i spoke to one of my mum's friends last night about it and her daughter had it done last year apparently. Don't know by whom though. She said that she was in a lot of pain for some time afterwards. She too said that it looked great post recovery and that when she does gain weight a little her tummy isn't affected by it.
I so can't weight to get it done
Glamourcide- MD is right it's only considered medically required for c/s, obese people, and those who have lost a considerable amount of weight and have excessive over hang.
The price differs by up to 50% depending whether it is medically required or not.
My plastic surgeon said that mine would be $5k given that i had 2 c/s and the other $5k is covered by Medicare. He said though, that private health insurance is a must due to the lengthy stay in hospital following the procedure.
ok, Mum said hers cost about $10k and got $1k back from private health insurance and a little more back from Medicare. She can't remember how much she got back from Medicare. We're in North Qld though, so it's usually a bit more expensive up here than down south.
TD, do you know why it's only considered medically required for c/s?? What makes a saggy post-c/s belly different to a saggy post-vaginal-birth belly?
Just wondering as a good friend of mine had a c/s with her son a few weeks before I had DD1 (vaginally) and her belly's in better shape than mine - I know every person is different but I'm just wondering what the logic behind only c/s bellies qualifying for rebates? Is there something in the c/s procedure that does more damage to your abdomen (I mean, obviously, cutting through all that skin and muscle etc, but apart from that), but at the end of the day isn't a tummy tuck for aesthetic purposes?
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