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Liposuction of Upper and Lower Abs and Flanks (Love Handles) - Atlanta, GA
UPDATED FROM Jackie K
July 9, 2012 Hello again! :) Well, I got a...
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July 9, 2012
Hello again! :) Well, I got a call the other day from my PS' office informing me it was time for my 6 months post-op appointment. I cannot believe it's been 6 months already!!
I decided to post a picture of me in my new bikini. I must say, overall, I'm VERY happy with my results. My only slight complaint is still two areas: the area just above my belly button AND my right love handle. Above my belly button the skin there just hasn't "snapped" back like I had hoped and it's a bit saggy (and as you can see in the picture a bit, it gives me a slight "crease" on the right side just above my belly button). And my right love handle is still too large, IMO and now looks even more pronouced as the area above it is so much smaller (luckily, it's easy to hide with clothing...as it's still kinda hard to see even when wearing a double string bikini).
I've been working out a lot. I've also really been trying to watch what I eat. I haven't lost a lot of weight, per se, but I have lost some inches and overall my tummy has gotten tighter (I joke and talk about my 2 pack...as I'm still far away from a 6 pack...although my 4th pack is very slowly starting to form HAHAHA I think if that skin was tighter it may be a bit more pronouced).
I'm hoping that maybe some light touch ups in the PS' office can help tighten me up some. If not, still sooo happy I did this as I'm leaps and bounds better than I was at the first of the year.
Hello again! :) Well, I got a call the other day from my PS' office informing me it was time for my 6 months post-op appointment. I cannot believe it's been 6 months already!!
I decided to post a picture of me in my new bikini. I must say, overall, I'm VERY happy with my results. My only slight complaint is still two areas: the area just above my belly button AND my right love handle. Above my belly button the skin there just hasn't "snapped" back like I had hoped and it's a bit saggy (and as you can see in the picture a bit, it gives me a slight "crease" on the right side just above my belly button). And my right love handle is still too large, IMO and now looks even more pronouced as the area above it is so much smaller (luckily, it's easy to hide with clothing...as it's still kinda hard to see even when wearing a double string bikini).
I've been working out a lot. I've also really been trying to watch what I eat. I haven't lost a lot of weight, per se, but I have lost some inches and overall my tummy has gotten tighter (I joke and talk about my 2 pack...as I'm still far away from a 6 pack...although my 4th pack is very slowly starting to form HAHAHA I think if that skin was tighter it may be a bit more pronouced).
I'm hoping that maybe some light touch ups in the PS' office can help tighten me up some. If not, still sooo happy I did this as I'm leaps and bounds better than I was at the first of the year.
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Replies (5)
July 13, 2012
It's funny I don't see much of a difference from 2 weeks to 4 months either but your bikini pic looks way different! Very inspiring! I am 2 weeks post op and was feeling sad I don't see much difference but this made me feel a lot better. Thank you and best wishes! Are you still getting revisions?
July 13, 2012
Now I am feeling like is it worth it? I am hearing more about seeing no difference ect. Getting discouraged for tomorrows operation, ugh
UPDATED FROM Jackie K
Well, FINALLY got around to taking some more...
Well, FINALLY got around to taking some more pictures :)
I'm about four months post op now and I've got to say that I'm generally VERY happy with the results. I have one area that I'm still not too pleased with but, seeing how it can take 6-12 months to fully heal (and I have some good and bad days still with my swelling) I'm going to try and keep patient.
I went to the massage therapist about 7 times and I must say it really did help a lot, but sadly, due to work, I haven't been able to go in about a month :( Hopefully things will slow down here soon and I can return and finish up my sessions (I have about three more).
Working out has been doing well, and I'm actually starting to train again to be in the ring, but we'll see how that goes.
Please see below for a comparison of where I was January 11th 2012 and what I look like today, May 15th 2012. The area I'm not too pleased with is my right side...specifically my hip/love handle area. It just seems to be more rounded than the left and stick out more...and almost looks lumpy. The PA said to me, when I went for my one month post-op that they would look at it again at my 6 month post op and, if needed, do a touch up in that spot. But the PA said it's hard to tell as, again, I'm still swollen (and that area was probably my BIGGEST area).
Let me know what you guys think...I honestly can't tell much difference from my last "after" shots that I took around 2 weeks after my surgery...
