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Smart Lipo One Week Away - Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Hi everyone names Chris! I am a 21 year old male,...

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$5,200

Hi everyone names Chris! I am a 21 year old male, I weigh 164 pounds. Let me tell you a little about my journey and why I decided smart lipo. I weighed 200 pounds before my journey to lose weight, I went all the way down to 160 where my ideal weight is suppose to be. If I lost more weight, I would of been under my ideal weight which could of been un healthy.

I noticed I had the same belly and man boobs on where I was at around 200 pounds. My legs, arms, thighs and everywhere else lost an significantly amount of weight. But my problems were my flanks, belly, man boobs and upper abdomens. I just had to get this removed. I found out about smart lipo, and was quoted $5200 for my upper/lower abdomens, flanks, and man breast. I was fine with that.

My surgery is on July 20th! Just a couple of days away. I will keep everyone updated. I am quite nervous but also excited. I am trying not to think about it. I took before pictures and of course will take after pictures. Like I said I will keep everyone updated.

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July 17, 2012

Hi Chris,

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us and good luck for your upcoming surgery. Please do keep us informed and let us know how you're doing!

July 17, 2012
hi chris .. wow your story sounds much like mine.. am 21 years old too and i used to be fat when i was younger but decied to loose a lot of wieght. am 175 wright know but for some reason working out isnt making my stomach or thighs hard..its saggy .. today i made my appointment to see a doctor..tell me how it goes take care
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July 19, 2012
Yes! I was pretty much around 45 pounds overweight and now I am suppose to be where I'm at, however stomach and chest area is the same. It surprises me. I did weight lifting, basketball, swiming and every cardio you can imagine. I just have to get this done. I didn't know what else to do!I One more day until surgery date. I can't wait! I will keep everyone posted! :)
July 19, 2012
Yeah . Doing this will get my confidence back I jus want to be comfortable with myself
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Well. Day after the surgery I took the pictures. I...

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Well. Day after the surgery I took the pictures. I took tall the compression pads off and the garments once in the shower. I took some pictures. I am very impressed with the results. I am very happy.

Once after I put my garment on, I am itchy a lot. Maybe I need to get some itching medication somewhere. Doctor said to wear the garment on for at least 2 weeks. That's what I am going to do. I will give a next week update and so on. Will keep guys updated.

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July 22, 2012
Thanks for sharing. I have a similar story to yours and have the same problem areas. Your results look great so far, you can definately see a diffrence! Also would you mind sharing how things are going with the swelling and soreness. Admitedly that's what is giving me cold feet from going through with it. Ive visited the clinic where I'm getting the procedure done like 3 times with more concerns. I got quaoted 3,500 for flanks upper and lower abs. the doctor said that I have a small frame and dont have that much to remove so that plays a big role in how swollen and sore you'll be also age ect, I'm 25 and weight 165, down from 220 so i do have that saggy skin issue too which is supposed to improve with smart lipo. What machine did your doctor use was it the smart lipo triplex? Sorry for the long post! :-)
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July 23, 2012
Hi Hector! Yes I am surprised my self. I knew going through smart lipo, I didn't have too much fat to take off. Swelling and Soreness for the first two days was a major factor. Felt like I got ran over literally by a car. But after the night of the surgery and the next day , today is Sunday and I feel much more like myself. My stomach is still a bit numb, however I can move around now. Before I couldn't even get off the bed! I am able to sit down on a computer and type all of this, before I was posting the pictures and writing from my IPhone! lol. If you work a desk job like me, I return to work tommorow, than two days rest will pretty much recover you to a status to function. Like I said, I got it done Friday and that night was painful because of the swelling and the next day which was Saturday. I ate soup for all my meals, and today (sunday) I ate a real meal which was rice, beans and chicken. I think that is a good price, mines would of been the same price but my man breast we're a bit bigger and I wanted that down as well. I'll be 22 years old in a couple of weeks and I'm glad I did this while I am in my 20's. I say you will be happy with the results too. If we we're in our 30's or 40's it would of cost more due to the fat we will have than. The goal now is to maintain this body, I absolutely love it. I signed up for 24 hour fitness over the web a few hours ago, and I am probably going to start working out in a week in a half. I honestly did not pay attention to the machines he used. He used two different machines. One for smart lipo and he used another for the body contouring. It was weird because I signed up for Smart Lipo and he said he mixes his smart lipo with body contouring and used some weird machine to finally shape the belly. I had a towel over my face over the whole procedure due to the fact I am kinda weezy when I see blood and over react haha! But procedure though itself was a breeze, they num you and talk too you, really It goes by quick and just not painful at all. Like I said right after the surgery you will be swollen and very sore but it will last just two days. Get those two days like a champ and on your third day like I am on currently you will feel 70% back to normal. Even though I have bruises all over my body from the surgery they will go away in the next couple of weeks.

Any more questions let me know. Good luck to you Hector and also Newlex! I will keep this page updated every week.
July 25, 2012
WOW amazing results, congrats!!
July 25, 2012
Hey I got a question. My consultation is next week n am thinking smart lipo but I want to know what should I ask my doctor durin that meetin ? Like I know the basics but what else can I ask? How did your consultation go thnks
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Okay this will be my first full week since my...

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Okay this will be my first full week since my surgery on Friday last week. I am swollen like a balloon. It looks like I gained weight, however my Dr. told me yesterday at the check up, that it was because I still had fluid in me and I will see the final result in 5 to 6 months. That I will still swollen. I asked him numerous times was he sure I just didn't gain the weight back? It really looks like my stomach looks a bit like my old stomach. He rest assures it's because of the remaining fluid and it will take weeks for it to get removed. I will update pictures this weekend. I do not look like the pictures that I updated, like I said I look more swollen...

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July 27, 2012
newlex, ask them if they do free touch-ups if you don't get the desired result. i'm 2 months post op and see virtually no results at all. you want someone who is going to do the job right the first time, considering the recovery time, and the fact that most say that you should wait a year before doing lipo on the same area again.
July 27, 2012
The swelling is what make me nervous, but from what ive read and seen on other reviews swelling is common shortly after the procedure and you may gain weight (due to water gain, after all you are swollen), but that it goes away. Keep us posted!