2 Months After Lipo Very Concerned About Results - Dallas, TX

Did you have lymph massage? I had lipo bilateral flanks and 2 liters of fat was removed (alot!) I had 15 lb fluid gain post surgery that has slowly gone down. Im 20 days out and down 11 lbs of fluid. My back was lumpy and thickened. Very scary but with lymph massage and gentle long circular self massage with epson bath salts. The lumps have improved greatly and looks much better. I hope this helps!

Thank you! Your story is so much like mine. The weird rolls at the top of my outer thighs. I have scheduled more lipo to have these removed so it is smoothed out....but I am apprehensive about it.

I no it seems far fetched but you really need to wait the 6 month. I found things shifting and changing at 3 plus months that time. Make your concerns known to the office. Wear your garment as often as possible! They should have insurance to cover touch ups after 6 is done and you haven't gained weight since procedure. Hang tight

Any surgeon who is proud of their work should want to correct this for you. I can understand your disappointment. I had exactly the same surgery plus my hips done 11 weeks ago - Overall I am very happy though I do have a couple of spots that I have tried to talk to my surgeon about but she just dismissed them - When I get my before and after photos I think I am going to have another discussion with her. Your front profile looks OK but there is definitely a bulge that shouldn't be there on the left side. Surely the surgeon has to be accountable for this. I wish you luck with your attempts to have this rectified. When you spend so much money you should get what you paid for.

BTW great idea photographing against black - It shows the profile so well - I might give this a try.

Thanks for any feed back, I am waiting for my dr to get back with me about my concerns. I will not wear shorts or a swimsuit if it looks like this in May! I am really hoping with building muscle and losing weight this will all work out. I am scared to do more lipo, but if that's what I need to smooth it out I will. How at three months did you see things start to shift? Can you explain more? Thank you!

I agree with the other girls to wait until the six month mark. Also, walk walk walk everyday. That helps circulation and may help any bulges go down if that's what they are

You can get fat grafting. Search for the posting called "Very Bad Lipo Result - Marietta, GA" on RealSelf site. You can see improvements that another girl had after lipo gone bad. Dr. Coleman in New York does this procedure. After you read the post you will see not to let just anyone do fat grafting...some surgeons don't know how to do it effectively. If you get a consult for fat grafting make sure you ask for before and after pictures. Dr. Coleman has good results as far as I can see, but is expensive. Good luck! Your legs don't look bad enough to not wear short. There is a slight difference, but not too bad. I think you will have good luck with fat grafting.

Hey girl, I know what you go threw, believe me. I was 19 when I had my lipo, I saved the money with my job as bartender, even if i was very skinny and did sport every day, i just always kept in proportion "big legs". I hated it, and therefor had the lipo done. I agreed to have my inner and outer upper legs done, and a little bit of my love handles, when i wake up he told me he also did my knees and belly "for free", actually i wasn't happy with that, since i liked my knees and i barely had any fat on my belly (168cm, 51 kilo). I never had any cellulite, the first 3 weeks after lipo I was happy because it looked like me shape was improved, after that i started to notice lumps and bumps, it looked like i had cellulite everywhere he removed the fat. I was so so soooo upset, but always tried to stay positive, believing that there would someone or some procedure that could improve the result. In the end for 4 years i spend a lot of money on treatments like massage/ultrasound and those kind of things, honestly it didn't work for my problem. (with ultrasound i seemed to loose fat, but the cellulite stayed). Now this monday, i will have secondary liposuction and fat transfer! I hope the doctor can improve my legs and make them ready for the beach this summer or maybe at least next year, i haven't been to the beach or swimming pool with friends/family for 4 years because i didn't want to admit to them i had lipo because the result looked so bad in compare with how i looked before, i felt a shame. I will let you know if my doctor was able to make an improvement.

btw i am sure dr. coleman can give you a good result. on his website there is a girl similar to you, he improved her very much, though he quotes about 18000 use!

i do think with your before shape your dr should have done a better job ... maybe a bbl (fat transfer) not so much for the butt transfer but to fill in your hips some, your legs will appear much nicer with a semi hour glass shape. and also a pretty tan will make your legs look better and hide imperfection.