The Mommy Makeover – Tummy Tuck and Breast Reshaping (Reduction)
I couldn’t remember if I sent you guys an after surgery picture. I just wanted to thank you guys again for all your help with the tummy tuck and breast reduction. I’ve been exercising 2 hours a days and eating right. I am not quite where I am want to be yet but I am getting a lot closer!
Amanda
Indianapolis, Indiana
Commentary
Tummy tuck surgery done with liposuction can produce some dramatic body change by the sheer amount of skin and fat tissue removed. But when tummy tucks are combined with a lot of personal effort after the surgery, the results can be even more strikingly dramatic. Patients who take advantage of the catabolic effects of wound healing after major body contouring surgery can really drop a lot more weight than what was ever removed during the procedure in the immediate after surgery period. But some patients take the changes that have occurred from surgery and become very motivated to do even better. A few even see it as the chance to make a total break from a body that had spun out of control for years for a multitude of reasons. This is a phenomenon I call ‘accomplishment feedback’ in which one positive change motivates one to raise the level of the obtained result even higher. While plastic surgery is a physical process, its potential effect on one’s self-image and psyche can create even greater effects. This woman’s dramatic body transformation illustrates what a powerful effect the combination of physical and mental changes can be.
Dr. Barry Eppley
Indianapolis, Indiana