Mid 30,s with 1 Child , Married 10 Years in Orange County CA

Dr. Bandy is awesome! She completely transformed my body. I have lost nearly 100 lbs twice in my life. The first time I was in my early 20,s. I got up to 285 lbs at 5'9". I started taking Metabolife 356, yes the one with Ephedra. It worked miraculously. I was able to excercise 2xs daily and it suppressed my appetite like I've never experienced to this day. I ate a bland diet of yogurt, bananas, granola, salads, chicken breasts, and occasional Lean Cuisine meal, sugar free pudding , and lots of water. It took me about a year to lose 110 pounds. I got down to 175 lbs this was my lightest weight ever. I suffer from Polycystic Ovary Disease which causes very slow metabolism, amongst other highly undesirable symptoms no woman would want. I was very depressed until I lost this weight. I maintained it for years even though they pulled the Metabolife 356 from the market. I never experienced any heart problems to this day and I was and am very upset this tool is no longer available. I maintained my weigh mostly but it would fluctuate within 8 lbs until I became pregnant and gave birth to my miracle baby boy at 27. I ballooned back up to 260 lbs during my pregnancy. I lost the first 25lbs on my own, due to breast feeding but once I stopped the weigh just would not come off. I excercised and tried to eat right but finally succumbed to weight loss surgery in 2010. By 2012 I had lost most of the weight again . I was left with a lot of loose skin on my tummy . I had a panniculectomy , a fancy word for tummy tuck with a lot of excessive skin. I also had my breasts augmented and lifted slightly via donut lift, and liposuction on my upper and lower flanks of my back. At the time the surgeon who was NOT DR. BANDY, but an affiliate of the weight loss surgeon, preformed this work. His work was the first step to sculpting my body and removing the loose skin. His work was sufficient but I was still heartbroken that he couldn't perform the miracle I had hoped for. I expected much more but realistically when you have lost a tremendous amount of weight it will require a lot of surgery to remove the skin. I was left with ugly dog ears at either side of my incisions from the tuck. I also no matter how heavy I got ever gained weight in my butt!!!! It was flat as a pancake! I met Dr. Bandy in October 2014 along with a few other local plastic surgeons. I knew instantly she was the one!!! She understood all I had been through from the weight loss to the other plastic surgery. She could tell genetically I just wasn't meant to have a butt naturally. However she was fully confident she could do the liposuction and fat transfer to give me my Brazillian Butt Lift!! I scheduled my surgery with her on Nov. 13 2014. She removed fat from my tummy, pubic area, those ugly dog ears, and my upper and lower flanks on my back which still had ugly fat rolls even though I already had lipo there. When I woke from surgery and saw myself in the mirror later that evening I was completely excited although very much in pain. I did have the maximum amount of liposuction allowed and I won't beat around the bush it really hurts even with pain meds. I could see even though I was swollen and in my compression garment I had a nice rounded butt and my back seemed flat no more fat rolls. She was able to take every single ounce of my fat and inject all of it into my butt! I just had my 6 wk post- op appointment with Dr.Bandy she took my post- op surgery photos and they are amazing! I am so happy not only do I have a cute butt and no fat rolls on my back, she completely shaved off those ugly dog ears and my pubic area is not fat any more!!! No more camel toe lol!!! I love and appreciate Dr.Bandy so much I can never thank her enough! I would absolutely recommend her to anyone who needs work done on their body! She is extremely experienced and an artist at what she does. She also is kind, always pleasant,and patient and listens to all your questions and makes sure you don't leave without knowing everything you need to know. And if forget to ask something you can call the office and they will get an answer for you from her. She offers her personal phone number immediately after surgery which is quite comforting in event of an emergency or if you are scared something isn't right. I didn't need to call her, but was glad I could if I needed. The office staff and nurses are very kind and thorough as well. I am grateful to everybody on Dr. Bandy's staff. Office visits are usually very quick. The surgical center is right in her office which is also very convenient.

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