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Did you gain weight after liposuction?
Posted 24 Aug 2009
Last year I got lipo done on my abdomen (belly) and cankles. I think the fat is all coming back ALREADY!! Did anyone else who's had lipo get this quick weight gain in the treated areas? maybe my body wants to store fat, like it or not, in my ankles and abs. Frustrated in Florida (female, 29, 1 child)
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Weight Gain After LiposuctionSo, I'm not sure if this happens to everyone who does significant liposuction but I've read of a lot of people who are experiencing the same thing as me.
So, becareful !
Thanks for sharing your story. I am grateful that you are able to share. So many of us are going through this and it truly helps to know that we are not alone. I totally understand. Having had the best stomach that I was so proud of and a nice back and arms and chest to now end up with rolls on my back and large alongated breasts a muffin top no definition on my stomach anymore I cannot believe folks in the business of helping you to achieve 'a better you' could really do this to people. I wish i could afford a billboard sign I would photograph my before and after and scream these are the 'real' photos that they don't show you. The people that you are seeing in the ads I know without a shadow of a doubt haven't let a liposuction or Smartlipo machine near them! And the ones that have are still hardened with a ton of swelling haven't had the weight gain return with or without eating the same and show no pictures of a true after case. You were a difficult case. And don't believe your husband. I know it is probably one of the hardest things for you but try everyday to at least find one decent thing left that you like and focus on that. I have had so much devastation that on some days I am lucky to get a toenail to love. Lol. Again, thanks for your story. Hang in there.
OMG Pitsy that is so terrible. You poor thing! Thanks for sharing your story, it sounds like you have been through a lot. Did you have a good doctor that did the liposuction?
My mom had her lipo done more than 4 years ago. She used to have a proportioned curve body, she was not slim but she had nice curves and great legs. She decided to have a full body lipo and breast lift. The day she came from the hospital she was in a lot of pain which it was normal for the type of procedure she got done. We went back to the clinic ( which it was supposed to be one of the best clinics in the city and the doctor was supposed to be one of the best and most reliable ones) to finish up her breast precedure. I hear my mom screaming like never before, she fainted multiple times and she bled a lot. she was in excrutiating pain. They didn't use anesthesia on her for some reason. Few weeks after her lipo the doctor killed himself. The police had a lot of charges against him after he killed different women with the lipo. Again, he was a licensed surgeont, condiser to be one of the best in the city and yet a murder ( this happened in one of the most popular and trusted places for lipos) my mom's breast are full of scar. She gained so much weight you can never imagine she had a lipo or anything. her legs is what scares me the most. She has such a big upper body, huge stomach, big arms... and skinny legs!!!! she still have the waist though, that's the only good thing she have left after such a horrible experience. Before the surgery she used to gain the weight everywhere on her body , but now it seems to be everywhere except her legs. My mom got into a very bad depression after she realized what she did to her body, she is not the same person anymore. The worst thing is that after seeing what happened to my mom i still think sometimes about getting the lipo done, and when i think about the reasons why, all it comes to my mind is because i want to be closer to the false image of beauty and perfection the media sells. Almost all my counsins had it done and most of them are unhappy with the results. maybe i just need to realize that beauty can be less traumatic for the body and accept myself the way i am.
Take Care
My breasts are huge and saggy too, my arms are huge and also saggy, my flat stomach is completely gone and gained a 6 month old fetus-like fat on my stomach and can't get rid off it unless I starve and my face blewed up like a ballon and hate it.
People who knew me before stare at me and say "what happened to you? you've changed a lot!"
I can't believe surgeons are not aware of these possible results. They only tell you not to gain weight but the truth is that the weight comes back on its own and it CHANGES YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOREVER !
I went back to several surgeons for consultation for my weight gain and to see what was going on with my body but they ALL TOLD ME that it was my age, that the body doesn't react the same to weight loss as when we are younger. Even though I told them I was eating less and exercising more, I wasn't able to lose the weight, they just changed the topic and said goodbye :/ (so, I'm not sure whether they just want to cover something they know or they just simply don't know ?? kind of frustrating since they are the surgeons !!!
The reason why I started to write about my story is so others hear about it and be more informed when making these type of decisions.
We can at least help others be more informed or serve as a support group and know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy !!
PLEASE WRITE YOUR STORY, THIS HAS TO CHANGE !! Lets help others be more informed.
I wish you all the best and hope we can all find acceptance with ourselves.