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“Tumescent Liposuction Hurt Like HELL - Austin, TX”
Spent: $4,000 in Austin, Tx
Posted 27 Oct 2010
I just got home from having the procedure done. I have to tell you I had some anxiety about it before hand and was concerned w/ mostly the outcome and the after pain as i kept reading there was no pain during the procedure. LIES...during the first part of the procedure I whilst "injecting" the solution to deaden, it was the most excruciating pain I've ever been through and I've given birth to two children NATURALLY. It was like undergoing surgery awake and feeling every bit of it. The next two phases, the laser and the suction were more comfortable w/ occassions sensations of pinching and burning.
This is not what I was expecting at all. I cried through the first half and traumatized for the rest of it. I have one more area they didn't do that I'm suppose to go back for that I will not be doing. There is no way in this world I would do this again. Maybe my pain tolerance is lower than other people but that has not been the case previously but this was excruciating.
Is this normal? Because I cannot imagine voluntarily doing this with the knowledge of how painful it is.
And by the way...I weigh 125lbs and was only doing this because of stubborn fatty areas that refused to come off w/ diet without moving to the anorexic stage.
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The Dr. was wonderfully kind and patient. But the procedure SUCKED


It's surgery. I did not go into it expecting it to be pleasant. I'm glad it's over now.
Are you at least pleased with your results?
For me, the initial injections were the most painful part, but not that bad and the anaesthetic soon kicked in. Once the doctor started to use the canulas to suck out the fluids/fat, he told me to let him know if I had any pain as there shouldn't be any. I felt some pain as he was working around my ribs, so he flushed with more anaesthetic fluid and that numbed the area.
These days, there's no reason why a patient should experience excrutiating pain, so I'm wondering if there was a problem with the procedure in your case.