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6 Weeks Post Arm and Back Lipo

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What went wrong? What should I do? 2 months...

AmyAmy
$8,500

What went wrong?
What should I do?
2 months post lipo looks worse.
Please help!
NOTE: he did tumescent liposuction as well as ProLipo
assisted laser liposuction. He said he removed almost 2 pounds. The goal was "no more roll". I'm just trying to understand how it could actually look worse. Did he not take the fat out? ..or did it just sink lower? ..there was much scraping/pushing hard of tissue in the process (fibrous back) ..is this protocol? ..does it ruin connective tissue? would another technique have been better? I'm trying to understand how this happened. Was told "It went perfectly, you won't need touch ups ..you should see difference at 1 month" ..it is now 2 ..so I am scared. What do I do? It was more expensive than anything I've seen ..I wanted to go to someone that would do a good job ..he said he costs more because doing this so long ..what happened?

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Michael S. Kaminer, MD

Michael S. Kaminer, MD

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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UPDATED FROM AmyAmy

Now it has been 3 months. I have not been...

AmyAmy

Now it has been 3 months.

I have not been given an explanation as to what happened and was asked to just keep waiting despite no changes since day 1 post lipo ..looks worse than before I arrived and the scars on my sides (not shown here) are the darkest and most obvious ..now I have to hide my body and hope they go away.  This is so sad. :(

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UPDATED FROM AmyAmy

Did it to get rid of back roll and have thinner...

AmyAmy

Did it to get rid of back roll and have thinner arms. Would not bother again.

VERY expensive! ..although is it too early to tell? It has only been 6 weeks so far. The procedure itself when they inject fluid was kinda painful ..minimal pain after the procedure itself. NO change so far ..looks a little worse and was very expensive ..right now wishing had just rid of it through diet ...unless I can expect more significant changes? ..not too sure.

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December 4, 2009
hmmmm... You are not just seeing things; you look exactly the same if not worse. And for THAT price, Mammas, you need to either get your money back OR tell him that he needs to do it again. He obviously did not suck the fat out. Perhaps he did smart lipo with the laser and such, but he failed to do part 2: suck the fat out once melted by the laser. 6 weeks is more than enough time to see you at least half the size that you were. I've been reading that when smartlipo first came out, the Docs thought all they had to do was simply zap the fat with the laser and then allow your body to flush/absorb the fat... Now, more experienced docs are discovering that it is a 2-step process. 1)zap the fat 2)suck OUT the fat. ...but appearently, not all of the docs got the memo... My advice: your doc is a nice guy yatta yatta, but the bottom line is that unfortunately, "nice" doesn't pay bills. So if you spend that amount of your hard earned money for a product, HE NEEDS TO FIX IT. :)
December 4, 2009
I almost forgot; be sure to ask him exactly how much fat he sucked out, just to test what his answer is going to be.
December 4, 2009
He said he took 2 pounds out? Even that doesn't seem a lot ..I looked online to see what 2 lbs looks like ..doesn't seem like a lot ..is it?
December 4, 2009
it can take up to a year to see the affects of liposuction your doctor should have told u this before you got it done but i would wait about 3months before i get concerned and also take picture thru out that is the best way to determine if change is happening
December 5, 2009
He def needs to do that again! I did traditional lipo and i saw results immediately even though the next day i was swollen! My pics are pretty helpful i think!
December 6, 2009
Thank u!