Abdominoplasty Price

Question:

Last night here in the new house we bought, we have new mirrors in the bathroom that I didn't have before at my old home. Needless to say walking naked into a full length mirror after a 60+ lb weightloss is a scary ordeal. I have learned to ignore it for the most part but lastnight I walked past this mirror and I honestly wanted to cringe. My skin is just hanging there and I am wondering if it will ever get any better looking. 3 kids have seriously damaged my skin around my waist and hips and I know the stretchmarks will never go away (so I tan to get a little more even skin tone) but will the skin itself ever shape up any more than this? what happens when I shed the 60+ more I want to lose to goal? Will I end up just a walking mass of gross loose skin? I know spot reduction does not work. But will the little bit of weight resistance I've been doing pay off on toning up my skin as well as my muscle? Cosmetic surgery isn't an option for me financially at this time and I'm not sure it would be even if I was able to pay for it.

Answer:

I've noticed some excess skin and fat in my lower abdomen and have been considering getting a tummy tuck if it doesn't leave after my reaching my goal. I've been looking at some plastic surgery web sites for local doctors and have been impressed with some of the before and after photos they have taken of clients. I was looking at a price list of common surgical procedures and it appears that the average cost of a tummy tuck is around $4500 I believe and Liposuction is around $2000-$3000.

It really can be more or less depending on your doctor and other factors like how many areas you need done and such. If your ok seeing yourself naked or at a pool with a bathing suit on then you probably don't need it. If you can't stand the way you look then maybe you should a tummy tuck. I know of several procedures I'd like to have done, but if I ever decide that I am going to do one it's probably going to be the tummy tuck.

Here is a link that shows some before and after photos. It really is up to you.

http://www.plasticsurgery4u.com/procedure_folder/abdominoplasty/

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