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LIPOSUCTION TO TUMMY NOT DONE PROPERLY
I consulted three other plastic surgeons in the past 2 months about this. They all agreed that I needed repeat liposuction on my belly. I weigh 5 lbs less than I did pre-op. Can't blame my belly fat on weight gain.
So, today I had repeat liposuction by a DIFFERENT plastic surgeon. Initially, he was concerned about scar tissue from the prior liposuction. SURPRISE, he told me there was virtually none on my belly, like she didn't liposuction it at all. My back, however, did have some scar tissue. So, my back was lipo'd but my belly which was my MAIN CONCERN was pretty much ignored in my lipo for the BBL. He had also noted in my initial consult that my scars (3 up both sides of my back, 1 on either side of my groin) weren't adequately positioned to get to all of my tummy fat during the BBL.
I'm SOOOO disappointed. I had told her my belly fat was my main concern and using the fat to transfer to my butt for BBL was a nice plus. If she had really lipo'd my belly fat well there would have been more fat to transfer to my butt!
I didn't transfer fat to my butt during repeat lipo today only because he needed it to transfer to a defect in my thigh which was caused by over aggressive liposuction there. Instead of adequate lipo to my belly, I got virtually no belly lipo and she took so much fat from my thigh I was left with a dent that resembled a shark bite. I will post a new review about the surgery I had today later.
LONG STORY SHORT: BBL is great I just went to the wrong surgeon for it who didn't do the liposuction correctly. I'm out of a lot of time and money.
Almost 3 Months!
My BUTT...well it is still way better than before, soft. It looks a little bit smaller to me but it is measuring the same with my tape measurer, maybe lost 1/8 in. since I've been sitting on it, not sure. I do think it was perfectly sculpted. It could be a little bigger, but I think I got best results for my pre-surgery weight and body frame.
If anyone is getting discouraged that their butt isn't as big as they thought it would be please read this: https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/botchedplastic-surgery-doc-talks-scary-trends-114502204.html
"The butt thing is really concerning, because they want to go big. They’re pushing the envelope of what the buttocks will take. When you put a ton of fat in the buttocks, some of it’s going to dissolve. Some of it’s going to die. You can get into fat necrosis and scarring. The buttocks is really, really hard to fix."
So, I'm glad I don't have fat necrosis, scarring or any of that nasty stuff! I like my butt. :D
Been sitting for 2 weeks
I still have a lot of swelling requiring lymphedema massages.
Provider Review
I chose my surgeon because it was important for me to have a female who was local and highly recommended. My mistake was I only talked to people she performed breast & face work on. She apparently does great breast & face work. I did not talk to people who had BBL/lipo with her. My liposuctiom was inadequate, she took too little from belly & too much from thigh. She did not repair it correctly when given the opportunity to fix my thigh it still looked deformed because she did not transfer fat to the area of defect. On the day I was scheduled to follow-up for the thigh "revision" I told the staff I had to work and still waited over an hour to be seen. I had to leave without seeing her. At this point I was so disappointed that I did not continue follow-up with her. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. She didn't want to address her mistakes anymore and I no longer trusted her of being capable of doing so. My body deserved better. The shape of my butt is nice, but despite following her instructions & not sitting for 6 weeks I still lost a lot of volume. If she would have taken more belly fat during lipo, I would've had more volume in my butt. I ultimately had to pay someone else to correct her botched lipo job. There was often a 60 min wait to see her from your scheduled appointment time. She barely touches you & uses the TV monitor in place of a physical exam. Staff was way more responsive & timely before my surgery than after. It's like they didn't care anymore after they were paid because of a no refunds policy. The BBL surgery has potential to give you a much more desirable figure; I just would not recommend getting it done here. As far as answering my questions, I thought her answers were adequate before the procedure. After it, not so much. She looked at the monitor on one post-op apt and said I had gained weight in my posterior love handles. She circled it one the monitor instead of asking me if I gained wait and doing a physical exam. I had not gained weight. She didn't even touch me, it was obviously residual swelling that went away with lymphedema massage. When I asked about my subpar abdominal results she said I probably needed a tummy tuck. I asked if I had enough skin or would I need a vertical scar. She didn't know said she'd have to decide in the OR. When other surgeons saw me they all agreed that I could get a tummy tuck if I wanted b/c I have had two pregnancies and NO if done properly I would not need a vertical scar. But they all agreed that I would still need lipo to my belly even if I got a tummy tuck for a good result because she left so much fat there. It was like I never even had belly liposuctiom, 8 months after the BBL losing a little weight too. I had a belly fat not lipo suctioned enough issue not just loose skin that needs a tummy tuck issue like she suggested. I asked if I needed fat regrafted to my thigh for the defect she left, she said no that repeat lipo above the defect would be enough to correct the deformity. It was not and all other PS agreed the problem should've been corrected with repeat lipo AND fat grafting since she took out too much fat from my thigh. Was it worth it? Not with this surgeon, no! But if I would have had it with someone more experienced and skilled it would have been one of the best things ever.