Anyone UNhappy with results from their Tumm tuck ?

Not only am I here to get some input, I just need to vent a little. Aug 5th I had a Full Abdominoplasty-anchor incision-I'll back up a little. I lost nearly 175lbs with WLS. I carried most of my weight in my belly, so there was ALOT of extra skin left over. I consulted with a plastic surgeon- He told me he'd remove about 12pounds of skin and said I'd be "flat as a board"....The first thing I asked when I woke up in the recovery room, was how much skin they took off- The nurse looked on the chart and said 4lbs- The surgeon came to visit me the next day- I was all drugged up so I didnt get all he said to me, but something about he could only remove like 4 pounds "safely"....what does "SAFELY" mean? I am aware that I will have some swelling, but I am sooooooooo very unhappy with my tummy tuck- below my belly button isn't too bad- I still have a little panni, but not hanging- Above my belly button it looks like nothing was done, I now have a huge scar to my breast bone, and still LOTS of saggy skin- Insurance paid 100% so it's not that I'm not grateful- I'm VERY thankful, but I kinda feel like a salesman sold me a brand new shiney mercadez, and after waiting nearly 2 years, I'm delivered a Used For Taurus- Know what I mean ? I'm sure if I self paid, I could run to my surgeon and complain, but because I'm disabled and get Medicare, I don't think I have any say- From a medically necessary point of view I think he did what he had to do to barely help me- but cosmetically I'm still a MESS- (and of course insurance only covers if medically necessary)......Was anyone else unhappy with their Tummy tuck ? I took some pics of the ugly results if anyone wants to see............

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