Alley’s Before & Afters

“It’s officially been 16 weeks since surgery. 4 months total. I still have these surreal moments where I can’t believe that I had skin removal surgery. It continues to feels like a dream sometimes—and I REALLY can’t believe I lost 150 pounds and have kept it off for 4 years even with pictures to look at it still takes time to process that the outside looks different because we always feel like ourselves on the inside. It’s not all physical though. I’ve experienced a lot of mental and emotional growth over the past 10 years thanks to therapy, maturity and life experiences among other things, but I think that it all goes together at the end of the day. People ask me the secret to weightloss and keeping it off and I think that its simple: mind + body have to be healthy for it all to click. You have to do it for yourself and no one else. I love sharing my journey with you because you all have been so supportive AND it forces me to stop and reflect on some of these things and remember to live in the moment and enjoy it—something we can all probably work on. Here’s to the next 4 months and hoping for more growth to come  thanks again to Illume Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa for all the guidance through this skin removal process I have zero regrets! Including getting new boobs  along with my tummy tuck and arm lift—because having kids and weightloss are NOT kind to the girls let’s be real ladies. ”
– Alley

“Yesterday marked 4 weeks since I had surgery and I’m finally feeling comfortable enough to share some before and after pics with you—I really have appreciated your patience on this—and honestly this was the first time I had put the before and after pics next to each other and now I’m glad I did—because it’s a good reminder of why I did what I did and how happy I am with my results and how far I’ve come. It’s a long process and as you can see even my belly button is still healing. I still have swelling on and off and I’m expecting that to continue for a bit longer but overall it has been SO worth it. Can’t wait to show you my arms next. They are still healing and I wanna get a little farther in the healing process before I feel comfortable sharing those. This has been a wild journey that I never saw coming but your support has been amazing and helped me continue to be as transparent as possible. So please know I appreciate all of you! And last but not least thanks again to Illume Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa for guiding me on this part of my journey!”
– Alley

“When I did my skin removal in December, a lot of people were curious why I did surgery on my eyes too. Well, now I can finally show you. I’m over 6 weeks out and this is the first time I’ve put together a before and after and side by side of my eyes. I knew I had a lot of skin on my eyelids before, because every time I put eyeliner on I would struggle with it because there was so much skin. And to be honest I’ve always liked the color of my eyes, but over the last few years I felt like they were harder and harder to see with all the skin from my weight loss mixed with some aging too. I can accept that I’m getting older and that part doesn’t bother me honestly—because I’m happier than ever at this age after all I’ve learned over the years, but if there’s a way to make me feel better and enjoy the things I like about myself, you’re damn right I’m gonna do it. Looking at the side by side now I have zero regrets. And when I put on eyeliner yesterday it was so much easier! No skin dragging and I didn’t have to hold down my eye or the skin around it to get it on. So here it is friends. Side note: the actual name for the surgery I had on my eyes is a blepharoplasty. Sometimes shortened to “bleph” for those that have done it. I’m so happy I did it! I’ll share more before and afters of my butt next, it’s just a lot harder to take those pics myself since it’s behind me😂literally🤣*adding on from original post: surgery was done at @illumecosmetic when I did my last skin removal since so many are asking🙌”

– Alley

Alley’s Initial Consultation in 2022

“I promised I’d bring you on my whole skin removal journey so today I’m bringing you with me to my consultation. I was nervous going in but also really excited. The doctors made me feel comfortable while I asked a lot of questions—and when I learned that Illume Cosmetic Surgery & MedSpa is the largest provider of cosmetic medicine in the Milwaukee area with 6 board certified plastic surgeons I felt even more comfortable. I can’t waitttt”
– Alley