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Tummy tuck and breast lift, anyone had both after weightloss?

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BloodyDrasticInnit · 22/12/2019 00:21

I've lost a few stone but my goal in 2020 is to loose a further 6 stone.

I know I'm going to be saggy.

I've never even considered surgery as it's financially unattainable but after joking to DH that I would like these items for Christmas he said that if I still felt the same way next year then its something we can look into.

This is all just talk at the moment. Obviously I have a lot of work to do first.

But has anyone had these procedures?

Would you do it again?

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BloodyDrasticInnit · 22/12/2019 08:56

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Tinytimoteo · 22/12/2019 13:39

It can be afforded if you really want it. I thought i couldnt afford better teeth until i reviewed my finances. Instagram has loads of before after pics and reviews.

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BloodyDrasticInnit · 22/12/2019 13:56

I agree.
I was more posting thinking about the pain/recovery/experiences of people.

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LizziesTwin · 22/12/2019 13:57

A friend of mine had a tummy tuck & lipo. She said the lipo on her hips/love handles was incredibly painful when she was recovering.

LizziesTwin · 22/12/2019 13:58

I think surgeons minimise pain, another friend had breast implants and that was worse than she’d anticipated too.

RuggyPeg · 22/12/2019 17:32

Real self is where you need to look.

LowerLoxleyAmbridge · 23/12/2019 07:14

I am 4 weeks post op from fleur de lis tummy tuck and breast uplift (no implants) after ten stone weight loss. It was a huge decision as I have a young dd and obviously it wasn't surgery I had to have and I was opting to put myself in harms way. Plus recovery is very painful (I have been up since 3 right now as my compression garment and the way I have to sleep in a v position to keep weight off my stitches is very uncomfortable). But my body was deformed by my obesity and now it isn't and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Things I would suggest to think about:

  1. plastics after 100lb+ weight loss is hugely different from the 'mummy makeover' type stuff. You need a surgeon who is used to operating on the formerly obese and patients who have had the former.
  2. Lots of good you tube videos of patients before and afters to show you the reality of what is done and what recovery is really like for research
  3. Reputable surgeons will want you at a healthy bmi and at a stable weight for at least 6 months before surgery. (That doesn't necessarily
mean nhs healthy weight tables as excess skin has weight technically my bmi is 27 but I am skinny with hanging skin on arms and legs still).
  1. Time of year to do it in.....eg compression garments are hot so I'd opt for cooler time of year and you want to choose the time when its least disruptive. eg I can't drive for 6 weeks post op, we live rurally and I do the school run so dd 3 week xmas holiday meant that cut that issue down to 3 weeks of school runs iyswim but I am limited how much I can do cooking wise at xmas. So you have to figure out what is the least disruptive time to family life
  2. Good clinics book a few months ahead....I'm going back for thigh lift next year and they are booking June 2020 at the moment.
  3. It is not necessarily true that going abroad is dangerous and the uk is best. Most of this treatment is self funded and so people are obviously looking at affordable options. There are some surgeons in the UK who I wouldnt touch with a bargepole and some abroad who I would consider....the best surgeons will be on the uk register even if they are working abroad.
  4. Get good insurance and factor this into the price of surgery when you are considering options. So if anything were to go wrong in surgery and you needed further surgery/hospital stay/or to be flown home by air ambulance if abroad etc you are covered.
Good luck!
Perid0t · 23/12/2019 07:36

I had a breast reduction (same scars as a lift and same procedure, just takes tissue as well as skin) and tummy tuck in a combined procedure.

Would absolutely do it again. I am now comfortable and happy in my body for the first time since puberty.

Perid0t · 23/12/2019 07:39

Just seen you wanted to know about recovery. The tummy tuck was sore due to the muscle repair. The same as a c section in my experience. Breasts I couldn’t feel at all.

I went home on paracetamol and ibuprofen after a 2 night stay in hospital (should have only been 1 but my BP wasn’t behaving) and was off of both within a few days.

I was back to normal 5-6 weeks post op but that didn’t mean I was lying around for a month. I hosted my youngests birthday party after 2.5 weeks.

user1494050295 · 23/12/2019 07:50

I had a tummy tuck and liposuction 4 weeks ago to tidy up after a medical procedure. Fabulous. My tummy is tighter and my shape on my hips is better. This was on the nhs because it is related to my previous surgery. A slight history but about 12 years ago I lost a lot of weight and had the saggy tummy sag so if doing a plank the skin would sag down. Now because of the tuck it doesn’t. Best of luck to you.

Sofia2222 · 16/01/2020 15:12

Friend had a breast lift after having twins and another - after 8 years. I helped with the research because she was going to go abroad - after care is so important and that's was the main reason she opted to stay in the UK. Perfect breasts, now I want mine done! :)

Inliverpool1 · 16/01/2020 18:38

I think if you’ve given birth there’s not much pain you can’t handle tbh

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