I figured I would start a new thread to give updates on how surgery went for me and my progress. I had a lower body lift, small inner thigh lift, outer thigh liposuction, breast lift an augmentation. I traveled alone to Mexico for these procedures to see dr. Sauceda.

I'm going to post some before and after pics, I know that when I was researching that I wanted to know what to expect, what I would need and really what to do. I'm open to answering any questions:)

This is by before and day 6 post op.

This was by night before and day 4 post op.

2hrs out of surgery.

Drains and incisions day of surgery

A drain in each thigh and then three in the pubic area.

Who will follow up with you and take out the drains?

I have already traveled home, 10 days post op with no problems. Got home last night, glad to be home. Still have 4 drains. But feel great.

I am a nurse practitioner, so either my business partner will take them out or i will pull them myself as well as all of the sutures. I would have no problem letting my husband pull the drains.

if you want to see my before and after pic just pm me and i will show it to you.

Wow You are one brave girl... How far out are you from your VSG? The TT looks amazing the scar is so straight. I see pics on the web and it looks like Edward scissor hands got a hold of some of them. It does look painful I'm interested in the thigh lift. how hard is to walk that seems like the most uncomfortable place to be cut and this is what I would like to have done more than TT. thanks for sharing the pics I know we are all so grateful you had the guts to show.

I have already traveled home' date=' 10 days post op with no problems. Got home last night, glad to be home. Still have 4 drains. But feel great.[/quote']

Wow congrats! Can you tell is how much??? What doctor in Mexico did you chose an also who did you choose for your vertical sleeve? I'm excited for you.

I figured I would start a new thread to give updates on how surgery went for me and my progress. I had a lower body lift' date=' small inner thigh lift, outer thigh liposuction, breast lift an augmentation. I traveled alone to Mexico for these procedures to see dr. Sauceda.

I'm going to post some before and after pics, I know that when I was researching that I wanted to know what to expect, what I would need and really what to do. I'm open to answering any questions:)

This is by before and day 6 post op.

This was by night before and day 4 post op.

2hrs out of surgery.

Drains and incisions day of surgery

A drain in each thigh and then three in the pubic area.[/quote']

Who did you vertical sleeve in Mexico?

And who did your plastic surgery!

You're very brave. And I commend you for posting the pictures on here. Amazing

Thank you so much for posting! You are looking great so far!

Sending healing thoughts and vibes to you!!!!

I did not have my sleeve in Mexico, I had it in Dallas. I believe that Michelle had her sleeve in porta vallarta. We both had our plastic surgery in Monterrey with Dr Sauceda. Our prices were different because we had different procedures.

Michelle, I have waffled about the thigh lift. Dr S thought I could do the "small" lift but local surgeons said I need the long incision which of course leaves a pretty bad scar. I was looking at your photos and noticed you got the "small" and wondering if you are feeling pretty good about it.

My current plan is NO thigh lift, get everything else done and then think about it. If the small would do the job, well, I might change my mind.

Here is a before picture, i think my thighs are alot worse then your started out though...

I think a small thigh lift works for you because you dont have much skin down around your knees. it is all up high. Dr S will make sure your thighs look good!!!1

thank you for posting. Plastic surgery scares the crap out of me, but I know I will need some things after all my weight is off.

I just want to take a minute to throw out a general thank you to all that are willing to share photos (particularly the gritty, unclothed, saggy skin photos). I think that most of us are going to face some really serious sagging skin and feel just as body conscious, or even worse, than we did about our weight. Seeing that we aren't the only ones that have to deal with this undesirable side effect really helps the negative self-talk where we feel like we're defective or have destroyed our bodies. We don't have to feel like we must be the only one that has skin this saggy, yada, yada, yada.

Heartfelt thanks for being so brave!

Thank you for posting all this good info. I am 8 pounds from my goal so really starting to look into plastic surgery. I was wondering how many pounds of skin did they remove? Trying to see how much additional weight I will lose. I have lost almost 160 pounds. Really can't wait for abdominal skin to go bye bye and breast lift, I am thinking about thighs and arms. I am scared about having surgery in mexico but really need to research to educate myself. Open to anything. Thanks!

Thanks so much for sharing! I'm only 2.5 months post op but it's good to see what I'll be looking at once I reach my goal and start looking into plastics.

Cheers Bec

Thanks for sharing! You are looking really good. I too want all those procedures done but am waiting to see if my insurance will pay for a panniculectomy. If not, then Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey is who I want to go to.

Thanks for posting all of this information and pics! How was the pain handled with the doctor you went with? Did you have a pain pump? Also, how long were you in the hospital and how long in the hotel? Who did you contact if you had concerns while you were in the hotel?