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Everything was excellent except the results least...

Lipowmn
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Everything was excellent except the results least so far.

Tomorrow is week 7 after tummy lipo.

I'm 46 yrs. old (no kids) and was in excellent athletic shape before the procedure. I am stuck with what my doctor says is "loose skin" just above my belly button but it does NOT look like loose skin and it feels very tender.

I am desperate and devastated that these results might be permanent. HELP! She was Board Certified highly recommended and procedure was done in hospital under general

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July 28, 2010
I can only tell you what my doc told me when I had lipo 2 days ago and that was don't expect to see the full results until 6 months. Have you been wearing a garment? You still look swollen to me so it may just take time or she may have to do a little more lipo in your upper abdomen. My doc was very clear when he told me that I may experience some loose skin or dimpling in the upper abdomen because I was not doing a tummy tuck so I am expecting to see some of that. You may still be healing
June 17, 2011
It is possible that you may need a touch up in that area. I had lipo of my torso and hips/flanks and inner and outer thighs in April. I had a noticeable difference on my right love handle. Still very swollen, but the bruises appear to be in the right area. My touch up was yesterday He took out an additional 400cc's on the left and 600cc's on the right...it was at no charge except for my $75.00 copay for the surgical procedure, not sure how he pulled that off so I would not have to pay the full outpatient surgical center portion. Good luck to you and keep us posted It had only been 2 months from my origional surgery, but both the Dr and I thougth I was about where I would be from the origional surgery, and there was no need to wait more time to see if things would change. But I have decided that this is it....what ever the out come I can live with it for now.
June 20, 2011
The very same thing has happened to me. I am devastated as well. My surgeon has told me that I am still healing. Its been two years! He did a botch job and I am deformed now. :(
June 25, 2011
Im so sorry. I knew right form day it wasn't going to get better. I also read an article...if I can figure out how to post it here I will generated by Yale that the idea that older women have loose skin that hinders good results after liposuction is a fallacy - the "deformity" was have comes from unskilled or overly aggressive surgeons...who should know that in older women NOT to touch the area above the belly button. I've already seen another surgeon and the only way to fix it is with a tummy tuck...another major surgery that I don't think I am willing to endure...
March 30, 2015
please try to find that article would love to read it !!!
November 11, 2011
i too look like you.. I had to have liposuction of the abdomen to get fat to put back into my thigh area after a botched smartlipo procedure. The doctor said that I would have irregularity and I did. Just as yours. I am now 2 and 1/2 yrs post op. the only suggestion other ps's say now is that I need a tummy tuck. I am sorry for you. Maybe having more lipo to even the areas out may help. I wasn't willing to allow any more liposuction on my body any more. It really doesn't look to bad. Maybe fat transfers for you.
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August 17, 2013
your Doctor previously should explain you that when there is xtra skin uuper from belly bootom the option is TT or mini TT, skin is loose and also muscle of inner abd are loose and needed to be thighten , righy now as you said is not loose but tender this is because after procedure you could have either a contained seroma (retained liquids from the preocedure that became solid ) or fibrosis qich a response to the agression of the lipo , TO get rid of this now you can only use girdle for a longer time and have some aparatology treatment to get it smoother as Ultrasound vs cavitation, Final recomendation wait a while at least 6 month and have the correct surgery , i do not think this will get back to what you wish
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August 21, 2013
my darling , remember that you can do still a lot , to change this condition, thank God , there is so still so much to do , to get it better and to make you satisfied with next results , so just wait your time , and replan your surgery , what you can not do , it is just regret about wha t is past , think now for the next month coming who are you going to choose , and I am pretty sure you wil be happy with next results, maybe what failed was comunications about final results with selected procedure