Phillip R. Craft, MD

Dr Craft did an absolutely amazing job. I was so worried at first that the size would be what I wanted but after the healing process continued, they looked more and more perfect everyday. I love that he focuses on a natural appearance. Also, the nurses and patient coordinators are so sweet and make you feel at peace.

I had surgery with Dr. Craft. He performed liposuction on my axilla, bra rolls, back, abdomen, and waist. He also did a breast revision from a surgery that I had with another doctor several months prior to my surgery with him. He tightened the vertical scar and performed a breast lift. Additionally, he excised extra skin that I had around the breast area.

I could literally see the amazing results right after surgery!! Speaking of surgery, I was sore, but not in pain. The soreness that I had was equivalent to a workout burn.

Dr. Craft is so incredibly friendly and so incredibly talented. A friend referred me to him and I’m so happy she did.

I want to also say that his staff are warm and naturally friendly. Yenifer is my patient coordinator and through it all she communicated well with me. She’s so incredibly friendly. Norma, who is the front desk supervisor is incredibly warm and friendly. I also had the pleasure of meeting Anna, Dr. Craft’s wife and she is so cheerful and nice. You can tell that they treat all of their patients like family.

I’m now six months post op and I look and feel great!!

I highly, highly, highly recommend Dr. Craft. He is American Board Certified in Plastic Surgery and has an excellent reputation. Trust me, if you are looking to have some plastic surgery done, schedule an appointment with him.

I wanted to wait a while before leaving this review to process all the emotions and see what the "final product" is.

It has been a year and 7 months since I had my BA + areola lift with Dr. Craft - and let me tell you, BEST THIS I HAVE EVER DONE.

I had wanted this for a long time, saved the money, and chickened out once before...but this time I was certain that I wanted it. I did a lot of research to find Dr. Craft and was pleased with the entire process.

I am in Canada, so I did a virtual consultation (this is pre-COVID too). And then booked and started the process a few months prior to the procedure. Communication was great. I had lots of questions about things (since it was my first procedure)...and they were really patient with me and did not make me feel like I was bothering them in any way.

I flew in a couple of days before and went in for my pre-op work to be done. SUCH a nice facility, all the staff were amazing, and my first time meeting Dr. Craft was amazing. Such a nice man and made me feel TOTALLY comfortable. One thing that I will point out is that he is ALLLL about the natural look (if that is what you ask for). I was looking at larger sizes and he straight up said "if I put the sizer in and it looks too big I am going smaller to keep the natural look you want."

Surgery day was a whirlwind, and I was really nervous, but it was great! Lots of smiling faces, everything was really well organized, and I felt excited too.

Post-Op was also good. Woke up not feeling much, and was able to leave pretty quickly. I had my (then) boyfriend with me and we went back to our Airbnb and I just slept the rest of the day. Post-Op care was also amazing...lots of questions from me, all answered. Oh - and, he DID end up sizing DOWN on me because in surgery he put the sizer in and determined that it looked too big and not natural enough for my small frame.

RESULTS: I have AMAZING tits, that look like they are mine. Not a SINGLE person knows that they are fake unless I TELL them. I got the size increase that I wanted, and the areola lift gave me back some "perkiness" (which I lost after weight loss). At the 1 yr 6 month mark I am fully healed, with no pain at all...the ONLY thing that I will say is that I have no regained full feeling in my nipples...LOL! Seems to be coming back really slowly, as I feel a little more as time progresses. Had ZERO feelings at all for about 10 months tho.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Highly recommended for a truly amazing BA + top-notch service. If I decided that there is something else I want done, I'll be back. :P

Dr. Craft and his team are truly the best in: expertise, artistic talent, professionalism and understanding the needs of a patient, even when the patient cannot articulate her needs. The state of the art facility, coupled with experience made my experience 100%.