I'm about four months post op now and I've got to say that I'm generally VERY happy with the results. I have one area that I'm still not too pleased with but, seeing how it can take 6-12 months to fully heal (and I have some good and bad days still with my swelling) I'm going to try and keep patient.
I went to the massage therapist about 7 times and I must say it really did help a lot, but sadly, due to work, I haven't been able to go in about a month :( Hopefully things will slow down here soon and I can return and finish up my sessions (I have about three more).
Working out has been doing well, and I'm actually starting to train again to be in the ring, but we'll see how that goes.
Please see below for a comparison of where I was January 11th 2012 and what I look like today, May 15th 2012. The area I'm not too pleased with is my right side...specifically my hip/love handle area. It just seems to be more rounded than the left and stick out more...and almost looks lumpy. The PA said to me, when I went for my one month post-op that they would look at it again at my 6 month post op and, if needed, do a touch up in that spot. But the PA said it's hard to tell as, again, I'm still swollen (and that area was probably my BIGGEST area).
Let me know what you guys think...I honestly can't tell much difference from my last "after" shots that I took around 2 weeks after my surgery...
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May 16, 2012
You look amazing I can only hope that my results come out as good as yours thats what I am most nervous about. what is your current weight since having liposuction just curious I am currently 142 before lipo so I was just curious.
May 16, 2012
Thank you so much! It's getting a bit harder to stay positive as I don't see much change between two weeks post op and now :( So thank you for your comment :)
I actually didn't lose much weight...maybe 2 pounds. I lost a lot more inches than actual pounds. I went down a whole pant size.
I'm currently 145lbs at 5'5"...I think, before the surgery I weighed about five pounds more than that (but that was probably because I wasn't able to exercise and wasn't eating properly).
Good luck with your surgery! What all are you getting done and when is it?
I actually didn't lose much weight...maybe 2 pounds. I lost a lot more inches than actual pounds. I went down a whole pant size.
I'm currently 145lbs at 5'5"...I think, before the surgery I weighed about five pounds more than that (but that was probably because I wasn't able to exercise and wasn't eating properly).
Good luck with your surgery! What all are you getting done and when is it?
May 16, 2012
my surgery is scheduled for june 14th I am having breast augmentation and liposuction of my full abdomen inner and outer thighs my bral roll and going to possibly have him do my waist as well I just posted before pictures on my profile today feel free to take a look i also want my arms done but depends on the $ LOL. i am sooo super excited though I really can not wait it is taking forever to get here.
May 16, 2012
Wow, that's a lot of stuff! :)
I was planning on getting a breast aug with small implants in addicition to my lipo, but then my trainer was telling me that we might be able to start training to fight competitively, so I thought that I shouldn't do that just yet as I'll be taking some hits/kicks to the chest (and I really want the augmentation WITH implants).
Maybe one day I'll get that done....kinda peeved as my trainer hasn't been training me as much as he promised...so I probably could have gotten them done in Jan. :(
Best of luck to you!
I was planning on getting a breast aug with small implants in addicition to my lipo, but then my trainer was telling me that we might be able to start training to fight competitively, so I thought that I shouldn't do that just yet as I'll be taking some hits/kicks to the chest (and I really want the augmentation WITH implants).
Maybe one day I'll get that done....kinda peeved as my trainer hasn't been training me as much as he promised...so I probably could have gotten them done in Jan. :(
Best of luck to you!
May 16, 2012
That's great! I am getting liposuction on June 19th. I am also having abdomen, love handles, inner and outer thighs. I know you are excited! I don't need my arms done; however, I heard liposuction of the arms are painful! Ouch! Keep me posted and I will keep u posted.
May 31, 2012
Thank you so much for your detailed updates. I am in the position now that you were in back in your college days.
I am 24 years old, 5 6" and am 181lbs. In high school I was super lean and fit, at 130lbs. As I have gotten older the weight and inches have slowly increased, but just this last year when I hit 170 is when I really started to freak out. I just got married and I think the stress is really what pushed the weight gain over the edge... and I had even started Karate classes to get me into shape for the wedding!
I have become so anxious/depressed about my body that makes it very hard for me to motivate myself, and I am stuck in a downward spiral, and now at 180 enough is enough. I never want to see my scale get any closer to that 200lb mark!
I've always had a part of my body I am very self conscious about, my lower stomach. It bulges and has a crease in between two little pouches, and I call it my front butt crack lol... funny yes but I hate it. Even at 130lbs I had that stupid dimple, and yes lipo was on my mind even then.
