Revision Lipo Success

So here is a 4 month update on my progress and overall I must say I am happy with the results. You do go through so many stages during the recovery process such as one day you look great and then all of a sudden the next you are swollen and feels like you are going backwards. All I can say is be prepared as it takes time for your body to heal and for you to see the final results. At 4 months I know this is not the final result yet but I am definitely pleased with where I am.
I am confident with Dr Hennessy that I am going back this month to re-do the rest of the botched job from my first procedure with another doctor. I will be re-doing my abs and upper back as well as under my armpits.
I will continue to update on my current procedure and new one as well.
I do encourage others that have procedures done to post as it does help out many with making a sound decision. You can always cut out faces and any distinguishing marks if needed.

So one week later the bruising was going down and going through that funky yellow purple stage. It looks worse than it really feels. It is not painful just feel the tightness that is a little annoying at times.
I am wearing my compression vest and started wearing the Under Armour Compression sleeveless tshirt underneath that helps with the chafing and indentations.
Only one week out and I could already see a huge improvement. Biggest difference was the manboobs that weren't hanging down anymore. I was concerned about any loose skin but wore my compression garments religiously. And even to this day I've gotten used to wearing the Under Armour compression shirts as undershirts.

I flew into Houston on Monday night and stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn that was right next to the Medical Plaza (old site he has since moved just a bit further up the road). I stopped by CVS across the freeway to pick up my prescriptions and got ready for the next day.
I arrived at the clinic at 9am. Dr Hennessy's assistant came out and we took care of the final payment and paperwork. She asked if I had eaten a small breakfast which I had then had me take some of the meds right then and there while I waited. 30 minutes later I was dressed up or down for surgery.
The Dr came in and we talked about the areas that we were addressing and he marked them up on me. Asked me if I agreed which was great as the previous Dr never even acknowledged my concerns.
So first was some stuff they rubb on you for sterilization or something then they start to give you numbing shots where they will be doing the incisions for the tumescent fluid and liposucction rod.
Then he does the incisions and starts to inject you with the tumescent numbing fluid. The whole time he and his assistant are asking and making sure you are ok and letting you know what exactly they are doing.
Once I was numb he started to lipo out my flanks and back then my chest. He would always make sure I was ok and a couple times where it seemed a certain area wasn't numb enough he would stop to inject more numbing fluid and wait for it to take effect and continue.
He had me stand up to look at things a little better then saw some areas that needed fine tuning. He also asked if I saw something as well and addressed those also.
When we were done they both wrapped me up in a vest compression garment and a waist compression band.
We started the procedure about 10am or so and got done by about 1pm.
Now I must say I am by no means someone with a high tolerance for pain but I did not find this procedure painful like some people have. The only real discomfort was the first numbing shots but even those weren't that bad as the medication you get before the surgery really calms you down. I think some people might work themselves up some and get so nervous they make it worse on themselves than it really is.
Even after the procedure it is really not painful but rather more of a discomfort like a tightness or slight soreness like you've had a killer workout and that doesn't really start till about the 3rd or 4th day. For me the day of and the day after felt like I didn't really have anything done. Even after the first failed procedure with the other Dr in Seguin last year I went back to the doctor the next day for a follow up and was walking around like nothing happened.
I think having had this procedure done once before had put me at ease and had a better idea of what was expected.
What I like about this procedure with Dr Hennessy was that I was awake and fully conscious the whole time but relaxed enough to where last year with the first SmartLipo procedure that doctor gave me so many meds I actually either slept through the whole procedure or blacked out as the only thing I rememebered from that one was them giving me meds prior to procedure then waking me up to let me know my driver was there to pick me up. Some people might prefer it that way but I like being aware of what's going on.
There was a lot of bruising mostly in the chest area for a few days but there was some fibrous tissue there that the Dr really had to pound through with the PAL canula. I'm glad I did not go back to that Dr in Seguin for the Smart Lipo cause that would not have given me even close to the results I got with PAL.