Vaser Hi-Def to Abs and Vaser to Chest/flanks

For the first 6 weeks, it felt soft and fatty and this worried me. But now that all the swelling is gone, i am delighted that it no longer feels that way. It feels completely solid, Dr Mekle clearly sculpted out my real abs. Particularly when I tense them, they feel rock hard :)

Hey Jules I hve bn quoted 2670 fr lower, upper abs and flanks

What would it approx be in the UK?

Hi Ryan, I started them 2/3 a week a week after surgery and slowly reduced them to 1/2 a week. I will continue for another few weeka at 1 a week. I dont think theres an absolute strict number or frequency for them but if you are on holiday, massage the area yourself, youwill see the benefit and i think its beneficial for you to feel whats under your skin, whats normal, whats improving and whats not. Have you booked your surgery yet?

PS Yes ny flanks are still a bit swolen but they have improved over the past few days, getting there 1 day at a time :)

Not yet John going to have a consultation in Glasgow and then decide what I want to do, however having seen your results I am deff leaning towards a trip to Poland.

In hindsight, im glad I never went local. im really starting to see my results and i never paid through the roof for them either lol

Thanks mate. 2000c was taken out roughly. got the blood tests in poland. Top medics Poland arranged all my transport and blood tests etc for me

Thanks Amanda :)

Im delighted that i encouraged you to have surgery with Dr Mekle. Have you had the procedure yet?

Hi John I had the procedure last week and I'm back at work. I'm a little swollen, bending and turning is uncomfortable but otherwise I'm ok. I start my MLD massages this weekend, Dr Mekle suggested 3/4 a week and to wear the foam and compression garment 24/7 for 3 weeks and then I can remove the foam. I had a look at Alfredo Hoyos website and he suggested wearing the foam 24/7 for 4 weeks and then 12/7 for 4 weeks, two months of looking like the Michelin man

The foam is terrible! Thankfully im now without the foam and without the compression garment :) I still wear a compression belt at night sometimes, just for the last bit of lower belly swelling which is going away so very slowly! Your at a difficult stage so take it easy and try not to worry about anything! How are your results? Any photos?

I will send them to you by email, I have photos 1 month pre op, the day of the op, the day after the op and 3 days post op.

Yeh go ahead, jtninstruction@yahoo.com. What did you think of Dr Mekle? How was your recovery in Poland?

Dr Mekle was ok, I didn't have much dealings with him which may sound odd. Dr Alex stayed all night so I spoke to him and the nurse more. I called Dr Mekle and he was ready to provide me with answers and wanted to know how I was feeling. The day after the procedure I went shopping to the Silesia City Centre. I managed to carry two shopping bags full of fruit and juice. Thursday I went for a walk. I walked from the Best Western to the Carrefour express and back. Friday I went shopping at the SCC again. I figured it was better to keep active. My tummy feels really numb and hard inside. Is this normal? I have some bruising but it's not horrendous. Is the hard tummy normal?

Honestly, its all normal. Mine felt hard and numh and itchy and painful and all sorts of thinhs but it goes soon! I cant believe you went shopping after. I was a mess for days!! Well done! How does it look? Did you send me some photos?

Hi John I've sent 4 photos, today it looks like a solid swollen mass. Not a great look. I have posted my experience but ill email it to you also

Personally, I stopped wearing the foam after three days. If was killing my back. I slept three nights with the foam and on the third day I could barely move and my back was killing me. I do not want to lose my back in a month of foam wearing. So right now I only wear the compression garment 24/7, and I do not feel more swollen than before.

Hi I have a sore back, slouching is fine comfortable but not a good office look. I've survived 8 days with it so hopefully I will just bear it for the month

Hi Blogger, can I ask who you booked it through please if you dont mind? As Id like to book one day if I can ever afford it :) When is it for? Good luck!

Ah ok, are you travelling there from outside UK? I just wandered how you went about organising plane tickets, accommodation etc, transferes etc, so much to think about lol... Ah sept, not long at all! :)

John, Make sure ya wear your garmet as much as ya can, swelling will be up and down for up to a year and this is normal :) i am MD so i know what im talkin about lol. When you lipo, fat is removed from between your skin and your muscle creating an empty space. Your garmet ensures that the skin gets reattached to the muscle evenly. Basically the more diligent you are with your garmet, the quicker the revovery and better results/less swelling. Your results are class, fat was removed selectively by the doc to give ya great abs. I am considering the same procedure and was wondering how much you paid for the actual procedure?

Hi Lwindak, thanks for the advice. Whats MD? I have been instructed to wear my garment for 1 month so I am due to stop wearing it next week. However, I am going to continue wearing it when in work/gym/sleeping. Do you think it is adviseable to wear it for some of my day (even though my PS told me to stop wearing it at 1 month)? I had it done by Dr Mekle at Centrum Estetyki and I booked it through Top Medics Poland for £3100 for HD on my abs and standard vaser on chest/flanks. At the minute, theres a lot of shading and yellowish bruising inbetween my abs, as well as swelling on my abs...it makes for a very extreme looking abdomen but I suppose all those factors are expected at this 3 week stage and should dissappear soon? I hope so!