I loved the whole process from start to finish! I was the last surgery of 2020 that was available and I took it right away. I felt no pain, and the scars look like nothing happened, the recovery process has been great and truly smooth. I am in love with my breast and my new waist, i love the way my body looks and i thank the magic skills of Craft ! My confidence level is up the roof now!

exceptional is the only way to describe my experience!!! I am so grateful to have been told about Dr. Craft from a friend! He is an artist who truly cares about not only his work but cares for the person he is working with. He explained every step and made sure I felt comfortable. His office staff is amazing and knowledgable and treat you like family!
I will never let another surgeon touch me! I plan to use him in the future and have already told others about him!
If you are looking for a plastic surgeon please at least have a consult with him... I promise one conversation with him and you will know he's the doctor for you and his work will speak for itself!

Thank you Dr Craft! 4 and 1/2 pounds of lose skin gone forever!!!!!

Had mini tummy tuck with lipo in abdomen, flanks, and bra line. Extremely happy with the results so far. Dr. craft is amazing. Very skilled Dr and his staff are te best. Will highly recommend him. Had surgery two weeks ago, my recovery it’s been great, scar from tummy tuck looks fantastic,

My experience with Dr Craft and his team was absolutely amazing. I had gone to see another doctor that was recommended to me, for inner thigh lipo and I just was not quite comfortable with him. So I did some research on my own and Dr Craft's name kept coming up. Right from the start I felt completely comfortable with him and could tell that he paid very close attention to everything I said and wanted to achieve. His staff is also amazing. They are so attentive and caring. I ended up having both inner thigh lipo and a mini tummy tuck to revise a c-section scar from 19 years ago that never healed correctly. I am thrilled with the results.

Plastic surgery never crossed my mind. I’ve always been in shape and after having a baby I tried my hardest to get rid of trouble areas that wouldn’t go away. I cut carbs, worked out and still no results. I went to one plastic surgeon who honestly freaked me out with his overly cheesy Miami outfit and mismatched Gucci outfits. Then a close friend recommended Dr. Craft and WOW! What a difference. The office was tasteful and the staff were real, not fake like in that “other” office. Dr Craft spend almost an hour with me for the initial consultation when the other “not to be named” doctor literally spent 3 min at most. I left feeling excited believe it or not. From the consultation I knew not only was he an experienced and fantastic surgeon, but more importantly that he CARED. Before and after the procedure he called to check in and was never bothered with my 1 million questions. I’m currently one month post op and I have no bruising and feel great and am already working out after lipo on the arms, flanks, sacrum, inner and outer thighs, stomach area and a bbl. that’s a lot! But it looks completely natural and I couldn’t be happier. I have my confidence back and I would never trust anyone but Dr Craft for any cosmetic procedure. Dr Craft and his team are the BEST OF THE BEST!

Night Before. I’ve felt every feeling under the sun this evening. Currently, I’m setting extra alarms bc I’m worried that the first one I set won’t work and I’ll sleep through my 6am appointment time.
Also, I suddenly started worrying that my life could end on that table tomorrow. I’ve never been under anesthesia and not sure how my body will react. To go and ‘revise’ a perfectly good body and end up leaving your children motherless... that would be such a cruel irony. Of course, the odds of that happening are very slim, but it’s still running through my mind.
The things I know for sure are:
I do want the end result, even if I don’t want to go through the steps to get there. They say ‘what you want wants you’ and I’m riding that thought into tomorrow’s elective (desired, although decidedly unnecessary) surgery.
I also know that my body is perfectly fine as it is and does not need any of this work.
I believe that I am raising the bar on myself and my life in this move. Let’s hope I get the desired results, or at the very least, that I get to see my kids tomorrow. I love my life so much and want nothing more than to have more time in it, with the people I love.
This is a very sad and melancholy bunch of sentiments. Let’s hope things start looking up tomorrow.

