FUPA

[Rey Rodriguez 9]

I’m 9 months post op from having a gastric sleeve and have lost over 100lbs. I'm 9lbs from my goal but I noticed my lower stomach and upper pelvic region really sticks out and I was wondering if it'll ever go away? I haven't been thin or at a healthy weight since I was a pre teen so I can't even remember if I've had this issue back then.

[ms.sss 15,588]

Hi!

First, congratulations on the weight loss! Yay! 🎉💪🏼👍🏼

Second, i got down to a BMI 20 at my lowest weight (down from BMI 43) and i still had a noticeable (to me) lump on my pelvic region.

it only went away after i got a Tummy Tuck. But thats just me. Others may have got a different outcome.

P.S. This was me pre-plastics at about BMI 21. You can see my fupa trying to bust out of the top of the swim bottoms. 🤷🏻‍♀️ When i wore leggings i would joke that I was packing down there.

And I don’t think losing any more weight would have helped…

[catwoman7 11,212]

same here. It was "taken care of" when I got my lower body lift.

[kristieshannon 1,634]

I’ll chime in too. Plastics took care of this for me as well. I had a big hanging apron of skin pre plastics. Now it’s gone.

[Rey Rodriguez 9]

On 04/03/2022 at 18:40, ms.sss said:

Hi!

First, congratulations on the weight loss! Yay! 🎉💪🏼👍🏼

Second, i got down to a BMI 20 at my lowest weight (down from BMI 43) and i still had a noticeable (to me) lump on my pelvic region.

it only went away after i got a Tummy Tuck. But thats just me. Others may have got a different outcome.

P.S. This was me pre-plastics at about BMI 21. You can see my fupa trying to bust out of the top of the swim bottoms. 🤷🏻‍♀️ When i wore leggings i would joke that I was packing down there.

And I don’t think losing any more weight would have helped…

Thank you for your response!! Congratulations to you as well🙌🏼 I’m planning on getting a Tummy Tuck within the next 4 years so hopefully it’ll help me too. I was just curious if anyone else had this issue since I didn’t notice it as much before. Then again my stomach was huge so anything else looked small in comparison so I guess that’s why I’m noticing it now.

[Rey Rodriguez 9]

On 04/03/2022 at 22:14, kristieshannon said:

I’ll chime in too. plastics took care of this for me as well. I had a big hanging apron of skin pre plastics. Now it’s gone.

Wow congratulations!! This is so an amazing accomplishment☺️ I plan on getting a Tummy Tuck eventually so hopefully then it’ll help make things look flatter and not as saggy as they are now

[lizonaplane 1,612]

I definitely seem puffy in my nether regions, but I don't think I have the pain tolerance for plastics. I'm really impressed with y'all's results.

[Queen ApisM 427]

14 hours ago, kristieshannon said:

I’ll chime in too. plastics took care of this for me as well. I had a big hanging apron of skin pre plastics. Now it’s gone.

You look AMAZING! Great work.

[CarynAnn 1]

Who was your surgeon for plastics? You look amazing!!! Also, did he do your legs? I’m worried about my legs and of course my lower tummy. Thank you for any advice 🙏

[ms.sss 15,588]

On 4/4/2022 at 9:26 AM, lizonaplane said:

I definitely seem puffy in my nether regions, but I don't think I have the pain tolerance for plastics. I'm really impressed with y'all's results.

I hear ya. Im pain adverse as well.

BUT. A temporary bit of pain is worth years of awesomeness, in my opinion lol.

Case in point: I just had another session of botox and fillers this morning and while i was almost in tears while i was in the chair, all is now forgotten as im totally loving my cheekbones now 😇 (as well as my non existent naso-labial lines!)

yeah, colour me VAIN.

Its all good.

[kristieshannon 1,634]

On 04/05/2022 at 08:07, CarynAnn said:

Who was your surgeon for plastics? You look amazing!!! Also, did he do your legs? I’m worried about my legs and of course my lower tummy. Thank you for any advice 🙏

I went to Dr. Alex Earle in Miami. He didn’t touch my legs, but the Tummy Tuck gave them a bit of a lift too. Down by my knees, not so much. A thigh lift will happen at some point but i just bought a home and am taking two big vacations this year so it’s been deferred.

[lizonaplane 1,612]

On 4/5/2022 at 2:28 PM, ms.sss said:

I hear ya. Im pain adverse as well.

BUT. A temporary bit of pain is worth years of awesomeness, in my opinion lol.

Case in point: I just had another session of botox and fillers this morning and while i was almost in tears while i was in the chair, all is now forgotten as im totally loving my cheekbones now 😇 (as well as my non existent naso-labial lines!)

yeah, colour me VAIN.

Its all good.

How long were you in pain after plastics?

[ms.sss 15,588]

13 minutes ago, lizonaplane said:

How long were you in pain after plastics?

Well, there were varying degrees of pain so...

I can tell you that I had to take pain meds (oxy) for about a week after my plastics (as compared to after wls, when I didn't take any pain meds at all outside the hospital)

If i remember correctly, couldn't stand up straight for about 3-4 weeks due to the Tummy Tuck, and i couldn't raise my arms above my shoulders for about 4-5 weeks due to the arm lift. There was minimal breast lift pain, if at all.

I was probably completely pain free around the 3-4 month mark...but i had re-injured myself twice before that because I didn't listen to my doc about taking it easy (i was itching to go running and busted open my stitches in several places...TWICE...oops)

So if i didn't eff myself up, I probably would've been pain free much earlier.

Edited April 7, 2022 by ms.sss

[Rey Rodriguez 9]

On 04/07/2022 at 12:42, ms.sss said:

Well, there were varying degrees of pain so...

I can tell you that I had to take pain meds (oxy) for about a week after my plastics (as compared to after wls, when I didn't take any pain meds at all outside the hospital)

If i remember correctly, couldn't stand up straight for about 3-4 weeks due to the Tummy Tuck, and i couldn't raise my arms above my shoulders for about 4-5 weeks due to the arm lift. There was minimal breast lift pain, if at all.

I was probably completely pain free around the 3-4 month mark...but i had re-injured myself twice before that because I didn't listen to my doc about taking it easy (i was itching to go running and busted open my stitches in several places...TWICE...oops)

So if i didn't eff myself up, I probably would've been pain free much earlier.

Thank you for sharing your experience!! I was actually interested in the recovery process and pain as well since I’m looking into getting plastics soon

[kristieshannon 1,634]

On 04/07/2022 at 19:36, Rey Rodriguez said:

Thank you for sharing your experience!! I was actually interested in the recovery process and pain as well since I’m looking into getting plastics soon

Like most surgeries, my first three days were rough. I did make myself start walking right away. First day wasn’t much, maybe a block or so. I slowly increased every day. I’ve always felt gentle exercise helps me with pain control, plus it’s good for prevention of post op complications like blood clots and pneumonia. By week three I was back to work full time as a nurse.