Not At All What I Was Expecting; Several Complications; Seeking Revision - Lutherville, MD

To try and summarize a 45 minute consult with this PS, he gave two options, both involving lipo to fix my new "love handles": a) smart-lipo in-office, local anesthesia, lipo flanks and b) lipo of flanks, excision of some skin with full anesthesia, hospital. Since I'm not at all a lipo fan and was told earlier in initial consult that making my scar longer would be an option (at least on the one side, I was quite confused. Doc got a better look today and does not want to extend the scar at all since he says correctly that it's too long (since I'm not a morbidly obese patient) and too high (his are much lower, though this is of no-comfort since I don't have a working time machine and Dr. S.'s pictures online at the time showed very low incisions). Scar on both sides extends beyond my hip (farther than promised at consult with Dr. S. ) and goes to the beginning of my back on each side. I have not heard good things about Smart Lipo in terms of the realself reviews and was warned today by this doc. several times not to take the cheaper option, but he also says he's a minimalist and likes to do the option with the least work which is the in-office option. I'm very freaked out, of course since lipo is by no means a perfect science and IMHO doesn't actually remove fat. The fat goes right back on in another place and now you look out of proportion (since it appears I'm really supposed to have "child-bearing" hips. I did mention wanting to keep my curves. Doc wouldn't show me any pics. (which made me quite nervous, as I'm sure he has to have lipo. flanks pictures) and assured me that I wouldn't look square or boxy at the end. At this point I'm up for suggestions from this community. Options as I see it are: 1) get other opinions for a revision from PSs who I haven't seen or used (this guy I used for my BR, but I was still uncomfortable at the consult); 2) book personal training sessions to try and get rid of fat the natural way, knowing this is a particularly difficult area (bottom of flanks/hips) to get fat to leave); and 3) leave it alone and accept my new love handles as the price paid for a flatter (still not flat but better) tummy. Any ideas, folks?

I was asked by others on Realself to put up some pictures.

Scar is still way too high. Have appt. next month to have something done about dog ears on each side. Have not changed since last posted, unfortunately.

Drain scar looks better but still need to treat everyday. This is one of the "extra scars" I got from this surgery along with an odd one that looks like my drain mark on my left where it looks like the doc made a cut, then changed her mind. (Isn't that what the surgical markings are for?)

The scar tissue from the fat necrosis is down a lot now from constant massage. Sex is fine now, but there is still a very nasty bruise right above my pubic hair that I'm not at all pleased to have.

Maintenance everyday on the surgery is scar treatment two times a day and daily massage of scar tissue. Scars have not faded near what I'd want them to considering how high they are, so no chance of wearing bikini bottoms to the beach anytime soon ;(.