considering getting a "tummy tuck".. Does anybody out there in "Yahoo land" have any suggestions?
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My mom-in-law got one about a year ago. She had gastric bypass surgery and lost 140lbs in about 14 months! Wow! The surgeon removed about 4 lbs. of skin, low scar, massive difference! Much like recovering from cesaerean section, tho, very sensitive for months! But she is happy!
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eh? wtf? why would you go get a surgery for a dimple... you can create a cleft in your chin with makeup-if ya know what your doing. but a dimple...you want dimple surgery. i wanna laugh. but I'm not sure if you are being serious or not... are you?
669597
It's my scary clown buddy asking about belly buttons today. I actually hate doing anything to my belly button. It gives me the creeps. Still, it must be cleaned since it is an innie par excellence. But I have to grit my teeth and I just hate the whole (so to speak) process.  Not painful exactly, no, but unpleasant, just the same. I swear it is connected inside to some part of me still and that part doesn't enjoy being bothered.\n\nSo in two questions you have found out two of my darkest secrets. The hating clown thing and now this creepy belly button thing. That's enough, now.\n\np.s. Do you think the reason you got so many joking answers back is cuz you are a CLOWN?  (oh, and there's gotta be something attached to the inside of the bb b/c it feels so awful when you tug on it.)
91421
I bought one of those roller things that you roll on the floor forward and back while kneeling. It has burned a lot of fat on my tummy. But I still have a little extra pudge from being prego. I think that sometimes your skin stretches and when you lose the weight, Presto- excess skin. It doesn't always go back to the way it was.
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May want to seek out a forum specifically for obese wheelchair bound individuals. \n\nOr, maybe you can find some good info at a medical supplies store.
777192
i think you 're the one who needs to decide if it stays or goes.if you're happy with it then dont worry.if you think it's a turn off then do something about it.  Personally my hubby gained a little around his belly and it just gave me more to hang onto to....his personality didn't change....and hes not sloppy fat so we're good...
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Good for your wife for getting back into shape!\n\nI have breast implants, and I started with a couple of message boards and talked to 100s of women who already had them.  Try a message board.  BUT!  Have your wife go there.  They don't take kind to men, sorry!\n\nI would say the first thing is to find a GREAT doctor.  Then, she will go in for a consult where she will try on special bras and they will put in essentially water balloons.  It's the size of the balloons that she likes that will determine what size she ends up being.\n\nSeeing how she is petite, I would say getting her to a small C would be great!\n\nAnd silicone is still not approved in the U.S.  For studies only.  Mine are saline.\n\nYou can play with them as soon as she is comfortable.\n\nI would say that yes, submuscular is the way to go.\n\nSeeing how she is done nursing kids, she could go with any incision spot.  I went through the navel believe it or not!\n\nOh, you called it bum - are you in the U.K.?  Regardless, she can get saline if that's what she wants.
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I'll answer the question so this all stays within the rules...\n\nIn becoming a professional belly dancer..no..but I would love to know how to, as well as dancing the Hula..I find them fascinating to move to.\n\n(But your details are solicitating employees and jobs).. which are against the rules in Yahoo.. just thought you would like to know..if reported enough times they'll kick you out.. be careful :)
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Momo, I agree with ya there, I think I would pay quite a bit for a cellulite cure.  I know drinking lots of water diminishes the appearance of it and using a loofah but I wish I could just banish it 4-ever...   I do not have a lot but what I do have makes me really self-conscious...
969017
Isn't that manboobs? I'd go to a family physician to get advice and options no matter what it is.\nGood luck.
181930
I have had a tummy tuck also a breast lift after losing a lot of weight it was a great success and my advice if  it makes you happy do it.\nthe only thing with regards to surgery is that it can become addictive.\nAt the moment i have some back fat that i am trying to get rid of and if it does not shift i will have surgery to get it removed well done though on your weight lose keep up the good work
566751
Sounds great. However, I know a friend of mine eventually had surgery for breast reductuion (shame), because it was troubling her. I think she had back aches, but I am not sure - also don't really know what size she was.
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I used to have a stubborn tummy that refused to go away, and a very weak back... my spine grew slightly twisted. I now have beautiful abs and a powerful core, thanks to Joyce Vedral's ab exercises. I'll be doing these for the rest of my life. \nYou can check out her website at www.joycevedral.com. She finally came out with exercise videos and dvds, I find them much more convenient than her books. Good luck!
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DON'T DO IT!!  \n\nYou will not be happy with the results: lumpy, uneven appearance and you simply gain the fat/weight on another part of your body... seriously... I had my c-section bump (area above the scar, between my pubic bone and belly button) lipo'd 3 years ago and although the area is flatter, the skin is very uneven and lumpy and now my butt is bigger than it used to be w/out any weight gain!!  I would rather have my bump back and do sit-ups 1000 x a day than to have a bigger butt!\n\nJust go to the gym or do some resistance training (weights) on the area you want to make smaller!!!\n\nps: Let me add that I had an excellent surgeon, he also did breast implants that are phenomenol - it's just the nature of the liposuction itself - my surgeon actually warned me, but I didn't listen! =(
910609
Tummy tuck surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift surgery in India by the company called Forerunners Healthcare .The Price for the surgery she paid in India was very less. She paid 30% of the cost she was quoted in America.\n\nForerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. They arrange cosmetic and plastic surgery for foreigners in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low price, as the breast reduction, tummy tuck, facelift and other cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.\n\nhttp://www.forerunnershealthcare.com\nHope this helps.
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I wish I could post my belly pic as I have the most heinous stretchies ever...I cant find a finger width of normal skin between them. You can have laser treatment (think tattoo removal) but it only eliminates 30% of the marks.  Don't bother with the cocoa butter stuff as that does as much for stretch marks as the gas and air does for labour pain (not much).  Apparently Bio oil can reduce them but not cure them. Just resolve never to wear a bikini again, or get them tattoo'd over to look like tiger stripes!!
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You could pay for one of those wrap treatments that promise to lose inches in hours if cost isn't an issue. I've not tried it msyelf but they get rave reviews in the magazines. Other than that maybe try sculpting undies - M&S do great ones that pull you in and give you a slimmer outline. I think you can even get tights that pull it all in too. Good luck and enjoy your night out x x x