5 Weeks Post Plastics

[deedadumble 1,033]

Loving my new body!

Surgery: lower body lift with butt flap augmentation, arm lift (with lipo), breast lift/augmentation (240cc), neck lift

Surgeon: Dr. Sauceda

Stats:

49 yr old

5'10"ish

Size 12

183 before 180 after (still have some swelling)

4 pounds skin removed

38D (barely a D) before

36DD after

[docbree 199]

You look amazing!!!

[gbb77901 113]

amazing is right!

[Pepper123 320]

Wow and Congrats!!!

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

woo hoo! You do look great - you must be over the moon happy with your results!.

[deedadumble 1,033]

woo hoo! You do look great - you must be over the moon happy with your results!.

I am ecstatic. I can't wait to actually be able to go to a pool and enjoy myself without feeling self conscious. I am so happy I got the implants. I was so indecisive about it and really didn't make up my mind until I talked to the doc.

[swtpea637 33]

congrats ... you look great ...

was any of this covered by insurance?

[Dr-Patient 830]

You look great! How was the pain after the plastics...?

Congrats! Strut your stuff!

[deedadumble 1,033]

You look great! How was the pain after the plastics...? Congrats! Strut your stuff!

Thanks! Pain from surgery was minimal to non-existent. I had a flare up in the nerves in my elbow (a pre-existing issue) from the garment and I took pain pills for that. The biggest thing is being so uncomfortable for so long and being restricted in movement.

[deedadumble 1,033]

congrats ... you look great ... was any of this covered by insurance?

No, I didn't have rashes or any skin issues so it was not covered.

[LilBoo007 491]

You look fantastic!!! He did great work!!

[MichiganChic 3,262]

You look wonderful! Congratulations!!

[volkitteh 34]

You look Amazing! I can't wait to get to this. I think you listed everything I want to get done in about a year. Can you give a rough estimate for your costs and how long did you stay in Mexico for healing post surgery?

[deedadumble 1,033]

You look Amazing! I can't wait to get to this. I think you listed everything I want to get done in about a year. Can you give a rough estimate for your costs and how long did you stay in Mexico for healing post surgery?

I stayed in Mexico for 13 days total. I went on a Monday, body surgery on Tuesday, face surgery on Friday, moved to the hotel on Sunday, and then came home the next Saturday.

The cost is based on an individual's body and will depend on your procedures and how long the doctor thinks it will take to do the surgery. I've heard of prices from $15K-$24K for the same procedures, so I think the range is too wide to tell anyone an exact price. The three of us that were there around the same time frame had the same surgery. One took 7 hours, mine took 9 hours, and the other took 12 hours. It's really easy to get a quote by sending your photos to Dr. Sauceda at drsauceda@gmail.com. He'll get back to you within a day or two. He's out on vacation right now, but should be responding to requests. If your price is over $7,000 you can deduct $600 for airfare. Everything is included in the price except for food when you're in the hotel and tips. I spent about $400 in food and tips. I also saved up a "just-in-case" fund for complications. I haven't had any complications except for a large abdominal seroma that disappeared after a week.

One of the main reasons I went with Dr. S was the support forum of past and future patients on obesityhelp.com and Facebook (for patients within a month of surgery or who have already had surgery). I would recommend joining the forum on OH and reading everything you can.

[Sweet Pee 349]

Congratulations!! You are looking amazing!!