Tummy tucks again (was Today is Love Your Body Day!!)

"Beeswing" wrote in message

I have a lot of thinking to do about this. From what I know about
myself, I *doubt* I'll get a tummy tuck, but I think it might be worth
spending the $100 consultation fee for an appointment with the highly
recommended plastic surgeon I was referred to -- just to find out what
my options are.

I think this is a great idea. I went for the consultation a little over a
year ago, and decided to work on getting the weight down first and see how I
felt at that point. Well, since then, I've lost about 30 lbs, and I'm just
focusing on lowering bodyfat % now instead of weight. My body is very close
to what I'd hoped for, but my stomach didn't improve all that much. In
fact, I think I only lost an inch or two in the waist with all of that. So,
surgery to me is still an option, but not a high priority. It's best to be
informed, so you know what you're looking at - get the consultation, and
please, post back what you find out.

det

If I'd been a burn victim and was dealing with burn scars on my
abdomen,
no one would blink twice if I said I was considering surgery to
minimize
them. For some reason, the perception is different when the cause is
weight gain and pregnancy.


rosie
(who has had her "eyes done" and will do it again, if needed!)

What was your starting weight det?

Susan
260/219/160

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"determined" wrote in message
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"Beeswing" wrote in message

I have a lot of thinking to do about this. From what I know about
myself, I *doubt* I'll get a tummy tuck, but I think it might be
worth
spending the $100 consultation fee for an appointment with the
highly
recommended plastic surgeon I was referred to -- just to find out
what
my options are.

I think this is a great idea. I went for the consultation a little
over a
year ago, and decided to work on getting the weight down first and see
how I
felt at that point. Well, since then, I've lost about 30 lbs, and I'm
just
focusing on lowering bodyfat % now instead of weight. My body is very
close
to what I'd hoped for, but my stomach didn't improve all that much.
In
fact, I think I only lost an inch or two in the waist with all of
that. So,
surgery to me is still an option, but not a high priority. It's best
to be
informed, so you know what you're looking at - get the consultation,
and
please, post back what you find out.

det

"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
...
What was your starting weight det?

147, I'm 5'2.5"...

The point I wanted to make is that it's not always about seeking a
perfect
waist. It can be a lot deeper than that.

beeswing



beeswing,
i shouldn't matter if the tummy tuck is for vanity either!
vanity isn't "less deep!"

Beeswing wrote:
I've lost my 70 pounds, done the exercise thing, and so on. I'm not at
all overweight. But my stomach looks awful. It's covered with many deep
stretch marks.

I could have written this. (Except I still have 20 pounds to go to have
lost all 70, and I had a c-section with the first kid and two subsequent
kids after that, with the third being the largest.)

My stomach is utterly ruined. It looks like I've got a brain sitting
plastered to my skin: loops and folds and creases everywhere. I'm caught
between a desparate desire to FIX this and an awareness that the answer
has to come from acceptance. There just isn't ever going to be a time
when the right place to put $6,000 is into making my belly look better
naked.

Meanwhile, I'm working out, lowering my fat and doing what I can for my
skin, including lots of water and EFAs. Lately I've begun smearing my
belly and thighs (which are rapidly approaching the baggy look of my
tummy) with alpha-hydroxy ointment. It's supposed to stimulate the skin
in some way - it's typically used for facial wrinkles (and it works
there) and I've found it makes my skin a bit more supple and dewy. Maybe
I can fool it into thinking it's under-30 skin instead of almost-40
skin. Still too soon to crow about amazing miraculous results, but I'll
let you know if they develop!

Does anyone else have any nostrums I might try?

Wendy

you know wendy....................mixing a small amount (size of a dime)
of artificial tanning cream with your regular lotion does a lot for
SHADING the thigh region.
i use bain de solie and really like the effect!
(it just takes the STARK WHITE GLARE off my thighs!)

--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie

Love cures. It cures those who give it and it cures those who receive
it.
.......................Dr. Karl Menninger





"Wendy" wrote in message
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Beeswing wrote:
I've lost my 70 pounds, done the exercise thing, and so on. I'm not
at
all overweight. But my stomach looks awful. It's covered with many
deep
stretch marks.

I could have written this. (Except I still have 20 pounds to go to
have
lost all 70, and I had a c-section with the first kid and two
subsequent
kids after that, with the third being the largest.)

My stomach is utterly ruined. It looks like I've got a brain sitting
plastered to my skin: loops and folds and creases everywhere. I'm
caught
between a desparate desire to FIX this and an awareness that the
answer
has to come from acceptance. There just isn't ever going to be a time
when the right place to put $6,000 is into making my belly look better
naked.

Meanwhile, I'm working out, lowering my fat and doing what I can for
my
skin, including lots of water and EFAs. Lately I've begun smearing my
belly and thighs (which are rapidly approaching the baggy look of my
tummy) with alpha-hydroxy ointment. It's supposed to stimulate the
skin
in some way - it's typically used for facial wrinkles (and it works
there) and I've found it makes my skin a bit more supple and dewy.
Maybe
I can fool it into thinking it's under-30 skin instead of almost-40
skin. Still too soon to crow about amazing miraculous results, but
I'll
let you know if they develop!

Does anyone else have any nostrums I might try?

Wendy

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:01:35 -0700, "determined"
wrote:

I think this is a great idea. I went for the consultation a little over a
year ago, and decided to work on getting the weight down first and see how I
felt at that point.

BUY A HOUSE FIRST. GET YOUR MIND OFF YOU FRIGGIN BODY AND REMMEBER YOU
ARE A MOTHER WITH RESPONSIBILITIES.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031011.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

Good analogy, and I support you in whatever decision you make.

Cat

If I'd been a burn victim and was dealing with burn scars on my abdomen,
no one would blink twice if I said I was considering surgery to minimize
them. For some reason, the perception is different when the cause is
weight gain and pregnancy.

Hey, Rosie,

I've been wondering about the eye surgery. Is is expensive? What's the
recovery like?

Cat

"rosie read and post" wrote in message
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If I'd been a burn victim and was dealing with burn scars on my
abdomen,
no one would blink twice if I said I was considering surgery to
minimize
them. For some reason, the perception is different when the cause is
weight gain and pregnancy.


rosie
(who has had her "eyes done" and will do it again, if needed!)