Not So Sure

I’m not sure that I had any type of expectations going into surgery. Now I wish I would have. I totally get that every body is different, but my biggest goals were to get rid of my rolls on my stomach and feel confident wearing crop tops and bikinis. I liked Dr. Spivak. He knows a womans body well and how to shape it. I wish I could go back and ask for more fat removal and bigger breasts. My advice would be to go bigger than you think you want.
The initial consultation was done online and was good and made me excited. Although there was something weird that happened to the final payment and they "lost" it somewhere. I’m still not sure what happened, but at least I wasn't charged twice.
I flew from CO to LA for the surgery because when I researched surgeons in CO I couldn't find anyone who did this procedure that I liked their results. So thought if I want to best, lets go to LA where everyone has cosmetic surgery! The day of the surgery Squlpt had asked for me to come in an hour early, totally fine. (From the day of setting the appt to the actual appt day, the appt time changed 5 times! I went with it since I was coming from out of town and didn't have anything else going on) We had the whole morning planned around eating a good lunch like they recommend before the surgery. Since the office was 45 minutes from where we were staying that took out any time that I would have had to eat. So I had some nuts in the car. All this is totally fine except the fact that they left me sitting naked in a room for a hour once I got there. Every once in awhile someone would come in and have me do something. I wish I would have stood up for myself and just ate a good meal and came at the time I was signed up for.
I also do wish I knew more about the pills they gave me too. I hardly ever take anything, even aspirin. So my body wasn't happy later with that.
Surgery went by fast even though it was 4 hours long. It was pretty painless and I would say you do feel whats happening but its not bad. I remember I kept saying "this is fun!" obviously the laughing gas was doing its job.
The first night was so rough. Way harder than they made it sound. I was so out of it and at this point and we had to find somewhere to pick up the prescriptions and supplies they recommended. Not easy when you’re from out of town to figure that out. It would have been nice for them to have it for me so it was all ready to go when finished with surgery. I then proceeded to throw up multiple times in the night and ruined the hotel bedsheets with the fluids that were leaking out of me. I felt terrible! Keep in mind that since I wasn't able to eat before the surgery I had nothing in my stomach and was too sick to eat after. I think you would definitely be better off than me by getting a good meal in before surgery.
The next day I felt ok. I didn't do much except walk around and went to get water down the street and back.
Day 3 the pain meds wore completely off and the feeling of being in a the garment was hard. But I was able to take it off and take a shower. Best shower ever! The new problem was my stomach was hurting so bad from the antibiotics they had me on. I was hardly taking any pain pills since I didn't know what was causing the stomach pains at that point.
Day 4 I flew home and I would not recommend that until maybe day 6 after surgery. Those next few days were pretty miserable. I worked a half day on Day 5 (I’m a hairstylist) and also wished I would have taken more time off. It was doable but my back and body was in pain. The worst side effect was my brain and memory. I had a hard time forming sentences, focusing and driving. I even hit my garage while trying to park! That lasted for about a week and a half after surgery. I assume it was the laughing gas but really have no idea.
The follow up with the nurses was kinda a joke. I had so many questions but found that it was luck of the draw who wrote you back or answered the video chat. Some were great, others not so much.
At 2 weeks I stopped wearing the garment during the day but still wore it at night for 4 weeks total.
3 weeks after surgery I took a gental yoga class.
4 weeks out I took my normal pilates class. I eased into both, but felt good after each one. My worry was burning the new fat that was put in.
I measured myself pretty frequently throughout. I lost about 3cm totally from the horizontal across my nipple measurement. Not terrible, but I loved how they looked when they were swollen and really high on my chest.
I followed the diet plan exactly how they said to. Biggest thing I was worried about was giving up sugar. But I still haven't gone back to eating it and am happy that was a positive change that I made from having this done.
I did have a yeast infection for 3 months from the antibiotics, very frustrating.
The whole healing process I questioned why I did the procedure. It was a lot harder and mentally challenging to go through than they led on. I felt guilty spending that much money on something superficial. I didn't enjoy the discomfort that sometimes I still have. And to not have the confidence or body that I had hoped for from the beginning is a big letdown. Some days recently I have actually felt skinny and fit so overall I don't think my body would look like this even if I were to go to the gym 7 days a week. I already workout 4 days a week and eat super clean. Working out any harder or longer wouldn't be sustainable.
Around the 4 month mark my breast started getting pretty squishy and started to sag again, so I recently have started using Naturaful cream and BustMaxx supplements and within a few days I started to notice and feel a difference in firmness and perkiness. So for anyone reading this, maybe try starting with those two products to see if it grows your breasts if you’re hesitant about surgery.
I do want to get my nipples repositioned so they are even for my next procedure.As an incentive for posting a review, this reviewer received an entry into RealSelf’s monthly $500 gift card giveaway.

Pretty disappointed about the fat transfer, my breasts are almost exactly where I started. Back in my old bras even. But the lipo looks real good. Would definitely use Squlpt for lipo, just not for fat transfer.