Vaser Lipo with Dr Mike Comins, Abs and Flanks - London, GB

After battling with under bra rolls and pooch for all my life, always feeling chubby in tighter clothes finally took the plunge and decided on vaser lipo today!
The procedure went well, I was sedated. The team was warm and welcoming and I have to say even though it was mild sedation...i was completely out for the whole procedure

A little worried on day two because I have a lack of drainage... Well I have some, but not as much I was expecting from reading other reviews. I didn't soak through clothes, it was all pretty dry, just uncomfortable.
First day I slept most the afternoon and evening getting up to try and eat a little something before taking some pain meds and antibiotics.
What I was not aware of is just how much you need someone with you the first few days. My boyfriend is an angel, I'm so weak to move around I couldn't have done it without him at all! You can't just have a friend drop you home and text you, I need help getting in and out of bed and going to the toilet.

Dr Comins called earlier today which I was very thankful about, he mentioned I was out of it when he saw me so he wanted to check in. At this point other than the lack of drainage I didn't have much to report.
He said he'd check me on Monday when I was going in for mld but advised me to massage the lumps in the shower when I was going to change the garment.

The shower was really traumatic for me as it was the first time to see my skin and shape since the procedure. It was not pretty. No bruising but very severe lumps and bumps. It's looking like Tara Reid liposuction job, but worse!! There a deep groove running down the middle of my body where the garment fastens. It looks like a well between my boobs to belly button, deep enough you can put a pencil through it. Anybody else had this issue? Feeling quite emotional about it even though it's only day 2. I spent a good time massaging the area whilst lying down. I've put the garment back on and put a piece of padding near the fastener so to stop the area getting more of a groove.
I couldn't fasten the garment up to the tightest hook anymore, I'm just too swollen after the massage and shower. It's still pretty tight so I hope it's not going to cause any recovery issues.
I was so distraught I didn't think to take any pics but will the next time I shower!

Yesterday (day 4) was my first check up and I went back to the practice to have some mld massage.
Key things happening now:
-all drainage has stopped for me now, I actually only had drainage maybe 24 hours... No soaking through clothes but apparently I drained a lot as I left surgery to be fastened into the garment.
-hardly any pain, maybe 3/10 and most of that is garment discomfort. Warning, you do lose the ability to use your core and its a very strange and worrying feeling when you can't even seem to turn yourself over, without quite some effort however I was expecting this, just a really bizarre feeling!
- onset of swelling. I'm told it's started a little early but it's meant I can't quite fasten my garment up as tightly as immediately post surgery.
-mobility slow but significantly stronger than the last two days. Going back to a desk job is uncomfortable but not impossible if you were to do it... However you would be super slow if you're anything like me.
-be really careful with micro tape, I pulled some off last night with what I thought was gentle force but where the tape had rippled it actually ripped a little of my skin. Ouch!!! I wasn't aware it was so adhesive and also how sensitive my skin is. I'm now with additional plasters... As you can see *sigh* and when you're already paranoid about healing this isn't the best.

Day 4 was the first mld treatment for me.
One of the key things that swayed me to Hans was that they offer mld within the clinic itself so it means that I can also visit Dr Comins while I'm there and he can check my progress.
I am pleasantly surprised by the level of aftercare despite my initial reservations. Dr Comins took the time to check in with me each day over the weekend, especially when he feared I might have been panicking about the groove that appeared (thanks to my review above) and made sure to visit me a few times over my mld session to look at ways to ensure we stay on track for a smooth result.

I was still a little worried about the groove so at the first shower and discovery I tried to add padding to the fastening area and it seemed to work as it seemed a lot less indented at the check up although there are still a few lumps and bumps.

After the mld the therapist and Dr Comins agreed that an ab board might really help and that's what you can see in the pics.
You can see from the pics I took just before my shower that, it is already looking smooth-especially in relation to the groove. I wish I'd taken a picture initially because then the insane relief I feel at not seeing it would be better understood.
I feel the board helps me walk straighter and sit up straighter so hopefully I'll crease as little as possible.

Apologies for the really bad selfie pics of my abs... My regular photographer has decided to return to work now I can seemingly navigate my way to the fridge and won't starve in the day!

So the good: my bra roll fat is significantly smaller, it's exactly what I wanted to see and I hope if anything it will get smaller still over the months.

I think I see a waist? I did on the initial surgery day, my back looks a lot smaller I think... Dr Comins tells me flanks are quite swollen (I can't seem to feel it much though) but there's a little shape already. Updates to come!

The still to see:
The tummy lumps and bumps are still here... Unfortunately you can't really see it in the image I took but it's a but there's a rippled effect above the belly button on my left side -but this looks a little less since the board so I'm optimistic, I do think on hindsight that maybe my garment was fastened too tightly after surgery?
I learned that the garments are pretty standard sizes so it'll never be a perfect fit, had I known that I might have asked about the fastening and padding prior to surgery.

I still have the overhang on the belly which I was really hoping would disappear with vaser. Admittedly it's much smaller but it's still there. I'm really hoping that with healing and swelling subsiding that it'll gradually become less.
Right now I'd say I look like a slightly slimmer version of my previous self... Not the best, but certainly not catastrophic.. Considering this is day 5 and I'm in swell mode.
Also my appetite is really low, I get hungry but get full very quickly with small portions probably due to the garment tightness on my tummy... so I'm eating well for the amount I can and well I'm thinking it can only support the overall result.
I would consider this the better day of recovery... But from my freak out previously I've already been prepared that it'll be a roller coaster of good and bad.

My Mld was done "in house" and actually by the same lady (Julie) recommended by Dr wolf too (he was my other choice of surgeon)
She's really great and the whole experience is really relaxing and I am seemingly walking straighter and seem less lumpy.
I'm booked in for three sessions this week and then I might look to do 1 a week since its quite expensive at £75 a session.
You can find a therapist close to home, cheaper (cheapest I saw was £55) or someone who does home visits for the same price but for me the small walk to the surgery was plus, a recommended practitioner who has experience with cosmetic. Patients and just being able to check in with the surgeon about any concerns makes it a good choice for me.

My neck glands have become a little more sore since mld. I remember her saying it's something to do with lymph nodes but I've made a note to check in tomorrow about it. It's not unbearable but it is quite tender!

I have no bruising apart from a little strangely on my thigh... I think it might again be the fault of the garment tightness?
Before surgery I took bromelain (pineapple extract ) religiously and now vit c everyday so I don't know if that helped in anyway. I usually bruise quite easy so that's why I was quite surprised!