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Revision Lipo

UPDATED FROM User1993w

hi guys i wanted to add an update.

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User1993w
As many of you know i was essentially botched 3 times.
One by Dr Lacerna, had i not met her i would be in the predicament i am today or with the other surgeons. She essentially liposuctioned 2 liters of fat from my thighs and out it in my buttock. there were bumps and dents everywhere... the skin has adhered to the muscle and my skin has become a complexity different color.
tried to fix it with dr lowen. I was extremely young and this is a buisness, but i don’t believe he has the true expertise as a revision specialist. It just doesn’t make since outing in a non suction vaser to go back and forth in my legs essentially all it did was cause more scar tissue and bumps and more discoloration. i feel he was nice but i was like a guinne pig and he didn’t really know what he was doing. he also over liposuctioned my banana roll and it caused my buttock to completely drop.
I went through deep depression for probably 6 months because of all of this... i also went to many many many many surgery consultations and by this point i realized how brutal the world of plastic surgery really is. so many surgeons they are sales men, and that’s what they do... even if it’s not the best thing for you, they want to take your money. so finding someone genuine after going through botch’s was rather difficult.
I had met with a surgeon in new york, “dr Khan”... i initially was going to go with her as well. she was going to do spot lipo on me and fill some of the dents on my legs and try to fill the crease under my butt. she expressed to me that we are dealing with a very small amount of fat and i understood but wanted to continue to look.
I ended up meeting Dr svehlak in west hollywood. i told him my entire story. we talked for like an hour... i told him all my fears and what i wanted and we set up a game plan i was going to have surgery with him. He was going to do upper back lipo waist lipo, and lower back lipo, and upper stomach lipo. With all the fat he would be able to get he was going to release all the dimples and put fat transfer in them... he would also put fat in my crease that had fallen from botched lipo. he was also going to put 100 cc of fat in a large leg dent the dr lacerna the asian surgeon did to me. and any remaining fat he was going to put in my hips or any other dents! I also go chin lipo and jawline lipo with him as well. when i woke up from surgery he told me he was able to get 1000 CC of fat and he used every single bit of it! i was amazed because dr khan said i had no fat really to work with.
Anyways it’s still very early on. i think he is an excellent surgeon. i’m swollen but i can tell my butt is no longer sitting on my leg. i’m sure i’m a few months i will need a touch up procedure because i am quite picky but he really did such an amazing job and i’m so thankful. i thought i was dumed for life!

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October 20, 2020
i have been waiting for your update! :)
i'm glad you sound happy with your results and really hope that it comes out great.
also 1000cc sounds like a good amount, did you gain some weight before the procedure?
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October 20, 2020
yes i gained 30 pounds!! on purpose lol
October 21, 2020
I truly hope this works for you. There's nothing worse than botched Lipo!!! Please keep us updated in the long run so we can tell if you were happy with his procedures.
June 8, 2021
I've had similar problems with lipo. How did the last procedure turn out? I am looking to correct mine but am having a difficult time trusting any surgeon now.
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June 10, 2021
Dr svehlak helped me with my botched lipo he’s amazing
June 10, 2021
I am going through the same circumstances, I'm curious how did your final results look? Did you lose a lot of fat and your buttock drop or droop again? I have not worn shorts in over 3 yrs.. So depressed and waiting to find someone that I can feel comfortable with.
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June 10, 2021
hi i ended up going to dr svehlak and he helped my creases under the butt by transferring fat. i only trust him. he also didn’t leave scars by using a tiny cannula
June 17, 2021
Hi thank you so much for sharing your story I know how devastating this post look complications can be ...did you have the revision with dr Svelack or with dr Lowen ?
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June 18, 2021
dr svehlak dr lowen made it worse
UPDATED FROM User1993w

Just an example of bad vaser

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My skin is destroyed it’s been over a year, I have hemosporadin skin staining from the superficial vaser lipo, causing permanent skin discoloration and dents all over my stomach posterior and inner thigh. It’s so sad. I brightened the pic to show you but it still upsets me daily. I went to dr lowen for revision and came out permanently discolored & worse. I wasn’t discolored before surgery with him.

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February 14, 2020
Also the deep creases he gave me :(
March 3, 2020
I'm so very sorry!
March 3, 2020
So, what's he going to do about it. Refund?
March 23, 2020
I'm so sorry...discolouration u mean like on the lipo areas? Can u check my video? I treating those with ipl laser and I improved them.
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March 25, 2020
I also have discoloration form my inner thigh loop down my leg. Also the lipo that's been done on my side is bumpy and weird. I also can't wear jeans without a putting a divot in my side and then having to wear shape wear to bed and lasagne heavily with arnica cream. I Joel ty think my doc was great at my revision but that my body does not like the scar tissue and doesn't dissolve it. I also scar easily so I have about 20 little holes where she inserted the cannula. She did mention that I could do some kind of last treatment to get rid of the color
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March 26, 2020
What laser did she recommend for the color
March 26, 2020
For the skin discolouration witch is purple and pink I doing viera laser ipl!
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March 27, 2020
Has it helped you,???
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March 27, 2020
Oh my.. I posted that without proof reading it. I did that without my glasses in so sorry about the many typo and words that jut didn't belong !! Lol. I Cant remember the name of the laser but I'm gonna reach out to her today for the weird bumpiness so I'll ask then.
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March 27, 2020
Ok thankyou
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April 12, 2020
How has it worked??
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Update I have gained weight.

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These little dents everywhere came from the vaser lipo no suction all over legs, and this is what happens when you lipo the banana rolls. I want everyone to be aware that before plastic surgery I had no dents and no double butt crease. With my revision with dr lowen all of these appeared. I believe what happened is the vaser caused a lot of scar tishue and therefore caused the skin to stick to the underlining tishue. From my studies of lipo, I’m revision cases vaser is very bad. I damaged the skin causing permanent discoloration and scar tishue. Also never ever lipo the banana roll. I will be going to dr misbah khan in New York that specializes in botched lipo. She does the old traditional method but uses a syringe. For the double cut crease she will be putting fat there. I will be standing up. For the dents she will break the fibers holding down the scar tishue and do Micro fat injection. And small transfer to my leg dents.

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January 13, 2020
I'd like to talk to you privately about your current experience and how you found the doctor in NY. I'm desperately seeking help to fix botched lipo. If you are willing to chat I'd appreciate . Best, Jill
January 14, 2020
Please let me know too!! I am in the same situation and whatever it takes If there is a specialist out there I will fly to her and get it done. Please update us or feel free to message me!
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March 2, 2020
Yes girl I havnt gone yet but I’m in communication with one of her botched patients who she helped a lot. I made a consult with dr khan and saw her. We went over everything just trying to pick a date to go through with it
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January 14, 2020
Lexipear17 I'm flying to NYC next week to seek out a consult. She's 400.00 which is insane but we will see. If she's the one to go see then it's money well spent.
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February 14, 2020
How did your consult go? She is very good I believe I’m still planning surgery with her
January 25, 2020
If you are seeing Dr Khan it’s worth it!!
February 7, 2020
Hi, i was also going to suggest fat injection, no more lipo. I want to try Renuva fat, i also have some dents to fill. Good luck! Im sure you're going to look and feel so much better soon
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March 2, 2020
Thankyou yes I trust dr khan will fix me