Updated on 13 Mar 2019:
My appointment time is 6am for a 7am surgery so I woke at 5am for a shower and called a car for 5:30am pick up. I got a very nice Uber driver so that’s a plus. I’m sleepy but happy and ready to get to surgery. I feel stronger and more confident than last night for sure. :)
Also the city looks beautiful at this hour. It’s nice to see the dimly lit rooms inside the beach-front apartments.
I’m still at 51% sure I made the right decision having this procedure and 49% not sure. I assume my 51% will drop in the coming days, but then rise again in a few weeks.
The Dr and his staff were lovely. They made me feel comfortable and eased me into my procedure. They gave me a cozy warm robe, the dr marked up my body and I got a chance to meet with the anesthesiologist and tell her that I was concerned bc I’d never had surgery or been under general anesthesia before. We walked into the OR and I got up on the table (with the team’s help). I laid on my back w my arms outstretched. The doctor asked me how I felt and I said I felt like the frog on frog dissection day in school. The team (5-6 people) all stood around me watching me intently. A few moments later my thoughts scrambled, I said I could feel my breathing becoming more difficult (which I felt they responded to) and went right to sleep.
When I woke up I was fully dressed in compression garment, bra, sweat pants and zip hoodie from my bag, plus shoes and glasses. I felt like someone had just ripped the warm blanket off me and I was cold for a second, before I was suddenly being helped into a wheelchair. The nurse wheeled me right outside and into the morning sun/the passenger seat of my car. I was def still very blurry (although managed to request that my seat heater be turned on) as my sister drove us home. I was concerned that my things weren’t all gathered but everything I could think of was in place, so I let that thought go and put my seat back.
Post op
I’m happy and feeling good. My body only hurts if I move it (just as Dr Craft said). I took an oxycodone w lunch and might take one more w dinner but am not in pain. Peeing is interesting through the hole in my garment (bc you def don’t want to accidentally pee on it since you cannot take it off!)
My boobs feel almost exactly like they did when they were engorged w milk after having my children.
The sorest part is the back of my right arm and my lower back/flanks. This is an area that wasn’t on my wish list but my Dr added it. Since this has been the hardest part, I’ve def has moments where I wondered if that was a mistake (although when you’re all battered and bruised, this is prob not a significant addition.)
I spent the day on the couch, napping all morning then chatting in the afternoon. I felt great, but realize I probably still had adrenaline/heavy pain meds coursing through my body. Lastly, I even took a conf call at 3pm. I made good, clear points so my brain was working ok (not cloudy) grateful for that.
My nurse (ie. sister who we flew in for the week to give me a hand) is helping me move around very little, administering meds, keeping me hydrated and doing any physical work I need done around the house and for the kids. Thank G*d she is here! I don’t know what I’d do without her help! While I feel generally good laying around, I would HATE to have to walk around right now and do that stuff myself...
Slight numbness in lower arms and fingers. A little throbbing in my right calf. Sore upper right arm, lower back, boobs. Legs only when I walk

Updated on 13 Mar 2019:
1 Day Post-Op

I had a doctors appt at 12:30. I stayed home in the morning while my sister drove the kids to school. I was much sleepier and sorer today than yesterday (strangely.)

During the appt w Dr. Craft, he pulled my compression garment down and I almost instantly became light headed and felt nauseous and had to sit down. I think this had to do with the change in pressure but also visibly seeing my battered body. I napped most of the afternoon bc I was really sleepy. Oh and we rubbed cbd cream all over my lower back before bed last night bc this area is still VERY sore.

Day 2 Post-Op

I went along to drop kids off at school today. I felt much better this morning. Cbd cream?? My elbows are still bleeding and now pretty swollen/bruised. Because I didn’t have a whole lot of fat in any one area, the doctor took fat from: outer thighs, inner thighs, inner knees, lower back/flanks, upper arms (this is where the elbow incision comes in.)

I had another conference call which went pretty well. I stopped taking oxicodone. Last night was my last, so now I’ll switch to Tylenol as needed. I’m mostly sore when I move and more than anything my muscles are extremely tight. They feel like half their original length and original flexibility. Not sure if I should start stretching them out? Also, I’ve read other people talking about what feels like a ‘tearing’ feeling in the muscles whenever you move. That’s 100% accurate. For me, this happens mostly after I’ve been sitting or laying for a while, and mostly in my lower back, thighs.

Also haven’t pooped yet :/ that’s concerning.

