35 Yr Old Mom of 2 Yr Old - No Drain TT w/ MR, flank and inner thigh Lipo

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Six Week Post-op Update & pics

  • 6 Jan 2015
  • 2 months post
Can't believe its been 6 weeks!

Here are my measurements
Weight: 141 (down 10 lbs)
Waist: 36 (down 1 in)
Leg: 23 (down 1 1/2 in)

Important milestones:
Day 4: off drugs (except Ibuprofen)
Day 5: first post op poop (uneventful)
Day 13: started scar therapy (embrace)
Day 14: back to work (uneventful)
By one month most of my swelling was gone. Yea.

I wore my compression garment the entire six weeks but yesterday I retired it. Yea, again :)

So glad I did this especially when I look at the before and after pics. Definitely worth it.

I'm also posting my updated pics.

One Week Follow Up - Scar Pics

  • 3 Dec 2014
  • 8 days post
Yesterday I went for my one week follow up and got my stitches removed and finally saw my scar underneath the tape. I must say that I was dreading this moment because I have seen some horrible scars on this site. My biggest fear was that it was going to be uneven or too high. Neither of which I could fix. I'm happy that it is perfectly symmetrical and right in line with my pubic hair as you can see in my photos. I was surprised to see that I looks like a wave or a "W" coming in at the center. I also like my belly button, it looks natural.
I talked to the doctor about Embrace scar treatment and he doesn't think that i need ANY scar treatment. One of the things I didn't realize was that with this progressive tension technique you don't get as much pulling i.e. the scars don't stretch as much i.e. naturally thinner scars. However, Kim, his RN says that she has had positive results with it and she would do it so I decided to give it a try. I go next week after the scar has healed. I'm interested to know if anyone else has done or intends to do any scar treatment.

Four Days Post Op Photos

  • 30 Nov 2014
  • 5 days post
These are my post op photos that I took yesterday. The jury is still out on whether it was worth it or not. I'm hoping that my stomach will be even flatter once the swelling goes down. Also looking forward to all the bruising being gone. Everywhere there was lipo there is a bruise which is the flanks and the inner thighs. PS said that I didn't have any fat to remove in my abdomen.

Provider Review

Harlan Pollock, MD (retired)
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
8305 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas
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  • 7 Nov 2014

I am six weeks post TT and I am tremendously glad that I chose Dr Harlan Pollock. He is a cosmetic surgery genius and this drainless TT that he created is revolutionary. I can't believe how painless my recovery was. He told me most of his patients are in such little pain they can manage it with Ibuprofen and he was right. I only took 3 narco pills during my whole recovery and mainly to sleep. No nausea, constipation or any complications whatsoever. My scars are nice and low, my belly button is very natural looking and tummy looks fantastic. I couldn't have asked for a better result or a better surgeon.