I'm lucky enough that the groin area is the only place with the openings. The rest of the thighs are closed beautifully and almost invisible. Hopefully, when they are redone starting lower down than the groin, they will behave in the same manner as long as he remains conservative in what he removes. Have your wounds closed up at all since May? Mine, after almost a month, have not closed or grown any covering at all. I'm wondering if it will have to wait for a skin graft from when he is able to redo the thighs and use my own skin? I must sound like an idiot, as I have no idea how that kind of thing works... I'm not a doctor, I fantasize being one in my brain!

Marla

I don't have a senior citizen body and I had major wound dehiscence on both my thighs in the groin area with my thigh lift in May (and with my body lift) so I can commiserate. I can't do anything about it yet, but I imagine some scar revision is going to be necessary to look normal. I'm not looking forward to it.

Hi Chris,

The consult went OK today, my wife Barb wanted to go too and I encouraged her. She was thinking that if I had this done, my recovery would be like hers when she had a tummy tuck and some other work done. The dic explained to her that I have no need of muscle reconstruction I have plenty of abdominal muscles and they are not damaged from being pregnant.. LOL Her recovery was really difficult, much like mine was for the open DS I had done. Since for me the plastics would be only skin and fat removal, it would not be anywhere near as difficult to recover from. Add to that, I am in excellent shape so it should not be a big deal.. knock on wood!

I was shocked to get the quote from them; the total for everything including anesthesia and OR was $7440.00. I was expecting over $10k. Anyway, I was more impressed with Dr. S, but having it done locally has some definite advantages, I would go home after the surgery and the after surgery care would be available from the original surgeon. Barb is voting for the local guy, I'm still on the fence.

That's the latest.

Kerry

Hi Megan -- you can email me on yahoo as feistyemm and I can share the dr with you.

NYMom222: What you said is what I've read everywhere. The thighs are the hardest. I've done everything else, so I can compare. I trust him to make good. He can't be blamed for a senior citizen body. I'm just in an "I don't wannaaaaaaaaaaaa" mood. I was there before I did it the first time, but bit the bullet. By the time all of this heals -- the open wound, etc., maybe I'll forget how bad "labor" was. lol (BS -- it's been almost 23 years and I definitely remember how bad labor was...)

Thank you!

Marla