35 Year Old, Mother of 4, Black Female. Washington, DC

Today was the big day. I was nervous and excited at the same time because I knew it was going to be the beginning of a new me. I was so tired of random people asking me if I was pregnant (where they do that at). My kids are ages 16. 14, 12, and 6. When I had my daughter 16 years ago I only weighed 110 and by the end of the pregnancy I was 175. The weight came down but she completely stretched my belly out, and the other kids did some additional damage as well. My journey with this process started in May 2015. This website helped a lot. I did a google search and found a facility that did laser lipo. It was cheaper, but after viewing this website I read that a young lady went to Dr. Araya from the vita surgical group. I scheduled a consultation with both facilities. But after speaking with Dr. Araya I felt like I could trust him. My BP was a little high going in, but he took his time with me and put me at ease. After the procedure my BP was normal and that's because of the care he gave me. He was able to remove over 10 lbs of fat... Whoa!!! The areas done were lower abs, sides, love handles, and flanks. I just got off the operating table 8 hours ago. There is a lot of drainage, I am sore but will be OK. My follow up is tomorrow. I will continue to right about my journey along the way. Here are photos taken this morning before headed to vita surgical group.feel free to inbox Mr with questions.