Thigh, Knee, Calf and Ankle Lipo

Hello. I am considering lipo of my thighs (front, back, outside) and my entire knees. Now that you've had a few months to recover, looking back, was the pain you experienced worth it? I had a: tummy tuck (with lipo), breast lift wth fat transfer, and lipo of the- inner thigh, hips, back, and flanks on 01/12/17. I, too, thought I knew and could withstand pain until having this operation done. Wanted to deal with only one MAJOR recovery, but it sounds like your thighs and knees were major. Any thoughts or insight is appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for replying. I'm doing MUCH better than the first week. Like I said, I thought I knew pain (past surgeries; pregnant with twins a year ago and my c section started bleeding in hospital due to too many blood thinners, so was given blood transfusion and had to have my incision packed for two months until it grew back together on its own, meaning a nurse/dr had to stick their fingers in my open wound to pack it for weeks= terrifying and stressful). The pain from this recent surgery was tremendous. The lipo in my back, flanks and hips was the absolute worst! My tummy tuck (with lipo and muscle repair) pain was invisible compared to the lipo on my backside. The lipo of my inner thigh was not bad at all, though. I would have had my knees and the rest of my thighs done at the same time but my surgeon capped my time for safety reasons and said in three months, if I'm doing well with this surgery, we can schedule this last bit of lipo. My healing is going nicely, however, my stomach still has a good amount of swelling. Did a check up last week and asked several times if my swelling is normal for someone at one month and was repeatedly told yes. I'm quite small (118 lbs after surgery, 125 lbs prior), and the Dr told me that where I am so petite, my swelling will look more pronounced compared to someone who is bigger. The fat transfer to my breasts is amazing. So natural, and I never have to worry about any of the issues that come with implants. With the lipo of my thighs and knees, I hope to have enough fat removed to transfer a bit more to my breasts. My husband is not going to like me doing my knees and thighs since this surgery was so big and really knocked me down for weeks, so when would you say you were doing basic things independently?

I have not seen this before so really looking forward to the pics.

What would be the downtime for this procedure? 6 hours on the legs sound quite extensive.

I'm getting this surgery done too. How much time at minimum do you think you need to b take off work? Many thanks!

Had the same procedures yesterday. Much more pain than I had imagined. Only on day two and wow, this is some serious discomfort.