Is This All Too Much?? Too Many Procedures? - Joplin, MO

I am 38 and had breast reduction, lipo of abdomen, flanks and under arms 2 months ago. The first 4 days was hard, not really pain but soreness. My recovery is going well, am still wearing my garment and breast are perfect. I was 34 dd and 166lbs.

I am 44, 3 kids, good health. One ps told me he'd do breast reduc, tt, and lipo on thighs. Where a different ps told me "pick 2". I chose tt and thigh lipo. I am 8 days post op. Breast reduction and lift another time. Hope this helps.

I am on day three and this is NOTHING like what I was told to expect. The "numbing" did not numb anything, and while I was being filled with the fluid and Lanacaine, I was literally screaming inside and sobbing into a towel! My Dr. Was rough and though I understand he has a job to do and knows how to do it (he has done this " more than 2000 times), his attitude after it was finished was simply "not to expect perfection"! Uh, I wasn't doing this specially for vain reasons, I was eliminating fat that no matter how much I ever lost was always still there, and it was right around my middle which for health reasons, is not good for me. The nurse gave me suggestions for how to put on the bandages, but not how snug to make the compression garment, or any other tips for making the recovery any better or shorter. I look lumpy, black-n-blue, am in incredible discomfort and would neverconsiderdoing this again!

Hi, I had a similar shape as you do. I gained a layer of fat and belly fat due to inactivity from a work injury. A lot of people love and praise lipo because the immediate results are so great (I thought so too). And any lipo doc will say you are a "perfect candidate". When I see your body ~ I think you have a beautiful shape and based on my experience and reviewing others I think that you will lose that lovely shape. (You can read my review). Plus it's very possible that with lipo done your breasts could increase in size even after a reduction. After I had the procedure done and realized my body shape was changed forever, I began to study the before and after pics more carefully. I noticed that the removal of fat from the abdomen and flanks create an odd boxy look (not feminine). I have to wear a belt now to keep my pants up. I also have to wear either wide waist bands (like on yoga pants) or a wide belt (say over a blouse) to hold the bulging skin flat. I am 5'3" and was about 130lbs when I had the procedure. There is a thread you might want to look at: Did you gain weight after liposcution (I believe that's the title; it comes up in a search though). And: How do you do research before deciding on the procedures? Again, I think you have a beautiful figure, nice skin tone and texture. It's very possible that lipo will take those things from you. That was my experience. And like I said you are welcome to read my own review. :) Good luck!

Look at my profile I just did all 2 weeks ago not pain more discomfort I have no noticeable difference from lipo Dr said that wont come for 4-6 months breast is healing good, I will be posting updates , my Dr is one of the top Dr's so he is very realistic . and I have read a lot for months about results , so be realistic and all will be good .

Hi Isbell, I understand your doubts about results and frankly I think it is great that you are having them. I don't know anything about breast reduction/augmentation and so I am not speaking to that (in fact because of my lipo experience, I feel I would like to have a breast reduction; but what am I going to to, spend $20,000 on that, plus a TT, and some kind of roll removal because of a $3000 procedure?) So I totally get where you are at with the weight and self perception. As I said before, I think you have a lovely feminine figure and in my opinion lipo will turn it into a boxy possibly flabby figure. (Docs don't know the difference between fat and flab; if the doc pinches your skin to 'estimate' how much fat to remove he is guessing). And flab is just a word meaning: skin; muscle; fat. I don't think you look flabby now but you might after. A couple things stand out to me in your post. 1, you lose and gain five pounds. If this persists after lipo, that 5 pound regain will deposit somewhere else on your body, (like your breasts and arms); causing worse body issues (imo). 2, your wanting to change something based on how you feel about yourself and how you think others perceive you (chubby pilates instructor). I had a dance teacher who was a very full bodied curvaceous woman and she just flowed around and carried herself in a way that did not make me think she was chubby. I guess what it was was that she "owned" it. Again, I think you look very nice. And yeah, if you go through all that (referring only to the lipo) you just might look the same or possibly worse. There are a lot of studies available about how this happens. Do you have a deadline where you MUST decide on this part of it? Or could you do the breast procedure on its own?