Hi, Doctor Martynas,
My boyfriend has been emailing you about a tummy tuck. I am now due to have the tummy tuck next month done by yourself. I just have a few questions I would like you ask you if that’s ok?
1. I have been looking up tummy tucks on the internet and I seen that there is different type of
tummy tucks, so could you please tell me the type that is best for my tummy that you will be
performing?
2. On your web site there are pictures of a tummy tuck patient after the tummy tuck her stomach is
nice and flat and firm, will my stomach be as firm and flat like that after my tummy tuck?
3. From my pictures you can see that I have a lot of fat on my hips , my boyfriend told me you said in an
email that there would be limited lipo done with the tummy tuck will this be on my hips ?
4. How many sizes do you think I could drop, I was in a size 20 2 years ago and I got down to a 14. I had a baby (my last). I’m back to a 14 even though some of my stomach falls over the top of my jeans. Before having children I was a size 10 and had a nice shape in my mid section of stomach were you could see a shape around my muscles.
5. I have also been reading that I could need to have blood tests before the tummy tuck, as I arrive in Kaunas. Will this be enough time to get the blood tests done?
6. Would it be possible for my boyfriend to stay at the hospital with me for the whole time I’m there?
7. I had sent medical questions from your office to fill in and sign and send back, would it be ok to fax this back to your office?
Thank you every much for everything. I look forward to meeting face to face and getting my tummy tuck done and feeling good about myself again. As now I go the gym and walk 4 times a week but my stomach just seems to look worse. It’s very up setting and really gets me down.
I give my trust to you.
Yours, Amanda
Dear, Amanda,
Thank you for your letter. I will try to answer your questions.
During traditional abdominoplasty I always remove excess skin, do liposuction on flanks and do abdominal muscles plication.
Your abdomen will definitely look better after surgery. It‘s hard to tell how exactly will it look like, but definitely flatter, without hanging extra skin and less fat tissue on flanks. But being realistic you can‘t expect abdomen to like it was 15 years ago.
Liposuction on flanks/hips must be done as well to achieve better results.
I think you should drop from size 14 to 12 after surgery, but this will happen in couple months because initially there will be swelling.
Yes, there will be enough time for blood tests
During your whole stay in our hospital you will be under nurse‘s care. We could recommend nearby hotel for your boyfriend
Yes, you may fax medical forms to our office.
Going to gym before surgery will only improve operative results. Keep on going!
Feel free to contact me if you have any other medical questions.
If you need information about consultation, surgery, staying details, please contact my secretary- info@plasticsurgery.lt
Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Martynas Norkus
Amanda, Dublin, Ireland, 2008
MY LIFE HAS CHANGED THANKS TO HAVING A TUMMY TUCK AND LIPO IN KAUNAS LITHUANIA AT ESTETINES CHIRURGIJOS CENTRAS ....
THERE DOCTOR M NORKUS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AND NOW I FEEL GREAT ABOUT MYSELF, ALL THE STAFF THERE ARE WONDERFUL AND THE CLINIC IS BEAUTIFUL . THE REASON I CHOSE THIS CLINIC WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE WHEN I MAILED THE DOCTOR WITH QUESTIONS DID HE ANSWERED MORE OR LESS STRAIGHT AWAY, WHICH I LIKED BUT HE'S REALLY GREAT IN ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS IN A WAY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. THE PRICE WAS SO GOOD AND LIKE MANY PEOPLE I WASN'T HAPPY WITH HOW I LOOKED, AFTER HAVING 3 CHILDREN AND HAVING WEIGHT UP AND DOWN ALL MY LIFE THEN FINALLY LOST THE WEIGHT AND WAS LEFT WITH A LARGE HANG OF SKIN .
I FELTED I WASN'T NICE AND HAD BEEN THINKING OF HAVING A TUMMY TUCK TO LOOK AND FEEL NICE AGAIN SO I COULD ENJOY LIFE .JUST ONE LARGE THING STOPPING ME,THE PRICE. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY THEY WANTED IN IRELAND FOR THE TUMMY TUCK .
I SIMPLY EMAILED PHOTOS OF THE AREA I WASN'T HAPPY WITH AND THE DOCTOR GOT BACK TO ME TELLING ME THAT HE COULD HELP AND HOW AND WHAT HE COULD DO ,HE ALSO GAVE ME THE PRICE ,THEN I GOT MY DATE FOR MY BIG DAY. ON THE DAY I MET THE DOCTOR WE TALKED ABOUT ALL MY FEARS AND TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING ,WHEN I LEFT HIS OFFICE I KNEW I COULD TRUST HIM AND HIS STAFF ,ALL MY FEARS AND WORRIES LEFT.
EARLY NEXT MORNING I WAS IN THE CLINIC TO GET READY FOR MY OPP . THE STAFF MADE ME FEEL REALLY RELAXED. WHEN I WOKE UP AFTER I HAD NO PAIN AT ALL JUST FELT LIKE I WAS AFTER DOING A WORK OUT AT THE GYM.
I STAYED AT THE CLINIC FOR ONE NIGHT ,MY DRAINS STAYED IN FOR 4 DAYS AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT I COULD ALMOST STAND UP STRAIGHT AGAIN. I REALLY HAD NO PAIN AT ALL . 2 DAYS ATFER MY TUMMY TUCK I PUT A DRESS ON AND I CRIED ,IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO LOOK SO GREAT IN THE DRESS AND KNOW THAT I WAS STILL VERY SWOLLEN AND STILL LOOKING GOOD .I FELT NICE AGAIN AND I LIKED LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AGAIN.
AT THIS CLINIC THEY DO A GREAT JOB THEY DO THEIR JOB BUT THEY GO THAT EXTRA MILE IN YOUR CARE. ON THE DAY I MET THE DOCTOR I WAS WORRIED UNTIL WE SPOKE AND WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING MY FEARS AND SO ON . WHEN I LEFT DOCTOR NORKUS OFFICE I KNEW I COULD TRUST HIM AND HIS STAFF MY FEARS LEFT AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD MY NEW TUMMY . I WAS IN A SIZE 14 NOW IM IN A SIZE 10 -12 AND A STONE /6KGS LIGHTER. I AM SO HAPPY WITH MY BODY NOW AND MY LIFE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH FOR THE BETTER.
THE DOCTOR IS MY HERO FOR WHAT HE DONE FOR ME THANK YOU DOCTOR M NORKUS AND ALL YOUR STAFF FOR SUCH WONDERFUL RESULTS.