According to Dr. Doft, Black women are also at higher risk for developing keloid scars after lipo.
You should discuss this with your surgeon.
But having her did something to my stomach muscles where they split.
Courtesy of Bianka Fort
As the child is growing in utero, the pressure outwards pulls these muscles apart.]
I couldnt ever get defined abs.
For the amount that I was working out, it didnt make sense.
Fort, before getting lipo and a tummy tuck. Courtesy of Fort
So, I went to a plastic surgeon,Dr.
James Parker, to talk to him about it.
Her reasoning for getting surgery was very similar to mine.
Courtesy of Fort
And that is what he did.
He went in and reconstructed my muscles.
I had a breast reduction because I was uncomfortable.
Fort, after getting lipo and a tummy tuck. Courtesy of Fort
With the weight I had lost, I was disproportionate it was too heavy.
I was so nervous [before the surgeries].
I had anxiety, especially about me not waking up from the anesthesia.
Courtesy of Fort
I had never had surgery before.
Fort, before getting lipo and a tummy tuck.
I wanted my own proportions from prior to the birth of my child.
Black women like to preserve ethnic features, but sometimes its just a desire to look like a stereotype.
I told both of my doctors that I wanted to look natural.
I am my own goals.
It was a little different for me.
Prior to having my daughter, I didnt have saggy skin.
I didnt havestretch marks.
I didn’t have any of that.
After my daughter, I had to get used to the way my body looked.
But how do I get rid of it?
My surgeon was like, Okay, surgery is how you get rid of it.
If he would have told me to do something else, I would have done something else.
Fort, after getting lipo and a tummy tuck.
I was very strict about working out and drinking lots of water and reducing my intake of sodium.
I knew I couldnt stay down, because I had a toddler.
I had some bad days, feeling tired and sore, but overall my post-op was bearable.
To be honest, my pain was manageable it wasnt excruciating, so I just took ibuprofen.
Bruises will often resolve by the end of the first week, but may continue until the second week.
Im definitely concerned about how [portrayals of] body image in media and social media influence Black women.
This may lead to higher complication rates and oftentimes less than desirable surgical outcomes.
A big consideration is ensuring that you are financially stable, so that you might access credible doctors.
I think everybody has a different experience and wants different things from it.
