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23. No Kids. Liposuction of the Lower Abdomen & Back - Chicago, IL

UPDATED FROM sparkii09
10 months post

10 months post op!

WORTH IT$4,690
Sorry guys I have been gone for sooo long! Had a lot going on. I'm officially 10months post op. No pain anymore, I feel completely normal! My scars are healing up but since I am darker in skin tone you can see the adits, but they are not that "noticeable". I'm satisfied with my results but not completely ( sad face ). I'm a fairly active person, I diet, excercise & eat healthy. I do actually plan on going to schedule a follow up soon to see what can be done to enhance my results further. Keep you guys updated!

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David A. Ross, MD (retired)

David A. Ross, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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You talked about the garment digging into you in the first few weeks, I feel like mine is making weird indentations - do you feel like that made a difference to your final outcome?

It happens :)

Thanks for coming back and letting us know what has been going on.  What is it that you are still unhappy about- just not as big of a result as you expected?  Definitely keep us posted on your follow up appointment.

Thanks for checking back in! I have a question if you don't mind. I had lipo in the entire abdominal area including the back fat just above my bum. So at first I was completely flat afterwards with the exception of some swelling. But now that I am 6 weeks post op, I started to walk again and get back into my groove. Normally, I go hard at the gym, but for now, I just walk. I swelled RIGHT up immediately and was in discomfort during my walking but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. Now, though, since I have walked three times so far in the past week, the swelling won't go back down to flat. I do have the healing feeling still in my ab region. As in, I do still have discomfort even before starting to walk, but it was minimal. So did you swell when you started to get active again? And did this subside for you eventually? If so, how long did it take? BTW, you look amazing!
Woww you look great! It was so worth it. Can you please measure your hips and waist and tell me the number that it is now after the surgery? please. thanxs
UPDATED FROM sparkii09
3 days post

5 day follow up today!

My follow up was today & it looks like everything is healing perfectly! I asked about replacing my surgical binder because it was very uncomfortable & kept digging into me. My Dr said I could actually take it off now because it won't effect the final result of what he did. Is that necessarily ok? Because honestly I feel more comfortable with it on, but I have no idea how to relieve some of the discomfort. Help!

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Sorry Title should have said 5 day early follow up lol
I agree with you, about wearing the garment. I am post 3 weeks and I have change my garment size to feel more comfortable. It hugs me and I feel less discomfort. I just want to congratulate you on your progress.
Thanks for your comment! Today I'm officially one month post op! The pain definitely did get better b over time, happy healing!
Do you have any updated final pics?
Sorry for the delay! Updated posted! Enjoy
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I have always been a fairly active person, but I...

I have always been a fairly active person, but I definitely struggled with losing weight. It fluctuates so much! It's very hard for me to lose my lower abdominal fat & I've tried for years. I was stuck between 3 places, but after my consultation with Dr. Ross I knew in my gut that I was making the right choice! By far this was the best decision I have made for myself. I cannot wait to see the full results!

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I can definitely see a change in your pics- keep us posted on how your healing goes!  Thanks for starting a review on RealSelf.

Thanks! I surely will!
You look great. Did you get local or general anesthesia? Was that the total price with the garment and everything?
Thank you! I had gotten general anesthesia. & yes the price listed is the total price including the garment. They even gave me a vitamin skin pack that I had to take for 7 days to help rebuild soft tissue. I honestly think that helped the process go faster.
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