On a positive note, I’ve felt like my brain was surprisingly clear the last 3 days, considering all the drugs. I’m only now starting to feel the brain-numbing effects of the oxicodones (now that I’m off them.)


Updated on 13 Mar 2019:

Shower day, and assess the damage day. The bruising is crazy, as expected. I was smart and took my meds, vitamins and an anti-nausea pill before removing my compression garment, remembering how sick I felt when the doctor took my garment down the day after surgery. I figured removing the compression plus having a hot shower, plus seeing my bruised body would be hard on my stomach so I was prepared this time!
I also doubled up my colon x this day and took an afternoon serving of my multivitamin blend (which always makes me use the bathroom) and it finally did the trick. It felt SO much better to go to the bathroom. I’ve also had to catch up on fluid intake, as I’ve been having headaches and feeling generally dehydrated. Two large bottles of water w pedialyte powder in a row did the trick.
Juices
I forgot to mention that my sister is just finishing her holistic health coach training and her knowledge/constant help has been invaluable! She’s kept me on a steady diet of fresh pressed juices and protein/fiber rich foods. The day of surgery she made me a celery juice w some lemon for anti inflammation. Days 2-4 I’ve had what she calls her fierce greens juice (lacinato kale, dandelions, red chard, parsley, cilantro, lemon, one green apple, two red beets). So good! I’ve also had one more celery juice on day 3 or 4. All of these help with swelling, blood cleaning, digestion, etc etc. I’ve also been having my regular morning smoothie (banana, berries, kale, spinach, oat milk, nut butter, honey and high quality protein powder from Momentous - this is whey based which isn’t my favorite but my husband’s nutritionist recommended it and we’ve both been using it for a few months). And I’ve been eating three meals a day, along w meds (including anti-biotic.)
I’ve also been eating plenty of beans, chickpeas (in a yummy stew w turmeric, ginger, coconut milk) etc to make sure I’m getting enough protein and fiber. I should also add that I decided to stop taking the iron pills after day 2 or so bc I thought they might be adding to the constipation.
One last thing. After I showered, we rubbed arnica gel and cbd cream on all of my bruises. We did this on my lower back on day 2 and it seemed to really help so we did it all over today (also bc I’m not taking some of the meds I’ve been prescribed, I feel I need to do something for swelling/bruising and somehow this arnica/cbd combo seems to work amazingly well.) I should also add that I almost never use cbd but my husband does occasionally for his various exercise-related injuries. I tried it a few weeks ago on a swollen knee and it worked, so we doubled down on my lipo bruises and guess what? It works!
Overall, a good day. Pix attached.

Updated on 14 Mar 2019:

I woke up feeling so much more mobility in my body today. My muscles are still very sore and VERY tight but so much improvement since yesterday. I see other RS users talk about the ‘tearing’ feeling in their muscles when moving around. This is real! It feels like a hot, thin jolt of electricity through my (mostly) right thigh and all across my back whenever I move. If I sit mostly still, I feel almost nothing. But when I move to sit, stand, change positions, etc the pain is pretty intense. Also I‘ve felt like my muscles are half the length they used to be. The tightness has been crazy and a little worrisome. I wonder how long it will take to get my flexibility back. I can already feel some improvement today but still far from
Pre op.
Breathing
I want to add a note about my concerns regarding my breathing. Friday night and Saturday night, I felt like my heart was racing and I couldn’t get a full breath. This happened mostly when I was laying down, even if inclined. Of course, I worried a bit that this could be related to a clot or embolism. I even woke my sister at 1am Friday night to tell her and just keep her on the lookout in case my breathing became more labored. I really wished in that moment that I’d had an oxygen mask, just in case. I feel like most complication can be dealt with pretty easily in this day and age, except for oxygen restriction. You have so little time to respond to this sort of thing (ie less time than it would take an emergency crew to get to you) and I wish I’d been better prepared in this area. The possibility of a clot or embolism is very low, but you’d rather be safe than sorry. It’s crazy how differently I think about things after being a mom! This is something I would have done differently and hope it can help someone in future. Just have an oxygen mask, just in case, return if you don’t use it, which 99.999% likely you won’t.
I messaged my dr about my concerns on Saturday and he suggested I sleep without my bra/compression garment for the night then replace it in the morning. He didn’t seem very worried about clot/embolism, of course. I ended up keeping it on (bc I didn’t mind the discomfort nearly as much as the threat of being unable to breath) but I did open the bra and unbutton half the compression garment in the middle of the night and it made a world of difference. I was finally able to breath fully! Hallelujah!

