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Melissa's Incredible Breast Augmentation & Tummy Tuck Makeover
Posted on April 25th, 2008 in Celebrity Plastic Surgery by MakeMeHeal.com Staff

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See Melissa's Before & After Plastic Surgery Pictures Album.

29 year old Melissa (username: honeybee78) first wanted an abdominoplasty after her first baby in 1998. After three c-sections and a hernia, Melissa decided that it was time to get a full tummy tuck along with a breast augmentation. Two consults later, Melissa decided to go with Dr. James McAdoo in Rockford, Illinois who had done plastic surgery on her friends and who made her feel extremely comfortable. In March 2008, Melissa got 350cc's of silicone to transform her 34B breasts into 34Ds. With the suggestion of Dr. McAdoo, Melissa chose a round high profile implant with transaxillary incision. Melissa found her recovery after her full tummy tuck easier than her c-sections but found her breast augmentation more painful than she expected. Her breasts are still dropping so she's a little disappointed but Melissa is thrilled with her tummy tuck results. Melissa's still recovering after her plastic surgery and has gotten great advice from her friends on the Make Me Heal message boards.

NOTE: MELISSA IS A MOTHER WHO UNDERGONE SEVERAL C SECTIONS... THIS MUST HAVE PREPARED HER TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO UNDERGO MORE SURGERIES.

Melissa's advice for anyone having plastic surgery is:

"Be patient and listen to your body. Over doing it is the worst thing you could do. Take your pain meds on time so the pain doesn't get away from you. Most importantly everyone heals differently, don't compare yourself to anyone else's recovery just to your before pics."


Please join us below with an interview with the lovely Melissa:

Make Me Heal: When did you first have the idea to have your procedure(s)?

Melissa: I first wanted the abdominoplasty in 1998 after having a 10lb baby. Then after my 3 c sections I really wanted it. Finally a hernia prompted the surgery, I didn't want to get anymore of those!

Make Me Heal: What were your motivations (physical, emotional, social, etc.) behind your decision to have the procedure(s)?

Melissa: Physical and emotional. Physical because I knew without repairing the muscles I would continue to get hernias. Emotional because I felt truly disfigured.

Make Me Heal: How long did it take you to make a decision and was it an easy or difficult one to make?

Melissa: I decided to go through with it in less than 1 week after the hernia diagnosis.

Make Me Heal: Did your family, friends, and any other people in your close circle give you support, opposition, or did you make this decision without considering them?

Melissa: My husband was very supportive of my decision, however he said I didn't need it to be beautiful in his eyes.

Make Me Heal: How did you research the procedure and come to decide on this particular procedure?

Melissa: I had been researching this for various years via the internet.

Make Me Heal: Please discuss if you used any of Make Me Heal's resources such as the message boards, pictures library, doctor directory and doctor reviews, and any recovery and preparation products that you used.

Melissa: I use the message boards daily now that I am post op and love this site.

Make Me Heal: How did you come to choose your doctor?

Melissa: I had 2 different consults and chose this dr because of his price, how comfortable I felt with him and 2 of my friends had awesome work done by him.

NOTE: BACKGROUND CHECK ON YOUR SURGEON IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Make Me Heal: Please discuss if you have any role in deciding the type of technique used for your surgery by the doctor, incision placements, implant brand, anesthesia type, etc.

Melissa: I trusted his judgement .. I only picked the size and the implant being silicone.

Make Me Heal: How did you prepare for the surgery?

Melissa: I flew in family to help with my children.

Make Me Heal: How were you feeling the night before the surgery and on the moments before the surgery itself?

Melissa: I wasn't nervous at all only excited up to the night before. Then I became extremely nervous!

Make Me Heal: How was the recovery process? Please discuss what side effects you experienced? What were the worse parts of the recovery? Did anyone help you during the recovery?

Melissa: My husband helped me and other family helped take care of my kids. My recovery process for the abdominoplasty wasn't as painful as my recovery from c sections. My breast aug however was the worst part, very painful.

Make Me Heal: Please discuss the pain or discomfort you experienced during the recovery?

Melissa: The abdominoplasty was a cake walk. My skin and muscles were tight but not painful. The breast aug however was extremely painful.

Make Me Heal: How well prepared were you for the recovery from physical, emotional, and mental respects?

Melissa: I looked through makemeheal.com and read others stories. I also viewed their post op pics to prepare myself for what I would look like.

Make Me Heal: What are your top recovery tips to other patients?

Melissa: Be patient and listen to your body. Over doing it is the worst thing you could do. Take your pain meds on time so the pain doesn't get away from you. Most importantly everyone heals differently, don't compare yourself to anyone else's recovery just to your before pics.

Make Me Heal: How long did you take off from work? What did you tell your co-workers about taking this time off? Did anyone notice your cosmetic procedures at work and what did you tell them if they asked about it?

Melissa: I took off 3 weeks. I told everyone at work what I had done.

Make Me Heal: How happy are you with the results?

Melissa: I am completely happy with the abdominoplasty. My breasts are still dropping so I am a little disappointed with them.

Make Me Heal: How has your makeover impacted your life from personal, social, career, and other respects?

Melissa: I am a much happier person. I didn't realize how much of an impact feeling disfigured had on my mental outlook.

Make Me Heal: Would you have done anything differently if you had the chance?

Melissa: No

Make Me Heal: What is your final word of advice to other people considering the procedure(s) you had?

Melissa: If you want this you should do it!!!

Make Me Heal: Was Make Me Heal beneficial to you along your journey?

Melissa: Yes I love the message boards and photos. They definitely help me see how things will be. I also feel that I have gotten a lot of great advice from all the wonderful people on this site!

See Melissa's Before & After Plastic Surgery Pictures Album.

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