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Lipo - Riverside, CA

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So After I saw My new doctor Sassan Alavi, He said...

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Sandra11500February 21, 2012
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So After I saw My new doctor Sassan Alavi, He said I am not a candidate for a tummy tuck because it's all fat left over from Dr. Carli. I know there is no 100% garantie with plastic surgery but when a Doctor refuses to do touch ups and try's to talk you into a more expensive and painful surgery it's just bogus. Now I know the work he did came out pretty damn good but I this it could have been ALLOT better on the abs I guess I was one of the lucky one if you Google carli's Name you will see what I mean and how he treated his other patients just as bad as me.

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Alexander Carli, MD (retired)

Alexander Carli, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Skinnyme1
February 22, 2012
You look Awesome, how long before the brusing was gone? I'm up for Lipo-back,waist,abs in 2 weeks.
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Sandra11500
February 22, 2012
Thanks :) it took about 4 weeks for it to go completely away I didn't get allot of swelling I got lucky with that :)
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Guinevere
March 4, 2012
Thanks for sharing before and after photos. I'm thinking about doing this- but a little scared that it'll come back after. Surprised to hear that you didn't really see weight loss from the surgery?
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Sandra11500
March 5, 2012
As long as you exercise it wont come back :) and it dose not go somewhere else like allot of people think lol From what doctors have told me and what I have read where ever the suck the fat out of it will never come back you can gain weight in other places but where they took it out it suppose to never come back :)
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Curious mama
April 18, 2012
Do you have any scarring from the procedure? Just wondering because I scar VERY easily!!
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Mommy of 3 boys. Had upper and lower abs done...

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Sandra11500January 11, 2012

Mommy of 3 boys. Had upper and lower abs done upper back and saddle bags. Not really painful at all looking into a TT

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K_at_RealSelf
January 11, 2012

Hi Sandra,

Thanks for your review. Your before/after pics are great! How was your recovery period after surgery?

Kirsty

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Sandra11500
January 11, 2012
Hi Kristy Thank you so much :) It was not that bad at all hurt to stand for a long period of time but not bad enough to need any pain medications at all the only icky part was the leakage :)
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K_at_RealSelf
January 11, 2012

Glad to hear it went well. If you decide on a TT I'm sure you'll gets lots of support from the community here on RealSelf!

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Calisoul
February 6, 2012
Wow, your results are amazing. I hope mine are even half as good! Did you drop a few clothing sizes? Sure looks like it! Congrats!
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Sandra11500
February 6, 2012
Thank you LipoinPDX Not really from the lipo it's self I use to joke that he didn't take any out he just pushed it around lol I fit my clothes better after but I lost about 20 lbs after not from the lipo though from weight lifting and ALLOT of cardio after getting it done it just encouraged me to work out even more
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