Only a Few Days out but I Look So Small, I Feel I Look Like a Board. Help - California, CA

Yes, but you can see my recent pictures after 30 pound weight gain on my recent question Do I Have Enough Fat for BBL Post Liposuction. You can see how ugly my new shape is. Top heavy, apple shaped belly with no butt or hips because the lipo was so aggressive on my hips and flanks. I think it's at the bottom of all the questions I asked the doctors. I was 5'8 145 and my ps lipoed 7 areas of my body and aggressively to my hips, flanks and inner thighs. I looked anorexic after my surgery and the hip lipo along with flank lipo took away my beautiful natural curves. So sad.

Was it dr. Bednar

Hi, I think it's good you have that sensation of 'worry' because that means you are looking more carefully at what can happen. And the truth about it is that not only can a surgeon cause problems for a body, but the biology of fat *in* the body can cause other problems (redistribution of fat; which doctors try to fluff off as only a matter of diet and exercise but if that were true, wouldn't we all be dieting and exercising ourselves to the perfect body we want?). I wish you luck in researching this very carefully. Read the thread: Did you gain weight after liposuction? Don't be afraid to not get it done in December, even if you think you might later on. One woman made a really good point, that I wish I had done as well: Spend the money on a personal trainer and dietitian rather than this surgery. Sadly I am made aware of this mistake every single day many times per day, by the uncomfortable and unattractive features my body now has. Good luck!

Yes, Sundogcoyote is giving good advice. I wish I knew about all these posts myself. Take your time, you have all the time to decide and make an informed decision before doing anything. Consult with a lot of doctors first, many give free consultations. After you do your research ask lots of questions, if your doctor is dishonest with you about anything or does not take the time to explain details and listen to you then don't go to him because he doesn't have your best interest. From what I'm reading liposuction is not good but at least fat graft preserves some of your vital fat and may deter the redistribution and hormonal issues that people complain about. I've been trying to gain weight since the liposuction because I felt so bad and looked anorexic but now my face and breasts are getting chubby while the rest of my body remains similar in shape. My natural warning signs are missing, before liposuction when I wasn't eating right/ taking care of myself it would show in my belly. If your doctor says he's going to liposuction a little ask him exactly where and how much. My doctor said a little on the hips during consultation but it was not.

Personally, I think you might want to read between the lines of what people are saying. Would you really want an unnatural redistribution (for ANY reason) to parts of your body that would not normally receive such fat accumulation? And without your notice (e.g. visceral fat). At the age of 40 I had a set of clothes that fit me fine; my belly gained a 'pooch' (as it is said) and once I had that suctioned out...all those clothes~ gone. Every OTHER part of my body gained fat stores. Even though my weight remained the same. I seriously doubt any doc performing a money-making procedure like this one will truly inform you on the risks and outcomes. (REAL outcomes based on pure science). They will SAY things like diet and exercise, but surely you can understand how that is sort of like a magician using mis-direction...

When did the fat redistribution start?

I am sure it was very gradual; which makes sense, right? But I would say that at one year I was aware that none of my previous upper-body clothes (nor pants) would fit me any longer. I even had a boyfriend at the time who noticed the increase of my breast size. I have to say that I had not changed sizes for years and years and years. But how come all of a sudden nothing would fit? Right now, for me, my breasts feel so huge and uncomfortable. None of my old clothes fit. I have to buy new clothes that accommodate the changes as well as a sort of wide band along the waste that holds in the very uncomfortable creasing and sagging of skin (it is more than just an absence of fat tissue~ it is a folding over that feels horrible).

Thank you for your response and I will keep researching.

Hi. I'd like to add my support and say that I 'm saddened by the bas outcomes. Liftedandcsucked, I have done a lot of research on liposuction and other procedures this year. Duing that time, I began a thread called "How Do You Do Your Research Before Deciding on the Procedures?" The Community Manage closed the thread to future comments, but the previous comments can be read.

Thanks for the advice.