Tummy tuck Anchor incision. Worth it?
Some surgeons can do wonders without the vertical scar. My surgeon is one of them. After losing 200 pounds I thought I would need it, but I didn't. I probably could have gotten my 25-inch waist back had I had it done (my waist measurement when I was this weight in my 20's), but I can live with a 27-inch waist. I am glad I do not have the vertical scar.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I have a vertical scar and it doesn't bother me. This body isn't getting in a bikini. I have too many stretch marks for that - so my sexy flat tummy is a mess from the stretch marks. I knew this going in and just wanted to lose as much skin as possible. Success.
No wrong answers, just different cir****tances/views.
I am certainly not a plastic surgeon,but common sense tells me a woman can't have a baby and her skin stretch to the point that it does,and it not ruin a abdominal plastic surger.
that being said,I had a LBL inJanuary of this year and my surgeon said a 15# loss. Or gain would not make any difference but more than that either way would. He said at least I didn't have to worry about getting pregnant.
I don't have a clue about your surgeons,but I wonder if they are saying that cause they just want the money and aren't really concerned with. If you ever get pregnant.
My plastics were expensive and well worth the. Money but I would not want to have a pregnancy after the beautiful. Work I had done.
Hi.
I am 2.5 weeks out of the anchor "fleur de lis" tt with muscle repair. My doc said it would be the best thing since I had 2 large folds of skin. One above the belly button, 1 below (panni) and technically my mons was a roll of it's own too. I had diastatis recti too so he wanted to do the Muscle repair and get me as pulled in as can be.
I am very pleased. If my scar looks this good early out, I can only imagine how good it will be in a year. Message me is you have any questions or want to add me on Facebook. (I can add you to some great groups)
17+ years post op RNY. first year blog here or My LongTimer blog. Tummy Tuck Dr. Matic 2014 -Ohip funded panni Windsor WLS support group.message me anytime!
HW:290 LW:139 RW: 167 CW: 139
I don't have kids but personally I wouldn't think it would be worth it to have a tt and ten have kids. I would think you'd be all stretching again.
17+ years post op RNY. first year blog here or My LongTimer blog. Tummy Tuck Dr. Matic 2014 -Ohip funded panni Windsor WLS support group.message me anytime!
HW:290 LW:139 RW: 167 CW: 139