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Rudolf C. Thompson, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Sorry for not updating this sooner!!!

It's been almost a year since my 2nd round with SmartLipo. I still am overall pleased with the procedure. It all turned out well for me!! Here are some final pictures I had taken one month after the 2nd round showing comparisons of before any work was done and after 1 month of the second round.

1 week post

I decided to do a quick 1 week post op update. I feel good!! First week after surgery was MUCH easier this time than last time. I only wore the pads for the first day. (I reacted badly to the adhesive this time) Since day 2 I've been rotating my garments, but they are all ULTRA firm high waist shapewear type garments. I also wear a waist cincher belt. It's not exactly "comfortable" but I'm determined to have everything stay nice and FLAT this time :)
I still have some bruising, and a couple of hard spots, but I know that just like last time, in a couple of short weeks, they will be all gone and a distant memory. So much easier going through all this the 2nd time knowing what to expect and how to handle things :)
I had my follow up appt with my Dr late last week. He and I are both VERY pleased with my results! Once again, he did a great :)
Attached some new pictures. I'll post more when I'm 1 month post op.

Round 2 of Smartlipo

After 9 months, I decided to get more Smartlipo done. This time, I had my entire abdomen done. Last time, I had just the lower part done which created a "muffin top" like appearance when I had no clothes on, that I absolutely HATED. I'm hoping having the rest done now will give me a better result. I also had my left hip and both my outer thighs touched up. I am posting my before pictures and will post some "after pictures" as soon as I'm healed.
This time, I knew what to expect overall. However, having the entire abdomen done was a little more painful than the other areas I had done. Around the belly button area was very uncomfortable as well as the areas near my ribs.
I'm one day post op and have the same discomfort as last time pretty much. A lot of swelling and bruising. Leaked quite a bit last night, but it seems to have stopped now. I'll update again in a month with some more pictures.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
5 Professional Cir., Colts Neck, New Jersey
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Dr did a great job! He is very caring. See my other review for more info.