Liposuction- Inner & Outer Thighs, Love Handles/Flanks - Kansas City, MO

First a little background about myself. I am 25 years old, 5', about 110 lbs when I decided to get liposuction. By no means did I think I was fat, I just had a few stubborn areas that I could not get rid of. I work out 4 times a week by doing a mix of aerobics, weight lifting, pilates and yoga. My eating habits were OK -- not the greatest, but not the worst. Personally, I felt great, but it was not showing in my body. I spent an entire year working out with a personal training and could not achieve the body I was looking for so I decided to bite the bullet and get liposuction.

My doctor and nurse were excellent. I did a a lot of research on him before i decided to choose him. He was one of the first doctors in the 80s chosen to do liposuction. Throughout his years, he has tried several types of liposuction and has a great extent of knowledge on the subject. He suggested several other doctors to consult with and named a few who were not good. He was very open with me and answered all of my questions. His thoughts on me getting liposuction: I am in the 10th percentile of patients he performs liposuction on. I have some fat in my flanks (love handles), small beginnings of saddle bags and a touch of work can be done on my inner thighs. I asked if he would do my stomach and he refused because I have not had any children yet. ( i was mildly disappointed, but completely respected his reasoning). I saw and talked to the doctor a few times between my initial consultation and surgery date and asked a number of questions. My doctor was big on making sure I asked a lot of questions and he answered every single one of them. Day of Surgery: They doctor came in, marked up the areas and confirmed with me that this is what I what I wanted. He told me he would leave a little bit of fat on my flanks to prevent lumpiness. I was completely ok with since my main concern was the shape of my body. The nurses were absolutely wonderful and made me feel comfortable. Last thing I remember was going into the surgery room and then I'm waking up in the recovery room. The initial pain was about a 7, but the nurses gave me some pain killers and it went down to about a 4. Not too much pain after that. I felt like I worked out way too hard and my muscles were sore. I was Valium and Vicodine for the pain and muscle spasms so I slept the entire day. I had very little drainage from my inner thigh and I was able to walk around a little bit to get the blood flowing. I had trouble sleeping through the night since I am a stomach sleeper. I found it best to sleep with a pillow on my stomach and that helped a lot.

Day 2: I felt sore (like working out too much sore). I took half of the recommended medications and decided to go to the mall to do some walking around. I walked for about an hour and then felt tired so I went back home. Later that night I had to go to a dinner and I was a little out of it from the medicine, but felt fine. I wore a Maxi dress to hide my compression garment, but my slow movements getting in and out of the chair was noticeable but no one asked any questions. Day 3: I took no medications and did a lot errands. I did a little bit of house cleaning that didn't require me bending over. Also, I started noticing some bruising. The bruising is not bad whatsoever. 1 week post surgery: I think I exerted myself a little too much during the first few days. I'm back to talking my pain medications once during the day and once at night. My thighs do not hurt anymore, but I get an occasional spasm and nerve pain on my flanks. My doctor is great. I'm actually moving to another state in a couple days and he gave me a few a board certified doctor's to contact if i need to see them for anything. My doctor also recommended seeing a massage therapist 4 times to loosen the fat from the skin and muscle and requested that I give him a call once I get to my new home. My overall experience was worth it!