I want to have children with my new husband and I want to get motivated to get healthy again, but I seriously think that some day I will have this procedure done! Probably after the kids though ;)
I am 24 years old, 5 6" and am 181lbs. In high school I was super lean and fit, at 130lbs. As I have gotten older the weight and inches have slowly increased, but just this last year when I hit 170 is when I really started to freak out. I just got married and I think the stress is really what pushed the weight gain over the edge... and I had even started Karate classes to get me into shape for the wedding!
I have become so anxious/depressed about my body that makes it very hard for me to motivate myself, and I am stuck in a downward spiral, and now at 180 enough is enough. I never want to see my scale get any closer to that 200lb mark!
I've always had a part of my body I am very self conscious about, my lower stomach. It bulges and has a crease in between two little pouches, and I call it my front butt crack lol... funny yes but I hate it. Even at 130lbs I had that stupid dimple, and yes lipo was on my mind even then.
I want to have children with my new husband and I want to get motivated to get healthy again, but I seriously think that some day I will have this procedure done! Probably after the kids though ;)
June 1, 2012
Thank you so much for sharing YOUR story :) It's always nice to know you're not the only one with those thoughts or feelings.
I will say, I really thought that getting this surgery would help my self esteem...but I've always heard people say "Plastic Surgery isn't going to make you feel better about yourself...only YOU can make yourself feel better about yourself". I always waved them off and thought "those people" were crazy.
Sadly, I'm learning how right they are. For a month or so after my surgery, when I could still notice the change in my body, I was quite happy with what I saw. But, now that I'm "used to it" I'm finding I'm acting/thinking the same way I used to, which is frustrating, to say the least. I have to look back at my "before" pictures to remind myself that I look different...because now when I look in the mirror, I feel I look the same I did at the beginning of the year, prior to surgery.
Also, I find that I'm a bit harder on myself when I break my diet or skip too many workouts (even though, most of the time, I miss workouts because I travel so often for work recently...messing up my diet is all on me, though) and gain a pound or two. I feel like I'm "throwing away thousands of dollars" because I'm blowing it.
Just wanted to throw that out there, as you sound exactly like me. :)
I will say, if you can, BEFORE you get your surgery, loose some weight on your own and try to start feeling better about yourself and your progress...because, I can confirm that the theory that no surgery is going to correct self esteem appears to be true. :(
I will say, I really thought that getting this surgery would help my self esteem...but I've always heard people say "Plastic Surgery isn't going to make you feel better about yourself...only YOU can make yourself feel better about yourself". I always waved them off and thought "those people" were crazy.
Sadly, I'm learning how right they are. For a month or so after my surgery, when I could still notice the change in my body, I was quite happy with what I saw. But, now that I'm "used to it" I'm finding I'm acting/thinking the same way I used to, which is frustrating, to say the least. I have to look back at my "before" pictures to remind myself that I look different...because now when I look in the mirror, I feel I look the same I did at the beginning of the year, prior to surgery.
Also, I find that I'm a bit harder on myself when I break my diet or skip too many workouts (even though, most of the time, I miss workouts because I travel so often for work recently...messing up my diet is all on me, though) and gain a pound or two. I feel like I'm "throwing away thousands of dollars" because I'm blowing it.
Just wanted to throw that out there, as you sound exactly like me. :)
I will say, if you can, BEFORE you get your surgery, loose some weight on your own and try to start feeling better about yourself and your progress...because, I can confirm that the theory that no surgery is going to correct self esteem appears to be true. :(
UPDATED FROM Jackie K
Thursday, February 2nd 3 Weeks after Surgery I...
Thursday, February 2nd 3 Weeks after Surgery
I took pictures; however, there isn't much difference between this week and next week, so I'll probably wait until around 6 weeks post op to post new pictures. :)
Yesterday I went to my lymphatic massage with the massage therapist that was recommended by Dr. Kavali.
I really don't want to scare anyone, but thought I would be honest here. That was EXTREMELY painful. I know that it's needed and the benefits that it brings, so I will keep going (bought a ten massage package, as it turned out to be around $30 a session that way).
He was able to find all my sore spots VERY quickly and it turns out I have a few spots where some scar tissue is starting to harden up. Every time he would start to press on the one on my rib cage, it took everything in me not to scream.
