Went for my 1 week checkup and had the paper stitches removed which didn't hurt at all surprisingly. He said it was healing nicely. When I mentioned that I almost fainted on the first night with all the oozing after the operation, he said quite a few people do. Not funny considering I was on my own, what if that had happened? Unimpressed!
Regarding the results, considering it has only been a week I think so far it is healing up well. I'm starting to see the definition on my stomach. The scars are tiny, the one in the bellybutton is completely invisible and the one lower down is so small and I must say he did a good job in cutting the right place, it looks like it could just be a small scratch, I'm sure no-one would ever notice it. Only complaint is that there are some hardened areas on my abdomen which are lumpy, I'm told this is scar tissue and with regular massage this will disappear over the next 2 months. I asked the doctor about the weird numbness on my stomach and he said this takes a few months to get back to normal as nerves are traumatised during the procedure.
As for getting back to normal, I have been able to work out again and even do exercises lying on my stomach without feeling it much. The area is very tender to touch and still looks a little bruised. And finding clothes to wear which are loose and don't show the compression garment has compromised my wardrobe a lot. Just giving the facts, not meaning to complain.
Will post more photos and commentary 2 weeks post op.
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