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39 Year Old, Stomach, Lower Back, Thigh, Hip Lipo - Illinois, IL
UPDATED FROM beth74
2 months post
Uneven results
beth74June 25, 2014
WORTH IT$7,300
You can see in some of my pictures that my back is uneven right below my bra line. My left side is noticeably larger than my right. Any chance it's uneven swelling or something that will get better with time? I think there is some swelling going on because the difference is more obvious some days than others.
UPDATED FROM beth74
2 months post
An update, finally
beth74June 15, 2014
Sorry I disappeared for awhile. Things have been pretty rough at work for the last few months. I haven't been as dedicated to diet and exercise as I need to be, but I have been at least maintaining.
I'm still happy with my results. No more hard spots, but I have a lot of loose skin, as expected. I do hope that it will tightened up over time, but I look great with my clothes on so it really doesn't bother me. I posted some close-ups. I've got a little patch of loose skin on my right inner thigh that you can see in some photos. I only noticed that in the last week. I'm going to keep an eye on it and will ask my PS about it during my next appt at the end of July. I still hate all the stretch marks and cellulite, but I knew lipo wouldn't fix that.
I'm going to work on getting out of my work induced funk and focus on exercise. Working out always helps my mood and I want to go from maintaining to losing again!
I'm still happy with my results. No more hard spots, but I have a lot of loose skin, as expected. I do hope that it will tightened up over time, but I look great with my clothes on so it really doesn't bother me. I posted some close-ups. I've got a little patch of loose skin on my right inner thigh that you can see in some photos. I only noticed that in the last week. I'm going to keep an eye on it and will ask my PS about it during my next appt at the end of July. I still hate all the stretch marks and cellulite, but I knew lipo wouldn't fix that.
I'm going to work on getting out of my work induced funk and focus on exercise. Working out always helps my mood and I want to go from maintaining to losing again!
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June 15, 2014
You look great. We still have some time to go, so try to remember that! Sorry work has been so stressful!
June 15, 2014
I'm really quite happy with my progress. The hard lumps are basically gone. I just have a lot of extra skin, but I don't think it is noticeable when I'm clothed. That big roll right above my underwear feel like all skin. Same with the roll above my belly button. There's certainly some fat there, but that was purposely left there in order to minimize the droopy skin look and I'm sure it does help some. I can't complain. I went from a size 10/12 pant to a 6/8 in two months. :)
June 16, 2014
The before and after pictures are amazing. The lose slimmest need a tummy tuck or at least a mini tummy tuck. Lipo can only do so much. I did not see a clothing size change at all. But since I look so much better in my clothes I do not care about a little loose skin.
June 16, 2014
Yes, but I have a larger bone structure in the hip area. From hip bone to hip bone always stays the same, even at 119# & 5'7" I wore a size 8. Thanks for the compliment.
June 17, 2014
WOW!! Your results are dramatic!! I also can not believe you could walk a half marathon 2.5 weeks out. I can barely walk a few avenues and im 19 days out, its too painful and makes we swell more. I can understand your frustration with the loose skin and think a tummy tuck would make your super super happy, but you can do that whenever! Maybe when you do the BA? Your results are inspiring!
June 17, 2014
Any exercise makes me swell, even know. But that happened to me before surgery as well. My PS really pushed me to be active right away and I think that made a huge difference in my recovery. I looked like I had been beaten with a baseball bat and I was really swollen, but I had very little pain and was exercising really quickly.
I will be surprised if the loose skin bother me enough for a very expensive tummy tuck, lol. It smoothes out nicely with a light compression camisole and those are much cheaper! Also starting to think I don't need the BA. I look much better with a huge stomach underneath my busy line, but I'm not making any decisions yet.
Thanks for your kind words!
June 18, 2014
I agree with u. I am not as smooth as I was in my bikini days but look pretty darn good on my clothes. I continually get compliments on how nice I look and how well my diet and exercise program is working. And if I do not say so myself I do look great in my little one piece when I am swimming away. It is just what ur expectations r. I repeat, I look good!!!!!
UPDATED FROM beth74
1 month post
Another quick update
beth74May 20, 2014
I don't have pictures to post because I basically look the same. My weight seems to have stabilized around 153-155 (was 161 before surgery) and I feel good about how I look in my clothes. Still have my lumps and bumps, but I'm not being as disciplined about massage as I need to be. I am dry brushing on a semi-regular basis and using coconut oil because everyone seems to think it's a miracle cure for everything. I'm trying to decide if I should get a new CG or a waist cincher to wear over my current CG or something else. I admire those of you wearing corsets, but I just don't think I could handle that, especially at work in the summer. I do like my CG, but the legs are pretty long and I have to wear my cheap flexees with the shorter legs when I wear skirts. My CG feels great on my thighs, but I could probably use more compression over my abs. I'm leaning towards a new cheap flexees since I don't wear anything at night and really don't need a medical grade CG anymore. If that isn't tight enough, I could get a cincher to wear over that. Any suggestions?
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May 20, 2014
U may be interested that Wal-Mart sells a shaper that comes in ultra-firm that is pretty good. It is under $25.00 and may work for u. Good luck.
May 20, 2014
Thanks for the tip! I'm one of the few people in the U.S who doesn't live within 10 min of a Walmart, but I'll look online.
May 20, 2014
If you're thinking about a cincher, I'd 100% recommend the squeem waist cincher. I bought 3 different stage 2 garments, and wish I would've purchased this first. At first it's a little tight and seems impossible to get on, but after a few days, you'll probably be able to move hooks :-)
May 21, 2014
I bought a squeem waist clincher and was disappointed by it. It put a deep crease in the front at the waist. It may have been that I have a small waist and it collected at the waist because of larger hips and ribcage.
May 21, 2014
How tall r u? I c u weigh a little more than I and r down to a size 6. Even when I weighed less than 120 I never wore less than a six 8. But of course my mother gave me a set of HIPS.
May 21, 2014
I'm 5'5" and my size 8s are loose in the waist and hips, but fit well over my largish thighs. I can wear a size 6 skirt and size 6 pants in certain brands. I have HUGE shoulders and really large upper arms, which means I'm still wearing large tops. I'm working on losing some of that upper body fat. My legs are pretty muscular, but I've also got some fat to lose there as well.
May 21, 2014
I forgot to mention my waist is about 29" and my hips are 38 1/2". My upper thigh is 23 1/2". My upper arm (which was not part of my surgery) is 13 3/4"!
May 21, 2014
I am 5'7". Isn't it funny how mother nature makes us all so different? See u r bigger in shoulders and I have it in the hips. Please post pictures so we can see see the new bod of yours.
May 22, 2014
I was basically a big rectangle pre-surgery. My waist and hip measurements were basically the same. I'm so excited to have an actual waist now! My shoulders are wider than my hips and I like to say I'm built like a linebacker. I really look exactly the same as the pictures I posted a few weeks ago, lol. I will take some when I hit the 2 month point in June or earlier if I notice a significant change.
May 29, 2014
How is ur stomach unevenness coming?
May 30, 2014
I've noticed some very subtle improvement, but I'm sure nobody else would see a difference. How are you doing?
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