Updated on 14 Mar 2019:

1 week check up. Removed stitches. I asked how to make sure to avoid lumping bumping and was told: wear the compression garment, lymphatic massage, ultrasound massage. Massage breasts w oil. Walk. Power plate.
At night I spent a long time on the Power Plate (vibrating platform for exercise and recovery) and massaged out the most swollen parts. OMG this thing is amazing. I also did not sleep in my compression garment last night bc it was drying. Oh my goodness. This has made a world of difference. I have really turned a corner since yesterday. I feel like swelling has gone down across the board and my body is flowing much better. I am very dehydrated and feel I need to focus on detoxing bc my liver and kidneys are processing lots of stuff right now. Drinking fresh celery juice, green juice, detox tea (green, hibiscus, cayenne).
Also, I returned to work on day 6 and it was a little challenging. I wore compression suit and tried to dress as I normally do (fitted jeans, button down blouse) and I had to go home early bc my clothes were too tight and I felt very uncomfortable. The next day I wore baggy clothes and looked like I was ‘wearing pajamas’ according to my family. Dressing over the suit is pretty challenging. Also, after sitting for a while at my desk then standing, my legs were so painful I just had to take a breather for a few seconds while the muscles stretched themselves into place before walking anywhere. Luckily, no one is watching me too closely or else they would def notice something is up. Anyway, returning to work in 6 days is possible, but challenging.
Day 9
Turned a corner. I feel much better today. I think largely bc of the power plate last night. I feel like my body absorbed a lot of the fluids and swelling. Still far from 100% but much better.
Lumps. I feel lumps in my breasts (approx the size of a nickel) mostly near the cleavage. They are tender. The dr suggested I massage them (kind of harder than I expected) and I think I’ll add heat before the massages. I did this a bit in the shower last night and will do it again tonight.
My back still hurts. My body is very stiff and sore after being in one position for a while and my breasts feel more uncomfortable now than they did a few days ago. I think some fat is dying and being re absorbed. The feeling is slightly uncomfortable, not unlike when you start breastfeeding. I hope all of these things will fade in time and my body will return to normal very soon.
My sister leaves tomorrow :(

Updated on 14 Mar 2019:
Lymphatic massage with ultrasound.
I went in for my complimentary massage today. I’ve read good and bad (no result) reviews about this massage. My ps recommended it so I figure there’s no harm in trying. It felt nice and relaxing. The tech first applied ultrasound for several minutes in one area, then followed it with a deep (draining) massage. Some areas felt tender during the massage portion but that’s to be expected given the bruising. The main swelling I feel at this point is in my knees and elbows/forearms, so the masseuse focused in these areas. PS says this is normal as gravity is pushing everything down. Overall I think the massage was a good experience and will come again. Bruising is much better already and supposedly will improve further after this massage. Fingers crossed.
Update: I didn’t see a whole lot of improvement after this massage. I thought the power plate was more effective than this, but I could be wrong...

