Just for fun: Share your most embarrassing plastic surgery moments

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@JerseyCityGal Thanks. I felt like I had a St. Bernard's face before. Woof.

[Lisajacs 1]

Love the comments/advice. I'm having a lower body lift March 2nd. Excited and nervous. I too felt strange in the consult with the open robe, flabby skin touching. And then my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw the photos they took. OH MY my butt really looks like that!! I just can't wait for the mark up day. ????

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@Lisajacs good luck on your surgery! ugh, just wait until 6-mos or a year down the road when you look at those nude before photos... you forget just how bad your body was because you become used to your new body...

[sdocforce 55]

@@HumanMerelyBeing yes, Dr. Joseph F. Capella in Ramsey NJ did all of my body contouring. I lived in NJ when I had the TT but have since gone back to him from Indianapolis for additional procedures. The travel is not easy but I could not imagine going to anyone else. I do believe that he is the best at what he does, reconstructing post massive weight loss bodies to normalcy. Plus his prices are good by comparison to other plastic surgeons. I paid $25k for total body contouring. That's nothing to sneeze at but when you see that a lot of surgeons are charging 40% or more than that...

Be sure that you go to a plastic surgeon with deep experience in post massive weight loss plastic surgery. Plastic surgery is a highly competitive field and lots of surgeons are trying to capitalize on the bariatric patient base. There is a lot of heavy marketing that goes on -- I have seen it for myself and other surgeons have told me about it. Worse, I have seen some mediocre results, even some horror stories. Our bodies are far far different from women seeking mommy makeovers. Here is an interview article that I did with Dr. Capella that may help you in identifying the criteria you want to look for when interviewing plastic surgeons: http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/276918/162591/interview-capella-plastic-1/

And here is my before and after video:

Good luck!

[sdocforce 55]

So do you just ask the surgeon about his experience and trust that they will tell you honestly what their experience is?

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@sdocforce I surely hope she / he would be truthful. You always can get it in writing if you have concerns.

[imsoglad56 402]

"OH MY GOD HE IS GOING TO SEE MONSTER CROTCH."

This has made me laugh over and over again since I read it. I so get this.

Matter of fact, now I have a new word in my head that I can't get rid of:

Sascrotch.

Okay, I almost peed myself laughing over monster crotch and sascrotch. I thought I was the only one! I have some scarring the groin area due to some surgery I had (unrelated to WLS or plastics). The first time I looked at the incision after surgery and saw that line of big black stitches, I gasped and told my husband "holy shit, it's Franken-Cooter!"

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@imsoglad56 we must come up with new pet names for our now pretty juicy bits!

[My Bariatric Life 764]

so here's another embarrassing moment. it was a few months out of my Tummy Tuck. we were down the shore touring this house. i had to use the restroom. i pulled down my jeans and as I did so my hands ran over my bare buttocks. well i guess i assumed i'd pulled my panties down. so i am making my business and then i realize, oh soot i am wearing a thong. oh so sexy new me peeing in her black thong. Thankfully it was a private bathroom so i was able to wash the thong in the sink and put it back on.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Well. Just for kicks. I took the pen that the dr marks with....took a last look at my "extra lap" I had carried around for 8 years.... A big handful type of FAT roll...

On each side of my belly button I wrote. GOOD. (Other side)RIDDANCE

the doc and team liked it ....I'm assuming ....as I heard them laughing right before I went under

And indeed. Goodbye to that fat roll. Hello flat stomach????

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@Julie norton I SO LOVE THIS!!! AWESOME YOU!!!

[Julie norton 2,850]

Awesome all of us that have stayed with the process for years! I appreciate your kind words????

[skinnygirlinme 4]

Hello, I'm planning on doing breast reduction and a tt. What can I expect as far as a realistic recovery time. Doing both procedures at once because I dont want to go in twice. I'm a chicken when it comes to pain. I appreciate your insight.

[My Bariatric Life 764]

@@skinnygirlinme everyone is different but my experience was I'd have needed 4-weeks off from work for the Tummy Tuck owing to the muscle plication. But I wasn't working so it was not a consideration. The first three days are the worst but you may find that you need pain killers for 2-weeks. After that you may tire easy. Good luck! ! !