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If You Are Thin DO NOT DO THIS SURGERY-please I Hope This Helps Someone
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I am 5'5 115lbs, and nearing 40. I had inner...
Botched BeautyJune 21, 2011
$6,800
I am 5'5 115lbs, and nearing 40. I had inner and outer thighs done then upper and lower abs. Both places have been redone already!! There is no "sculpting" involved, there is no skin tightening. The incisions are tiny, so no big deal but the lumps I have on my stomach and inner thighs are disgusting. It looks like there is a finger length and depth dent on one side of my belly button, and another not so large one on the opposite side.
My outer thighs have just as much cellulite as they did before but my inner thighs are GROSS! It looks like a meat grinder got ahold of them under my skin. The indentations are far worse than the cellulite that was there before. Yes my thighs are smaller, BUT they are lumpy, sagging near my crotch (like a much older woman) and NO TONE WHATSOEVER!!! I live in California, and wear a bikini religiously all summer but not anymore! I would NEVER EVER do this surgery again. Let alone 2 redo procedures on each area.
Had I been a size 12 and was now a size 6 maybe I would be happy, but to go from a size 3 with a little cellulite to being completely disfigured is horrid. The Dr was wonderful, I have no complaints and staff was also great. But the initial consultation girl I saw that told me I was a "PERFECT" candidate LIED!, Thin people should not do this surgery...Get a personal trainer and bust your a** instead and then I'd look like Demi Moore all over.I hate myself every day for doing this surgery.
CELLULITE IS NORMAL, DISFIGUREMENT IS NOT!!! I will provide photos of my tummy now, my inner thighs are recently redone so they are too ugly to photo yet but I will post them in a couple months. Please reconsider what you will look like if you are thin, permanent bruising on my stomach is obvious (and I dont even have stretch marks from my child)
Replies (75)
June 25, 2011
wow, your review has really changed my opinion about this! I just came from the doctor today and got a quote of 9k to do just my tummy. I thought it to be a little too expensive. I'm a size 2 (5'1"; 114 lb) but I just had a baby 9 months ago and the extra fat bugs me a lot. I started working out again 'cause I want to lose a couple more pounds anyway and I was really considering if 9k was worth it. You are totally right, I might as well spend 1/3 with a trainer. THANKS!
June 27, 2011
I'm so glad that you decided to save yourself the shame I go through daily. And there is no absolutely no reason for that price. I had upper and lower abs plus inner and outer thighs for less than 7 and I'm in California, everything is more pricey here...
I am having a fat transfer on my stomach, lord knows it can't get worse...I'll keep you up to date.
I am having a fat transfer on my stomach, lord knows it can't get worse...I'll keep you up to date.
June 28, 2011
Thanks! I'm in CA too, in San Jose. The clinic now is giving a "promo" and dropped the price close to 7k, which just makes me more suspicious... I wish you the best of luck on the new surgery, you look so pretty on the first picture. GOOD LUCK!
August 12, 2011
Dear Changed my mind,
The fat transfer on my stomach has, so far, had substantial improvement but the permanent bruising and the dents are still there and yes they are noticeable. My thighs have somewhat tightened in the areas nearest my crotch after several months but when i look in a full length mirror and Im in the sun they still look lumpy on inner area and no change to note on outer thigh whatsoever. My surgeries were a mistake for me... I wish I had my original body back honestly. The dr. reference posted says that thin people ARE perfect candidates, but if you look at nearly every photo posted on tummies, they may be thinner but they have the same chunky appearance. I have decided to get a tattoo on my stomach to divert attention from the dents and discoloration, and I am sad about that. My thighs? Ruined...
