“Perfect Candidate”

I have always had very active jobs. I used to bartend and was an exotic dancer. Those jobs alone kept me in great shape because I was constantly moving and most of the time breaking a sweat. In October of 2020, I finally was lucky enough to get the chance to work my dream career as a jewelry designer. But every pro has its con. As much as I love my job and as good of money I make now...I’m soooo sedentary! Well 10 pounds later on my 5’1 frame (125 pounds) was NOT it. I was so depressed and never thought I would consider liposuction.Around March of 2021, I started doing my research. All I knew about liposuction was that they sucked the fat out of you. That’s it. Had no clue on anything else. I was terrified to go under. Then I came across Elite Body Sculpture. It was between them and Sono Bello, both of them boasting how you can stay awake. I went with Elite Body Sculpture bc no one has died under their care and I read a few did with SB. I inquired about a consultation via their website.A day later I got an email with a link to upload certain photos showing my troublesome areas. Taking the photos and showing the pinchable fat I had I felt so sad. But I had hope because on their Instagram they showed women of all shapes and sizes with great results that were actually noticeable. Their prices are not displayed on their website so I figured I would take a picture of each body part to get an idea of a price for everything. (In reality, all I really wanted was my stomach and BBL).A few days later the patient care coordinator reached out to me via email. She specifically said I was a perfect candidate for this procedure. I figured “ya ok that’s what they say to everyone”. But once she called me and explained WHY I was an ideal candidate made me believe her. I’m petite. I have great skin elasticity and I’m young (26). After we discussed we went over the price she quoted me in the email which included, banana rolls, lower back, inner thighs, full abdomen upper lower sides and flanks, and power BBL. altogether I was quoted 24,995.They wouldn’t even be allowed to do that much work on me in one day, it wouldn’t be safe. So I just decided on my full abdomen/360 lipo ($10,000) with lower back thrown in for free, and power BBL ($5000) the surgery fee was $995.I ended up getting denied EVERY financing company...my credit isn’t amazing but it’s not horrible either. I decided to just pay in full via daily payments which I assumed wasn’t allowed but My care consultant made it clear that’s actually the preferred method! If your credit isn’t 680+ don’t apply lol save yourself the hard check!!!I scheduled for April 8th and a day later pushed it back to the 15th after I ran some numbers in my head. She had no problem rescheduling!The day of my surgery came and I was extremely nervous. Acted very calm and cool on the outside. I was the first one to be operated on that day as I showed up by 8am. I was taken to the back where they took my weight and went through the normal pre-op questions. MAKE SURE YOU EAT!! I don’t get nauseous very easily (from medicine) but the average person might because they give you Demerol(opioid paid relief), Xanax(sedative) Antibiotic, and Zofran (anti-nausea. I ended up bringing my prescription alternative instead of taking the Xanax and my surgeon was fine with it she just made sure it would actually work. It did. After I took my medicine and gowned up I went to the operating room. Wish they had a TV bc damn I was bored lol. I assumed you were allowed to have your phone because I saw on Instagram people on their phone so that was a little misleading. I never once used the laughing gas they offer. I have a great pain tolerance compared to most. I would NOT recommend this to someone who is squeamish. Just go to sleep lol. The only painful part was my upper abdomen and lower back. My surgeon was very honest with me and said “I know you’re going to like your butt but you’re going to want it bigger I might be able to get maybe 600 CCs out of you”. GIIIRRRLLLLL the ACTUAL FAT (not the blood/numbing fluid) that was taken out of me was like 1000 maybe a tiny bit less. She was shocked and was like “where were you hiding it” lol. I ended up getting 250 CCs in my right and 350 CCs in my left. All in all, there were some painful/uncomfortable parts but it was damn worth it. the nurse kept saying she already saw the curve the surgeon carved out in me and how noticeable the changes were already!!I can already tell in my compression garment I have the curves I’ve always wanted. I actually have a waist and it actually looks like an hourglass. I can’t wait until tomorrow when I take a shower finally and see what everything looks like. I’ll post before photos today and 48 hr post-op pics tomorrow.