I would highly suggest, when you go for your first appointment, to be prepared in two ways: 1) Know that it's going to hurt (Dr. Kavali and prefaced the idea of a massage during my post op; however, I wasn't expecting THIS much pain for some reason) and 2) take some OTC pain meds BEFORE you go to try and take the edge off (I didn't this time, but I will for sure NEXT time hahaha)
Having said all that, the fact that something on my body hurts THAT much when pressure is applied to it tells me that I needed this treatment badly. He said that the longer you wait, the worst it can get and it CAN get to the point where there is nothing that he can do for it. He also advised taking it easy with my ab exercises (I had started back this Monday) as that can just tighten up your muscles and make the massage a bit more tough/painful (as you're all tense).
He said by him breaking up the scar tissue it's going to help my stomach not appear so "lumpy" and help resolve some of my lingering swelling.
Lastly, the doctor that Dr. Kavali recommended is AWESOME! He's very knowledgeable and friendly. At first, I was little hesitant about having a strange man rub my stomach (I know he's a professional, but it was still weird to me). But, he made me feel COMPLETELY at ease with everything (well, except the pain HAHA)
Later that night and this morning, I was amazed how much better I felt after the painful massage :)
So, in closing, I will say it's a necessary evil. If you pay this much money and go through the pain/soreness of lipo and you don't finish it up with that last step, then you might regret it.
I took pictures; however, there isn't much difference between this week and next week, so I'll probably wait until around 6 weeks post op to post new pictures. :)
Yesterday I went to my lymphatic massage with the massage therapist that was recommended by Dr. Kavali.
I really don't want to scare anyone, but thought I would be honest here. That was EXTREMELY painful. I know that it's needed and the benefits that it brings, so I will keep going (bought a ten massage package, as it turned out to be around $30 a session that way).
He was able to find all my sore spots VERY quickly and it turns out I have a few spots where some scar tissue is starting to harden up. Every time he would start to press on the one on my rib cage, it took everything in me not to scream.
I would highly suggest, when you go for your first appointment, to be prepared in two ways: 1) Know that it's going to hurt (Dr. Kavali and prefaced the idea of a massage during my post op; however, I wasn't expecting THIS much pain for some reason) and 2) take some OTC pain meds BEFORE you go to try and take the edge off (I didn't this time, but I will for sure NEXT time hahaha)
Having said all that, the fact that something on my body hurts THAT much when pressure is applied to it tells me that I needed this treatment badly. He said that the longer you wait, the worst it can get and it CAN get to the point where there is nothing that he can do for it. He also advised taking it easy with my ab exercises (I had started back this Monday) as that can just tighten up your muscles and make the massage a bit more tough/painful (as you're all tense).
He said by him breaking up the scar tissue it's going to help my stomach not appear so "lumpy" and help resolve some of my lingering swelling.
Lastly, the doctor that Dr. Kavali recommended is AWESOME! He's very knowledgeable and friendly. At first, I was little hesitant about having a strange man rub my stomach (I know he's a professional, but it was still weird to me). But, he made me feel COMPLETELY at ease with everything (well, except the pain HAHA)
Later that night and this morning, I was amazed how much better I felt after the painful massage :)
So, in closing, I will say it's a necessary evil. If you pay this much money and go through the pain/soreness of lipo and you don't finish it up with that last step, then you might regret it.
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February 6, 2012
Thanks for the information.
February 6, 2012
You are looking fantastic!
Thank you for the very informative post and ALL the awesome tips!!!
Thank you for the very informative post and ALL the awesome tips!!!
February 8, 2012
Thank you so much, dreamermommy! :)
No problem! It's been a bit of a learning experience for me, but not bad at all
No problem! It's been a bit of a learning experience for me, but not bad at all
March 3, 2012
thanks for that..im thinking of having it done, but wondered if its really worth it and makes a big difference, but looking at your pictures it does look good..you may have swung it for me.
I've been under anesthesia before and both times my main reaction was being incredibly cold when I woke up.
Although, I have heard of people being very nauseous (like my mom) when they first wake up. If that's been your reaction before, make sure to tell your doctor so they can be prepared.
Or your doctor may prescribe you Phenergan along with your prescription pain killers and antibotics, like mine did. If that's the case, ask your doctor if it's okay to bring it along with you in case you wake up after surgery and feel sick to your stomach.