June 30, 2011
The plastic surgeons on RealSelf recently posted these opinions on the topic of skinny women who get liposuction. Hope these comments are helpful
October 13, 2011
Oct 2011 2 surgeries and 2 touch ups later...I would like to be optimistic, but another plastic surgeon came from corporate to assess where to go from here yesterday... Quite frankly it was just short of being told I have cancer...HERE'S MY DIAGNOSIS: Original Dr over lipo'd my stomach and inner thighs and I have to get a tummy tuck to pull the skin and muscle down tight so the lumps will go away. MY GOD...I WENT IN TO JUST MAINTAIN BEING THIN AND NOW I HAVE TO HAVE MY GUTS CUT OPEN AND A 6 OR 8 INCH SCAR TO CORRECT THIS. AND MY THIGHS ARE RUINED. VELASHAPE WON'T SMOOTH THEM OUT AND THERE IS NO WAY OF PUTTING FAT IN THEM IN A CONSISTENT SMOOTH WAY. YES TOM, I was right. Thin women should not get this surgery unless they have a problem area like saddle bags. This surgery was supposed to keep me thin like I was and NOW I have to go under the knife and get a major painful long down time expensive procedure to correct the horrid money making intentions of a sales consultant. So there it is ladies,,, and Tom. 39, single and admittedly botched by another surgeon working in the exact same office as my original surgeon. "The over done fat removal has left you permanently and irreversibly ruined, your stomach can be fixed by abdominal surgery but your thighs cannot be fixed at all, your a beautiful woman and I hate to have to be the one to tell you!" Email me if you want some cold hard photos. Brandidoesloans@yahoo.com...ya I been in tears since we discussed my incision yesterday. WTF have they done? I do believe corporate will pay for the tummy tuck, but its pretty hard news to swallow any way you look at it.
UPDATED FROM Botched Beauty
Final results nearly two years later are posted. I...
Botched BeautyApril 6, 2013
Final results nearly two years later are posted. I had gained weight, lost some, and this is in good lighting so you can see what I see!
Replies (16)
April 7, 2013
Have you done the repair lipo with the Beverly Hills doctor yet?
April 7, 2013
No I got refunded my money, went for the consult in B H but didn't have enough faith that my results would be worth all the money, travel, down time, house sitter, etc. Plus being put under and having my entire inner thighs and entire stomach scraped smooth then pumped with fat from my flanks, it just, guess I couldn't stand the thought of toughing through it and possibly having my flanks turn out bad and still not being back to normal. I gave up. I've been trying to post recent photos but having problems with the web site...
April 7, 2013
there you go folks, this is what I live with, 2 years later, a lot of heartache, headache, my beat up psyche and my completely BOTCHED body that I paid money to do to myself!!! I finally got the gall to put up the photos. PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHOICE WISELY, DO YOUR RESEARCH. THE COST AND EXTENSIVENESS OF ANOTHER FIX IS VERY DIFFFICULT TO MAKE, I CHOSE TO LEAVE IT, I SORTA HOPE IM THE ONLY ONE WHO GAVE UP.JUST PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH!
April 7, 2013
Thanks for the recent pictures. I do see improvement. I do. I do. I can't STRESS ENOUGH THOUGH ABOUT YOUR COMMENT.PLEASE FOR PEOPLE SURFING THE WEB THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT, THE SURGERY DECISION. THE OUTCOME. THE REDO'S. RESEARCH IT ALL. AND IF POSSIBLE. DON'T DO THE SURGERY. That is my opinion.
April 8, 2013
Hey BB,
I went for my surgery in Nov. 2012 (regular lipo) and it helped alot. I have minimal bumps now and the dr will be putting in cortisone shots to reduce what is left. After 3 yrs, I have ended up with almost exactly the same tummy I started with. As with time and age, weight has returned to the area. My legs are good too with the last surgery. Im pretty much whole again. Please dont give up. When you are ready, go again for surgery. Even if it takes 2-3 (in my case 7) more times to fix. You may end up just where you were before you started but at least it wont be on your mind anymore. I know I wanted to hurry up and get it fixed as it weighs on the soul and affects every part of your life. I will never do SL again. My thoughts are with you and everyone else....
April 25, 2013
i'm 2 weeks out from lipo and i have so many uneven hard lumps,my stomach looks worse than yours. My surgeon tells me it will go away but i've read too much about botched lipo to believe that. I thought that thinner people with pockets of fat were "ideal" lipo candidates.... guess not huh?
April 25, 2013
I read your saga and I wish you hadn't had so many things so close to each surgery. You have expected so much of your body that I worry you can't tend to one certain area at a time, but far be it for me to judge. I wanted my [RS bleep] done NOW also. If I hadn't listened to my Dr the first time about how my thighs were still healing blah blah blah, I never EVER would have had my tummy worked on. Chances are you will get your no cost redo to fix the missed areas, but that was my mistake. He redid my thighs, they turned out worse, he redid my stomach and instead of V shaped dents I got lumpy dumpy mess. You do need to wait awhile to see what happens, my stomach looked normal after the redo and using that fat to fill the dents but the smooth was simply swelling and within 3 weeks I was horrified. My case isn't unusual, as you can see. Keep in touch doll. Lets see what happens in a month.
