Question:
Women, did your extensive abdominoplasty (TT)....
Did your extensive abdominoplasty improve the tone of your pelvic region in general? I've heard everything (rumors) of improvements in incontinence issues, to vaginal tightness, to some people claiming that the lifting action even fixed their cystoceles. What have your results been? I would certainly like more tone in this area but feel a little embarrassed asking a whole lot of questions at my plastic surgery pre-op appointment in a few weeks because my lover will be there with me. :-) I will ask a few, but I'm not going to dig for the gorey details, so I'd be glad for some anecdotal information from those of you that have had this done. I'm also having a burn scar revision, a brachioplasty and either two or three zones of liposuction done at the same time, a seven hour set of procedures, and I'm fairly nervous. Thanks for any info. — Julia Z. (posted on June 26, 2002)
June 26, 2002
Some surgeons DO pick that area up, some do not. Insist on seeing
before/after pix. Be sure that IS part of the plan. Hopefully, he'll pull
enough to tighten your upper thighs a bit, too. The way mine eas done,
EVERYTHING came up, OR went down (to meet), making my skin way tooo small
for my body for 4 months or so. LOL! It was worth it!
— vitalady
June 26, 2002
LOL...funny you should ask that question...I am 2 weeks post TT and my
surgeon did cut along the sides of my "coochie"...I was
"lifted and tucked" in that area (much to my husband's thrill).
Has it changed incontinence issues or any other such thing? I don't think
so at this point. And as far as sexual side effects, at this point, I
think that I am still to new post op to really have a good idea about that
yet. I know my husband likes being able to "find" it all now
instead of digging under mounds of flesh...but that's another story LOL.
Take care and good luck...and go ahead and ask those questions...it's
nothing they haven't heard before and if those are issues for you...hey,
bring 'em up and out in the open!! Have a sparkling day!! ~CAE~
— Mustang
June 26, 2002
I just went for a plastic surgery consult yesterday... and the doc wouldnt
let my husband in until after he drew all over me and explained the
procedure and told ME all about it... he didnt want me to not ask questions
because I was in front of my husband. I was a little embarrassed so I was
also glad my husband wasnt in there. The doc explained that when we gained
all the weight our clitoris was pushed back and hidden by a thick pad of
fat. Having the tummy tuck actually exposes it again and we gain
sensitivity. The surgeon wanted to explain that to me alone and I
appreciated the modesty. You are better off doing the physical exam without
your lover and later on bringing him in... if you are embarassed to discuss
these things in front of him he doesnt belong in there and the doctors
office respects and encourages your privacy because of this. In fact I was
there with a girlfriend and they would let us be together for any part of
the exam or discussion as well.
— SusanMaria
June 26, 2002
Visit my abdominoplasty webpage at
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/surgery for more details.. But for the
short answer.. Being as heavy as I was at my beginning weight of 367
that particular area was very wide & bulbous.. I asked my
surgeon to fix that area also .. Because when I lost 227 pounds that
area drooped and hung much like the panni ... So I got what some
referred to as muff tuck.. Ladies it's very well worth it.. :) Need I
say more :)
— Victoria B.
June 26, 2002
I had a tummy tuck in Feb don't get me wrong I am happy with it but my
pubic area resembles a scrotum with no penis. At least that is how my
husband described it. I wish my Dr would have tucked that too but he didn't
so now I have to try to figure out how to get that fixed or just leave it
as it is. The only one looking at it is my husband and my gyno and I don't
think she cares one way or the other. Please make sure you ask your Dr
about this it is very important I wish I had asked.
— susan V.
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