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LTB1966

Review from Realself

Dec 13, 2018

Tummy Tuck, lipo, implants & lift scheduled after years of contemplation I have been a member on this site for years and have poured over hundreds of reviews for insight as to whether I could do this surgery or not. I am older than most I think who do this (I will be 52 by the time of surgery). I have intended to do this for my 50th and then somehow I balked. Finally I decided this was the year (except technically it will be next year by the time I go to surgery). I am scared, thrilled, nervous, you name it. I did my research and found the right doctor for me. I will add his name later. I will also add pictures, and during recovery I hope to give everyone a clear path to my healing and how I found the entire process. I had five consultation and the prices varied quite a bit. In the end the Doctor I chose was the right fit for me. I consulted with two doctors who were also hospital doctors, meaning that Cosmetic surgery was not their sole practice. The remaining three were dedicated full time to plastic surgery. Frankly I think my results would have been fine with any of them but I believe the doctor I chose will give me the results I am looking for. I went with a doctor who dedicates himself full time to Cosmetic procedures and I believe it is the way to go. He did not try to cross sell any additional procedures. One of the doctors had me doing five or six more procedures and I can only imagine how I would have felt after surgery. The one thing I note is that everyones pain threshold seems to be different so I am hopeful I can hang tough and get through the first several days without issue. I am a runner so the various consults went from just giving me a lift to huge implants. The implants I picked are small and the doctor was able to give me a 3D image of my body with the implants in. Right now I have flap jacks and they will be small tidy breasts once I am done. I am very excited and welcome any and all suggestions on how to prepare for this or get information on things I may not have thought of that I should do prior to surgery. Any help I can get is great. I will keep you all posted! Went to my pre op appointment. Dr. Davidson's staff was thorough. We reviewed again the implant size, the pre op instructions and post op instructions. My measurements were taken and compression wear ordered . I got my scripts and met with the doctor again. I also was interviewed by the anesthesiologist. Probably the most impressive part was that I was given the Doctors email which he responds to quickly . I'm nervous and excited . I cannot believe I am on this side of the procedure . I am done. I am still very swollen but can say why I can see looks good. Recovery isn't easy and if you are an active person very boring. I was off any pain killers two days post off. At most I would call it discomfort not pain. I will day for me the most difficult part is wearing the compression garment, I hate control top nylons and spanx so you can imagine. You really do need to wear it tho to get the swelling down . Hi All, I wanted to update everyone who is considering this surgery, especially those in the Massachusetts area. If you are considering either of the surgeries I had, I would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Davidson. I cannot say enough. I can tell you is he is an artist. My scar is red as it is expected to be at this stage but it is a fine line scar, it is as if someone took a fine tip pen and drew a line. It has been this way from day one. As for my breasts, he gave me EXACTLY what I wanted. I don't think my breasts ever looked this good. I did not want large breasts and he honored my wishes. They have looked perfect from the first day. No bruising anywhere, and I did liposuction also. I am back to running and teaching spin. I am giving my abdominals a rest as he repaired the muscles. So if you can get here or live in Massachusetts I highly suggest you use Dr. Davidson.