November 22, 2013
DId your leg inner thigh ever fix itself?? I'm experiencing about the same problem but my surgeon has told me that it will go away by itself. I'm barely 2 months post op and I feel as if it is getting worse somehow. Please let me know or update new pics of what it looks like now!!!! Thanks!!
November 22, 2013
No Fun at 30. It's not gone. Its not as obvious all these years later and I gained weight anticipating doing another surgery but never could face doing it.I then lost weight so the most obvious is the big huge dents and the baggy skin up near the top. Tanning helped disguise it this last summer but it was a long torturous road till I'd wear certain things. I'm 41 now so it doesn't bug me AS BAD but no it doesn't fix itself by any means. It's probably gonna look worse before it looks better though. Brace yourself.
April 23, 2014
fingers crossed this wasnt my doc....elite body sculpture????
April 24, 2014
No sweetie my dr was near cal expo, hope you get the results you are hoping for.
April 28, 2014
I'm so sorry you weren't happy with your results, but grateful you posted for others to see. I've considered lipo before but was told I would not get good results because I was too slim and it'd show. So glad you are helping others with your review!
May 14, 2014
Yes, indeed. I believe liposuction is harmful to anyone long-term at least if the patient is not surgically harmed and ends up with dents, lumps, adhered skin, burns, etc. The list really does go on and is extensive. I am glad you are opting out from such harmful surgery. If more people researched the studies done they would never get liposuction.
UPDATED FROM Botched Beauty
5 years later...
Botched BeautyMay 24, 2016
It's been five long years a lot of pain and anguish. I made a lot of friends on here who were also in very desperate situations like myself, depression, shame, guilt. It's only fair to come back and let you know that I'm going to be ok. I did in fact gain and lose weight as the Summers and Winters progressed, although that goes against the sales pitch of fat cells being removed and never coming back, it ended up a blessing in my case. I started out as a size 2 I'm currently a size 4, I do aerial yoga and I tan, but time healed a lot of the disfigurement. I owed it to my friends to return plus let the new people who see this now, that I got better both emotionally and physically. I wore a bikini in public last year standing right next to 20 year old girls and no longer feel any anguish. It was time mostly plus healing my sanity and my body with aerial yoga and tanning and I'm going to be ok. A lot of people were upset with me for giving up, but I had to withdraw from posting for years. I will post some unedited photos below, the mermaid photoshoot was October 2015 and the motorcycle shoot was earlier this May 2016. I'll never forget the years I hated myself but I'm ok now. Mostly all that's left is the saggy upper thigh and the two worst dents shaped like a V on my lower abdomen. Most of the lumps and bumps aren't visible to other people anymore. It just took a lot of time and healing in my head and heart.
Namaste,
Brandi
Namaste,
Brandi
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May 24, 2016
Having trouble posting photos. I'll keep trying but can't access my albums anymore the way you used to be able to...
June 17, 2016
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and being so honest. I am also thin and know I do not "need" liposuction. My arms are my problem area and I just booked my 1st CoolSculpting session. I have been contemplating if I should switch the CoolScuplting session to SmartLipo as it would give me faster and more dramatic results. Your story helped me confirm that I made the right choice to go with CoolSculpting.
June 25, 2016
Thank you so very very much for coming back to update, as well as sharing your entire experience. I read your story awhile back and happened to come back today and see this recent update. So glad things have healed mentally and physically. Do you think it was down to the yoga or weight fluctuations? Or simply time? Thanks again x
Hi Botched Beauty -- I'm so sorry you have to use that as your username on RealSelf! Did you ask any other plastic surgeons to look at your result, and see what can be done to revise it?
I would NEVER say that I would do this again,because a personal trainer would have been far more worth my money! I just hope I save some thin person from looking like road kill in a bikini. I just wanted to "stay thin" and I did expect to be more smooth and tone looking, NONE OF WHICH HAPPENED!!