“Liposuction deformed my body”
Liposuction: NOT worth it
Pain: Uncomfortable
I went for a lipo... doctor suggested I have my inner and outer thighs lipoed. I was mainly concerned with my stomach and fat accumulated on my back. I had no idea that there could be possibilites of having a deformed body.
I had the following areas treated:
- Inner and outer thighs
- Stomach and back
- Calves and Knees
After the surgery, I notice that my buttocks were smaller.. and that my body was more masculine looking and more square. I had specifically asked the doctor not to touch my buttocks.
Apparently, when lipoing outer thighs, if the doctor is too aggressive, he can easily cause grooves in your thighs and butt cheeks. My very round buttocks had lost their outer fullness and instead I was left with such a huge groove, as if some one came and gave me a punch right on the side of my butt and the skin went in and never came out. It's really very sad.
I wish I had a time machine. I wish I never did any of it. I had a very nice figure, just a little bit chubby. But, I was very happy with how I looked.
Now I have deformities all over my body, I have much more pronounced cellulite... and hurrable hanging loose skin around my belly, one more thing, spider veins (apparently a side effect).
Today I have spent another 30,000 US dollars trying to fix my lipo deformities. I had serious lumpiness and bumps on both my outer and inner thighs. The doctor I went to did some fat grafting, outer thigh area was partially resolved. Inner thigh, became worse. Groove around my buttocks was never fixed.
I plan to make one more attempt to fix what went wrong.
Jul 20, 2008Comments and replies (68)
1 post
13 Oct 2008
If you were "very happy with how you looked", then why did you spend thousands of dollars on liposuction?
63 posts
16 Oct 2008
Hello, I ran across your post this morning and I wanted to take a minute to say to you, that I am sorry that your lipo didn't turn out as planned. Your story is heartfelt and people need to hear the truth. Good job for your complete honestly. I commend you for not giving up and for trying out ways to get it corrected. That takes even more courage. Also, you are not alone. I am a major deformity here in Santa Clara. Natalie
21 posts
13 Nov 2008
One thing that I also failed to mention is the severe effect these deformities have had on my self esteem. I no longer feel confident sexually. I also have had to go to counseling and take antidepressant pills. I have fallen into a great depression because I do not feel like I have a way out. Waking up in the morning is never easy. I constantly feel sad, like a part of me has been taken away. That was not a risk I was willing to take. I feel like I have been tricked and lied to by doctors that know that these outcomes are possible but are not up front about them. They are just looking to make a quick buck and feed on the insecurities of women like me. Need less to say, there are many good plastic surgeons with integrity that have transformed the lives of so many people.
63 posts
13 Nov 2008
if no one has told you today that they love you. I will. I feel exactly like you do. EXACTLY. I fought off the Anti-depressant meds. as I am in Recovery from drugs and alcohol but you know what. Don't let them win. DON'T. You can either start living or start dying. So we made a bad choice. We screwed up. Bigtime but please try to move forward. i have tried to take the focus off of my legs, the loving relationship that I wanted and the countless number of barely dressed beautiful women that I am flooded with on T.V and in public and I now undress in the dark and away from a mirror. You have got to try something. This is not your fault. It is the doctor's we can't let them ruin our lives. They are not the one's that have to live with this. We are. But we have to hang on and hope that there is something brighter out there. Honestly, I do know how you feel. The more people you share your story with and show your outcome to the more you will gain strength and heal. And, there has got to be someone out in this world that can fix horrible deformities no matter how much we are turned away. Let's get busy finding one. okay? if you need to talk email me. Natalie
21 posts
17 Nov 2008
Natalie... I was so touched by what you wrote to me. I must of cried a bucket. Strange how when we find some one that can sympathize and share our pain how somehow it just all feels a little bit better. It was so comforting to read your words. Even though I cried a lot, it was tears of sadness and... tears of "I am glad that finally someone understands what the hell I am going through". You are right, I am not giving up... not now and not ever. I am going to find the best doctor their is and he is going to have to find a way out of this mess. When I find this doctor you will be the first to know. I will search for him high and low... promise ! Planning a trip to Brazil, where I plan to meet with Dr. Rodriguez. He specializes in butts... I will see what he can do, I will see all his photos and decide. He is the best in the world as far as I know. You have Dr. Roberts in North Carolina as well. You also have Dr. Coleman in NYC. I am going to see them all... and tell you what I have decided. It's time to start living my friend. Natalie... you make a difference in this world and thank you for being so wonderful !
3 posts
1 Jan 2009
OH MY GOD, I'm in the same situation as you. The inner/outer thigh lipo left me with no butt and a huge dent in the one sidd and hollow spots on both sides. My butt used to be nice and full and now is saggy and jiggly! I did not want lipo on my butt! I am so disgusting looking and deformed. It's all I think about and has taken over my life. I just want to die and have thought of killing myself because I cannot get over this.
3 posts
4 Jan 2009
Hi ndmoreno. I am botched good as well. I feel like I was butchered and the worst part is I paid thousands of dollars to be butchered!!!! I am so sorry you are going through this too. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy. This is an awful thing to go through. I currently live in the DC area. Have you heard of any good doctors in this area or along the east coast that are supposed to be good and fixing liposuction disasters? I'm pretty sure I need a fat transfer as well to fill in the huge dent in my a**. Thank you for writing back. I wish support groups existed for people with jacked up plastic surgery. I think it would help to meet and speak to others going through the same thing.
63 posts
5 Jan 2009
I am still researching doctors. So far, I have found a few that are trying to correct the disasters. i too need fat transfers. My problem is also that hideous cobblestone appearance all over the fronts,and sides of both legs. And I look moth-eaten. I can give you the names of the ones that I found but none of them show any afters. That still worries me. Anyway, Thanks for the much needed support and to understand everything that we are going through. Yeah, a web site dedicated to this stuff would be great. There are a lot of us!! Best, Natalie
21 posts
7 Jan 2009
Hello girls, I have been doing a lot of research on doctors that have had some good results with patients. Although I have to admit that they are few. If you look at Dr.Coleman in NYC. His before and after photos are on the website, they are impressive. There is also a doctor in Brazil that has had some good results specifically in the butt area. Lets keep researching this. I think in two years the procedures to fix deformed lipos will be common practice and will be superior to what exists today. Liposhipting is interesting, but there just enough proof that it actually works in more serious cases. Also, it seems to me like an extremely evasive procedure, since it's supposedly chopping up fat cells and shifting them else where. Lets keep researching, three brains is always better then one. Lets stay positive, where there is a will there is a way. We will find a way out of this mess.
4 posts
11 Feb 2009
I had lipo and it changed my shape for the worse. I was shaped lie jennifer lopez but bigger i wanted to round down my outer hips. Well now i have no curves,just straight up and down and my once itty bitty waist is huge cause all the weight shifted there.want to get lipo on stomach and back now but afraid where the fat might go -my neck and arms.my once extremely feminine figure looks manish.plus new cellulite and scars aaaaaaaaaaaaggghhhh!