“Absolutely 110% Worth It and Every Penny! Pretty Tummy Now!”

I am pretty athletic build but I always had a tummy. I decided smart lipo was the right choice for me after my mom had it done with Dr. B. I'm from the OKC area but the travel was well worth it. I had my upper, lower abs and flanks done.

I arrived at Dr. B's office around 9 a.m. and was taken back to be checked out and prepped. Dr. B came in about 15 minutes later and we discussed what would happen in detail, he marked me up, and took my before pictures. I put on the lovely paper underwear and bra and gown. The nurse gave me my medication and brought me to the room. She prepped me for the procedure and I laid on the table.

From the beginning of the procedure to the end, she made sure I was comfortable. It was actually pretty easy, but a little long (but he was really thorough so it was perfectly fine with me). He gave me shots of numbing medication and then made the little circular incisions. The numbing medicine was then put inside the incisions and given a little while to completely kick in. The laser was then used and then the suction. The procedure took about 3 1/2 or 4 hours and near the end I got a little nauseous, but it wasn't too bad.

I was a little swollen, but not bad (I think wearing the garment as much as possible helps). Absolutely no bruising. I was a little sore for a couple of days but nothing too bad and it felt like I had worked out hard. That evening I went to a movie with my mom and dad. The next day I went shopping :). I returned to work on Monday and it was a piece of cake. Now I am a week and a half out and can see big improvements daily.

Updated on May 13, 2009:

I forgot to mention how great my mom is in my first post :) She paid for my procedure as a wedding gift. I'm getting married in 45 days and will look fabulous on my special day! I'll be posting many more pictures soon!

Updated on May 14, 2009:

I'm at week 3 today. Last week I was in Houston for my bridal shower and follow-up appointment. He was really happy with my results and decided to save me a trip to Houston and take the before and after photos (they normally do them at 2 months which would be my honeymoon week lol). I've posted the pictures he took. They're scanned from the page he gave me so they aren't the best quality, but you can see how big a difference smart lipo made. Thank goodness I started tanning for the wedding I was lookin pretty pastey in my before pics!! All of the swelling has gone down and I only wear my garment while I'm at work. 1 week out I started to workout and have continued to do so. I'm down 5lbs from my pre-op weight and hope to continue to lose some more before the wedding.