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CANKLES-KNEES-SADDLEBAGS-HIPS-WAIST and INNER THIGHS next!
UPDATED FROM fairwaymom
8 months post
CANKLES
WORTH IT
I barely remember having cankles-TRULY life-changing! I have been walking 2 miles a day and have ZERO swelling in my ankles. Before this procedure my cankles would blow up with fluid and the fat in my calves would become severely swollen. I couldn't even wear ankle socks because they caused edema in my lower legs. Now I love wearing cute dresses-I can finally buy ankle bracelets without having them custom made to an above normal size and I might even get a tattoo on my ankle bone!!!
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ORIGINAL POST
5 Procedures with Dr. Su and Looking Forward to More at Artistic Lipo!
I am 51 and have spent my entire life dieting and trying to keep my body under 120lbs. The problem was-even at 105lbs-my inherited saddlebags wouldn't budge. The more I lost weight-the worse it looked because I continued to lose from the waist up, which made my hips and bottom half look even bigger. Even years of exercise didn't have any results with my problem areas. I had inches of fat on my inner knees and my calves were almost the same size as my lower thighs. But my biggest insecurity...CANKLES!!! Afters many consultations with plastic surgeons who wouldn't do lipo on calves or ankles-I found Dr. Su on Realself! I emailed my photos and after STARING at the drawings he sent back to me with complete disbelief and skepticism-I scheduled my first procedure for outer thighs and inner knees. I will NEVER forget standing in his mirror in total shock that Dr Su eliminated my irregular bulges in a couple of hours! Something i spent my whole life trying to conceal was gone-just like that! I had been studying before and afters of saddlebag removal and either the surgeon barely takes off enough or they remove too much. Dr Su sculpted my natural curve like the true artist that he is! I was hooked and had 4 more procedures!
1-saddlebags/inner knees
2-hip/waist and Dr Su removed a large lipoma tumor in my back!
3-tummy
4-cankles
5-surrounding knee area (he removed some fat pads around the knee cap)
I am going for a consultation this week to meet with Dr Gruber! She does amazing natural looking breast lifts and considering inner thighs with Dr Su.
I have GAINED 18 pounds since my first procedure! no more starving and dieting! Dr Su has changed my life and I finally except the weight my body wants to be but-no more bulges-and when I do feel menopausal bloat-I throw on a dress because I don't have to hide my lower legs anymore!!!
1-saddlebags/inner knees
2-hip/waist and Dr Su removed a large lipoma tumor in my back!
3-tummy
4-cankles
5-surrounding knee area (he removed some fat pads around the knee cap)
I am going for a consultation this week to meet with Dr Gruber! She does amazing natural looking breast lifts and considering inner thighs with Dr Su.
I have GAINED 18 pounds since my first procedure! no more starving and dieting! Dr Su has changed my life and I finally except the weight my body wants to be but-no more bulges-and when I do feel menopausal bloat-I throw on a dress because I don't have to hide my lower legs anymore!!!
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Wonderful results!! Can you tell me how much it was per area please and thank you!!
Dr Su doesn't really have a pricing per area-its more like per person. If you email your photos to his office-he will sketch out the work to show what you can expect to look like after and he will also include a price quote. Have you looked at his before and afters? Amazing work!
Your results look fabulous! Thank you for sharing your photos!
Fantastic! I’m 3.5 months out from cankles/knees and so excited for the final result...dr su has done a great job on you
Thank you!! He is so addicting! How are you feeling? Do you still swell up by the end of the day?
You look great!
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I did what I could afford for my procedures actually-depending on how much fat a patient needs to remove in the areas being done-they can do more areas. I was awake for every one and never felt ANY pain AT ALL! Every procedure was worth every dollar and every minute of the pain that comes afterwards! During the procedure Dr. Su constantly asks if you are feeling any discomfort and maybe 2 or 3 times in 5 procedures-I needed a little more numbing. He is more than happy to stop and make you as comfortable as possible. The nurse does give you pain medicine prior to the procedure just in case but honestly if I didn't need to flex and pose in the positions Dr Su requires-I would take a nap! I 100% believe it would be impossible to have liposuction asleep and get anywhere near the results I have. Dr Su stood me in front of the mirror several times-especially during my cankle procedure and pinched and marked off areas that he wanted slimmer and laid me down again to go back to work! It is the best feeling in the world to stare at your new body part in his mirror and if you watch the videos on youtube or artlipo.com, you will see the patients face when they show you just one side done to compare---AMAZING!!!
I am in the process of scheduling Celebrity Arms-I am soooo excited! I just emailed my photos today! Don't hesitate to ask me anything! I am more than happy to help! I get a lot of messages in my inbox and have made a lot of contacts with members who helped me DAILY during my recovery with the best advice on their experiences. I tell everyone to email your photos to Ashley@artlipo.com or call their office and ask for Ashley Vega-she can help you with EVERYTHING and has her own personal advice on the lipo procedures she herself has had. Ashley will email your photos back to you after Dr. Su or Dr. Gruber draws out your new shape that you can expect with detailed pricing for YOU! Good luck to you!!!
Are you expecting this to be a long-lasting result or is it likely to require touch-ups? Are you able to do intensive workouts after calves/ankle lipo? Are the scars still visible? Do you wear compression garments?