Scar update... 4.5 months post op

[laners777 145]

Jane, thank you so much for your pics and the information you give on the plastics. I know I want the arm lift, breast lift and have my bra wings taken away and your pics make me even more sure that is the way to go. Your arm scars look so good, especially for 4.5 months out. I am an Irish girl like yourself and our skin ... well you know! Your pics give me hope. I have more to lose but will be looking at doing it soon. Thanks again Jane and you look beyond fabulous!

[Indigo1991 1,612]

You look amazing!

Your scars have healed beautifully, you must be so pleased. Reinforces for me that I do want the cosmetics done when I see such a great result and hear how pleased you are with it.

[Sweet Pee 349]

Thanks for sharing your pictures. It is hard to find before and after pictures of a mini thigh lift surgery. You may not realize how helpful your information or pictures are, but I think I speak for the majority, THANKS,!!.

You really look Great!!!!

[BellaHugz 331]

Cgj, Wow your scars are healing so beautifully!!! You must be so Happy, New body after all your hard work,thin scars and gorgeous freckles too!

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I tend to post mostly in the vets, plastics and band to sleeve forums. I like to share things that work since I have been obese (I HATE that word but it is the truth) most of my life and finally found my way "out" If I can help one single person find their way to being "normal" I would feel so .... happy. I am glad you noticed this and found it useful.

costco and Trader Joe's are my main sources as they are filled with Protein "bargains"

Thank you so much for sharing your costco finds, great information. You look amazing and by the smile on your face I'll bet you feel pretty amazing too. Congratulations on your success.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I need to get around to creating a before and after collage.

Sweetpee, I need to compliment you too. You have described very well how hard plastics really are over many posts. I LOVE my results.and am so glad I did it, but wow, it was no cake walk. You have accurately described how long it takes to be normal again.

Maybe it is better I didn't really know that in advance. .. haha

Thanks for sharing your pictures. It is hard to find before and after pictures of a mini thigh lift surgery. You may not realize how helpful your information or pictures are, but I think I speak for the majority, THANKS,!!.
You really look Great!!!!

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

You MIGHT not need plastics. My advice to everyone is to not worry about excess skin during the weight loss phases.

I am being completely honest...being a healthy weight even with the skin issue is 1000 times better than obesety.

You look amazing!

Your scars have healed beautifully, you must be so pleased. Reinforces for me that I do want the cosmetics done when I see such a great result and hear how pleased you are with it.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I love that the you spotted me ad an Irish girl...Haha...what was the give away?

So just so you know, the whole bra wings (or commonly know as side boobs) are not easily resolved via plastics.

I didn't have an upper body lift so accept them...

Jane, thank you so much for your pics and the information you give on the plastics. I know I want the arm lift, breast lift and have my bra wings taken away and your pics make me even more sure that is the way to go. Your arm scars look so good, especially for 4.5 months out. I am an Irish girl like yourself and our skin ... well you know! Your pics give me hope. I have more to lose but will be looking at doing it soon. Thanks again Jane and you look beyond fabulous!

[Teachamy 1,042]

You look great!

[loseitsoon 157]

Thanks for posting your scar pictures, they look great. I hope mine turn out as good as yours.

[new-mamma 6]

<p>I had very extensive plastics Oct 14 2013 by Dr Sauceda in Mexico - 4.5 months ago. Scar maturity varies alot by individual - genetics etc. I did use silicone strips but have stopped recently since they make me crazy... I am now using massage and lotions including mederma. I can't show the breast lift ones but they are essentially invisible since I only had the lollipop incision, no scarring under the breast.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>This photo is in a cocktail dress with no Spanx or other flattening clothing... wow what a difference</p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>One of these days I will get around to updated bikini pics to compare to my preop ones ...</p> <p> </p>

Congratulations!

[jamilyne 102668 1,207]

You look beautiful! I see your results, as well as some others and plastic surgery is probably in my future. I'm still concentrating on losing my weight right now. Can't wait to be thin and not to have the excess skin - I would probably give anything to look like that right now!

Edited March 1, 2014 by jamilyne 102668

[skiddles 66]

You look great! Keep posting, I love reading your updates! Hard to believe you got it all done at once. Wish I did. I feel off balance and now my thighs look even more humongous and my boobs seem bigger. Can't wait till I get the rest done. I want to look as good as you in that little black dress!

[Hynita 113]

Im about a year and a half out and mine are very light yours are healing nicely

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[CowgirlJane 14,259]

This is the link to the thread that tells all about my plastics journey in the early weeks. I have gotten a few PMs so thought I would post it so people can find it!

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/285839-two-weeks-from-plastics-progress-so-far/

I was afraid of the scars too... and yes I surely have them, but from a mental/emotional point of view they are NOTHING. They don't bother me at all, I don't even see them. I DO see how much my profile has changed so for me, it was really worth it. I think we all need to do that "math" in our head though because it is all about tradeoffs.

Plastics are no joke - it is a big deal - recovery takes a long time - I think you really need to want it for it to be worth it.

I came across this photo taken of me about 2 months prior to my plastics. No Spanx, and I definately have a melted snowman look going on. compare that to the photo taken in Feb in the cocktail dress... again, no spanx..

2 months pre plastics:

3 months post plastics - similar weight - maybe 5-8 pounds lighter but the skin is the difference