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</TD></TR><!-- Story With Image End --><TR><TD class=bodytext_10pt colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start -->DESPITE being busy taking care of her three young children, Samantha (not her real name) put in long hours at the gym, trying to shed her after-delivery weight gain.
But after months of minimal improvement, she decided to turn to cosmetic surgery.
<TABLE width=120 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodytext height=410 width="100%">Related links:
» Know your surgeon, it may save your life
» 20 questions to ask your plastic surgeon
» Alternatives to the knife
» The price of a perfect body</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>"I've always been a fitness freak. I make sure my body is well-toned. But nine months after delivering my third baby, I found it difficult to get back my former body shape.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/AsiaOneNews/;pos=1;adtype=1;adtype=2;adtype=3;adtype=4;adtype=5;tile=5;sz=300x250;ord=1475641861700092.7?"></SCRIPT><!-- Copyright DoubleClick Inc., All rights reserved. --><!-- This code was autogenerated @ Thu Dec 03 19:46:27 EST 2009 --><SCRIPT src="http://static.2mdn.net/879366/flashwrite_1_2.js"></SCRIPT><OBJECT id=FLASH_AD classid=clsid
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"It has only been 17 days since my tummy tuck, bilateral breast lift, bilateral hip and thigh liposuction but I already feel great.
"The surgeon said it would take about six weeks for a complete recovery but I can do almost anything now.
"Of course, it was easy to recover since my maid helped out with the chores and children. The whole experience was better than I had expected. My husband is amazed with the results."
The RM29,000-procedure (S$11869.7),she says, is money well spent.
"In any medical procedure, things can go wrong but I believe people should get recommendations before selecting a surgeon.
"Researching on your surgeon's background is important. Many people decide based only on the fees, but that's when disasters happen.
"I found mine by accident when my daughter was being treated for a burn wound in the emergency room.
"The surgeon who attended to her was brilliant and I asked him to perform surgery on me.
"He explained the procedures clearly to me and was very professional."
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But after months of minimal improvement, she decided to turn to cosmetic surgery.
<TABLE width=120 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodytext height=410 width="100%">Related links:
» Know your surgeon, it may save your life
» 20 questions to ask your plastic surgeon
» Alternatives to the knife
» The price of a perfect body</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>"I've always been a fitness freak. I make sure my body is well-toned. But nine months after delivering my third baby, I found it difficult to get back my former body shape.<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/AsiaOneNews/;pos=1;adtype=1;adtype=2;adtype=3;adtype=4;adtype=5;tile=5;sz=300x250;ord=1475641861700092.7?"></SCRIPT><!-- Copyright DoubleClick Inc., All rights reserved. --><!-- This code was autogenerated @ Thu Dec 03 19:46:27 EST 2009 --><SCRIPT src="http://static.2mdn.net/879366/flashwrite_1_2.js"></SCRIPT><OBJECT id=FLASH_AD classid=clsid
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"It has only been 17 days since my tummy tuck, bilateral breast lift, bilateral hip and thigh liposuction but I already feel great.
"The surgeon said it would take about six weeks for a complete recovery but I can do almost anything now.
"Of course, it was easy to recover since my maid helped out with the chores and children. The whole experience was better than I had expected. My husband is amazed with the results."
The RM29,000-procedure (S$11869.7),she says, is money well spent.
"In any medical procedure, things can go wrong but I believe people should get recommendations before selecting a surgeon.
"Researching on your surgeon's background is important. Many people decide based only on the fees, but that's when disasters happen.
"I found mine by accident when my daughter was being treated for a burn wound in the emergency room.
"The surgeon who attended to her was brilliant and I asked him to perform surgery on me.
"He explained the procedures clearly to me and was very professional."
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