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ooh-lala
on 5/24/20 7:08 am - Great Bend, KS
Topic: RE: How much skin was removed from your procedures?

I have had several procedures. I also carry most my weight in my hips, buttocks and thighs (thanks to lipodemia).

Surgery 1 - panniculectomy, brachioplasty, bra line lift. Total removed was 15 lbs of skin, fat and other tissue

Surgery 2 - liposuction to outer thighs, hip wedge incision. Total removed - 12 lbs of skin, fat and other tissue

Surgery 3 - liposuction to front of thighs, extended medial thigh lift. Total removed - 14 lbs of skin, fat and other tissue.

Now here is the kicker - my post-op weight is the same as before. It's actually a pretty common phenomenon. I don't regret the surgeries though! I look pretty good. My body is just stuck at around 200 lbs for some reason I cannot explain.

I will have another surgery later this year - more thigh lipo, outer thigh lift and a breast reduction/lift.

Ooh-lala

Dee_Caprini
on 5/22/20 3:18 pm
Topic: RE: Thighs!!

I have been praying for you! Hopefully, things were not postponed (or if so, not for too much longer)?!

Hoping you are on the mend!

Flair77
on 5/13/20 8:06 pm
Topic: RE: Panniculectomy denial

Hello

I went through the process of OHIP application. The surgeon submitted my application and was asked for further info. He sent it and they denied. He resubmitted. Denied. He handed me the papers and said "good luck with the appeal." I immediately started the process and submitted my appeal to the Medical Eligibility Committee. I had three doctors submit letters advocating for the necessity of this surgery. I wrote a three page letter outlining the impact the loose skin was having on my health. In December 2019 I received their decision. Denied. The MEC has not overturned one OHIP denial. Ever.

Good luck.

Dee_Caprini
on 5/12/20 10:18 am
Topic: RE: Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty... experiences?

Wow, Thank you for sharing your experience! glad that your abdominal area has not changed, but I am sure seeing other parts of your body change is different than what you've experienced in the past.

Poppygail
on 5/11/20 3:51 pm - Florence, KY
RNY on 03/06/13
Topic: RE: Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty... experiences?

Hi Dee, I had a FDL with fascia tightening ~6 years ago. I won't Say the recovery was easy but it wasn't as bad as I expected. The 1st week was the worst and total recovery probably took 3-4 weeks. I slept in a recliner for the 1st week or so and was able to stand upright in 5-6 days. I wore a compression garment For several months. I was extremely lucky in that I had only 1 small necrotic spot where the vertical incision met the horizontal one and this healed relatively quickly and without consequence. I was below my goal weight, too small actually, at the time of the FDL and eventually gained to my goal weight which I maintained +/- 5 lbs until the last year.

I was diagnosed with a type of dementia ~3 years ago and it is affecting the hunger center in my brain, alternately making feel as though I'm starved and cant get enough to eat or causing me to have absolutely no desire in food. It is also screwing with my impulse control which really doesn't help when you're a grazer. I've gained and lost the same 50 lbs 3 times in the past year. I'm currently ~40 lbs over my goal weight and dropping. At this time food is of little interest to me.

I mentioned this last part so I could relay that in spite of the repetitive weight gain/loss, the results of the FDL have remained with little change in my abdomen. However, the love handles are determined to make a return appearance.

Hope this helps in some way.

Randy

shrinkerbell
on 5/11/20 12:50 pm - Springfield, OR
Topic: RE: Obsessed with Before & After Photos

For those of you that have had at least 1 plastic surgery, but more foe those that have had multiple plastic surgeries, my question is-were your surgeries covered by insurance or how were they paid for?

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on 5/10/20 8:43 pm
Topic: RE: Underarm Fat ..Bra Overhang Question

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Topic: RE: Post-Plastics Swelling and Weight Gain

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(deactivated member)
on 5/10/20 8:40 pm
Topic: RE: Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty... experiences?

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(deactivated member)
on 5/10/20 8:34 pm
Topic: RE: Denied Panniculectomy

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