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Hello Dolls! I decided to have a tummy tuck and lipo of the arms and thighs with Dr. Elliot. He'd done a breast reduction on me in 2005 and it was amazing. I intend to go back for a lift soon!! As of now, the only apparent improvement from surgery is the tummy tuck. My stomach before was just disheartening. I am 5'2" and weighed 211 at my heaviest. At the time of surgery, I was 168. I am not sure how much was lipo'd out, (presumably, just the right amount lol.) He is very down to earth and the staff is AMAZING!! I was up and driving by the third day for business. My pain was about a 3, and I am healing well!! Overall, I am pleased with my results on the tummy tuck. I am still waiting to see a big difference from the lipo, but it's still early. I can see subtle changes, but nothing major. There's still swelling so it's going to take time to see the results. The compression sleeves I was given at the surgery center wouldn't go all the way up my arms and now they do. Based on that, I know there's some improvement. Overall, I would recommend him!

(Short intro: I’m 35 with 2 children 13&10 and married. I’m pretty active and healthyish ????. I just wanted to look as good as I felt on the inside. After I lost weight, I couldn’t get rid of my stomach and was just impatient with my arms and thighs. Hince the tummy tuck and lipo.)

Review: My stomach was super swollen the first day. I’m sorry I don’t have very good pictures. I’ll get my befores from my surgeon! I don’t know what kind of pain medicine he gave me, but I’d rate my pain a 3. I hardly took oral pain meds, if anything I took Tylenol. I was able to go to the restroom by myself and hold semi solid food without being nauseous. I’d say it was a great day! By day 3, I was driving myself. (Business is business ???????????). I felt confident enough to drive myself the hour to get to my first appointment and that went well. He took out one drain ????????????!! Honestly, the drains were the worst part for me!! He did tell me be sure to do range of motion every 30 minutes on long drives!! Everything was looking good (no infections or concerns.) The pain was really non existent, the swelling however was ever present ????.

(Quick side note: Emojis don’t post. I always wondered what all the random questions marks were in reviews. They’re emojis! Lol.)

My other drain was taken out at my second post op appointment and I almost cried for joy!! I have absolutely no pain anywhere. I’ve been eating solid foods since a few days after surgery with no problem. I do everything for myself except heavy lifting. I drive, cook, clean etc. I am still wearing my Marena recovery binder given to me. I was told to wear it at least 4 weeks. It’s not giving me much compression anymore (I have to wrap it nearly all the way around my stomach to feel like I have it on.) I also wear my compression sleeves and spanx for my thighs. I did order another Marena recovery suit. (They have awesome reviews on here!) Hopefully that will give me better compression for weeks 4-12. I was told it’s not necessary to wear anything after 4 weeks, but I feel more comfortable with the binder. I’m not bothering with weighing, because I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be accurate. (Again, sorry for the poor pictures. I was only taking these for myself, not to share with the world Lol.) I have not one photo of my thighs. They were pretty swollen, but not bruised badly.