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

I hope to reduce the circumference of my upper thigh by 2 inches. I'm tired of ballooning up just at the top of my thighs when I stop exercising. When I break from heavy weight lifting and every third day of fat burning aerobics I just balloon up. This is my prob. area & I want to eliminate it.

I can diet down the water weight of my thighs but seem to never ever budge the fat deposits at the saddlebags and the inner thigh. I don't mind having thighs that rub together, but the main problem I have is that my size 4 pants just don't fit well. The thighs are too big in the legs and pull the pants down. I'm tired of having sausage thighs.

I want thighs that are long and lean the entire length. I want the bulges at the top to be removed and reduced.

I chose to try this out because the procedure was on sale, and I trust the surgeon completely. His before and after pictures of other smart lipo procedures done on fitness fanatics are amazing. So many women do this to knock off that little bit of stubborn body fat that just will not disappear with exercise. I exercise daily and am completely toned and smooth. I will always watch my diet and I love to exercise, I just need a little help!

I spent the day making sure that I was prepared. Did my body measurements, made some egg dishes for the week, all the house chores, etc.

I took before shots, and here's my recliner with the puppy pee pad.

I am so extremely nervous and have no idea what to expect.

I am feeling pretty good today. My thighs feel like they are on fire and are very tender to the touch but I can move around, bend over and walk.

My husband took me in already to see the doctor, he checked on the swelling, changed the pads for drainage and was happy with the results.

Let me tell you what happened:
I went into the surgery center at 7am, having taken my two chill pills, and was calm and very relaxed. I showered with antibacterial dish soap and shaved, everything was clean and I had my black sweat pants, a tshirt and a sweatshirt jacket for comfort.

The nurse put a needle in my arm for any needed meds during the operation. I had two shots of pain killers during the smart lipo procedure via the arm stent.

The worst part was the numbing up and the injection of all the fluids prior to the procedure. They didn't tell me that I would be poked about 50 times on each leg with a very big/long needle to deliver all of the lidocane and epinephrine solution. It stung at times, and the nurse who did this was fast and rough. Once the numbing started my thighs felt like ice.

After that she said it's time for me to go use the bathroom. I did, and my thighs were completely numb and twice their normal size! That was freaky.

Back to the OR, the PS came in and started lasering. Followed by the liposuction. Repeat left leg.

100cc of fat were removed from outter and inner thighs. The procedure felt like a massage. I was laying on my side and occasionally the PS would tell me to lift the leg straight then put it back down on a prop pillow.

When it was done, the nurse placed a mesh sock over each thigh and some absorbent pads. I stood up. Then, a body stocking was put on, then the compression garment. The compression garment is not tight at all. I was expecting it to be tighter.

When I got home (a 15min drive), I puked up clear fluid, took an anti nausea med and fell asleep for 5 hours.

My husband went to work, and was back in the evening. I ate one of my prepared egg dishes for dinner, used the bathroom, changed my soaked pads and took more pain medicine and another antibiotic. I made sure that the pads I used overnight were super absorbant maxi pads. I'm glad I did because in the am before going to the Doctor's office for my check up I removed them. They were completely soaked with cranberry fluid.

At the office, the garments were completely removed. We checked everything. Looked good! I can already tell that my legs are thinner! wow. A lot of bruising on the inner thighs, not so much on the outter thighs.

They put the stocking, new pads, and the compression garment back on and sent me off with a fizzy water to drink and a reminder to eat. I have no appetite but they told me to eat to keep the nausea at bay.

They also warned me that days 4 - 6 are the worst for swelling so I should expect to swell up a lot. I can shower if I wish, but with help. The drainage should stop by today.

I am pleased so far. This really is a piece of cake.

My Day one pictures of me in the compression suit are here too. I just ordered a long legged compression suit from Amazon, which should be here tomorrow. I ordered an xs, since the Doctor's small compression suit is roomy.