“Liposuction Fixed my Post-pregnancy Belly. Sort Of.”

Had a minimal lower abdominal lipo (up to and around the navel with focus on the lower) 6 weeks ago. Cost $5500 which included a skin excision so that the excess skin would lie flat. He ended up not doing that which was fine with me. Painful - yes, yes, yes. Especially so when trying to get in and out of bed. Felt odd for the first few days as if I could feel the fluid sloshing around. The abdominal binder had a foam pad under it which was removed after a week. I wore a regular girdle (not a special lipo garment) for the next 3 weeks and continued to shrink. There was some initial swelling after I stopped wearing the girdle but this is normal and subsided quickly. Another advantage I noticed is lack of fluid retention prior to my period. Yippee! The results are fantastic. Still a bit lumpy which will subside completely in a few months. I went down a size and LOVE finding clothes that fit. I can shop in the junior department (although it's a bit of challenge finding age-appropriate clothes), so I rationalized that this is a return on investment :-) My advice: Please wait about 6 weeks before buying new clothes. I bought a few things while I was still swollen (although I didn't think I was). Now, they fit in the thigh but need the waist altered, a problem I'm glad to have :-) Get one body area done at a time not only because of the expense but the pain! I can't imagine getting my stomach, back, and waist done all at once. No way to get comfortable with all those areas done at once. I heard of one woman at the nail shop that I go to which had all that plus her thighs and calves done. Her doctor wanted her to stay home for 2 months and she still has significant bruising. Cost $12000. Lipo is NOT weight loss. Please lose the weight that you want FIRST then get the stubborn areas done.