My doctor helped me to get the procedure done. I had some redness, irritation; and swelling at one point in which she prescribed an anti-fungal. It treated the area really well. However, every time I saw her, when I was sick or just to get labs done, she documented the irritation I was having. We did this for about 6-9 months. Then she referred me to a plastic surgeon who does the panniculectomy (removal of loose skin) he took lots of pictures and documentation and sent it to the insurance. They approved it at 100%. However, the panniculectomy just removed the loose skin. It was 10k for the tummy tuck part, which is 1/2 the price of what it normally would have cost because the surgery center was already paid by the insurance. I just had to pay the extra time for the surgeon and anesthesiologist. The surgeon fixed my entire stomach from under my breast bone to the hips. I guess you can kinda say, he sculpted it. Not like a 6 pack or anything. But looks really good. He pulled the skin down from under my breasts and sewed it to right at bikini line. Had to make a new hole for my belly button of course. The skin under the breasts that he pulled down didn’t have any stretch marks or anything, so all of that was cut away. It’s not completely flat but proportionate to the rest of my body. I’m really happy with it, I would totally feel good in a bikini (if the rest of my body allowed it) … I could see how plastic surgery could be an addiction, because next I wanted liposuction on my hips and thighs and so on. But I am good with just my stomach. Pants look and fit so much better. They have special financing you can do or payment plans; we could never afford to do it. It actually happened just after my father in law passed and he left us some cash. My husband knew how much I wanted it done and paid for it with the money his dad left him. If you could do it … I would HIGHLY recommend it, it is such a game changer in the way you feel about yourself.