GP, i would just listen to your PS advice, if he said stop at 30 days then dont wear it past that date. I hope that you are wearing it for 23 hours a day so that the skin gets properly attached to the fibres. The bruising is normal for 4-6 months. You may buy auriderm xo gel which works excellent for discoloration and bruising. You look very well at 3 weeks. In fairness, I dont think you should lift in the gym or do high level cardio as it increases bloodflow in the vasered area. Any increased bloodflow in ur abs will cause swelling and may form dreaded seromas. What you want to do is take it easy for 2-3 weeks to allow your body to heal itself. The rule of a thumb is: less activity, less swelling, quicker healing and smooth skin reattachment. Nothing wrong with walking on the trademill , just dont break the sweat :). What would you say the pain was after you woke up and for the first 2-3 days on a scale from 1-10? (I am assuming you had GA). I really want to do this procedure but post operative pain is my big worry (i am a wimp)

Thanks for the advice on the gel. Yes I was under GA, first few days was only sore getting in and out of bed and extremely uncomfortable and stiff. After those initial days, it was just stiff and tightness which caused diacomfortin my abs...driving was surprisingly hard for the first week to 10 days. I didnt really take many painkillers but some people say they were doped for days on them so i woild have some just in case. I agree with the gym, anything strenuous will not help. As I said, my PS said to stop wearing the garment at 30 days, what if my skin has not reattached itself to the underlying muscle by this stage? Will it natirally attach itself anyway without the garment? 3 weeks seems an awful long time for the bruiaing and discoloration, do you not think so?

Thanks for the advice on the gel. Yes I was under GA, first few days was only sore getting in and out of bed and extremely uncomfortable and stiff. After those initial days, it was just stiff and tightness which caused diacomfortin my abs...driving was surprisingly hard for the first week to 10 days. I didnt really take many painkillers but some people say they were doped for days on them so i woild have some just in case. I agree with the gym, anything strenuous will not help. As I said, my PS said to stop wearing the garment at 30 days, what if my skin has not reattached itself to the underlying muscle by this stage? Will it natirally attach itself anyway without the garment? 3 weeks seems an awful long time for the bruiaing and discoloration, do you not think so?

Three weeks is nothing for bruising or discolouration.It is normal for bruising to go on for up to 8-12 weeks following surgical procedures like lipo. The skin will attach itself regardless but the garment will ensure that you don't develop bumps and lumps on your stomach as you heal. Fire a quick email to your PS just to double check but I personally see no reason why you couldn't wear the garment for 2 or 3 weeks during the day - don't sleep in it after 4 weeks is up because its mostly needed during the day when you are active. I was taught in med school that the final results after lipo can be seen after 4 months (swelling, bruising, discolouration subsiding altogether). Have patience and don't feel down because you truly don't have the reason to - judging by your pictures, you probably got the best result I have seen on realself!!!! Things to avoid are: saunas, tanning, swimming and anything that uses your core. I have similar body to yours and have a layer of fat around my abs. Contrary to popular belief lipo is THE ONLY way to get rid of the fat selectively as human body metabolises fat proportionally. In other words I would need to virtually lose all my fat to get your result (which is not possible). Abs exercises do not burn any fat. Working out abs will not burn any fat but rather increase muscle volume so if abs are under the fat, the growing muscle will push out the fat to the front and create even more protruding stomach :(. I will look your PS up and set the date tomorrow!

You probably dont realise how much you have put my mind at ease! I probably already know this stuff but when your in that situation, its hard to not worry about final results, for they are a long way off for me! I am big into training and nutrition and I know exactly what you are saying...I could lose the fat on my abs but I do not want to have a gaunt face and a skinny skinny body in the process, thays why i went down this route. Spot reduction is impossible but when I recover, I will train my abs, especially my obliques and it can only improve my result. In the meantime, all core-related activities are banned (bedroom activities will be resumed in another week i think!!) Lol. Thanks for the compliment too, i believe they look better in the photo that theu do at the minute because they were not swolen at that stage and eveything was flatter and more even

You probably dont realise how much you have put my mind at ease! I probably already know this stuff but when your in that situation, its hard to not worry about final results, for they are a long way off for me! I am big into training and nutrition and I know exactly what you are saying...I could lose the fat on my abs but I do not want to have a gaunt face and a skinny skinny body in the process, thays why i went down this route. Spot reduction is impossible but when I recover, I will train my abs, especially my obliques and it can only improve my result. In the meantime, all core-related activities are banned (bedroom activities will be resumed in another week i think!!) Lol. Thanks for the compliment too, i believe they look better in the photo that theu do at the minute because they were not swolen at that stage and eveything was flatter and more even

Dr Mekle is great. As with everyone, I reccomend you to book with him through Top Medics Poland, they have been exceptional and I would be in a right mental mess if it wasnt for Natasza at Top Medics (my patient coordinator). Im not sure about the gynecomastia but i have vaser on my chest as it was just some fat, im sure he can do it too. Regarding the meeting up, I have sent you a private message

Dr Mekle is great. As with everyone, I reccomend you to book with him through Top Medics Poland, they have been exceptional and I would be in a right mental mess if it wasnt for Natasza at Top Medics (my patient coordinator). Im not sure about the gynecomastia but i have vaser on my chest as it was just some fat, im sure he can do it too. Regarding the meeting up, I have sent you a private message