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I live in MD, next time you do one of these maybe I could drive up.

Aw... So lucky. I left my dog up north when I came down south to do...

OMG! I can't believe you did all that at once! I did a tt with extra...

Congratulations on all your success! Yeah, part of me wishes I went...

First post-TT pic (might be too medical for some) - This isn't a great picture but this is the only real glimpse I've had at my new mid-section. This is from the night of surgery when they opened me up to change dressings the first ...

I can't wait to be on the other side! Thanks for writing to me. I am...

Lol. Looking back at this I see how much further I had to go! This...

Thank you Mini-Me'sMommy! I hope to have a much lovelier shape...

Tummy Tuck on Tuesday - I know I'm not so frequent on here these days but that's cause I'm just busy living life (95 lbs lighter!)  I've been maintaining for a year now at 180 and I don't think it's re...

Brachioplasty on top of TT - IS IT WORTH IT??? - Hi everyone, I am hoping for some advice from those who have done this before. Going into everything, I knew my tummy was the problem area. The part that I would never be hap...

Lesson learned - tighter not always better - Have any of you ever been so tight that you can simultaneously feel very physically hungry and physically unable to eat another bite? What did you do? Did you resort to foods you k...

Coverage with United Health Care - please help! - Has anyone gotten any portion of their PS covered by United Health Care? I have a pretty decent insurance plan, it covered 100% of my lap band, and now I am planning on a TT and re...

Varying restriction level? - I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else? Over the past 6 months I haven't had an adjustment to my band but I think it's been feeling gradully tighter. Even when I am s...

Ok, question answered. I see the scar ;) Looks great and makes...

Your results are great! did you have a "regular" incision or the...

Fleur de lis/Anchor/inverted T - Do most surgeons - Simple question for those of you who have had real life consultations. Is it pretty standard for an experienced plastic surgeon to do both traditional and the Fleur de lis/Ancho...

Looking for before/after pics of similar body type - So, I've done it... scheduled my tummy tuck. Been stable at 180lbs for almost 8 months now and unless I can manage to lose a few more before November I will have been stable for 11...

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Steinmetz in Birmingham? - Hi everyone, I'm checking to see if anyone has used Dr. Steinmetz in Birmingham for their plastics after WLS? I've checked out pictures on his website but would love to know ...

I think I can finally tell the difference between - I know this sounds silly and I'm more than a year post-op and 75% to my goal weight but I think I just learned something new yesterday. For me, thirsty is a sensation that orig...

Does a else have a *super easy* time eating bread - Out of curiosity...because I've heard these foods are supposed to be difficult for bandsters to eat. I wish they were cause I might avoid them more ;)  But it seems like bread and ...

Anyone get plastics before achieving "normal& - Just curious to hear from others who may be doing what I am doing.  After being morbidly obese my entire life I have no real desire to be skinny so I am starting to think about...

How much weight should you expect to "lose&qu - That is, how much weight in excess skin and fat would someone generally lose from a tummy tuck or lower body lift? I know it depends on the person but there has to be some sort of ...

That's it...I'm gonna do plastics - Haven't been around in a while here...life has been hectic (but mostly good) and I've just been enjoying it (or something like that!) I have been going back and forth with this...

Recommend your tummy tuck doctor? - Hi everyone, Has anyone in the area undergone a tummy tuck after WLS and if so, would you recommend your doctor?  Willing to travel anywhere in DC/MD/VA/PA... Thanks!

Traveling for surgery? - Just curious, does anyone travel to Mexico, Canada, or elsewhere for plastic surgery? If you did, would you recommend doing it - or not? How did you find a good surgeon? How did yo...