Updated on 14 Mar 2019:
Showered this morning and, since my garments are still line drying, I just wore pantyhose plus my spanx jeans plus genie bra (no arm compression) to work today. I’ll put my compression garments back on when I get home this afternoon. And I ordered a second set from Marena. I like the compression garments and do think they will help with smooth, consistent lipo results. I can feel that my body’s tissue is ‘pulled away’ from the muscles and the garments push everything back in. It seems like they would help the tissues to heal in the tightened location, so I’m going to keep wearing them! (Forever??)
Also, Ive suddenly become obsessed with fat retention in my breasts. I started off saying I only really want to grow a cup size, but my breasts are SO pretty right now that I don’t want to lose them!! I researched fat retention and vascularization to the breasts l, and remembered that the doctor also said I should oil them up and massage them for 15 min 2x daily. I have NOT been doing this! But will start today. I have been massaging them briefly when I take a hot shower but I will start being more consistent today. I hope it’s not too late!!
Also I used a handheld vibrating massager, on pretty low setting, on all of my bruised areas (since my power plate left town :(
I think this works almost as well as the plate. We had this and it’s relatively inexpensive so I think def worth it for anyone interested. When I started using it some muscles, like my outer thighs, were so tight and knotty feeling. After 15-20 minutes, they felt smoothed out. I will def keep on doing this, along w breast massage, as my main focus right now.
Hope this helps!!

Updated on 22 Mar 2019:
3 Week Appt.
Dr. Craft and I are both very happy w my results. Breasts look great (solid c). He says they’re ‘as beautiful as implants’. We should know in a week? if this is final. He removed maybe 1600cc of fat overall and put 800 back in (400 ea).
I still have a little swelling left, but overall you can see legs are thinner, arms are thinner, waist is more cinched. The doctor is really focused on my cinched waist and he’s very proud of this area :) I still have bruising all around my legs but it’s much lighter now. Dr. says two weeks and they should be mostly gone. There is a knot of scar tissue behind my left knee. Dr says I should massage it out regularly along w outer thighs. I’ve been using a handheld vibrating massager on all of my lipo areas and I will continue to do that. I think I’ll also go back for regular massages instead of the ultrasound massages at this point. Dr says I can wear compression garments only half the day for the next month (I choose night time so I can dress normally during the day. Hallelujah!) He also said I can return to regular exercise... but I’m going to wait another week at least before going back to regular exercise classes, to be safe.
I went for a walk today followed by foam rolling and light massage in the shower. I think foam rolling is really important right now. My body is tender and I’m rolling pretty lightly, but it still feels effective. Also went for a lymphatic massage yesterday and scheduled again for next week.
Fat retention.
My PS didn’t have very many suggestions for how to help in this area, but I have read a few things from others: no alcohol or smoking for 3 months, no upper body exercises, some say sports bra but others say no bra?, some say no exercising for 6 or so weeks after... In general what I’ve read indicates that you want to increase blood flow and vascularization to the breasts (bc the only fat that will stay is the fat that develops its own blood flow). So, how to increase blood flow to the breasts? I don’t really know for sure but here are some of my own ideas. I think massage to the breasts, even dry brushing (or tickling) the skin on the breasts might help. Increasing oxygen into the whole system and targeting it to the chest area (so like yogic breathing into the chest area) and overall light cardio (like walking) to bring more oxygen into the body. I guess you could even go and get an oxygen infusion (like at an oxygen bar)? I haven’t done this, but maybe I should... I am going to increase my walking, foam rolling, massage, dry brush... these are all my own personal theories and totally not proven by anyone.
I also have a post lipo care appointment this afternoon with a local beauty spa to see what they have to say too. In short, I don’t think that it’s wise to get lipo, walk away and think that you’re all set. During my 3 week appointment I felt like my surgeon’s work is done and mine is beginning. I believe that the key to getting good results is a. having a skilled surgeon do the work and b. being an active and aware participant in your healing process, understanding and listening to your body and doing your research as best you can (this is a little tricky for this procedure bc it’s not super common...)
All in all, I’m happy. I have no regrets. But I’m keeping my status as ‘not sure’ if it’s worth it until I see how much fat I retain in my breasts and what my lipo sites end up looking like. I’ve really put my body through a lot of trauma and it will only be worth it if the end results are very good. ????????

Updated on 22 Mar 2019:
Breast pics were taken: 1 day before, day of, 1 week, 3 weeks
Body pics were taken: 1 day before (right), 3 weeks (left)
I’m sorry these don’t all have the same lighting/angle, etc but I hope they are helpful!

