Charlotte Mommy Make Over Video
My name is Dana, I’m 42 years old. I have three children, my youngest just turned 8, and I’ve been thinking about the mommy makeover has been talking about. And after three babies I decided that I wanted to have a tummy tuck and some liposuction. In my mind a mommy makeover is mainly for me, it was flattening the tummy that had been stretched out after 3 babies, and I exercise, I use a personal trainer, almost five days a week on average.
When I came for a consultation with Dr. Ditesheim I had a lot of questions about what exactly was the difference between a tummy tuck or just liposuction of the tummy. I had loose skin, I had some parts that bothered me, and I wanted to know just how little or how much I needed to do to accomplish what I thought would make me feel good again about my body. And Dr. Ditesheim and his staff really helped me answer those questions so that I felt good about my decisions and I felt that I had time to investigate and answer those questions, or get my questions answered. Dr. Ditesheim was very honest, told me just how he could help me and what I would need to have done. He felt that liposuction would be a good solution for my tummy but to get the best result I needed to have a tummy tuck which was a bigger investment of time and financially but it definitely got me the result that I wanted and I feel really good about myself. Dr. Ditesheim helped me decide what combination areas would get the result that I wanted and get rid of what bothered me.
I was very concerned about recovery. Having a busy lifestyle and having children, having three children to drive and want to be available for, I was concerned about recovery and I was told exactly how much time it would take. Everybody’s a little bit different, but what to allow myself and what kind of help I would need for my recovery. And probably my biggest fear was just the recovery, not results, not Dr. Ditesheim’s expertise. I felt really comfortable with Dr. Ditesheim. it was the recovery and that was far better than I ever anticipated. And I felt really really good very quickly after surgery.
What was so great about having surgery in Dr. Ditesheim’s office was that he had an incredible staff, from the anesthesiologist to the OR nurse, the recovery nurse, everybody I met. Before my surgery I was completely awake and I felt very comfortable and safe. His surgical center was beautiful and there was a lot of care in making me feel comfortable. I never felt scared if you will, before surgery I felt very good about the direction I was headed. And then I went to sleep and I woke up and I felt great, little tired but I felt good, I didn’t have any pain, little discomfort. I had very good care during my recovery. I was in Dr. Ditesheim’s office, surgical area for recovery for a few hours, and I went home, and it was a really really positive experience.
I actually feel probably better about my body than I did maybe even before I had children. There were things about my body that bothered me when I was younger before I had children and I didn’t think about having plastic surgery then. I have always exercised so this was a great solution for me. I feel really good, I feel like I look good. Having plastic surgery for me has given me more self confidence, and I just feel really good.
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