Smart Lipo to Inner Thigh...worked! - Austin, TX

picture 1 year out

I love Dr. Chike Obi and my results!
I have perfect legs and no scars. NONE! The tiny scar holes on the outer upper thighs were visible for the first 8 months, but have faded into nothing, and are too tiny to see. All of the other scars are gone. Completely.

This fact alone is why you all must go get lipo by this doctor. The same happened with my BA. Under my boobs only a faint, 1.5" scar is there, and you have to really look for it. It's invisible.

Also, I have beautiful woman legs. The outer saddlebags are gone, yet I have a curve and softness to my legs. The inner thighs are soft, lean, and don't touch.

I look like a Victoria's Secret model, exactly what I asked from the doctor. I am not kidding. This was awesome and I'd do it all again in a heart beat.

Thank you Westlake staff and Dr. Chikie Obi!

By month 9 post op I was in winter party mode, didn't exercise and at 111 pounds. After a photo shoot in Sept. I was pretty soft, thin, and drank and ate what I wanted. By the beginning of Jan. 2016, almost a year later, I had cellulite forming on the back of my thighs so I got back into a workout routine and better eating. I focused on really working my booty and 4 months later have perfect legs and no cellulite. I think this is something my body wants to naturally do, and I'm middle aged so I know it's a factor now.

Massaging/cupping, rest, clean eating, moderate cardio, overall resistance training, hard core booty training is what has worked for me.

I am consistently at 113 - 114 pounds right now due to good eating and weightlifting, and can get my thigh down to 18" circumference within a week for a photo shoot if necessary. That's something I was never able to do pre liposuction. As long as I eat great, massage my legs, and keep up the resistance training my legs are responding perfectly.

My shape is beautiful and my husband is happy. I'm happy - It's like a dream come true having a quality of life where I don't have to kill myself in the gym all day to look great for a modeling job. I'm aging gracefully, with a little help ;)

Bear with me and read this whole update to understand how to get the best results from your thigh lipo:

On May 7th I had my first post op photo shoot. I covered the holes with a bit of makeup and made the most of the bloated feeling, it ended up being one of my most fun photo shoots ever. It was my first time working with this photographer and she kept calling me a doll. My modeling icon is Betty Page, and for the first time in years I felt like I was channeling that energy.

At 4 months post op my backside and glutes (buttock muscles) have not been worked at all. I have been doing body weight training and walking mostly because I was still not strong enough to get back into weightlifting. This means the saggy skin in the thigh areas have yet to fully tighten up, but they are improving monthly. This photo shoot required thigh high boots, which pushed any remaining fat upward. Worst possible costume scenario... and I rocked it. My backside could be prettier, but hey, there's photo shop to fix that. By the end of summer my back side will be rocking and solid.

I have to say that lately when I visit real self I come across complete lipo horror stories. These gals complain that their thigh lipos were botched. I'm confused that they would say this after reading how they obviously thought liposuction would transformed them into perfect bodies, and they are now freaking over the loose and "dented" areas! And they don't say that they are exercising, dieting, or following any of the prescribed lipo must dos post surgery. Perhaps they were not told? I don't know, but I want to tell you.

I had a little bit of my outer thigh saddlebag knocked down, and a lot of fat removed from my inner thighs. It left me with rolls of looseness under my butt cheeks that were not there before. Ever. It was scarey and fustrating to see, but I was told that is to be expected! When the fat is removed it will deflate the thigh areas that the fat was taken from. The body shape you are left with will be based on your musculature. If you have NO MUSCLES under the fat that was lipoed away, then you can expect that lymph and a horrible "skinny fat" celulite and baggy skin look will occur. Your doctor will tell you that you have to diet and exercise AND wear a compression garment to heal up without ending up with this deflated look.

So, yes, when your thighs get liposuctioned you will be smaller in size.

You will experience saggy and deflated body areas.

You will suffer (100% of all clients will suffer this) lymph swelling, and if you do not exercise and massage it out you will result in cellulite.

If you do not exercise and build up muscle at the lipo sites then you will remain flabby and it will take a much longer time for the body to tighten up the skin in that area.

If you have no muscle under the lipo sites for the doctor to roll the cannula against while the procedure is done, then your doctor has no idea at all how to shape that area. If you are skinny fat (have no muscle) I highly advise you to not get liposuction. Without muscle mass your results will be a cellulite nightmare.

I found that post surgery I suffered from cellulite and sagginess in the front of my thighs, and in my butt cheeks. I only had lipo on the outer and inner thighs, high up. My lymph just wasn't circulating and even getting massages didn't prevent this. Perhaps it's my age? I don't think so. I read here on RS that my results are typical.

So ladies and gents, know what to expect. Don't expect instant miracles. And yes, you must diet and exercise after thigh lipo!

All doctors will tell lipo candidates that they must eat right, exercise after lipo. The compression garment will help too. But if the exercise is not seriously, hormone altering, human growth hormone producing, hard work, then why would you ever go get liposuction? Without the hard work of a calorie deficit plus resistance training, your lipo will give you wavy and uneven areas! Why do some gals go get lipo, complain here on RS that their lipo was botched, yet have not done the required exercise and diet followup? Please, ladies, you must diet and exercise for good results.