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3 months post op
4 weeks
Swelling still sucks. It just appears when I take off the compression garment or consume even the slightest amount of sodium. It's mostly water retention. Not letting it phase me!
Checking your progress first thing in the morning is really helpful to keep a positive outlook on the healing. Your body is rested, well compressed (if you sleep with the garment) and had metabolized whatever you ate previously--so you can get a better idea of your results before you go on about your day and the swelling takes it toll.
Otherwise I feel good, I've been leaving the garment off for little periods of time, I'm currently a bit swollen but I'm posting a pic I took this morning when swelling was minimal.
I do think I've slimmed down a lot and while the lipo got rid of the hardest fat to lose, it mainly gave me a harsh realty check on my diet. Alcohol, especially beer and sweet cocktails, make me gain weight very rapidly, as well as other carbs. The sodium bloating was something I never noticed but am now aware of. Before surgery I actually never knew that's something that contributed to swelling and feeling bloated. Since cutting back on sodium I notice my skin is healthier and I feel better overall.
The swilling is tricky because it makes you look pudgy, even though there's no fat in the area. Apparently swelling doesn't go down for real for a few more months. Bleh! Meanwhile, I'm going to start intensifying my ab workout routine now and hopefully have a awesome stomach by next spring! :)
3 weeks
Also, I didn't mention it before and I know it's not completely relevant because "Lipo isn't a weight loss solution" but I lost 6lbs since surgery. I have pretty much stopped drinking alcohol (okay I had 1 or 2 cheat days with a glass of wine) and have cut back 98% on bread, fried stuff, and high sodium food. So it's probably more to do with the clean eating but I feel good.
Also, I ordered and started to use a latex waist trainer and something went wrong, I may have an allergy or something... I was out working and my skin started itching, then it started to burn and feel like a million little continuous stings all over my back ever time I moved. Hot, burning, stings in waves across my skin. So painful and weird. It definitely was the latex material and not related to the surgery because I didn't have anything done to my back. As soon as I switched to a non-latex waist trainer my skin felt fine again and it hasn't happened again. I got a latex-free mesh waist trainer and have been wearing it with my ab board. Much better!
Provider Review
Review for Allure Clinic (Dr Voskin + Dr Testa) I met with Dr Voskin for the consult. He seemed very nice and helpful. My schedule availability didn't fit his schedule so they assigned Dr Testa to my surgery. The nurses, assistants, and receptionist are all very nice and helpful as well. They are clearly a very busy office and do a good job of keeping up with their clients. They call the day before any appointments to confirm and they call the day after surgery to follow up. Dr Testa did my procedure, he was funny, polite, and very considerate. I had a very pleasant experience at Allure Clinic and would definitely return and recommend them.