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My Bariatric Life "Thighs are Almost Model-Like." 4 Procedures w/Dr. Joseph F. Capella, THE Master of Body Contouring after MWL

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I had a tummy tuck and mons lift with Dr. Joseph F...

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My Bariatric Life
WORTH IT$18,000

I had a tummy tuck and mons lift with Dr. Joseph F. Capella on April 18, 2013. My results were amazing. You may read about it here. So now I've decided to do a total body transformation. I am scheduled for a 6-hr surgery on October 10th. Dr. Capella will revise my tummy tuck to a lower body lift, do further tightening of my mons, and perform a medial thigh lift, arm lift, flankplasty, and breast lift. I am super excited! You may follow my journey on realself here.

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Most plastic surgeons will tell you that the thigh lift is the most difficult of procedures, especially on massive weight loss patients. Some surgeons even say the thighs just don't come out good from the procedure. However, there is one plastic surgeon who is a leader in thigh lifts. Dr. Joseph F. Capella has the largest experience in the world doing thigh lifts -- and body contouring for that matter, having done more than 1000 thigh lifts and 10,000 body contouring procedures. He did an absolutely wonderful job with my thighs. They are so firm and youthful looking - all the cellulite is gone and so is the saggy skin and fat from my inner thighs and knees. All of the nurses and aids at the CareCenter where I rehabilitated kept running their hands up and down my thighs to appreciate them. My contour is perfect and my incisions are very straight. I was concerned with how my thighs might come out but they look like beautiful natural thighs, not surgery thighs. Recently a fellow patient on RealSelf wrote me, and he stated "Your thighs are almost model-like." Dr. Capella also did a monsplasty with the thigh lift and I've never looked better. Over and over I look at myself in the mirror and I love how my thighs and mons look. I cannot wait to put on a pair of sheer thigh highs and heels (and nothing else). I've always wanted to look good in them and now I will. You may read my full review here: http://www.realself.com/review/ramsey-nj-medial-thigh-lift-lbl-arm-lift-flankplasty-breast-lift-monsplasty

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September 26, 2013

Its great that you are doing such a thorough job of reviewing your surgeries. Can't wait to hear more, and see pics as you go!! :)

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October 16, 2013
Thank you!
October 7, 2013
Hi I've been thinking about you I know your day is coming up I wish you luck
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October 7, 2013
Thank you!!! I cannot believe it is just a few days away. I am at LAX right now awaiting my flight to NJ. I wish my surgery was tomorrow! Soon it will be! How are you?
October 7, 2013

Good luck with your surgery, I hope it all goes well for you and you have a smooth recovery!

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October 8, 2013
Thanks! I cannot wait! I am super excited to finally be doing this!
January 11, 2015
Wow. You looking Amazing. All of your hard work and plastic surgery choices worked out beautifully for you!!
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February 10, 2017
Thank you! I do have lasting complications from the arm lift. I posted about it on my arm lift review.
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October 3, 2015
looking good! im in the process of getting what i call "the works" myself. im 4 wks post tt with mild bbl. loving it! life transforming. getting face lift in nov. need something with my thighs too. still a work in progress, but getting there. congratulations! it is very encouraging to see your transformation. way to go!!!!!
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February 10, 2017
I just now saw your post... in 2017! I hope that your surgery has gone well and that you got all that you hoped for!
UPDATED FROM My Bariatric Life
13 days post

Bra blubber, fat thighs, etc pre op

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Blech.

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UPDATED FROM My Bariatric Life
1 month post

A first look at my thighs, one-month post op

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I am just a little more than one month post inner thigh lift (t incision) and lower body lift (no tummy tuck) and upper body lift (no implants). Here are a few blurry (sorry) photos of my gorgeous thighs. As soon as I get the before photos from Dr. Capella's office I will post them for comparison. My thighs were a mess after massive weight loss and he made them lovely and youthful. They surely don't look like surgery thighs or the thighs of a 49yo woman who was once morbidly obese.

Recovery of the thigh lift has been quite easy for me so far, just a small opening in the right groin and some swelling and skin tightness issues... No big deal.

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November 24, 2015
so no complications? Did you have random stinging or burning sensation 1 - 2 weeks into your recovery?
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November 24, 2015
I ask because I'm 7 days post op for my thigh lift and not sure if what I'm going through is or is not normal. You can take a look at my review if you like:

http://www.realself.com/review/florida-brazilian-butt-lift-revision-bbl-revision-facial-fat-injections-thigh?comment_id=3522771#comment-3522771
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November 30, 2015
I had serious complications with the arm lift and have written an extensive review on that journey. The easiest way to access that is through my profile page.
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November 30, 2015
My thigh lift recovery was easy, comparatively speaking.
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November 30, 2015
Perhaps post your situation to the plastic surgeons here on Realself for a second professional opinion.