51 Yrs. Old Remove 35 Year Old Baby Fat. Dallas, TX

I haven't read all your posts and other's comments but your post 7 1/2 weeks post-ops looks similar to me except I had a roll above my navel also. I will be 62 in April and had upper and lower abs done via tumescent lipo under local anesthesia on 12/10/15 in Tampa FL. Immediately afterwards I had a flat stomach from breast to groin area with a small fold at the bottom. I had been told that I could expect at least 70% shrinkage with a small fold at the bottom. I was willing to live with this vs going under general anesthesia with a tummy tuck. At 2 weeks I was at my max swelling (which was not bad) and it's been uphill ever since. Today at almost 5 weeks, my stomach is still washboard flat and I do have a small flap at the bottom right above my pubic area. Stomach is still hard in places and aches (massaging) from time to time as healing is not considered complete til 6 mos out. I'm saying all this to say that depending on your skin tone and age sometimes you can get away with lipo vs a tt and your ps should've explained that to you regardless of whether you asked or not. You told him your expectations and he should've responded appropriately. However, your doc didn't do you justice and should refund some of your money or offer a free fix. I agree with you, your stomach has not changed much. I think you should report him to every board of which he is a member of or has a certification through. I'm so sorry you had to go thru such emotional and physical pain (and pay for it) and not be at least reasonably satisfied. I pray you get resolution. Have you considered consults from other ps for correction lipo (with anesthesia) or tt? . Send me a personal message and I'll send you pics of my before and where I am now. It is possible to achieve a decent tummy thru lipo with a 'skilled' doctor. My doc charges more but he is worth every penny to me. I paid $4500 on a special for just upper and lower abs. I said a prayer for you today. God is good.

You look like you would have had a better result with losing 15-20 pounds and then an actual tummy tuck. What I have noticed with those who have a much heavier pannus (belly that hangs) is that lipo isn't enough because then you'll simply have skin. Lipo simply sucks the fat out, it doesn't address any intra-abdominal fat which is lost with proper diet and exercise, which is why I said before either procedure it is always best to perform any procedure, tummy tuck included, very close or in the "optimal max/min" weight range so you have a better idea of what the end result will actually be. Your doctor should have informed you of that prior to performing lipo on you so you would have had a realistic idea of what he could and could not do.

I am so sorry that you had to go through this!! I wish i had done more research on him too when i went for my lipo. In my mind i though i had a great deal 3 areas for $3750 yay me.....NOT (i'm currently adding about $1000 and i'm getting 12 areas of lipo plus a BBL) anyways everything looked fine and Nurse Debbie kept saying the swelling would go down but it didn't. Here i am 8 months later and i need a revision......smh what a waste of money. Can you believe they didn't even have the decency to call me after my one week post op!! After leaving 2 VM till this day, i haven't heard from them. Well sorry that you had to go through that, i'm currently scheduled with Jonathan Fisher in Miami. Honestly i'd rather pay a little more for a lot more work, great work for that matter. Thank pay almost the same amount for just 3 freaking areas. smh

I must agree that your results aren't ideal......But I'm confused because your 3 week post op pics you posted on September 20th looked great especially the 2nd pic of your right side.........What happened? You were looking great at 3 weeks........I'm sorry for you......and now I'm praying that I will be happy with my results because I'm scheduled for Wednesday.

I am so sorry to hear that you made the decision to cancel, I was really hoping that your results would be different than mine. $500.00 in not something to throw away easlie but alot less than $3.750. I know it must have cost you a great amount of anixiety to make that decision. I would suggest posting your pics on the ask a question of the Drs., on here and ask them how they think you should proceed. I was so taken aback when the first Dr., said 'you were NEVER' a candidate for Lipo and you need a tummy tuck.' and the second Dr., said the same thing! They couldnt both be wrong could they? and this is after my surgery, why didnt Dr. Baker see what they saw and tell me that I needed surgery to get the results I was looking for? And the worst part is that I have wasted 3,750.00 that could have went towards a tummy tuck. I waited 20 years to afford to have my Lipo and it is heart breaking to still look like I need Lipo no A Tummy Tuck!
My cousin went to the Dominic Republic and for $5,900, she had aggressive lipo, a tummy tuck, scar reducing tape, massages and she stayed for a week while they took care of her and she looks fabulous.
I wish I had spoken to her first and known about Real Self (I saw so many Sisters who looked faboulous afterwards) before I had the procedure. I cant and wont cry over this but I will research what ever procedure that I have to correct and remove the stomach fat which was my original goal.

I put bunny28 and two results came up......hers is the first one......try " bunny28 mother of 1"

Hi there- I have not read all the comments so I apologize in advance in I'm repeating what someone else has already mentioned. I look similar to you and wanted to have just lipo- my PS said no you have loose skin- you need a tummy tuck- I plan on having this completed BF the end of the year. Was this mentioned to you at all? Loose skin doesn't respond to lipo like the tummy tuck will. Let me know I'm curious- and thx for being candid ;-)

Are you able to get to Ny? I had my surgery through Dr. Fiorillo in Pearl River and he is great. I'm sure he would be able to fix things to your comfort and happiness.

How much was your procedure?