Hi

I am having my "bat wings" removed Oct 14th, and I am excited and scared! Would love to hear from anyone who has had this done!!

I am supposed to get a full body lift Jan 31st BUT I have gained some weight during my vacation(a cruise) and I am so mad that I did that. Don't know if I should do the body lift now. What if I had already had it and gained this weight!

Thanks for listening can't wait to hear from everyone!

Ann

I had arms and breast reduction on April 22nd this year - No pain at all - Fabbbbbulous!

Aug 6th.....

Edited September 1, 201015 yr by SueHam

I had arms and breast reduction on April 22nd this year - No pain at all - Fabbbbbulous!

Aug 6th.....

I can't wait! I wish I could do my breasts at the same time. That is what the Dr. wanted to do. Ins does not cover any of it so I rather save for the body lift next rather then my breasts. They want 10,000 for my arms, 20,000 for the body lift and 10,000 for my breasts and 10,000 for my thighs(which are awful!) so my breasts will be last IF I can find the money:frown:

Thanks for sharing the pictures!!

I had it done in Jan of this year and I am fairly pleased, also. I can't take as good of pictures as SH can, though. I don't know how to turn my flash off, but my results are very similar to hers, adjusting for our age discrepancy, LOL. I am NOT sorry I had it done. Best wishes.

Mimi

Blue tack over the flash I use LOL

Great idea!!!!!!

Mimi

Will insurance ever pay for arms? I figured they wouldn't since I don't get any rashes or anything from them....just TONS of annoyance. ARGH!

No, insurance won't cover, purely cosmetic, sorry.

Mimi

I had my arms done too and am very pleased. Are they perfect well no but then at my age they are pretty good. I had boobs and tummy done at same time and I am very much pleased. Insurance paid for tummy-pannilectomy, I paid for breast lift. I had my arms done in April.

Did the scars fade a lot and do you wear sleeveless dresses and tops now?

scars are only visiable if I lift my arms up to show them, yes I wear sleeveless dresses/blouses. I can live with the scars better than I could the loose, wrinkled old lady arms. I am very pleased.

Just my opinion...ask if your surgeon if he plans to use staples in your skin. Staples are easy and fast but leave the little frankenstein scars all along the incision. They are an indication of a lazy surgeon and I would never go to one who does that. They are for inside the body not the skin.

With hand suturing the thread is in/under the skin so there are no side scars/holes.

Good luck to all!

I am sure that they do have a kind of machine that does sutures (Not staples)

Mine looked horrid when it was first done - Kinda raised and like blanket stitch - I think that is what was used on me - Though I do't really know to be honest...

I was so upset when I first saw my scars - But 3 days after him taking the dressings off it already looked more normal. My surgeon is a Microsurgeon - Though my arms had the auto-suture machine (I think was kinda asleep at the time LOL) And on my belly and boobs I have the amazing tiny line of the hand sewing - I reckon it depends on which part of the body they do?

I know my first surgery took ages (Arms and boobs) I went down at 9am and wasn't back till like 3-4 or so pm)

My belly I went down at 3pm and was back at about 6...

My arms were done in April and that scar is still a red line, and my belly was done Aug 12th and that is a finer red line... I guess time will tell how they look in the end... Though part of my arm scars is already fading and looking pretty good :-)

I far far farrrrrrrr prefer the red line to the saggy arms I had before :-)

I reckon they use this (Took me ages to find this pic again)

http://www.jumpintotomorrow.com/?p=837

or

http://medgadget.com/archives/2005/04/insorb_resorbab.html

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://blog.jumpintotomorrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/insorb-cosmetic-result.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jumpintotomorrow.com/%3Fp%3D837&usg=__C_uFPz9pGvmnsX4rdQnNERp6H30=&h=263&w=350&sz=41&hl=en&start=5&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=x4lRl2sF6xQXDM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinsorb%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1

Very interesting - If this is right and from their pics it's virtually gone at 15mths - Thats fab.

Edited September 30, 201015 yr by SueHam

Agree, but why not ask for the tiny hand-sewn everywhere if you know about it? Things have changed a little but since it is a self pay elective procedure why not ask for and get what you want? I would bet any $ that no machine or stapler has ever touched the skin of Demi Moore!

Agree, but why not ask for the tiny hand-sewn everywhere if you know about it? Things have changed a little but since it is a self pay elective procedure why not ask for and get what you want? I would bet any $ that no machine or stapler has ever touched the skin of Demi Moore!

I dunno - I only just found out about this machine - But....

From what I have read it gives a better result than hand sewn - I guess I will find that out over the next few months.... Right now my scar is just a line....

Time will tell :drool:

Edited September 30, 201015 yr by SueHam

I had thyroid surgery 10 years ago, and my surgeon gave me wonderful advice. He said I should apply a thin layer of sunscreen over the scar (once it's healed, of course) for 2 years. If you tan or burn that area, you will have a permanent brown or red line. My sister, who also had the same surgery 5 years before me, was not given that info and he scar is still a little pink. You can't even see mine!! Thought this might be useful information for anyone having surgery. Blessings!