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27 Years Old, Arm Liposuction. Foster City, CA
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I have always had big arms, even when I was BMI 19...
california_1988December 5, 2015
WORTH IT$3,100
I have always had big arms, even when I was BMI 19.5. I am currently BMI 24 and happy with my weight and body.. except for my arms. I just had it done yesterday morning (9am) and the whole day I was leaking tumescent fluid like crazy. I went through a lot of bandaging, and was super sore. Today I'm still very sore, but it's a bit better.
I'll update as I can, and maybe take some photos.
I'll update as I can, and maybe take some photos.
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June 5, 2016
Hi! is this liposuction or smartlipo?
June 5, 2016
pretty sure just liposuction. He initially said it'd be smart lipo.. but I never saw any laser :P also he never mentioned any laser during the procedure (I was awake and we were chatting the entire time, and he would explain what he was doing). That said, not 100% sure either way.
If it helps: we did not go in to a hospital or clinic, it was all done out of his office (in a room specifically for liposuction) and we only used local anesthetic.
If it helps: we did not go in to a hospital or clinic, it was all done out of his office (in a room specifically for liposuction) and we only used local anesthetic.
UPDATED FROM california_1988
5 days post
Day 4
california_1988December 8, 2015
The leaking stopped by the next morning--I changed all of my clear bandages and got rid of all the gauze bandaging.
Over the next couple days... well, I've been sore. I Feel like a sausage in the compression garment, but without it I can feel my kin moving around without my muscle and it freaks me out so much, so I'd way rather feel the pinching of the garment. The worst is at my upper upper arm, but that's not surprising--the garment is kind of a uniform tube for the entire upper arm, but my upper upper arm is huge.
Here are my pics from yesterday, which is about 4 days post-op. My arm looks the EXACT same as before, except with lots of bruises obviously. This isn't concerning--i'm told you dont really see any results until like 3 months later, so..
Over the next couple days... well, I've been sore. I Feel like a sausage in the compression garment, but without it I can feel my kin moving around without my muscle and it freaks me out so much, so I'd way rather feel the pinching of the garment. The worst is at my upper upper arm, but that's not surprising--the garment is kind of a uniform tube for the entire upper arm, but my upper upper arm is huge.
Here are my pics from yesterday, which is about 4 days post-op. My arm looks the EXACT same as before, except with lots of bruises obviously. This isn't concerning--i'm told you dont really see any results until like 3 months later, so..
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UPDATED FROM california_1988
15 days post
Day 15
california_1988December 18, 2015
Wow. It's incredibly what 10 days can do! Since my last update all of the bruising has gone away, and so much of the swelling has gone away too (obviously not 100%--since they say that swelling continues to die down over the proceeding 3-6 months, but I'd be happy even if my arms didn't shrink any more!)
I love my results already! There is a bit of lumpiness, as is expected, but honestly not much. My range of motion is 100%, though it's a bit tight when I stretch my arms above my head, but stretching helps loosen it up throughout the day. It hurts the most when I use my clarisonic to massage the lumps (I saw that as a recommendation from a doc on the site) but if I just massage with my fingers it's only a bit sore.
Honestly, now I'm just worried that as the lumps go away my skin will become saggy. I'm so happy with the firmness right now, I wish it could just say like this!
Oh, and last week I met with my Dr for the 1 week checkup and asked what I should do about my compression garment, because already it feels like it's barely compressing at all anymore. Very oddly.. he recommended I just find a tight long-sleeve shirt. The only long sleeve shirts I own are not a strong enough material that it'd offer any compression, so I'm just going to wear the compression garment for the recommended 4 weeks and hope that works ok, even if its loose by the end.
I love my results already! There is a bit of lumpiness, as is expected, but honestly not much. My range of motion is 100%, though it's a bit tight when I stretch my arms above my head, but stretching helps loosen it up throughout the day. It hurts the most when I use my clarisonic to massage the lumps (I saw that as a recommendation from a doc on the site) but if I just massage with my fingers it's only a bit sore.
Honestly, now I'm just worried that as the lumps go away my skin will become saggy. I'm so happy with the firmness right now, I wish it could just say like this!
Oh, and last week I met with my Dr for the 1 week checkup and asked what I should do about my compression garment, because already it feels like it's barely compressing at all anymore. Very oddly.. he recommended I just find a tight long-sleeve shirt. The only long sleeve shirts I own are not a strong enough material that it'd offer any compression, so I'm just going to wear the compression garment for the recommended 4 weeks and hope that works ok, even if its loose by the end.
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December 31, 2015
You look great! I just had my arms lipo'd a week ago today. I feel so swollen still and am having difficulty moving my arms too much. I can't bend them without pain and can't straighten them without pain. Did you have this too? I'm taking 2 advils at a time to help with swelling and pain. Did you do that? Sorry for all the questions but I'm a worrier lol and I go back to work in 4 days and I'm nervous since I'm a teacher.
December 31, 2015
I was lucky and didn't have this. I've always been a fast healer, and very flexible, so I assume that all contributed.
At 1 week I was told to do range of motion exercises and stretch. I also massage all the time, like any time I'm not doing something with my hands I'm massaging my arms. I hope you feel better soon!
At 1 week I was told to do range of motion exercises and stretch. I also massage all the time, like any time I'm not doing something with my hands I'm massaging my arms. I hope you feel better soon!
January 1, 2016
Oh I've been afraid to stretch because I thought it would be bad for healing. I'm going to try that thank you! I'll also try massaging! Thanks so much for answering :) happy new year!
Thanks for starting a review. Keep us posted on your recovery, we'd love to see some progress pics. Are you still leaking?