Full TT W/MR, Lipo and Fat Grafting on Both Breasts - Minneapolis, MN

It's been about 4 weeks since I had my dog ears and touch up liposuction done and things healed quite nice. My lower stomach is definitely flatter but I think the right side could have used a little too since it's a tad bit bigger than the left side that he did the touch up lipo on. I will ask him about it after my trip to Mexico next week. I had a lot of swelling and bruising after the touch up lipo so I did low light laser treatments 2-3 times per week for 2 weeks to get rid of it all faster. It works great and I am still doing it 2x per week to help flatten my stomach. It's amazing how flat it is the morning after I've gone in for the laser treatments. I do that at my chiro's office for about 30 minutes each time. It is only $20 per treatment and really helps. I feel great about my TT and everything but still hate my stretch marks and love handles. I'm not sure I will ever be totally happy with my body but it sure was worth getting this all done, painful and a long journey, but worth it. I will post pics of me in my bikini next week.

I had the dog ears and touch up lipo done yesterday morning. I will walk you through my experience. Arrived and asked for a valium, waited for about 20-30 minutes for the valium to kick in, Dr came in and numbed the left and right side of my incision as well as my lower side of my stomach. This part required breathing and focusing on something other than the constant needle pokes. They were unpleasant but over fairly quickly. I then was given another 20 minutes or so for the numbness to kick in. My PS started by cutting the left dog ear and removing it and then came the lipo. I believe he went in through the left side of my incision where my dog ear was, he suctioned back and forth while pinching my belly together at each section he would suction. He pulled out the wand and emtied it of the fat and then went back in a 2nd time going back and forth. It didn't really hurt as much as it felt really strange. There was pressure here and there but nothing to bad. The whole thing only took less than 10 minutes. He then sewed up my left incision and moved onto the right dog ear. There were only 2 spots during the entire procedure where I could feel a little bit of what he was doing so he would stop and immediately numb that area and then proceed. I was sent home with pain meds and slept on my couch in an upward postion last night. I took my pain meds every 4 hrs yesterday and stopped as of this morning. It is painful, especially the first day and requires a couple days off work but its nothing compared to my actual TT. The lipo area is the only area that is really sore. I just move slowly and rest. I will update again after I'm healed. I will also post "after" pics on my profile. It wasn't the most pleasant experience but from the looks of it my stomach where he did the touch up lipo looks better as does my dog ears or lack there of. My stomach does get swollen though kind of like after I had my TT but it definitely looks flatter.

Just added 7 month PO pics. I will be going in next week to have both of my small dog ears corrected. Im also getting a little lipo on my lower left ab because I have more fat build up on that side. I will not be put under for these procedures but will be given valium and they will numb each spot they tend to ork on. The dog ears are pretty common and my dr just needs to remove the skin on each end of my incision and smooth it out flat. I'm a bit nervous to be awake during all of this but want it corrected before my trip to Mexico. I bought some new suits ove the eekend that I'm excited to wear in Mexico. I still struggle with the small love handles that I have and may consider lipo on them if they don't go away from working out. I hate them and never had them or should I saym they weren't so noticable before my surgery. My PS said they are common because of my age and will be more noticable after a full TT because the skin on each side and the front has been removed/flattened. I wish I would have known this before the TT because I may have opted for a little lipo on each "love handle". They aren't the end of the world but they bother me when I'm wearing tight jeans. Other than that my lower abs are still numb in places and still a little hard. I still hate my stretch marks that my PS couldn't safely remove but that's just something I need to get over. When I'm fully covered I look awesome. Not gonna lie but when I'm in a bikini I feel uncomfortable because of the stretch marks. Everyone tells me I look good and to get over them but its hard for me. I went into my surgery thinking more would be removed. I knew they all wouldn't be because they were SO high up but I thought I'd have less than I ended up with. My PS said he couldn't safely remove anymore than he did. He removed a football size portion of my stomach so I understand. Just need to get over it. I will update again after my dog ears and mini lipo procedures are done next Monday. Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors but I'm in a hurry ;)