Tumescent Liposuction Review - Melbourne, AU

It seems like ages ago now that I had this done! As a quick recap, it never really swelled up much - there was quite a lot of bruising but it faded in a couple of weeks and wasn't painful. I think part of the reason it was easy for me is that I only had the front part of the stomach done - no hips or back. Both the people I consulted spontaneously asked whether I wanted to also get rid of the hips (which are a bit fatty) but I wanted to keep as natural a look as possible and keep some curves - I'm rrrrreally glad I didn't go overboard, and I would suggest to others to really think hard about which parts are actually bothering you and only focus on them.

Now my stomach looks and feels fine. There were a few little hard bits under the skin for a while but nothing at all bad and they seem to have gone now. The six punctures are still visible but have healed well and are slowly fading, although I think they will form little white scars (I scar very easily). I didn't do any significant aftercare, no massages or anything - I just wore the compression garment for a month. Because I only had the front of my stomach done, I just wore one of those slimming body suits (like the shape of a swimming suit) under my clothes so it really wasn't any more difficult than wearing spanx.

I'm really happy with the result - but I think it's important to be realistic about what results you expect. It's not like suddenly I have the hard, toned stomach of a 20 year old underwear model! It's still me, still a bit pale and flabby (I'm not fit!) and slightly wavey but a lot more in proportion now. The only thing I think looks a bit weird is that I feel like there is still a fair bit of fat at the very lowest part of the belly, leading down to the pubic area. It looks a little strange to me but maybe that's because I couldn't see it before because my big belly was in the way! There's also one bump around one of the insertion sites which looks like he sort of "missed a bit" - it's just slightly more raised than the rest, but feels very normal to the touch (i.e. not a hard lump). However it's not huge, and I'm not sure anyone but me would notice so I think I'll leave it.

Overall, I'm 100% glad I had it done - a large part of the stress of getting dressed in the morning, shopping for clothes, going swimming etc has gone and I feel much more comfortable in my body. I've attached a before and after, probably will not update again so feel free to contact me if you want any more info.

Still going well - very little pain, just mild tenderness. Some spectacular bruising and I think there is some swelling but very manageable. I've been able to go about my normal life after the 2nd day (switched to a less bulky binder that I can wear under clothes) and am already enjoying wearing clothes I used to avoid!

It's 24 hours after the procedure now and I've just changed the dressings. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised at what I saw! I had expected a bit of a horror show, thinking that it would be very lumpy and crepey as the skin wouldn't have had time to recover and the Dr Lanzer warned me that my skin is a bit loose and not to worry about how it looks initially. However, at this stage, it looks great. It's a lot flatter than before, but doesn't look too unnatural or saggy - it just looks more in proportion to the rest of me than before. I imagine it will swell up and bruise in the coming weeks, but if this is an indication of what I can expect as the final result, I'll be delighted! There was a lot of liquid in the dressings, but I think it has stopped weeping now. The six little punctures are still quite open but seem fine, and I'm not in any significant pain. The stomach is a little tender and I'm ginger about bending over or sitting down suddenly, but it's really nothing at all problematic, and I haven't had to take any painkillers yet. I slept very well last night (I'm a heavy sleeper though). Overall, so far, it's been a way less difficult experience than I had prepared myself for - I hope it goes on as well as it's started! I will upload some pics shortly...