VASER on Upper Arms and Back - 32YO 5'10'' 160lbs Female Tired of Having Man Arms! London, GB

After years of wrangling with wanting to have this procedure and feeling like I should accept my body for what it is, I have finally decided that my body is my own, and I want to have VASER liposuction on my upper arms and back. I did quite a bit of research using Google Scholar to find out if there is really any benefit to the addition of VASER to traditional liposuction and honestly the results were mixed, but I'm going for it anyway. I quit smoking, I maintained a stable weight for one year, and now I'm ready.

First of all, thank you for the support!

Day of the operation - I had an afternoon appointment set for 2pm, so I went into work for a half day. Just as I was getting ready to leave, I checked my email one last time and got an email from my patient coordinator Becki, who said she's been trying to get ahold of me on the phone and my appointment had been pushed back to 3:30. A bit annoyed, but I left worked and stopped into an H&M to buy the thing that I am looking forward to wear most - a short sleeved t-shirt.

Into the clinic 45 minutes early, I sat in the comfy black leather chairs and got used to the smell of a surgical clinic (that well cleaned hospital smell). The nurse Toby came and took my weight and blood pressure and asked me medical history questions. Then the anesthetist, a German man whose name I've forgotten, came and chatted with me for a while about the type of anesthesia he'll provide - not a complete knock out because that takes quite a while to recover from, but a sedative and most people don't remember a thing or only little glimpses.

We waited for Dr. Hamlet...and waited...and waited. Finally they had me get into the gown, socks, hair net, disposable panties and lie down in the operation room. Dr. Hamlet was running late from his last surgery with a patient that apparently needed quite a bit of talking to. Finally they had me lie down on my front arms up and the anesthetist gave me my dose of sleeping drugs and I was out like a light. I woke up on my back feeling fine about an hour later and gently guided up and to the next little room to recover with some biscuits and tea.

The compression garment it tight, but not unbearably so, and the extra padding around my elbows makes bending my arms a bit tricky. I attempted to sleep with rolled up towels under my arms, but woke up with shoulders aching. Tried to go back to sleep, but no luck. Eventually got up, had some toast, and codeine and had a nap on the couch.

I had been expecting a package of paperwork and shiny brochures and things in the mail, but I had only received the prescriptions which I filled a couple weeks back. I was a bit surprised that there weren't specific instructions about post-op care written down. Tried to email and then call the nursing staff, but no word yet.

Pretty tired and sore with quite limited range of movement (no getting things off shelves higher then my shoulder for me), but trying to stay positive and keep moving whenever I can.

I discovered that the compression garment I'm in is nearly impossible to take off without a bit of help from my partner - unzipped my arms and unhooked the front by myself, but the back hooks and actually removing each piece from each arm I definitely needed my partner. I am *very* sore and needed to take some deep breaths in order to get it off. After that, having felt a bit faint, I laid down to stop the dizziness for a few minutes. Then up and into the shower, but had to work quickly as I got quite dizzy again and sat down on the bathroom floor to regain composure and have my partner help me back into my sweatpants and then my compression garment.

One of my questions before all this was: what tops should I lay out for going to work? What does the compression garment cover / not cover? Pictures below to help with that, but the idea is 3/4 or full sleeves, neckline can be anything.

Basically, my advice is: Have someone you don't mind seeing you naked around! You'll need their help.