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41 Year Old Female, Lower Body Lift W/auto-augmentation (Flap) of Butt and Lipo of Hips and Thighs. Cleveland, OH
UPDATED FROM KADE12358
2 months post
8 week appointment tomorrow
$19,500
Thank you all for your comments so I don't feel alone in this. Since my last post 2 weeks ago there is literally zero change in my size. Literally I measure with a tape measure exactly. So that makes a month of no change. I'm having 1 or 2 lymphatic drainage massages per week, and am following my protocols. I know my doctor is going to tell me tomorrow to wait and it will all be ok. I feel like they say that so that by the time you are really mad 6 months out from surgery, that you forget the pain and money a little more and have had enough time to mourn what you'd dreamt would be the outcome of your pain and 20 thousand dollars! Anyway. My main frustration is the bulge on my outer thighs. They are dramatic. And there is nothing to do at this point, they should have been pulled up. I have a scar on my thigh that I've had since childhood and it's on the exact same spot so whatever lifting he did, he did across the back and not thighs toward the front. I also paid for lipo on outer thighs because I have dramatic saddlebags. I see the scars from the cannula so at least I know he did it, but no improvement of saddlebags. I also have a divot about 3 inches wide and an inch tall on the back of my right saddlebag. So that's gonna look great in clothes this summer. Sorry for the sarcasm, I'm just frustrated. I am so thankful to have this forum for both encouragement and to feel heard about my frustrations. My husband just says I look great. What is he going to say, "what the hell is that big divot?!" He's smarter than than ;)
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UPDATED FROM KADE12358
2 months post
6 weeks and no measurement changes
I am hoping against hope that these measurements of my stomach and thighs will go down, indicating to me that this is swelling and not a complete disaster. I've measured every morning for over two weeks and not even a fraction of an inch has gone down. If this is my permanent result I would be crushed, but if no change for so long then what is the likelihood it will go down any?
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March 3, 2016
Don't worry too much!! I am four months out from my lower body lift, breast lift and arm lift and I am finally not swelling like I use to. It took me about 8 weeks to get back into my jeans I wore before my surgery and then just about 4 months before I went down a size or two in my jeans!! My doctor keeps reminding me that it will take a whole year before my body will be totally healed so don't be discouraged!! I don't miss anything that was taken off! :)
March 5, 2016
I'm a little more than 4 months out from my lower body lift with auto augmentation of my butt. It really is so strange to feel like you're always leaning on something but it does gradually go away. I still have some numbness in the skin and I think that's why it feels weird. Once the sensation comes back it won't feel so strange. I will say that mine has gotten a lot better in the last month or so. I'm finally not so tender in my butt and it doesn't feel so foreign anymore.
It can take up to a year for you to show your final results so stay positive! I was so sad that my size 12 jeans still fit after surgery, but I'm in size 8 now that the swelling is gone and my hips are no longer tender.
Wear your garment. Don't overdo it on the activity (more activity = more swelling) and get good, proper nutriton (keep your salt and sugat intakes lower - they can add swelling too).
Good luck!
It can take up to a year for you to show your final results so stay positive! I was so sad that my size 12 jeans still fit after surgery, but I'm in size 8 now that the swelling is gone and my hips are no longer tender.
Wear your garment. Don't overdo it on the activity (more activity = more swelling) and get good, proper nutriton (keep your salt and sugat intakes lower - they can add swelling too).
Good luck!
March 14, 2016
Thank you for your comments!!! I love the encouragement and to not feel so alone and frustrated. Please keep me updated on your progress also!
March 6, 2016
Hi there I am 4 months post op (LBL, inner thigh lift, and same butt augmentation. I've been struggling with similar issues. My weight is still up 6 lbs since the surgery and my waist is still 3 inches bigger, my thighs are 1" and hips 1" larger than the day I went into surgery. I am just to the point where I can lie on my back without painful pressure. It is still such a weird sensation to switch sides in bed and feel this foreign detached sensation in my butt. . Just wish my butt would stop hurting. I am happy my stomach is flat but it's been 4 months as of yesterday and I'm still not wearing my pants from before surgery. You used the word crushed and that's how I feel as well. My friends say I look fine and it's just a number but I never imagined I'd come out of this bigger. I've also been frustrated by the number of people who report being down 10 lbs or a size smaller a week after surgery. A week after surgery my weight was up 14 lbs and my hips were 9 inches larger. My doctor admitted he had never seen that level of swelling from the butt augmentation. I keep trying to stay positive that I am just a slow healer. My scars look good though. I hope this doesn't discourage you more I am happy to have finally found a similar case. I still think the world of my surgeon's skills but wish I had a clearer picture of where my body was heading. For reference I lost 100 lbs and was 136 lbs when I went in for surgery in November and am 5'4". I lost my weight through yoga, exercise and dieting over four years
March 6, 2016
Also I have been walking a few miles every day since week 2. Do yoga a few times a week and over the last 3 weeks have been back to dieting and so far have lost a pound. My doctor says he only took stuff away so unless I gained weight it will in fact go down. I just need to make sure it isn't my weight gain that's messing this up but I find it difficult to believe that I can be six pounds heavier and that would cause a three inch waist gain!
March 14, 2016
How are you doing now? Improving? I can't believe you are able to get in to yoga poses without putting pressure on your backside or feel like you're stretching too much on your stomach! Good for you! So I have heard that if you have under 100 grams (no kidding) of protein while you heal, you lose your muscle mass and also you heal more slowly. Not sure if it's true. I've been reading and reading and so many of these patients say their dr told them to eat that much protein to heal.
So here's where I am. I have my 8 week tomorrow and have not changed measurements by a fraction of an inch in a month. So I'm going to have to call BS that this is swelling if he tries to tell me that tomorrow. Right? I don't know what to think. My thighs I believe were not even pulled up, since I have a scar on my thigh that I've had since childhood and it isn't any higher on my thing than when I went in to surgery. So he's going to have to explain that to me also. I paid for outer thigh lipo also. I see the scar from the cannula, and a big weird dimple about 3 inches wide that now has to be fixed, but also no other marked reduction. Let me know how you're doing....
UPDATED FROM KADE12358
25 days post
Looking and feeling like a before photo
I apologize I'm to afraid to post without clothes, but this shows the lumps and bumps and huge thigh bulge that was supposed to be lifted in the Lower body lift and then lipo of hips and thighs! I should not be lumpy bumpy and wide! I'm nearly 4 weeks out!
My outer thighs were pulled up quite a bit (no lipo) but did drop a lot - I had a revision done 3 months ago - they're better but still not as smooth and firm as I'd like them to be. I wonder it it's a downside to the auto aug? I always make a point of looking at my pre op pics to remind me how far I've truly come! The thing with the thighs is they are anchoring soft tissue to soft tissue and it can only hold so much weight - all lifts will drop some over time, it's just the way it works.
Hang in there! It can take up to a year to see your final results. If you're not satisfied you ahould ask for a revision. Your surgeon should do it for free, but you'll have to pay for operating room costs and anesthesia.
Good luck!
I'm at 10 months now, and I still have to sleep differently because of the auto augmentation. It is still uncomfortable for me to sit and lay certain ways. I am sensitive, but I feel like this is an awfully long healing process!
I appreciate your follow up. Do you have a post I can see, so I can see your process/experience?
Thanks again!
I've been avoiding posting pix on my profile since I'm still in the process of everythig. I would attach one here if that's possible, but it doesn't seem to be an option. :(
I didn't write anything but it seems to be the only way to post pics.