Not Sure if Lipo is Worth the Cost for the Minimal Results

I had 3 surgeries done at once on May 6.....a breast lift, liposuction in my flanks and back and labiaplasty to correct what I thought were large labia lips. I have a boyfriend 15 years my junior. I'm 45 and I must admit that I'm feeling the age thing and terrified of the changes in my body. I have been since i turned 40. I have always dated younger men and I feel like my heart and mind are still in their young 30s. So I just decided I wanted an overhaul.

Unfortunately, my boyfriend says he liked everything the way it was before. Saggy boobs and all. he doesn't complain about the way I look now except for the fact that he thinks my boobs completely shrunk after the breast lift and asked if I would consider an augmentation. I must admit that they do look smaller. My PS told me that nearly 50 percent of his patients come back for a breast augmentation after the lift because they feel the same way although there actually is no decrease in volume. It's an illusion because of the skin that gets taken off with the lift. Anyway, this post is supposed to be more about the liposuction. I have always carried my weight in my waist and fortunately it actually makes me not look as heavy as I am because its distributed more evenly. However, I just got tired of having a fat waist and fat back. So I had my back and flanks done. It looked great at first but it feels like after 3 months that I'm looking almost the same as I did. It still feels like when I put on any weight it goes to that part of my body. I was kind of hoping it would go to my butt or even my legs or my boobs. But it seems to constantly want to connect into my stomach and waist. I thought lipo was supposed to remove the fat cells enough that the fat concentration will move elsewhere. I still weigh the same and I know that I will never be constant dieter. I love my food and I don't consider myself fat but if I have to constantly watch everything I eat in order to have a waist, then what did I pay $4200 for. don't get me wrong. I do see a small difference, just not what I would feel would be worth the cost.

The pain was pretty excruciating with the bruising and the numbness. But after 3 months I can say that that is completely gone. My biggest suggestion to all people who are thinking about lipo is to wear the compression garments for as long as possible. They really make you feel safe and snug. The only thing I didn't like about it was I always felt that I wanted to push my stomach out against it and it made my stomach muscles lazy. I would also not suggest anyone try to do Bible without pain medication. Unless you're crazy. Its no joke. The breast lift with a piece of cake to me compared to the lipo. The labia plasty was a pain in the butt because of the itching and stuff moving back and forth in that area when I walk. But the liposuction with by far the most pain. My doctor says that I'm still experiencing swelling and will not the final results for another 3 months or so but I don't think I'm going to get much better results than what I'm seeing now. I really need a tummy tuck but I'm terrified of that scar. I'm going to wait to see what my scars look like in a year from the breast lift to see if it would be worth it to do a tummy tuck.

I seriously think a tummy tuck would help my situation but i have got to slow down on the surgeries. I'm asking for trouble.