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You are so brave, I wish you the best health during your recovery.

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Is your TT circumferential or do your incisions end somewhere around your back? Was it a spiral thigh lift? Sounds like it might have been if your incisions go across under your butt cheeks.

The incisions go around my back a couple inches, they do not meet. I am not positive as for the thigh lift. Pre-op, we had talked about if I just wanted the groin incision of the full inner upper thigh incision. I decided, for maximum results, I could live with the full upper length scar. The scar actually does not go all the way to my knee, so I am happy about that, you will never see it with Bermuda shorts on. As far is going around under my butt cheek, I did not expect that, so added bonus for me. It goes about half way across, under my butt cheek.

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It sounds like you are doing well and have made decisions that are good for you. I am happy for you.. not sure if I'll ever afford $11,000 for the procedure...

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I thought you looked great prior good for you . Courious how much did you lose

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I thought you looked great prior good for you . Courious how much did you lose

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I initially lost 105, but have maintained 95.

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I think you are gonna have a fabulous result!

Thank you so much for sharing @@Spiceyfrog

Do you happen to have any before pics where you are not holding the skin that you would be willing to share? I'm curious to see how we compare, I think our shape might be similar. I've always had a larger waist relative to the rest of me.

While I'm asking I might as well say I would love to see a back view of your incisions! Lol

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The only before picture I have, is the one that I am wearing jeans in. I may have an unrelated one, I will take a look. The behind photos were not great because you cannot see my leg incisions from behind. I took some new ones today, with each leg up and you can see the leg incision and the end of the incision under my butt cheek. I also included a behind view of the tummy incision. Don't mind my saggy butt, that will be next...lol

As I was uploading I found the last picture of me in a bra, that was this time last year before my brachioplasty and augmentation/lift, that shows most of my stomach.

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Oooo girl your thighs look good!!

Thank you again for sharing your pics :)

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I have to say..you are my hero...putting yourself out there to help others is as good as it gets. You are one heck of a woman. Thank you and you are looking great. Larry

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I read a blog of a woman who had a circumferential body lift after weight loss and while she looked normal standing up, when doing planks and pushups her skin still hung around her middle. A fleur de lis incision takes care of that side to side stretched skin and the Tummy Tuck or body lift only addresses up and down stretch, so to speak.

Hope you heal fast - i'm sure you'll be thrilled with the result! Thanks for sharing!

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I read a blog of a woman who had a circumferential body lift after weight loss and while she looked normal standing up, when doing planks and pushups her skin still hung around her middle. A fleur de lis incision takes care of that side to side stretched skin and the Tummy Tuck or body lift only addresses up and down stretch, so to speak.

Hope you heal fast - i'm sure you'll be thrilled with the result! Thanks for sharing!

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That's exactly why I did it. I also have an aunt who had a tummy tuck and still has a muffin top - no thank you!

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Did he do any Lipo?

I'm surprised at some of the childish and negative comments that people posted in here.

@@Spiceyfrog went out of her way to share some person and honest photos and a lot of the things that people posted in here are inappropriate. I admire Spiceyfrog for not tell you all to go to hell.

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Did he do any Lipo?

I'm surprised at some of the childish and negative comments that people posted in here.

@@Spiceyfrog went out of her way to share some person and honest photos and a lot of the things that people posted in here are inappropriate. I admire Spiceyfrog for not tell you all to go to hell.

Were the negative comments removed? I didn't see any

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Did he do any Lipo?

I'm surprised at some of the childish and negative comments that people posted in here.

@@Spiceyfrog went out of her way to share some person and honest photos and a lot of the things that people posted in here are inappropriate. I admire Spiceyfrog for not tell you all to go to hell.

Were the negative comments removed? I didn't see any

I don't remember any really bad comments either. Keep doing what you're doing I'm sure you'll be happy with the results and sleep comfortably knowing you help people.

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Don't forget to put an insurance policy on that expensive belly button. LOL

Looking great, that you very much for sharing.

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