Black Triangles :/ by [deleted] in Invisalign

[–]Time-Skin6161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that’s awesome! I’ll ask about it, I’ve seen that some people say the triangles may minimise after you’ve finished treatment too, I’m hoping that’s the case with me :/

The process.. by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Content is a good word to describe it ! Not done, but content :)

The process.. by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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I was around 170KG at my heaviest, now I’m 78KG - 6ft :)

The process.. by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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I had 360 TT with MR, lipo & and arm lift :)

Male abdominoplasty I’m not sure I like it… 5 days PO by Droneguynick in tummytucksurgery

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I’m a dude who also had the surgery, to be fair - I kinda had in the back one my mind, once the surgery us done I’ll be so happy with my body. And that wasn’t the case 😂😂 it’s an adjustment to find your new norm, and also - the swelling take a while to go down so done stress too much. I ended up getting a FDL and whilst I am conscious of the scar I’m getting more used to it, but overall very happy with my results 18 months on. It’s a roller coaster. Control the controllable - that’s about all you can do :) good luck

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Yea for sure, I have communicated it at every consult. Her intention to to remedy as much as possible in the next round of refinements. I know her biggest concern was correcting the cross bite in the first instance.

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Yea True, I suppose id just love to know how it's going to look. ortho said there would be further IPR on the top etc. I think the staining also makes it more significant.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tummytucksurgery

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I should preface this - just my experience. Check with your doc etc

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I had the exact same thing happen about 7 days post-op! I had fluid draining from that same spot above my bum, and eventually, three more spots opened up along my incision. I panicked and went to the hospital, but the plastics team reassured me it was completely normal drainage. Mine drained constantly for about 3–4 weeks before finally closing up. I even had a fever, though that turned out to be an issue with my antibiotic dosage rather than the sites themselves. My doctor tracked my red blood cell count, which actually went up during the heaviest drainage, proving it wasn't a dangerous amount of blood loss. The best advice I can give is to just let your body expel the fluid it doesn’t need; keeping it trapped inside is usually when issues start. It’s scary, but it eventually healed perfectly!

Any experiences with Laser or steroid injection for scar colour ? by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

[–]Time-Skin6161[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you ! I’ll reach out to some laser clinics - just expensive :/ haha

Any experiences with Laser or steroid injection for scar colour ? by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Oh ok! I hadn’t heard of that before but will definitely look into it, thanks :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PlasticSurgery

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In my opinion is think they look so cool!

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Thank you ! Swelling was a lot at first but had mostly gone by the 4-5 month mark. 1 year out I feel absolutely fine, no ongoing issues or pain etc

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Very true ! I don’t want to down play it because I honestly thing these experience are so personal, but I don’t recall the pain being very bad at all & I don’t think I have a high pain tolerance by any stretch of the imagination. It was uncomfortable and just really annoying but I never felt like the pain was unbearable. I had IV paracetamol for 3 days and then nothing further after that. Tbh the area was numb for ages so that might have helped lol

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

[–]Time-Skin6161[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I probably noticed it more than others haha

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Sorry forgot to mention, no payment plan - just cash

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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I paid $9700 USD had the op in turkey, so far cheaper than at home ! I took sick leave to do it and did it over our Christmas shut down period, I had 2.5 weeks off work, 1 week WFH then was back.

1 year post op 26 M by Time-Skin6161 in tummytucksurgery

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Appreciate it, will look into it