Bruises I Bear for a Great Waistline - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I had Body-Jet, a Water-Jet assisted liposuction on my upper and lower tummy and also around my flanks 4 days ago. Body-Jet is described as to be the latest innovation in liposuction with simple cosmetic surgery procedure designed to simply wash the fat away with a gentle fluid spray and after the surgery you can feel the smoothed skin, without the pain and bruises found in standard liposuction procedures (I copied this description from the clinic's intro).

I am 5'2" and weigh 60kg and had a bit of a belly since i was a kid. I had started a workout regime and tried to stick to a healthy diet since 3 years back. I have successfully shed 7-10kg, but the belly still won't go away. So as a part of my 2012 new year resolutions and a kick of encouragement from my fiance, I tried Body Jet. I was really scard of the idea of lipo, tummy tuck, cosmetic surgery etc. before this as I never had any surgery before but after seeing some videos, my confidence grew. I first thought of doing Smart Lipo or Vaser Lipo. But during consultation, my doctor suggested Body Jet instead. My overall cost is estimated around RM8000.

At that time I was more worried that the surgery will be painful, but both of them told me not to worry as the discomfort will be temporary.

Day 1 – Friday, 07/12/12
Had no breakfast. Reach clinic around 10am. Receptionist gave me some crackers and a hot milo to eat before surgery when i told them i have not had any food. Seems like it's important to eat before surgery. Consultation, preparations and procedure started around 11am till 4pm but we left around 6.30pm. During surgery, Dr. Jas and the nurses were very attentive to my feelings and needs and if I felt any jab of pain or discomfort, they will attend to me immediately. Along the process, he also described his movements and process to keep me inform. The fat removing procedure itself was very fast and swift. I can see the fats being transferred out from my body through transparent tubes and felt satisfied that it is out of my system. I really had a lot of fats sucked out from around my flanks. After i cleaned myself up, I felt bit disappointed because I think I still look fat around the tummy area and blue black and numb all over. I definitely feel uncomfortable and irritate easily. I definitely look bloated! I found out that they put in around 2.5L of fluid in my body. I don’t feel like walking long distance and dragging my feet. My fiance said I acted like someone who had just undergone a heart surgery. I have no appetite – just had hot milo and the top of a pandan cake for dinner. Didn’t have any water to drink other than twister and hot milo. Relief that I do not have to wear griddle because I feel bruise all over. I also have difficulty sitting up on chair and bed. Total amount of fats and fluids taken out from my body is around 1.5L.

Day 2 & Day 3 is almost the same as Day 1 after surgery. Still black and blue all over and bruises and swelling along tummy area leaves my skin sensitive. Some part even itch. Insertion wounds are fine and i changed and dressed it with antibiotic cream and clean bandages. I used my own griddle on the 3rd day because the one which my doctor ordered did not arrived on time. I feel very uncomfortable. I tried on 3 griddles and I feel that the 1st two could not fit me because i was really swollen all over. So i opt to use the one that look like a panty hose. I used it while i was sleeping but took it off when I am not. The doctor gave me Ciprofloxacin antibiotic, Diclofenac Sodium for the pain and Serratiopeptidase for the swelling. I also took Loraten for the itch. I slept a lot these past 3 days.

(I'll post some pictures a bit later. Need to transfer from camera. Sorry for delay!)