiotic cream and keep it covered with regular gauze and it too healed up.

HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194

Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011

16.3 pounds removed.

Revisions + Thighplasty  October 23, 2012

Breast lift- Spring 2013
 

princesspopnfresh2
on 7/7/12 5:36 am
I'm sorry you're dealing with this. This is my greatest fear, that I will need a revision. My plastic surgeon does revisions for free but only his time. I still have to pay for the hospital and anesthesia. I don't have the funds to do it. He keeps saying when you come in to have your thighs done we can do any tweaking you need but he doesn't seem to understand that there will be no thighs at this point in time.
      
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