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Five month update
The pics I attached to this review were taken May 17. I am 115 lbs in these pictures. I will say that I spent nearly everyday in April working out, doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred or doing strength training. My waist never went down lower than 27 inches, unfortunately.
I'm a little unhappy with the unevenness of the ab sculpting and don't like the obvious horizontal line above my belly button, but I'm nitpicking here. There's still some discoloration but not so much that I won't bare my midriff.
As of today (June 7), I'm 117 lbs and my waist is 27.5 inches. I also just came back from a two week vacation where I let go so I'm going to tighten up my diet. Now that I have a leaner base, I'm thinking about doing more resistance training and amping up my nutrition to really get shredded.
I'm a little unhappy with the unevenness of the ab sculpting and don't like the obvious horizontal line above my belly button, but I'm nitpicking here. There's still some discoloration but not so much that I won't bare my midriff.
As of today (June 7), I'm 117 lbs and my waist is 27.5 inches. I also just came back from a two week vacation where I let go so I'm going to tighten up my diet. Now that I have a leaner base, I'm thinking about doing more resistance training and amping up my nutrition to really get shredded.
Really noticing my love handles, or lack thereof
It's been 9 weeks out, and my results are settling in more and more. I find myself waking up and loving my morning body a great deal. I've been working out 3-4x a week doing calisthenics-type training. A few recovery things to note:
- When I do bouncy motions (e.g. running, jumping jacks, jump rope), my liposuctioned areas still feel a bit nervey/zingy. It feels slightly unpleasant, but not painful.
- I still experience intermittent swelling - I can usually tell because wearing waisted pants leaves an indentation on my bloated-feeling tummy.
Recovery aside, one thing I'm really loving is how my flanks look. They make such a big difference to my silhouette and flattering the shape of my butt. I also feel like my flanks are less prone to swelling than my abdomen, which goes through the changes wrought on by my period/food/digestion, and it can be hard to assess. I feel like my abdomen still looks a little uneven, and has some fluff below the belly button. I find myself pinching that fat when I'm seated, although I know it's much less than it was before.
- When I do bouncy motions (e.g. running, jumping jacks, jump rope), my liposuctioned areas still feel a bit nervey/zingy. It feels slightly unpleasant, but not painful.
- I still experience intermittent swelling - I can usually tell because wearing waisted pants leaves an indentation on my bloated-feeling tummy.
Recovery aside, one thing I'm really loving is how my flanks look. They make such a big difference to my silhouette and flattering the shape of my butt. I also feel like my flanks are less prone to swelling than my abdomen, which goes through the changes wrought on by my period/food/digestion, and it can be hard to assess. I feel like my abdomen still looks a little uneven, and has some fluff below the belly button. I find myself pinching that fat when I'm seated, although I know it's much less than it was before.
6.5 week update
I am loving my new body. For some reason I've been weighing 112-113 lbs the past week.. (pre-op me was 116-117, they took out 1000ccs or 2.2 lbs) I guess it's the working out! And maybe the switch in birth control from lolo to nuvaring?
I still have rippling when I arch my back, but it isn't visible head on. I've been working out twice weekly doing body weight conditioning, more calisthenics type training.
The stains/pigmentation aren't bothering me as much anymore (and are slowly fading.)
I still have rippling when I arch my back, but it isn't visible head on. I've been working out twice weekly doing body weight conditioning, more calisthenics type training.
The stains/pigmentation aren't bothering me as much anymore (and are slowly fading.)
Provider Review
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
2310 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami, Florida
Dr. Mendieta was not long on empathy, I didn't get to spend a ton of time with him. My decision to choose him was based almost entirely on his before/after pictures, and he seems like a doctor with an eye for aesthetics. He told me what he could and couldn't do, which I appreciated - I'd rather him under promise and over-deliver, rather than the opposite.