Now this is a thread that cracks me up! I, too am pretty skinny, and I hesitated to ask about the stomach, putting it in perspective with the brain, but I found the courage and inquired about whether or not they bring in a plastic surgeon for that aspect and I got the "we're better than those guys" which I am still having trouble figuring out if he was trying to make me laugh to check my facial score b4 surgery, or completely serious. Then, when I ended up with an ulcerated scar below the incision "because I have no bady fat", which was meant to make me feel flattered, I was going to say "what gives ?" but the other one owned up to it like George Washington cutting down the apple tree and I forgave him. Still, they should bring in somone who specializes on that and not heads. Insurance is so crazy that I think my Drs. got paid relatively little in the scheme of things, to cut in another surgeon is not lucative and Ins. does't want to ante up b4 never mind after. If you have the means, ask your doctors to involve someone who does this or atleast have them look at your belly and discuss how it is going to happen. I would have directed them to my belly fat! I think that it is fair when you compound the things that result from surgery that the belly scarring is the icing on the self-esteem cake. I got over it, but I'm secretly thinking of covering it with my first tatoo! Doen't tell anyone...
Scar management is important - bikini's are out for the first year or mega sun screen at the incision area. Massage gently lifting the skin away from muscle below it and roll between fingers.
Jules
