Tummy tuck/ breast reduction.

dreamsize8 · January 28, 2008

How many of you needed a Tummy Tuck and/or breast reduction? And did you do it before you reached your goal or after? My surgeon said alot of his patients didn't need neither. But some did.

Insurance doesn't cover these do they? lol

faithmd · January 28, 2008

dream, you might want to check out the Cosmetic and Reconstructive surgery forum (yep, there's a whole forum in here dedicated to that subject, isn't that cool?) for the answers to this. I think if I recall correctly, there is a long thread or possibly a poll thread that already asks the question about waiting to goal.

It is unfortunately probably impossible to judge whether you will need cosmetic surgery based on what someone else needed. We are all so different.

Sometimes insurance will cover breast reduction and panniculectomy, depends on your policy. For that answer, you'd have to call your insurance company and ask what the requirements for RECONSTRUCTIVE surgery are. No one covers cosmetic surgery that I have heard of.

aubrie · January 28, 2008

At the rate my girls are shrinking, I definately won't need a "reduction", but I will definately consider getting them pulled back up in place. It's been YEARS since my nips watched me put my lipstick on. Now they just watch me tie my shoes.

Robin Bird · January 28, 2008

Love the images, aubrie!! Too funny!

Robin

Jachut · January 28, 2008

Dont really need a Tummy Tuck (but could have a PERFECT stomach if I had a mini one, probably not worth the money, surgery, pain, recovery time though).

I definitely need a breast lift. Its the one area on my body that has really suffered, I already had loads of stretch marks on my breasts, I need them fixed.

wombat712 · January 29, 2008

I would like a Tummy Tuck but I don't know how much I will need one in the end. Right now I would say it's a definite "go" on the TT.

I won't consider PS until I've paid off this surgery so that will be another 4 years unless I can pay it off early. I want to give it some time after I get to goal to see if it can "bounce" back into shape so waiting on freeing up the funds should give me time to see what my final result is.

As far as a reduction - only on 1 side and only minor -I've always been bigger on side vs the other and I really just need a lift:rolleyes2:

OK - I DEFINITELY need a lift. I'm large chested and they appeared overnight when I was a teenager so they have NEVER been perky :rolleyes2:

wombat

hollyu2 · January 29, 2008

I have to laugh at the image of my boobs watching me tie my shoes. I havent seen them looking back at me in the mirror for years. Any way, I had to wait one year for the surgery and if I follow up one year after surgery and need a Tummy Tuck my insurance will cover it as a regular surgery. So far so good. My only concern right now is getting the weight off nad that has still proven to be VERY difficult. My body screams to hang onto the fat it so dearly loves.