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Male Liposuction on my abdomen and flanks
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Male Liposuction at Graceful Contours
Philosophical183195September 9, 2022
WORTH IT$4,300
I had lipo done yesterday on my abdomen and flanks. I'm a 39 y/o male and 275 pounds. 37 BMI.
I met with Juliette for the consult. The staff is friendly and Juliette did a good job. She set realistic expectations and answered all my questions I wrote done for the consult. She pointed out I have harder fatty areas (visceral fat) on the upper abdomen and lipo wouldn't do much for it. But my flanks and lower abdomen had much softer fat (subcutaneous fat) and lipo would do well with this type of fat. She set realistic expectations of what a lipo procedure can do for my case. I can expect the flanks and lower abdomen to go down, but may see limited results on the upper abs area. I'm glad to know that before the procedure. I went back for blood work on the second office visit.
Surgery day went well. They're helpful and made it easy to prep for surgery. I saw Dr. Sotomayor a few times in the back area and said hi to him. But Dr. V actually did the procedure. One thing I would point out is that isn't clearly mentioned on their website, that I saw. I could have overlooked it. I like to do due diligence online before going in. I could tell Dr. V is experienced in performing liposuction procedures. The sedative I drank made me sleep for maybe 45'ish minutes and I woke up for the rest of the procedure. The initial shots are a somewhat painful to numb the areas. Once it was numb the procedure was basically painless. I could just feel pressure while she worked with the cannula.
As was pointed out, drainage is to be expected and is actually a good thing. The pads and compression garment are uncomfortable, but necessary. But it's temporary. It was pointed out there's no way to do lipo without making incisions so it's basically impossible to not have some little scars. I heal well so I expect them to pretty much disappear overtime.
On a personal note local anesthesia is like $2K cheaper than general anesthesia.
It's also safer and I feel Dr. Sotomayor and Dr. V at Graceful Contours offer quality, and safe, procedures at an affordable price compared to other quotes I got for lipo on the same areas.
I'll post before and after pictures as they become available.
I met with Juliette for the consult. The staff is friendly and Juliette did a good job. She set realistic expectations and answered all my questions I wrote done for the consult. She pointed out I have harder fatty areas (visceral fat) on the upper abdomen and lipo wouldn't do much for it. But my flanks and lower abdomen had much softer fat (subcutaneous fat) and lipo would do well with this type of fat. She set realistic expectations of what a lipo procedure can do for my case. I can expect the flanks and lower abdomen to go down, but may see limited results on the upper abs area. I'm glad to know that before the procedure. I went back for blood work on the second office visit.
Surgery day went well. They're helpful and made it easy to prep for surgery. I saw Dr. Sotomayor a few times in the back area and said hi to him. But Dr. V actually did the procedure. One thing I would point out is that isn't clearly mentioned on their website, that I saw. I could have overlooked it. I like to do due diligence online before going in. I could tell Dr. V is experienced in performing liposuction procedures. The sedative I drank made me sleep for maybe 45'ish minutes and I woke up for the rest of the procedure. The initial shots are a somewhat painful to numb the areas. Once it was numb the procedure was basically painless. I could just feel pressure while she worked with the cannula.
As was pointed out, drainage is to be expected and is actually a good thing. The pads and compression garment are uncomfortable, but necessary. But it's temporary. It was pointed out there's no way to do lipo without making incisions so it's basically impossible to not have some little scars. I heal well so I expect them to pretty much disappear overtime.
On a personal note local anesthesia is like $2K cheaper than general anesthesia.
It's also safer and I feel Dr. Sotomayor and Dr. V at Graceful Contours offer quality, and safe, procedures at an affordable price compared to other quotes I got for lipo on the same areas.
I'll post before and after pictures as they become available.
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Update at 3 Weeks
Philosophical183195September 30, 2022
I'm at the 3 week point from surgery and I've been healing well. I went for a 2 week checkup and found out I didn't have the compression garment tight enough. I have since been wearing it tighter and also massaging the area each date. I believe that helps reduce scarring. I posted a 3 week mark picture with some before surgery and 1 day after surgery photos. There's still inflammation in most of the areas that had work done in, but it is finally starting to reduce. I can see it lasting for 1-2 more weeks before the inflammation is gone and I'm kind of back to normal, which puts the healing time around 5-6 weeks. I still think I'll see better results up to 3-6 months as my skin resizes itself to my new body size. And if I can reduce my weight (just not maintain it even), I'll see major changes in a positive way at my mid-section will have the advantage of being thinner than normal. I may not post until a few months have passed to see final results
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