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Ron Soltero, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Update..

So now I’m probably all settled as far as the fat goes. Guys I’m really not happy as of now. If I were able to go back to dec-Jan I still had fat and could feel my butt jiggle. More than now. Now my butt looks the same but with dimples. ?????? None of my pants or jeans look good and it seems looser they almost sag off. My legs are just as big and maybe even bigger. It’s still too hard to buy clothes and I am getting discouraged more than before and keep trying to shop but go home empty handed.

My waist was looking great but it seems to be going back to a straight line. My stomach is still very dimply I hope that improves. Really I am eating so good again and working out. I’m really disappointed as of now. I’ll update in another month or so.

I’m over 3 months post... my thoughts

So I know I’m late for an update but the last couple months I’ve gone from regret to disliking it to loving it to unsure to love and those replay constantly for me. I still cannot lay on or sit directly with the top part of my butt having pressure on it. I think it is mental at this point, but really it’s so uncomfortable that it is a little painful.

So results. Yes my butt is bigger. But to be fair, I didn’t change a whole lot in my eating habits that I used when I wanted to gain a little weight before surgery. I’m not eating unhealthy foods but more than I should of healthy foods. Honestly up until about week 8 I started to notice it was getting smaller and really there wasn’t a difference in any part of my body at this point. So I decided I’d try to activate those new fat cells. And it seemed to work. I don’t seem to have gained weight elsewhere.

I will say that somehow my legs are the same size even though this was the largest part of my lipo. I can feel the difference a far as tightness in my inner thigh and just above my knee but it’s so strange that they look the same, and they fit into clothes exactly the same. Yes I am fitting the same clothes as before.

My hips aren’t too different but I am very happy with them. The fat that survived there is probably the most survival and it makes pants look really good from behind. I still have hip dips but not so dramatic. When I lay down the fat doesn’t flatten out and it stays up and creates a curve when I am laying down.

Things I wished I knew before ( I hope I can remember these but of not I’ll add more).
1. The doughnut bbl pillow turns out to be a better choice, maybe bc I have big legs the other pillow would just cut my circulation off and wasn’t worth extra money
2. The scars aren’t easy to hide as I thought
3. The stage 2 faja might give a yeast infection depending on the size of your lady parts, and how tight the rest is. It really can’t breath in that fabric. Mine must be larger than a normal (lol) because it was so tight in this area it would be spilling out of the hole and very uncomfortable.
4. There might not be ANYONE who notices any change in your body. It’s ok, you gotta try to see it yourself and just focus on feeling good. No one has noticed btw (lol!) and only one person knew what I had done.

That’s all for now I’ll add pics :)

5 weeks post op

Stage 2 faja size large fits great (for now). I took the long flights overseas to return to work (torture flight) but I’ll be ok. Faja is only at night but I wore it all day and night today. I feel like most swelling has subsided BESIDES my stomach. I have one medium pocket of fluid that isn’t going away. I could massage more to be honest. My butt looks good, could be bigger but I like it. Hips could be wider but they’re also looking better. Legs are smaller but not as small as I hoped, however to be realistic, I have muscular legs and lipo won’t do a lot there. ;)
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