This is a picture I took after I had my Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
Plastic Surgery with Lateral Thigh Lift to remove excess sagging skin
from my midsection (150 lb. weight loss).
This a a close-up view of the stitches used for my Tummy Tuck operation
two days after surgery. The top stitches show how the surgeon sews the
two flaps of skin together. The lower stitches show how the surgical
drain tubes are secured to the skin so they will not accidentally pull
out.
Background: I am a
54 year old man who is 5' - 7 1/2" tall and had attained a weight of
over 300 pounds. Over 2 years of dieting and daily exercise I reduced my
weight to 155lbs (lost
over 150 pound weight loss). This left me with a lot of excess skin
around my belly and midsection. Since I didn't want to live with this
for the rest of my life (See my
"Before and After" Pictures), I decided to look into a Tummy Tuck
operation.