Smart Lipo on 41 Yr Old Male - Plano, TX

13 weeks later...20lbs lost - 5-10 to go but all my clothes fit great, except for the fat jeans and large t-shirts.

OK its now day 9 and all is well. i had my 1st post op follow up last week. all incision points are almost healed up but the two on my back flank and side flank are a little sore. i think some of it is due to going back to work and wearing jeans instead of my lounge pants.

i finally did get a little bruising but not bad and just isolated to the incision points. and those same spots continue to itch pretty good. the doc said i can go to just wearing the compression vest 12 on 12 off and suggested wearing it in the day while at work. not fond of this and i think i am going reverse it because its really uncomfortable as you heal. i bought some compression tshirts from dicks sporting goods and am wearing those during the days and they work pretty well but are not as tight in the ab/belly area as the compression vest. doc said these were good as secondary garments for the next part of the healing process.

The doc said the removed 660cc (23 oz) of fat. it doesnt sound like much but think of it as a ice cube. when froze the volume is much greater than when its melted which is what happens when the laser explodes the fat cell. i have noticed a huge difference but i still think he could have taken a little more out of my stomach(lower) and love handle areas.

i had started my diet last week and its been pretty easy so far. i downloaded myfitnesspal from itunes to track my progress. i set it for an aggressive goal. 182 is what i weight in at the docs office and i want to hit 165 by mid/end of jan 2012. im keeping to a 1200 cal per day limit and drinking lots of water. my food intake is high fiber, low cal, low fat, low carb types of items which can be kind of hard as i dont really like veggies but its working ok so far. it really requires some planning to fit my schedule. as for my work out program i am going to start the P90x again. I did this once (just the muscle building part - not the cardio programs as i dont really have room in my condo to do that) and it worked pretty good and is easy to do at home. and it works fast too. i would recommend it to anyone and the diet program it gives you to follow is much like mine above. i want to get to the point where i can have one or two cheat meals per week without feeling guilty. it'll take a while but i'll get there.

i have my 4th of 6 follow up at the docs office just after the first of the year (2012) and he said that is typically when they take the after photos. i am really pushing myself to make that after photo look like he sucked out the fat and implanted muscles LOL

day 4... very little pain today and a significant amount of swelling reduction. pretty much moving as normal now. as promised here are some after pics. not the greatest quality but the difference can be seen. still swollen though but i am impressed how fast healing has been and how little bruising i have. i go back for a follow up appt tomorrow and hopefully i'll get side by side before and after pics from the doc. a few questions i have to ask are about some indents spots and how i can tell swelling from remaining fat at this point. also they didnt tell me how much fat was removed but in my "high" state before i left the operating room they told me there was a picture, so i am ready to see it.