One week out from medical thigh and butt lift - pleased thus far

Menopause was unforgiving in certain areas of my body. I had gained weight in my lower back, hips, buttocks, and upper thighs even after much exercise. As a petite woman, all of this sudden, inexplicable weight gain was devastating. I met with Dr. Bitar to discuss a plan of attack. We agreed he would lipo the fat from the lower back and the buttocks and use some to resculpt the butt into a small, cute butt like I had prior to 2 children. We also agreed to lipo fat from the inner thighs and to pull the skin tight after ( a medial thigh lift) to get rid of the cottage cheese, lumpy look and create a smoother, youthful thigh. I am now one week our from surgery and pleased thus far. I still have an awful lot of swelling and puffiness so it's difficult to say how it looks so far. But from what I can determine thus far, it's going to look fabulous. It is a hard recovery procedure as there are staples and sutures in the groin and under the butt which are extremely uncomfortable and make it hard to sit. However, the staples were removed after a week and the sutures self dissolve and I'm starting to feel like I can handle the discomfort. All in all, I believe it was worth. Dr. Bitar and his team are extremely well trained and professional. I has no worries from start to finish. His PA, Lauren, I have to give a special shout out to to say that she can remove staples like no other....truly!! She was very gentle and careful not to cause any unnecessary pain. She is just a fabulous person in general and that coupled with her skills made it worth a special recognition. If you are going to have these delicate procedures performed, go to Dr Bitar. He will leave you with the model figure you desire, and his skilled team will be there to support you every step of the way.