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Be Prepared for Pain but AMAZING RESULTS SO FAR (DR JEFFREY LAGRASSO) - Aventura, FL
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Finallydidit83September 28, 2013
WORTH IT$3,680
I'm gonna get back to this later when in more comfortable. Just had Vaser done on full abs and flanks. 30 yr old 152.pds but stubborn fat I coukdnt do anything about. Dr lagrasso I avert aggressive and took out 4000cc somehow. Pain is extreme. I'm on day 3 and started my Lymphatic massages. They feel amazing but I swell up horribly after which sux. Bottom line look at my results at 2 days. I'll update with more pics and details when I'm more comfortable but here for now. FYI we did it under general an did can't imagine you could do local cause pain is still extreme in day 3. If you want results use dr lagrasso! Also the anesthesist was great and made me comfortable and there for any questions even afyer the procedure. Again ill update with more pics and details next week
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UPDATED FROM Finallydidit83
15 days post
day 15 and finally starting to feel normal
Finallydidit83October 10, 2013
Hi everyone,
So I'm finally feeling well enough to give an update on my experience.Ive been to hell and back as the first 7 days were the hardest in my life. I dont know if im a wuss or I just had it bad but it was really hard. I didnt sleep for 8 nights and it was very depressing once the swelling started up. I'm on day 15 and still have swelling. My biggest issue was I was so uncomfortable in the garment but catch 22 because if you dont wear it you swell up which is the most uncomfortable feeling in the world. I'm only about 5'5 so all the garments had extra slack in crotch area so I could never really be compressed there which cause all my swelling on the lower stomach and back. I finally found a company called Marina which is the most comfortable material in the world and they custom make your exact size (take 7 different measurements) finally just received my custom garment and i feel amazing. also on day 7 they removed my drains and I think somethign was wrong with one of them. I dont know if it was a nerve but it hurt so bad and had such a relief when they took them out. at like day 5 i had panic attack that i would never be the same or be comfortable again so just be patient and know its temporary. My results are starting to show now that I'm wearing the garment more and swelling is down and im 15 days out. hardest part was the skin moving and underneath the pain of everything re-attaching when not wearing the garment. The one they gave me was so bad so i could only wear as much as I could. also the swelling was like a warm feeling of liquid filling up your body and i hated it so much. Its a very emotional and painful time and i probably would not do it again but at the same time I know I will be happy with the results. Pascual MD is a med spa factory that doesn't really care how you feel or how you are doing and you only get to see the doc for a minute. The only reason why I went there is Dr Lagrasso was known to be good, thorough and extremely aggressive which he was so I cant complain about him or the results but only the facility and their care. all i can say is if your reading this and just had or about to have surgery get measurement pre for marina garment stage 1 and once your swelling goes down get measurements again for stage 2 (without zipper) because it'll change ur life and had i had it my pain wouldve been 90% less. it all had to do with garments that just didnt compress me and the drains that must have hit a nerve. Get the massages. I'm on my 7th and its really helping the healing and they feel great until about # 6 when she really goes so hard but she said its necessary but after last night it hurt so bad but now i look better and feel better.I'm still swell at night which I hate but I cant do anything about it so I have to chill. Let me know if you have any questions! I'm posting a ton of before and after up to today day 15. i'm not going to post what day each pic is but just know they start from 1 day post until yesterday day 14
So I'm finally feeling well enough to give an update on my experience.Ive been to hell and back as the first 7 days were the hardest in my life. I dont know if im a wuss or I just had it bad but it was really hard. I didnt sleep for 8 nights and it was very depressing once the swelling started up. I'm on day 15 and still have swelling. My biggest issue was I was so uncomfortable in the garment but catch 22 because if you dont wear it you swell up which is the most uncomfortable feeling in the world. I'm only about 5'5 so all the garments had extra slack in crotch area so I could never really be compressed there which cause all my swelling on the lower stomach and back. I finally found a company called Marina which is the most comfortable material in the world and they custom make your exact size (take 7 different measurements) finally just received my custom garment and i feel amazing. also on day 7 they removed my drains and I think somethign was wrong with one of them. I dont know if it was a nerve but it hurt so bad and had such a relief when they took them out. at like day 5 i had panic attack that i would never be the same or be comfortable again so just be patient and know its temporary. My results are starting to show now that I'm wearing the garment more and swelling is down and im 15 days out. hardest part was the skin moving and underneath the pain of everything re-attaching when not wearing the garment. The one they gave me was so bad so i could only wear as much as I could. also the swelling was like a warm feeling of liquid filling up your body and i hated it so much. Its a very emotional and painful time and i probably would not do it again but at the same time I know I will be happy with the results. Pascual MD is a med spa factory that doesn't really care how you feel or how you are doing and you only get to see the doc for a minute. The only reason why I went there is Dr Lagrasso was known to be good, thorough and extremely aggressive which he was so I cant complain about him or the results but only the facility and their care. all i can say is if your reading this and just had or about to have surgery get measurement pre for marina garment stage 1 and once your swelling goes down get measurements again for stage 2 (without zipper) because it'll change ur life and had i had it my pain wouldve been 90% less. it all had to do with garments that just didnt compress me and the drains that must have hit a nerve. Get the massages. I'm on my 7th and its really helping the healing and they feel great until about # 6 when she really goes so hard but she said its necessary but after last night it hurt so bad but now i look better and feel better.I'm still swell at night which I hate but I cant do anything about it so I have to chill. Let me know if you have any questions! I'm posting a ton of before and after up to today day 15. i'm not going to post what day each pic is but just know they start from 1 day post until yesterday day 14
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October 10, 2013
Your recovery sounds a lot like mine. I didn't sleep for a week because I was so uncomfortable in the lipo foam and binder I was sent home in. I still can't sleep in the compression garment because I always wake up with it pinching me somewhere. Now I sleep with just the compression wrap. Still not that comfortable, but at least I can sleep. I too still have lots of swelling and can't wait for it to go away. When I stand in the shower I can feel myself swelling. No binder plus heat equals swelling!
