9 Months Post-Op and Still Having Issues?

By lala999 on 08 Jan 2013

I got lipo 9 months ago and i am having all kinds of issues. My outer thighs have some indentions in some spots, to where it just doesn't look smooth. When i massage my outer thighs, the texture feels bumpy. I have cellulite, but I am not thinking that is the problem. It's the actual silhouette of my outer thighs.

I also now have a banana roll under my bottom and even had that touched up 3 months ago and it barely helped at all. It looks weird in clothing, and its very notciable. Also, I got lipo on my upper arms and they are very bulgey now. I don't know what to make of all of it, but I am just very disappointed.

My PS said he won't do anymore touch ups (he did one on my banana roll), so I don't know what my other options are...I paid over 5,000 for this surgery and I feel like I should be satisfied. My overall proportions are better, but these issues are really weighing me down and upsetting me.

Did anyboddy else have these kinds of issues 9 months post op? Am I still swollen?

Comments (4)

krodamer 23 Apr 2013

Tips from my 2 abdominal liposuction's: This surgery takes several months to recover. The pain is intense for weeks. I had Liposuction on my abdomen when I was 30 and had no problems. I just had it done again at 45, four weeks ago. My surgeon said I will definitely need a tummy tuck in 6 months to a year because of my age and the 4 liters of fat they removed. I did not want that. Arnica was awesome with bruising, that was better. Really light finger massage for lumps and lymph drainage. What helped my skin was drinking Jusuru 4 oz a day. I have taken it for only 3 weeks and my skin is like a 20 year olds and I just had my one month appointment with Doctor and he said I will not need a tummy tuck. Yeah! Here is a link to get Jusuru, you should take it for 3-4 months then you can cancel taking your subscription, I may keep taking it as everyone around me has been sick and I have been really healthy. Jusuru.com/rodamer. If you write me I can send pics of liposuction patients that took Jusuru and people with just bad cellulite that looks great after taking this juice.

TheFreckle 10 Feb 2013

Healing can take up to a year. Also liposuction can leave uneven skin and lumps. Some go away with time. However, if you have cellulite, liposuction does not fix that. Perhaps you could do a skin tightening procedure, this could help smooth the results. Good luck, and I'm sure you look great! Hope you feel better.

lala999 1 Apr 2013

thank you. I am still glad I did it for the most part, I am just really unhappy with the unevenness that there is now. I am not 1 year post op and everything still looks the same at the 9 month point. I gained about 6 or 7 pounds after surgery as well, so I need to get that weight off and see if it helps the way it looks. If it doesn't, I am going to go back to my PS and see what my options are...

Kirsty at RealSelf (Community Manager) 25 Jan 2013

Hi there, welcome.

I've put a couple of links below, to a couple of other discussions that you may find useful. Take a look through and don't be afraid to leave a comment, or send a private message to some community members. The community is great and they're usually always willing to help!

Recovering After Lipo 1

Recovering After Lipo 2

Hope this helps!

Kirsty