Hi everyone,

I have lost 82lbs so far and I have another 22-ish to go. My graduation present to myself would be to get a circumferential tummy tuck and a breast lift with implants. I am 24 and I want to live life to the fullest. I wan't to enjoy my body at the beach and just...well....LIVE! I have a lot of hanging skin on me from having my son 6 yrs ago and there's no denying that it will need to be removed.

It all sounds grand right? Well, I also want to have more kids later on in life...perhaps after 30 or so. Should I wait until after I have children or should I just do the PS in 2010 as planned?? Please...any feedback would be appreciated.

Well, you know your body and how it responds to pregnancy.

Personally, I would do it becuase I know that I dont get hugely pregnant, I dont get stretch marks, etc - well I didnt in the three pregnancies I had. They didnt do a lot of damage to my stomach at all.

My boobs though - ugh, pregnancy and breastfeeding wrecked them, and weight loss DESTROYED them. And I know that they say you can nurse after certain breast surgeries, but none of the people I know IRL have been able to. You have to be prepared NOT to if you're going to go ahead with breast surgery.

But you say you had hanging skin after your first pregnancy? That to me would be a sign that you might need your surgery revised after another pregnancy. Did you get a zillion stretch marks? If so, you're likely to again. There's a lot to be said for waiting and gettign rid of them all in one go. It would be heartbreaking to see your nice stomach destroyed again.

I think there's no reason not to go ahead if its what you really want now, but you need to be realistic that you might want further surgery down the track. Could you for example have that pannus removed now, and do the real deal tummy tuck with new navel etc later? That way you can look better clothed etc right now and you can do the airbrushing afterwards.

Edited February 7, 200917 yr by Jachut