Ok y’all sorry for the delay! I didn’t know it took a while for the review to be published!! Anywayyyyy. I’m so happy my surgeon Francine Vagotis was so straight up with me and described the results I would get. She might have even downplayed them bc y’all I look HOTT lol. Like I finally have the waist I’ve always wanted and the hips!!!! I know my butt won’t be huge but I think it’ll look bigger after I’m healed bc I’m smaller in the waist!!
I can’t really remember what I posted in the first review so if I repeat myself I’m sorry lol. The goal here on real self is to be 10000% honest. And following the first week of recovery...ima had to be brutally honest with everyone.
Day 1.) OPERATION DAY you guys I was so nervous I told my man “honestly they can just keep my money I think I should just workout and eat healthy” while I ate my “full meal”. Oh keep in mind I’m 5’1 and 120-125 so my definition of full meal and yours may be different. I ate waffles and blueberries with syrup and drank a decent amount of water and pineapple juice! Anyway back to the point. He was like “get in the car we gotta go stop playin”. I’ve never had surgery so I was very nervous but excited.
The surgery was really cool seeing all my fat and listening to king von and lil durk (Chicago y’all) I felt bad bc my surgeon had to listen to drill music while sucking out the fat but whatever I paid enough I should be able to listen to back in blood if I want lol.
I used the BBL pillow in the car ride home (I’m local only 35 minutes away) and tbh I was VERY hungry after. Now this is where some of you may judge me. I ordered a chopped salad from Portillos no dressing and I had a water and fruit punch on the side then I passed out lol. My garment and lipo foam felt natural on me and you could see the curves already.
Day 2 .) I was groggy and sore in the morning but as the day went on I made sure I walked to keep the circulation going. I ate my daily harvest smoothie with protein, and later on for dinner I had egg bites, vegan waffles and yogurt! Not sure if the antibiotics or the surgery is speeding up my metabolism and making me go to the bathroom more. It was very interesting trying to go number 2 with the compression garment on.....I just had to take it off even though it has an opening...terrible design lol. That’s when I got my sneak peak. Mild pain just took OTC pain meds never touched the prescription Tylenol 3. I’m weird about opioids or strong narcotics.
Day 3.) shower day!!!!! Also this is ufc and boxing fight night and it’s tradition in our household when it’s a big fight we order pizza.....I also felt really good this day and too my after pictures. Still took some OTC pain meds just in case I would be in pain. Girl let me tell you idk if it’s bc I’m young and healthy but I was twerking to doja cat and e 40 on tv that night during the boxing match. I felt totally fine.
Then I ate the pizza....I swelled up immediately and regretted EVERYTHING I cried and cried saying I ruined everything (not true) all my results were gone (not true) and all my fat came back (not true). Made me realize this was a true investment and I can’t be eating pizza after lipo...but I’m human and learned my lesson
Day 3.) woke up and drank ALOT of water. This was a hellacious day of uncomfortableness for me. I felt squished in my garment and looked so swollen. I made sure to walk around a lot and hoped the swelling would go down. I started using my lipo massage roller this day too. I was convinced it was the 2 slices of pizza that did this to me. Also should be getting my period this week so that can’t be helping.
After all of that I’ve been eating my daily harvest meals and my pain is so minimal. I feel great and just can’t wait for this compression garment to come off. Just not sure if I have to wear a stage 2 or not!

I litterally feel like I’m doing this compression garment thing wrong.
I wear it everyday and to go to sleep. I take it off for a maximum of an hour to wash every other day. I have a new one coming tomorrow so hopefully I can just wear that while the other one washing.
I do take off my garment everyday at least twice a day for a maximum of 5 minutes because a girl obviously has to use the bathroom.. as I’m trying to eat a good amount of fiber! The “she wee” that I got works great but I’m talking about the other one... I just can’t wrap my head around the fact they expect you to have a BM wearing the faja??? The does not make sense to me and just sounds gross.
Anyway, today it’s been a week since my surgery and I feel like I’m getting even more bloated!!! I’m hoping me taking my garment off isn’t messing with my results and I’ll just end up fat again :(
I’ve been wearing a lipo foam on my abdomen and an ab board.
My doctor said lymphatic massages aren’t necessary. Maybe this is bc Airsculpt is less invasive? Have any of you done lymphatic massages afterwards?? I bought a lymphatic cleans (droplets/supplements) on Amazon and I’m excited to see if these help.
ALSO I’m due for my period in 3 days so maybe that’s attributing to my bloating ? I read tho that lipo can throw off your period so I’ll be very surprised if I get it on time still!
Im just sad Bc I looked so flipped hot two days after now I look like a chub ball with curves :( help!