Thank you so much for your fast reply!!! I really appreciate all of this information. Dr. Michaels is actually on my "short list" of doctors that I'm looking into. I was wondering about him being in that area and how the cost is probably geared for wealthier clients. Can I ask if you found his pricing reasonable?

Like you, I also want a TT but don't want to be talked into a whole lower body lift or a circumferential TT. I don't mind that I have a little meat on my hips and rear, I just want the distorted, stretched out skin on my belly gone. Sounds like he was open to that without pressure.

I'm trying to gear myself up for the pain involved. I congratulate you on your bravery! I'm sure it's worth it in the end. I'm thrilled for you! :)

Congratulations on a successful surgery!!! Can I ask who your surgeon is and how you would rate them? Are you in a hospital or home already?

Thank you so much for your quick response. I've read so many positive reviews about her. Type A is something you totally want in a surgeon!

Did you go alone? Did you feel ok leaving your wallet and passport at the recovery house?

Does she do surgery right at her office or does she use a hospital?

I've read so many positive reviews. I'm in NY so it would be a lot of travel to get there but it sounds like she's one of the best surgeons around.

It's definitely a funny thing because I do have to sit on my rear while the tummy and breasts heal. My doc injected slightly more than I wanted, because so much of it will disappear (be reabsorbed, I think?)... he said it's not an ideal situation but he has performed many of them and results were always great. He has a stellar reputation the DC area- I was able to talk with lots of his clients and also see a billion pics of his results, so I feel okay with it. Plus I really need Lipo in the upper tummy and back, so my thinking was, why just throw it away? Let's out that stuff back in somewhere better lol

Hey! My experience was great, I think I'll post a review of hers on the board and on realself.com with pictures and such, but as a quick overview; I give her skill 10/10, she gets rid of all the extra skin and closes you tight! I stayed in the recovery house for 8 days, it was a little boring, but it gets the job done. Also, I think I must have lost 10 pounds in there because they feed you so healthily. I got the Royal Lower Body Lift with Flur de Lis and it cost $12,000 on May 3rd 2019. Lastly, she is just about the safest surgeon around, and that's including US doctors. She has you do tons of pre op testing and makes sure you are in optimal health. She is safety out the yin yang, like to the point that I was annoyed sometimes because she was so thorough. She literally has this sense of it being her God given duty to be the best and safest surgeon out there, a real type A personality if you know what I mean lol obsessed with perfection

But, you know, she did a great job lol