'FIVE
LITRES OF FAT WAS SUCKED FROM MY BODY'Mandy
Kirtlry, 36, had a tummy tuck, lipo and a breast uplift In
April after losing 6½ stone. A
slimming counsellor, she lives with her partner Chris and her two daughters in
Bradford.
"I
expected to feel on top of the world after losing 6½ stone in six months. But
when I looked in the mirror, I despaired. The enormous weight loss had taken
its toll on my body, and my stomach now hung in a giant flap of skin.
I used to be
a dancer, which kept me toned, but after I had my children — Hollie and Brooke
- I'd ballooned to 20st and a size 26. Yo-yo dieting hadn't worked. Then I started
the Cambridge Diet in October 2006, which combines meal replacement and counselling.
I went from 18st 101b to 12st In six months.
But at 5ft
10in, I still had to wear a size 16 because of all my loose skin.
I felt
like crying. My arms and legs were slim, but my breasts sagged and my stomach
was resting on my thighs. Surgery was my only option. In April this year I went
online and found a website for cosmetic surgery abroad. For £3.600 - just over
half the price of a tummy tuck in the UK—I could have my tummy done, lipo plus
a breast uplift, and stay in a luxury hotel in Tunisia.
I asked Mum along
for moral support A week before we went she confessed she was considering a
tummy tuck too and we ended up having them on the same
day. During my six-hour op. the excess flesh was removed along with five litres
of fat from my back and sides, and my belly button was repositioned. I burst
into tears of joy when the bandages came off. Now l have the body I always
dreamed of”
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I TRADED MY CAR FOR
A FLAT STOMACH
Angie KiirJey, 57, a medical buyer, trees around the comer from ocyht^r Mandy. She has been married
to Ian for 38 years and they have one other daughter, Shelly, 33.
"1 was worried before having my op in case something went wrong.
Now my only regret is thai I didn't do it sooner.
Having two kids in three years had left me with a baby belly, then two
operations had a devastating effect on my body.
The first - a gall bladder op in my 30s - resulted in a thick, red scar.
The second, to remove a benign tumour three years ago, caused my rummy muscles
to collapse.
I'm only 5ft 4in but I put on 2test through stress, going from a size 12
to a 16. I managed to lose it on the same diet plan as Mandy, but my flabby
tummy looked even more horrific. I was so self-conscious I'd undress with the
lights off and wore clothes two sizes too big to hide the flap of skin.
So when Mandy mentioned she'd been researching tummy rucks online, I was
so excited. I'd consulted a plastic surgeon a few years earlier, but it would
have cost too much. I'd agreed to go to Tunisia with Mandy to keep her
company, but all the while I was thinking: 'This could change my life, too'.
A week before the trip, I persuaded my husband Ian to take some photos
of my tummy and emailed them to Mandy's surgeon with a note saying: 'Can you do
anything with this?* He replied that it wouldn't be a problem, but I was still
nervous.
Even so, I sold my car, a lamp and a coffee table on eBay to raise the
£1,800 fee.
I had my op first and was delighted with the results. The excess flab
had gone and in its place was a flat tummy.
I've dropped two dress sizes since my operation and have a whole new
lease of life. Sometimes I catch sight of my reflection and that initial rush
of excitement comes flooding back. It's the best feeling in the world."
• For information on
cosmetic surgery abroad, visit www.Lindabriggs.co.uk or call 01354 610368.
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