Postnatal Make Over

[emmfin]

Hello All!

Its been great getting on this forum and I have learnt a lot. I am a mother of two, 5'2" tall, weight = 78KG (172 lbs). I am done with having kids and have been struggling for the past year to lose all the extra weight. My target is to get down to about 58-60KG. In Bangkok of course!

I am considering some procedures like liposuction for my abdomen, chin and arms. Breast lift and augmentatation, skin peel and lasik surgery.

Does any hospital have package deals where I can have all these procedures in one? How many hospital days stay do I expect to have to complete these procedures?

Grateful for your response, advice and price information.Thanks.

[donna]

wow. thats a lot of trauma to put yourself through in one go. do you really want to do all of this to yourself in one sitting? its the pain i worry about. liposuction is not a minor surgery. they are sucking gunk out through a garden hose! i just think that if you did this all in one go that yo would have to be on a ridiculous amount of painkillers to get over it. not to mention the time you would need to be under anaesthetic.

i would just google the hospitals to find out about the doctors. then go see them and ask what they think about your suggestion.

would you consider a stomach band instead of the lipo? relatively minor operation (compared to lipo) and the weight will just come off. as long as you exercise in the mean time your body should still look ok. you could reassess the situation after you reach your goal weight.

much less stress on your body and relatively painless considering the alternative.

[emmfin]

would you consider a stomach band instead of the lipo? relatively minor operation (compared to lipo) and the weight will just come off. ...much less stress on your body and relatively painless considering the alternative.

Thanks Donna for the suggestion. I think you are right. The gradual weight loss would also look more natural! But I will still try to get in the breast lift. I really do need that one. Thanks again for your suggestion.

[eek]

emmfin, i would also echo trying to find a better solution than liposuction. The best method, of course, is through excercise. If there are areas that bother you after that then maybe reconsider. Excercise tones up the body, whilst lipo just removes fat. If your body doesnt have good tone or elasticity lipo may give you loose flesh to condend with. Imo a healthy body with a bit of excess weight is much nicer than a slimmer looking body that has flabby loose flesh.

Can understand you wanting the other proceedures as there isnt much you can do about them actively.

For lasik, which i have had here, i suggest you do a search on tv forum for some great info. I chose TRSC, which is imo and most tv members, is the best.

Just a word of caution regarding peels. Peels can sometimes cause enlarged pores rather than refine, as well as a few other possible side-effects. I suggest when you receive advice on a peel that you google for information or look for forums that talk about pros and cons.

Your aim is augmentation, not disappointment, so take your time to research well.

Good luck.

Edited July 12, 2007 by eek

[eek]

Oh.and..you dont mention what age your kids are.

Please take into consideration how they will respond to you following any big treatment like that. You will also be tender and sore for a long time post any kind of cosmetic surgery, so may not be able to tactile with them.

If they are very young, you and your children may find it hard to cope with.

Motherhood is far more precious than a few wobbly bits.

[emmfin]

My kids are 3 and one year old. The pregnancy fat just refuses to go. True I have not had lots of exercise but i am realistic that I might not have enough time to exercise to get off all the weight as I work 8-10 hours a day in an office - very sedentary work!

My diet is quite good and moderate but again the discipline to say NO to occassional binges is low. My ideal weight would be 55KG so I need to lose 23KG. In six months perhaps! Skin tone is good and since there isn't so much fat, I dont think I will have flab except in my tommy area maybe because of the pregnancy stretch.

Truth is I don't recognise myself in the mirror and I cant look at photos of myself. I really need the weight off. It will help me feel better aboout me. I know the joy of being a mother is great but also need to feel good about ME as a person. Thanks for all your help.

[donna]

emmfin, it sound to me like you are having a self esteem problem too. the low self esteen is making you eat more which is piling on the weight which is causing low self esteemn which is causing........i think you get it. perhaps you need to get yourself into some counselling or at least into some self help books initially?

23kg in 6 months is a lot to lose, so i think i would give myself a year really. but with just half an hour exercise about 4 times a week you will start to lose weight im sure. walking with your kids, swimming, or even some cardio in the gym would be good. the hardest part is getting started i think. they say you have to do something 21 times before it is a habit, so bear that in mind.

let us know how you go emmfin.