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Age 45, 3 Kids, Liposuction Left Me with Bumps but It's Still Worth It

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Updated 19 Jun 2009
Posted 18 Jun 2009
Worth It
Spent: $2,300 in Tijuana, Mexico

PROS - feel better about myself, get rid of my constricting fat,clothes fit better.

CONS- it's surgery every surgery has cons.. Cost,complications,-after: numer 1 for me is wearing the garment it's very uncomfortable,feeling (no real pain just unfomfortable. numb, bruising, freaking out thinking what are these lumps? freaking out thinking are they going to go away? is my skin going to look good again? am i healing right?

I did it for myself, I am 45 yrs 3 kids,take good care of myself, eat right, excersize, not getting any younger.I deserve it.married for 21 years at the same time i also had breast augmentation. and am very happy with that. no problems. that was a breeze compared to the Lipo.

My question is im 2 weeks postop and have been trying to get a straight answer.. About the lumps. hard marble sized lumps .one is long like a small finger.. what are they? how did they occur(is it a poor job)? will they go away?

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My Doctor:

Dr in mexico is awesome. the staff is exceptional.i know several people who have gone there thats why i went.plus its half the price as US. I know friends who have had thier surgeries here and 2 housr later they get shipped home.. with dr salas you stay there either in the Hospital or the adjacent 5 star hotel..they take care of you!
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Stealth (6 posts) 26 Jun 2009
I suspect you have pockets of swelling still. Check with your doctor, but I'm guessing you need to wear your compression garments faithfully and may need lymphatic massage. If it persists beyond 4-6months, I'm guessing it may be more permanent.
tamaraitsmyname (13 posts) 27 Jun 2009
thanks for your comment....I wear my garment 24/7 . I want to know if this is common with other patients from liposuction and need an update from someone who is 6 months to a year out from thier surgery.i see small improvements on front but sides are still a little bruised and lumpy. I am 3 weeks post-op now .
WorriedinToronto (unregistered guest) 6 Jul 2009
I'm 4 weeks post op and scared. My stomach looks just as bad as it did before. This is my 2nd time, the 1st time was 10 years ago and I recently quit smoking and other stresses cause me to gain weight. I am 45 and I'm still very soar and it still looks like there is a lot of fat on my stomach (upper). The surgeon said I'm done!! I'm am so unhappy, I thought that I would go back to my old shape of 3 years ago. Could it get better?
tamaraitsmyname (13 posts) 7 Jul 2009
we must have done this at the same time. mine was june 4th. my skin is gettin better, my dr asst said the lumps will go away and alot of it has. im talking bout the hard lumps under the skin and the bruising, slow healing process..i read we are supposed to see final results in 6-9 months.. so i think we both need to give it some time.. how was your skin after the first surgery? you can have your figure back at 45... i do
Luna1975 (59 posts) 18 Dec 2009
How are you doing with the lumps? Did they go away? Is it Dr. Jose Valero Salas? I am considering him or Dr. Schramm in TJ for breast augmentation and lipo. Did he leave any drains? Hope everything worked out well fir you.
tamaraitsmyname (13 posts) 18 Dec 2009
Thanks for asking... 6 and a half months Post op, lumps have gone down quite a bit, I can still see scaring under skin surface, i am told it takes a good 9 months for all to be healed but this was major surgery and all surgeries take time to heal. I do have some uneven places on my lower abdomen area. I think he missed some places. hopefully with diet and excersize that fat will disapate. Im still slightly tender to the touch on the sides. like if someone grabs me on the side i make a face a ohhh sound.. other than that my lipo went well.but the recovery is a you what a big B.. very very VERY uncomfortable.. Breasts.. just so you know which i was NOT informed of at my consult . Dr Salas ONLY does on top of the muscle and high profile smooth round inplants. something i did not want. my fault for not asking but more his for not informing. they tend to think more for most women rather than individual. and im NOT most women. i wanted more natural (which i said) over and over again. I assumed i was getting under the muscle (more safe) and Low profile (more natural look).. I found after the fact and just cried!!!. The healing time for over the muscle is less my boobs were a breeze. he didi not take his time on my lift im slightly off on the nipples. any thing else feel free to ask me.. i will gladly update my experiance with this preceedure~ Tamara~
Luna1975 (59 posts) 23 Dec 2009
