Day 1 Post Smart Lipo of Flanks and Abdomen: 47 Year Old Man in Good Shape (30" Wais, 13% Body Fat) Beverly Hills, CA

After working at it hard through diet and exercise I realized I would buy be able to get rid of the love handles or the excess belly fat that I'd accumulated. So after much thought, I decided to go for it. Smart lipo of the flanks and full abdomen (but only one are at a time).

Yesterday I had my flanks done. It was a relatively painless experience. The wrap I have to wear is tight and hurts my hips a bit. I did loosen it just about a 1/2 so it's still snug as all, but not painful. Post-op is in 3 days, and if all goes well we will do the abdomen in two weeks. I'll let you know how it goes.

It's been two days since smart lipo on my flanks. I'm sore but it's not too bad. I'm looking forward to my abdomen getting done in a couple weeks.

I took my wrap off and showered today. There is a lot of swelling and what looks like road rash. Follow-up is scheduled for Friday.

I've been healing fast. The brushing and what looked like road rash are almost gone completely. I don't know if it's the arnica or the bromiline I've been taking or just natural since I eat a very clean and nutrient dense diet. Overall, was the first time I could see any improvent really, but talked to my doctor who said it will take several more weeks for the swelling to go down and see any real results (and another several months to see the skin start to really tighten up). The photos below are 1 week out (I'm a couple days later with the post). And last night I went in to do my upper and lower abdomen (I had it down in two section for certain reasons). I'll post photos again after Saturday Night when I take off my wrap for the firs time.