57, 2 Kids, Too Much Yo-yo Dieting, Lipo on my Hips

Wonderful. She explains everything and answered all of my questions. She is so beautiful I was somewhat intimidated but she made me very comfortable! She provided me with a list of what I needed prior to my appointment, gave me the prescriptions needed and precise instructions. I was very comfortable about what to expect and what not to expect. I like the option of taking the fat removed and using it to replace lost volume in my breasts and plan to opt into that next time (did not this time). I am a work in progress and Dr. Mitchell is the person I choose to help me refine my body as I go. I particularly liked that it was not necessary to be put to sleep but I felt zero pain. I highly recommend!

My saddlebags are so reduced and the healing period was virtually pain free after two days. I had an issue with needing a stronger antibiotic but Dr. Mitchell checked on me via text messaging daily and had me send pics of the problem. She called in a new prescription, ipicked it up and problem resolved almost immediately. She and her nurse were wonderful. Already planning my next procedure.

Some good news is that most of the constant draining has stopped - I washed a lot of loads of laundry yesterday! I am sore but nothing unbearable. Oddly my two sides are healing differently - my left side has bruising just around the openings (where the cannula was inserted). My right side looks like someone tried to beat me with a bat. I am told arnica gel could help with the bruising but want to get the ok from Dr. Mitchell. Her post operative instructions are clear that I should not use topical ointments (as you might for a scrape). The openings are not sutured closed to allow drainage. Also told to gently massage the area when in the shower to help reduce swelling. Right now I look bigger than when I started but you can tell its swelling because it is very firm. Gotta go walk - a mile walk is a daily requirement to avoid clotting.