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Smart Lipo, One 50 Year Old Man's Experience - New York, NY

UPDATED FROM Jack R
5 months post

So, it is now approaching the 5 month mark. I...

Jack RAugust 21, 2011
WORTH IT$5,000
So, it is now approaching the 5 month mark. I have continued to follow and read posts here on lipo. Here is my take on it at this point. I STILL have very mild soreness on my flanks, and still swell a little bit after being on my feet too long, or working out too much. So it is not in my opinion, a easy fix. I have also, since my lipo been hitting the gym extra hard, and doing cardio and eating very healthy. I was doing a lot of this before, but the surgery has inspired me to do more. So what you see is a combo of both. Now, many would say, well, why not just do that and forgo the surgery? Well, over the years I did do that, and stomach fat was still there and over the years was getting worse. So I don't think lipo is a magic pill, and expectations need to be checked, but I think it is an amazing tool, to be implemented along with other life changes.

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GR_DC
January 18, 2012
May I ask who was your doctor?
Anthony F
March 29, 2012
Hello Jack! I know its been over a year since your surgery, but would you do it all over again? I am 39 years old - male and just had smart lipo on March 27, 2012. i am experiencing a lot of the same things you described in your posts and I want to say thank you for sharing them. Not to many men post about having smart lipo, your posts are helpful and so true. So far I do not regret the surgery and know I have a ways to go before I see the final results. You are so right about the adverstisements not being 100% true. Advertisements make you think the results are instant and although I can see a flatter stomach and flanks - the swelling and garment make me look and feel larger than I was pre-surgery. I am concerned about the on-going swelling you had expereinced because I haven't read anything about that anywhere and was lead to believe once the swelling is gone its gone. I am anxious to get back to the gym and see what my body can actually tollerate. Thank You for Sharing.
Jack R
April 13, 2022
I never received a notification of this, so am only now seeing this. My swelling did indeed resolve with time. I am now 63. Hard to remember what it was like. Time marches on, and I have put on a little weight during covid, but overall, I have never returned to what I was before surgery, so it was absolutely worth it. I have considered doing some fine tuning with cool sculpting, but I haven't heard great things. How about you, how are things.
UPDATED FROM Jack R
3 months post

Here are some pics

Jack RJune 21, 2011
Here are some pics

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Bristol_Girl
June 21, 2011
Wow, you look great. Are you still feeling sore.
Jack R
June 22, 2011
Yes, sides still a little sore, and sometimes swell after a long day, but that seems to be getting less and less as the days go on.
Mik574
June 23, 2011
Thanks so much for posting so extensively about your experiences. I am a man, about to turn 40, and I'm considering this. Your experiences are very helpful to read about, especially since there are relatively fewer men writing about this. Thanks again and I hope we keep hearing from you.
UPDATED FROM Jack R
3 months post

I am a few days shy of 10 weeks. I am still happy...

Jack RJune 5, 2011
I am a few days shy of 10 weeks. I am still happy I did this, but I have to say that the recovery is not nearly as rapid and smooth as one might believe from tv shows such as extreme makeover. My obliques are still pretty hard and a little tender to the touch. I have to put my girdle on for short periods of time after working out because I swell. I can see alot of flattening and improvement from the side, front on not as much, but I suspect there is still some residual mild swelling and shrinking that needs to go on.

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