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05-21-2008, 04:44 PM
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#1 | | Registered User Thread Starter  
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| How Long Did/Will Your Surgery Take?
I'm just curious how long you will be in surgery or were in surgery if you've already had plastic surgery.
I'm having a lower body lift and a medial thigh lift with two surgeons working on me and they anticipate it taking about 6 hours.
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05-21-2008, 05:40 PM
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I am having an extended TT with vertcal incision and she estimated mine to be 6 hours as well. Only one surgeon though...I am not as special!
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05-21-2008, 06:42 PM
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#3 | | 95% Fat Free!
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| Well, as you know Becky I haven't had my surgery yet, (I'll be just one day behind you girlfriend ) so this is my best guess.
When I was talking about doing my LBL all at once, my Dr. told me that it would take 4-6 hours, with just him alone and no medial thigh lift -- so your Dr.'s estimate sounds pretty much in line with the info I got.
I have no idea how long my surgery will take now with the new game plan, but I am keeping my fingers crossed that it won't take as long as it took to get the two Dr.'s schedules together !
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05-22-2008, 01:08 PM
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I only had the tummy tuck with muscle repair and it took about 3 hours. I was in the OR around 7:30 and in my room around 11am.
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05-22-2008, 04:25 PM
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Sounds about right. My tummy tuck and thigh lift took 4.5 hours.
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05-22-2008, 08:04 PM
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I had extended TT and MR. It took about 5 hours
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05-23-2008, 11:31 AM
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tummy tuck
3 hours
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05-30-2008, 08:40 AM
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#8 | | moderator/admin
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extended TT, muscle repair (progressive tension sutures), lipo to back (big mistake - hurt the worst and i see minimal improvement), mons lift ... took about 4 hours
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05-30-2008, 08:55 AM
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Why is mine taking 6 hours....Stomping feet and throwing temper tantrum. I am realllllly hoping she overestimated and I can get back some of the money from the anesthesiologist.
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05-30-2008, 10:31 AM
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Karri,
dont hold your breath ... they start the anesthesiologist fee the moment they walk in the hospital ... i paid for i think 5 hours to her ...
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