BBL with Dr. Hughes July 2 - Culver City, CA

What a long road it has been! Ladies, recovery is a process that takes patience & lots of support. You will have good days and bad days. In the end, hopefully you will be happy with your results & your decision to have surgery.
I struggled with quite a bit of swelling & a persistent seroma. The seroma is now gone & the swelling is slowly but surely going down. I'm still wearing my garments 23hrs a day. I've been sitting more and more without a pillow. It's still a little uncomfortable but i'm just happy to sit!
My butt is small but full. That is what i asked for. My old pants are loose around the waist & the butt is filled out. I think i look really natural. Every now & then i get booty greed but in the end i'm happy with what i've got. Once i start working out again, i think it will look even better.
Dr. Hughes gave me an amazing hourglass that i've never had before & would've never have been able to achieve with diet & exercize. My belly is still a work in progress. I still have a lot of swelling. My sides have dark areas that i hope fade over time. I was also getting a lot of wrinkling around my bellybutton. I put a marble in there & try to stretch out & smooth out the skin under the garment. It has definitely helped but i still have some wrinkling. It's also a bit lumpy but again i think it's the swelling. The only hard areas is on the sides where i think he was super aggressive with the lipo. My waist has gone from 30.5 to 27 inches, yeah!!! I'm hoping it goes down a couple more inches when all the seelling is gone. I also wanted to add that i started at 129 lb pre op, went to 138 post op, & i'm now 123 lbs & shrinking. That shows just how much swelling was going on. I haven't been dieting (although it's hard to eat a lot with the tight garment), so it's mostly water weight.
I haven't noticed a huge difference in my arms & thighs. I think i've lost about 1/2-1 inch. I'm hoping there's still some swelling going on. Again, i need to hit the gym & tone up.
Overall, i like what i see. It will be nice to shed the garments & foam & wear some nice clothes to show off this figure. I'm keeping everything on until the swelling is gone. I've thought about getting massages but dr. Hughes told me not to bother.
Well, that's it for now. I'm posting some pics so you can see my progress.

I'm slowly but surely recovering. I still have a lot of swelling but my shape is coming through. The skin on my belly seems to be contracting but I can't really tell because of the swelling. i've been struggling with getting everything smooth under my compression garment. hopefully the lines won't be permanent. The compression garments & foam are annoying but necessary. It feels strange not to have compression around my stomach. It also seems as though my seroma is improving, fingers crossed. Once i know the seroma is gone for good, i'll start my massages. My butt is shrinking but I prefer it, as long as it doesn't shrink much more, lol! i hope the middle & bottom continue to round out. I've included some pics so you can see my progress.