Updated on 7 May 2019:

A note about Dr. Craft
I’ve kind of said it before, although I was waiting to see my results before I make a final statement on Dr. Craft’s skill as a surgeon. The bottom line is this: Dr. Craft is a wonderful surgeon with the eye of an artist and total reverence for the female body. He is knowledgeable, confident, kind, warm and truly cares about his work and his patients. He was always available to answer my questions or concerns, he set realistic expectations (always told me not to expect more than +1 cup size with fat transfer) and I think used good judgement to determine how much fat to take/leave. At times I think ‘he should have taken more from here or there’ but then realize that there might have been issues w lumping or denting and then remember that he is great at his ‘craft’ heehee and trust that he made the best choice for me. He always seems genuinely proud to see my pretty (all natural fat) breasts and we (metaphorically) high five like ‘WE did this’!

2 month notes.
Met w ps. He is very pleased w my results. I’ve stuck at full c (just dropped and settled a bit more.) I’ve probably lost some volume, mostly in upper pole and cleavage but happily there is still plenty left. I just started exercising seriously a week ago (I went really hard my first day back and couldn’t walk for 5 days. The soreness was crazy... so if you’re reading this, please ease in...). Also I still have some faint, deep bruising on my legs.

I am still: having weekly lymphatic massage, foam rolling on my own, using the power plate on my legs, fasciablasting, wearing my compression garment at night, taking lymphatic stim drops, arnica tablets, silicon gel on scars...

I think I’m doing all the right things in order to get good final results. I still have some cellulite and fat on my upper thighs/butt. Not sure if this will go down more in the coming month or if I need to exercise more, or if I need to live with it or consider other options... I guess this is a little disheartening, although I know that lipo doesn’t help w cellulite (and in some cases makes it worse) so I shouldn’t have expected suddenly flawless legs? I’ll keep doing my part and see if I can get close.


Updated on 7 May 2019:
I’m posting this review the same day as my 2 month update bc I haven’t been on in a while. This is actually my 10 week update.
I’ve been working out again for about 3 weeks (just cardio, yoga, light spinning, hiit.. no weights or push ups, etc). I can see my whole body toning/tightening back up. I’m super happy w the definition in my arms, waist, thinner thighs. Legs are not perfect but this was always my trouble area, and I’m still working on it.
What I do want to point out is that I feel like I’ve really lost volume in my breasts in the last 2 weeks. I think this is due to starting exercising and probably losing overall body fat, plus maybe final dropping/settling. I waited almost a full 2 months before staring to work out again, to be safe, but maybe this part is inevitable. It’s a little sad to watch your breasts go down after all the effort, and also after falling in love with them these last few weeks... but this is the deal with fat transfer as compared with implants. My body is still looking great, and my breasts are still pretty/about 1 cup more than before. I can play my breasts up (in certain bras) or play them down and look like I had nothing done in others, as I please. This is the nice part of fat transfer results too I guess. I REALLY hope this is it for fat loss though! I’ll post some pix for comparison. Full body later (once I can take some good pix.)
These pix were taken at 8 weeks PO and 10 weeks PO... see the difference?

Updated on 7 May 2019:


Updated on 15 May 2019:
2 months post op

Updated on 17 Feb 2021:
While I am still happy with the appearance of my breast augmentation by fat grafting, I now have to write a word of warning about mammograms. I had my first one a few months after my procedure. The results were unusual (fat necrosis nodules) but I expected that, given the grafting. I was asked to get an ultrasound and mri. Inconvenient, but ok. A year later I got my second mammogram and ultrasound. I thought maybe some of the nodules would have dissolved and my results would look better. They did not. They looked worse (larger irregularities, nodules that look like a solid dot within a larger liquid bag, and three hard lumps that I can feel when I touch my right breast.) The left side is clearer. Maybe bc I’m right handed? Anyway, it’s scary. And this is what my mammograms will look like for the rest of my life?... i thought fat grafting would be safer than implants, but now I think the opposite is probably true. I think if I were advising a close friend or family, I would advise against fat grafting simply bc of how dangerous it is to have unclear mammograms forever.... here’s a good post on this subject. https://www.drkarenhorton.com/dr-hortons-blog/why-not-augment-breasts-with-fat/