Hi Tamara, I am so glad I read your review, because I was seriously considering Dr. Salas. The only setback I am having is that he told me that he only uses silicone inplants and I wanted Saline. I am also glad that you mentioned your BA experience because I definetly want under the muscle inplants. As to the lipo...he stated that I would benefit more from a tummy tuck vs. lipo. I have had two c-sections and I think I have good skin elasticity. I am 34 y/o, been physically active since my late teens with the exception of this last year (I had a high risk pregnancy). I just want the fat from the pouch on my tummy and the upper ab to be minimized if not completely gone but I don't expect perfection. I would opt to keep my lovely pouch than having to have a tummy tuck....which would be similar to the recuperation from a c-section. How long did it take you to recup..from BA? By the time I want to get my BA, my baby will be 10 months and I would need to start caring for him about 1 week after the surgery....my mom will help me the first week...I'll be off for 4 weeks....my husband works out of town and won't be able to take time off... Any feedback is helpful. Thanks in advance Tamara :) Selenia
Luna1975 (59 posts) 23 Dec 2009
P.S. You paid $2300 for the lipo and BA? Wow...
tamaraitsmyname (13 posts) 24 Dec 2009
I paid 6000.00 $3800.-was BA with a lift.. I went from a B to a D.... $2200. for the Lipo just the stomach sec was 18 then an extra $400. for the ypper back lower shoulder area(Lats) He drops the Price for adding more preceedures..Then you will pay about 300$ for garments and MEds I went to 2 Dr's near me just for Consultations to get an Idea of cost and what they had to say. So when Dr Salas said i need a lift I just went with it, Im ok with all that, Have you had any consutlations ? you should do a couple near you and just see if they mention if you need a tummy T. If I was you knowing what i know Now after the Fact I might Opt for surgery here in the god ole usa.(ESPECIALLY if you do a tummy tuck. BA with salas if fine but not TT.. There are Drs that will keep you overnight for a Tummy tuck in Usa...Where are you located? THe reason i went to Salas. My Best friend(s) and thier Aunt ans Daughter in law and another friend had allready gon to see him so i allready trusted him. But now It scares me to Death to think about it. He also did Lipo on my 70 yr old Mom.. they took out 8 litres (OMG i said after are you kidding me?? isn'e that Dangerous.. lol dangerous.. like the plastic surgery in another counrty is not bad enough..
Luna1975 (59 posts) 24 Dec 2009
I had a consultation for BA here (Modesto, CA)...no lift necessary. I am a 36c and want a 36d ($5100). No lipo consultation as I was not planning on it but was told that just the abs would be about $5000. I began consulting PS in Mexico after my aunt got a reconstruction of TT and BA in Mexico due to bad...bad TT and negative experience with a rupture implant (saline) in Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Salas also thinks that I don't need a lift. After the holidays I will be contacting the PS who did my aunt's recunstruction in TJ. His name is Dr. Schramm Urrutia. A rough estimate from him has been $5000 for BA and lipo (arms, back, thighs, complete abs, love handles) and it includes pre-op tests (blood work, cardiologist, etc) as well as garments. I am still debating whether ir not to get lipo. From what I have read on this site...it seems complicated and painful more than my c-sections. Thanks a lot Tamara. I'll post pictures and reviews after my procedure ^_*
mommaof4 (5 posts) 26 Apr 2010
can you send me some contact information for your doctor. Also do you have any before and after pictures? Thank you
Naka (2 posts) 24 Sep 2010
I had lipo 6 months ago. I hate the results so far. Although there in an improvement, it still looks fat, lumpy -bumpy. I had lipo on my abdomen, outer and inner thigh the saddle bags. Flanks. My stomach looks the same like nothing has changed, my thighs are lumpy. I have big lumps like the size of half a dollar on both thighs. I have dropped any weight. My first few months actually till about 4 months I was still numb. And then my 5th and 6th month I started to feel sensation again. At this point I think the results are permanent because it's been 6 months and i look pretty much the same. What's confusing is I saw my PS and she showed a pic of how much fat was removed and it was like 4 tall jars, apron 2liters of fat. Considering I'm only 5feet tall. I have a pretty small frame that sounds like a lot of fat. Any advice from anyone who is 1 yr post op or in my situation. Can I still expect changes?
tamaraitsmyname (13 posts) 29 Sep 2010
I am 15 months post op . lipo to my stomach, sides,lower back and shoulder blade areas.. at first I was freaked out too.. but it takes a good 9 months to a year to heal and at 15 months im still not fully healed. I have underlying scaring on my sides that still diminishing . finally no signs of numbness.bumpyness still going away , but that is fat pockets and with Proper diet and excersize that will go away.. what just happened to your body is UNnatural and evasive you need to give it time and a lot of it.. and I also have no weight loss but that was not what we (I) was after.. I needed my clothes to fit better and they do . I can finally again wear anything i want with no bulging through my clothes, everything is comfortable again. . I can tell that i just this last month lost a full pant size in 2 months by using the kettlebell weight workout, you can get one at target, walmart ,tjmax. good luck and happy healing :) ps. liposuction is not a magic cure, we still have to maintain good eating habits and excersize. the fat CAN come back!! it happened to a friend of mine
curios3 (1 post) 15 Oct 2011
hi tamara,i dont understand about the dr salas,it he a good plastic surgery dr , how was your dr,thank you ,tamara

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