Round 1 and 2 Smartlipo Jouney in one month - never again - Atlanta, GA

My inner thighs look horrible. This Friday will be 3 weeks post op for the thigh lipo. I'm using Dermend in the morning and arnica gel at night faithfully. I'm not seeing any results. I'm getting a little worried, cause I leave for my 2 week cruise in 2 weeks. I'm afraid I won't be able to wear my shorter shorts or swimsuit which is really going to suck. Plus sitting on my thighs still hurts. I need a miracle in the next couple of weeks. I'm calling on Jesus, my healer for his divine healing. Every day I try not to focus on this bad experience. I can only move forward. I'm taking the bromelan and arnica pills also and have been since a few days before the lipo. Any suggestions or ideas on how to fade these away. They look more like burns than bruises in my opinion.

What can I say, except that things keep going downhill. I was really expecting to see Dr. Boutte on Wednesday when I went in for my 1 month appointment (round 1 lipo). I purposely made my appointments at times where there are less people there so I can get in and out at a reasonable time and not have to be stuck in a lot of traffic since I live a little ways off. I actually got to the office at 1:45pm for my 2:30 appt. I waited in the car and came in at 2:15 p.m. There was 2 people who pulled up and came in prior to me ( after they reopen from lunch at 2). There was only 1 person in the waiting room when I signed in. Yolanda called me back and took pictures and measurements and she put me in another room where I waited for over an hour for the doctor. I came out a couple of times to ask how long it would be because I had another appointment at 5 p.m. and I didn't want to get stuck in the rush hour traffic. At 3:45 pm I told Yolanda I had to leave no later than 4 p.m. She says I'm next for her to come see. Remember I'm not sitting down to keep pressure off the lipo areas as the nurse keeps telling me and because my thighs are still extremely sore to sit on. I finally just walk out at 4:05 p.m. I've been up walking-pacing in the room for over an hour now.
I haven't sat down since I got out the car at 2:15 pm. I was so upset and frustrated. The two cars that was there when I came in are gone. The waiting room is definitely not empty now. I was given no explanation to why I had to wait so long. From my observation it looks like maybe she wasn't there at first and then when she came, I wasn't the first person she saw. I'm not sure why because i should have been based on what time I got there and that the other two people before me was gone. I was gonna let by gones be by gones and move forward. Was looking forward to meeting the doctor since she has performed 2 rounds of lipo on me and I only talked to her for about 10 seconds in the hallway before round 2 and once on the phone after the procedure. After everything I've been through you would think it would get better and not worse. I'm not sure what to do at this point. I emailed all this to Crystal the office consultant and no response from the office, no apology, nothing. What's a person to do at this point?

I'm still shocked at what happened. Last week I had scheduled round 2 lipo of postierior axillary. I went in for that and followed the same procedure as before. They gave me all the little pills and cocktail drink. Put in the catheter and then the nurse came in. I had been thinking about fat transfer to hips only thinking it wouldn't be as difficult as a full bbl since I only wanted a few more hips. So I inquired if enough fat would be taken from my axillary area to give me some hips. She said she wasn't sure but they could graft fat from my inner thighs. I specifically remember telling her No. Mylegs are already small and skinny and I don't want that. I will be okay like I am. I promise that's all I remember. I woke up at my girlfriends house laying on my stomach. I felt the padding on the back of my kegs and looked at my legs and said what did they do to me. My thighs were so swollen even in the compression garment. I sat there trying to remember but I couldn't. I text the Nurse and asked what did y'all do to me. By this time I had taken a Percocet which makes me a little loopy. The nurse called me back and said they took fat from my thighs and injected in my hips. I was totally shocked as I don't remember agreeing to this. I remember saying I didn't want this. Nurse said not to sit on butt for 2 weeks and not to lay on it for 30 days. I think I was in shock along with the Percocet kicking in so I hung up. Still trying to figure out what happened. How in the heck am I suppose to do this. Yes I work from home but I had a major project due next week and couldn't take any time off. How do you not sit and still work on your computer? I fell asleep and woke up depressed and upset. I cried cause I didn't know what I was going to do. On the next day I texted the doctor, the nurse and the consultant telling them this. The doctor and consultant called me back and said before the surgery the nurse said i wanted this and they talked to me and I signed the forms consenting and authorized the procedure and to pay 3900.00 for it. I still don't remember any of this. So in one day, I've spent 2779 for axillary and now an additional 3900. The doctor said since we didn't do full bbl I only charged you half the cost and you can sit down. I said the Nurse keeps telling me not to sit and if I do sit, use the pillow to keep pressure off the area. Doctor said She probably thinking you had full bbl. My girlfriend tried to comfort me. When I went home to my hubby the day after the procedure I cried when I told him. He had to work and couldn't get off is why I went to my girlfriend house. Hubby was upset but comforting to me. Been a rough week but I made it through week one. Had procedure on Friday the 7th. Talked to Nurse several times and she keeps saying same thing, sit on pillow and keep pressure off for 2 weeks. Please tell me why she and doctor are saying two different things. So darn confusing. On Monday and Tuesday I sat on the boppy pillow and tried to work putting pressure on my thighs and off butt. That didn't work considering my thighs are sore as crap and swollen. By Tuesday I was in excruciating pain. Felt like my thighs were ripping apart. For the rest of week I laid on The sofa on my tummy put laptop on a chair beside me and worked the best I could like that. since I haven't been putting that pressure on my thighs they are healing now. Swelling and bruising has decreased a lot. Under arm and back of arms are still very sore still. This past week has been HELL. In my right frame of mind I know I would not have agreed to the extra procedure. I did have my follow up and they know I am not happy about all of this. I saw where I signed the paperwork, but I do know that all the medication altered my reasonable decision making. It's done and I have to just deal with it and continue to recover the best I can. Here are some pics I took last week. No more lipo for me ever again...