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“Here's to Hoping... - Virginia”

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Updated 25 Feb 2012

Posted 9 Feb 2012

I'm almost 5'3" and about 135lbs which is "heavy" for me. I have a small stomach and waist but have always dealt with heavy thighs even when I was 125lbs. I really hated the way the back of my legs looked saggy and even though friends tell me I look great, I felt like I should have nicer legs with the amount of time I was spending at the gym. After feeling frustrated for a few years, I'm almost 34 now, I wanted to make a change for me. So I had my inner and outer done. It's been 3 days and I'm still as sore as I was on day one. I realize this is a long process and will keep posting my results as time progresses. My doctor told me that Smartlipo is a fickle procedure in the fact that you don't always get the 100% results you want but if I could be happy with at least 50% then he recommended getting it done so here I am.



Updated on 25 Feb 2012:
I'm about 3 weeks post-op and still have significant numbness and some pain. I have noticed that sitting for long periods seems to make it worse which sucks for me since I have a desk job. =(

I have noticed that some of the previous lumpy areas on my outer thighs is gone so that's a relief. I am however starting to notice more hard lumps in areas especially my inner thighs. I'm hoping to get back to the gym in another week or so.

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Hopefully Not Hippy For Long 11 Feb 2012
I had my procedure yesterday. Inner/ out thighs, saddle bags and lower back on sides. I felt okay this morning but as day goes on I feel much worse. Are you having any drainage? I have had no drainage so I'm scared that nothing is draining. Did you see any improvement on your first day? I did earlier but swelling has increased a lot. Since we did it on the same day or close enough would be fun to share progress together!
Ready for a change 13 Feb 2012
Hi, I did have drainage the first 24 hours after. And then just a small amount out of one site on my outer thigh for another half day. I have to say that I thought I had a high tolerance for pain but after this I'm not so sure. I finally feel slightly better today...it's been a week and I have only worked one and half days since the procedure. The areas were the incisions were made are definitely the most painful still. I'm also having "twinges" of acute pain and what feels like a tearing in certain areas even though all I'm doing is turning over in bed. Have you had this happen?

I'm so glad that I have someone I can share this with and see if these are common/normal things. My swelling did increase considerably after the first few days but I had read that it was pretty common. How are you feeling now?
Kirsty Cornwall (Community Manager) 12 Feb 2012

Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience with us. Sorry you're in pain, take things easy for a few days. Please keep us updated on your progress!

Hopefully Not Hippy For Long 13 Feb 2012
For whatever reason, my pain was really minimal. I do not feel anything at my incision sites. I am very bruised and it hurts to get up and down but just sitting here, I feel okay. Today (day 4), I am still swollen a lot but I can definitely see results. I took 3 advil this morning to help with pain.

I wonder if you could put neosporin on your incision sites to help? How many cc's did they take out of you?
Ready for a change 14 Feb 2012
It's actually more the area around the incision sites than the sites themselves. Lots of bruising and swelling. I have my follow-up on Thurs so we'll see what the doctor says. I'm actually not sure how many cc's total since I was pretty loopy at the end. My procedure took about 6 hours total and I remember he filled one container with both the Outer thighs. I'll have to remember to ask. I know ALOT of that was the actual numbing fluid he injected though.

I am feeling a little better today at least to go back to work. Like you said getting up and down hurts the most but if I walk around a little the pain tends to ease up a bit. They did give me Codeine (Tylenol3) for the pain but I have to be honest I don't think it helped much after the first 2 days. I was actually instructed not to take anything except Tylenol because it can increase bruising and swelling even after the surgery?

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