Glad you're feeling better.
October 11, 2013
Hey carsonisMe
Thanks for your comment. What do you mean by compression wrap? Dobbin mean the velcro Binder? I'm still not reallyssleeping in anything because I just don't sleep and I'm at a point where while I sleep I don't swell up and it's not worth it because I need to function for work. I'm wearing it full time otherwise. The lymphatic massages have really helped with the swelling. When was ur surgery? Are u happy with results? Same thing snout shower it feels so good but I feel myself blowing up so I don't take my time. Today was the best day for me :)
October 11, 2013
Yes, it's a velcro binder. It's more comfortable than the compression garment. If it doesn't bother you to sleep without it, then it's definitely not worth it. My surgery was on the 23rd. I'm still so swollen that I can't say how happy I will be with the final results, but I definitely like the change in my shape.
UPDATED FROM Finallydidit83
21 days post
finally down to about 10% pain and swelling has come down dramatically at 3 weeks.
Finallydidit83October 16, 2013
HERE ARE SOME UPDATED PICS OF PROGRESS. ONE OF MY V'S IS MORE INDENTED THEN THE OTHER ONE. IS THIS NORMAL AND WILL IT EVEN OUT OR AM I SCREWED BECAUSE IM NOT GOING INTO SURGERY AGAIN!! DOC SAID ITS FROM THE GARMENT AND ITS WAY TO EARLY AND WILL EVEN OUT. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS??
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October 16, 2013
You continue to look better and better! I'm at just over 3 weeks and still have quite a bit of swelling. I made an appt. to have a lymphatic massage in hopes that it will squeeze some of the liquid out of me. About the dent in your abs, your most current pictures look like it's a little less than the older pictures. Hard to tell from a picture. But, at three weeks I'm sure it's much too soon to see if it's going to be permanent. I've probably looked at hundreds (if not thousands) of pictures online and it's amazing how much people change by the 3-6 month mark. Even with the dent you look great!
October 17, 2013
You look great, he did an amazing job on you! Your results are already looking great even before your swelling goes away. They say that's like 2-3 months right?Hey how was your anesthesia? That's the part that's scary for me
October 17, 2013
....just saw your question from yesterday- form all the plastic surgeons I talked to in shopping around they all said to me the first two months theres too much shifting in swelling to see how the final result will be, and that it gets worse before it gets better in terms of definition. Since they have all said that, it must be the way it is, so Id say give it time.
October 17, 2013
THANKS! yes the results are getting better and better every day as the swelling goes down. as far as your concern of the anesthesia that should not be your worry thats the easiest part! They put somethign in iv and then you wake up with the procedure done! But be prepared for real recovery! its not easy at all. im over 3 weeks and still very uncomfortable and swollen and its a fight all night with my garment. so be prepared to wear the garment and be able to handle it cause it is chlostrophic but if its not tight you hurt and if its tight i have a panic attack. 1st week is hell and recovery is not easy. would i do it again [RS bleep] no.would i do any revisions [RS bleep] now but i will be happy with results at the end ;) Everyone is different and the recovery has been very hard but also dr lagrasso is very agressive so obvioulsy the recovery is harder so you get what you pay for i guess. let me know if you have any other questions
October 21, 2013
Were the compression garment and lymphatic massage included in the price of the surgery????
October 21, 2013
no. lol and ive spent about a g finding the right garment because you change and not all compress you the right way, etc. but not everyone is as bad as me. and the massages are $75 each and they say to get at least 10. ive gotten 15 so im in for close to 7k but most ppl get away with a few garments at 1-150 EACH
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