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Body Transformation (not complete, yet)
So, 2 years after surgery, I am extremely happy about my results, but as I mentioned before: the surgery helped me jump start to work out hard, stay committed and eat clean. I workout 6+ times a week, often doing two-a-days. I have a triathlon team whom I swim, bike and run with, am part of a crossfit gym to get my weight-lifting in, and have a regular gym to use for cardio and for classes, like yoga. I have totally integrated eating ketogenically into my life and working out is part of who I am, instead of a chore I have to accomplish.
I can add measurements later, but ultimately, I have transformed my body. I was over 30% body fat when I started, and I've lost nearly 10 percentage points, I have muscle definition on my abs and arms and I am down to a size 6-8.
I feel fantastic and realize now that I probably didn't need the surgery, but am glad I did it to keep myself accountable.
I can add measurements later, but ultimately, I have transformed my body. I was over 30% body fat when I started, and I've lost nearly 10 percentage points, I have muscle definition on my abs and arms and I am down to a size 6-8.
I feel fantastic and realize now that I probably didn't need the surgery, but am glad I did it to keep myself accountable.
Thigh Revision: April 2015
I know it's nearly my 2 year anniversary, so I wanted to give you the rest of the updates!
I wound up going back to Dr. K for a revision April 2015 because I felt that my thighs were a little lumpy, she warned me that thighs can be tough and cellulite would not go away, however she only charged me $500 for the equipment fee, and did the procedure in her office.
I arrived to her office, she brought me the in-patient procedure room. I changed into disposable underwear because she didn't want the fluid to stain my clothes. Dr. K and her fellow doctor just had to minimally smooth out the back of my thighs. They did procedure in less than an hour. She started with injecting me with a numbing agent, then cutting small slits in the back of my thighs and using the cannula, she started sucking out little pockets of fat. Again, it was only to smooth / even out a few parts.
After we were done, I put a short compression garment on under my pants, including the maxi pads to soak of the fluid and then went to the pharmacy to get my pain medication. The pain was quite minimal and only needed to take pills for 1-2 days post procedure. It still took a few months to even out completely, but was very happy with the results.
I wound up going back to Dr. K for a revision April 2015 because I felt that my thighs were a little lumpy, she warned me that thighs can be tough and cellulite would not go away, however she only charged me $500 for the equipment fee, and did the procedure in her office.
I arrived to her office, she brought me the in-patient procedure room. I changed into disposable underwear because she didn't want the fluid to stain my clothes. Dr. K and her fellow doctor just had to minimally smooth out the back of my thighs. They did procedure in less than an hour. She started with injecting me with a numbing agent, then cutting small slits in the back of my thighs and using the cannula, she started sucking out little pockets of fat. Again, it was only to smooth / even out a few parts.
After we were done, I put a short compression garment on under my pants, including the maxi pads to soak of the fluid and then went to the pharmacy to get my pain medication. The pain was quite minimal and only needed to take pills for 1-2 days post procedure. It still took a few months to even out completely, but was very happy with the results.
100+ days post
So. It's been awhile, I know I've been terrible at keeping up. When I was pre-op I hated when people stopped updating their blogs because I wanted so desperately to know what happened and how they were healing!
I am now 3 months and 20 days post-op. I want to make one thing VERY CLEAR that while I've lost 30+ lbs, it's probably ~90% attributed to my eating behavior post op. Two weeks after the surgery, I went on Optifast (a 800 calorie diet) and lost about 15 lbs in ~1 month. I now follow a ketogenic diet (similar to Atkins) which is high fat and extremely low carb. I've now lost 30 lbs since my surgery. I'm happy about my results (and many people have noticed and congratulated me), but I'm not sure how much of it was the $8k+ I spent on lipo and how much of it was the diet change.
Over the last 3 months, I learned quite a bit. Here are few valuable things I want to mention:
1) As my previous posts mention, I did cardio VERY soon after the surgery and I would suggest to NOT do that. It made me swollen and bloated.
2) Avoid salt like the plague, that will also make you extremely bloated.
3) Drs all have different views on CP. I wore my body CP for 6 weeks post, and my arm CP for only 3-4 weeks post, and mostly only 1/2 days. Wear it as long as you feel comfortable.
4) My inner thigh skin felt really "weird" for 1-2 months post op. I can't describe exactly what it was, maybe it was the lack of fat pushing out the skin, but it felt more delicate and a slightly different sensation than the rest of my skin when I touched it.
5) My arms lacked sensation / were extremely sensitive for about 2.5 months post-op. Be patient and be careful when people touch you! I had a few people playfully punch me in the arms (And they didn't know about the surgery) and that was PAINFUL.
6) RELIGIOUSLY use scar away. My scars are pretty much gone and I used it 3x, every single day.
7) Focus on your eating and workout schedule post op. It really, really matters. I need to work on building more muscle in my arms - they're less full (which is great), but still not where I want them to be!
8) Give your body time to heal. I was SO IMPATIENT and it made me emotionally and physically uncomfortable. It's so easy to say, but so hard to put into practice!
Anyway, so: my 3 month check up with Dr. Karlinsky. She is a very to-the-point type of doctor, as I've mentioned before, I expected her to tell me that I looked fantastic when I walked in the door- but she said no such thing. Very clinical. Her staff (Janette and Susan) were SO EXCITED and showered me in compliments, so that felt amazing.
I told Dr. K I was about 98% happy with my results and felt that my inner thighs were not even. She mentioned that they weren't even to start with and that I needed to wait until the 9 month mark for 100% of the healing and scar tissue to subside. I feel that because we did the inner thighs and inner knees (not the space in between) there is more "lumps" / "waves." Dr. K said if we go in and fix in 6 months, she'll be ultra conservative. Again, I'm happy with my results, if anything, they motivated me to get my eating under control.
Yes, I'd 99% do it again. Yes, I'd go back to Dr. K, but if you're looking for someone who is going to hold your hand and be all warm and fuzzy, she's not the dr for you.
I am now 3 months and 20 days post-op. I want to make one thing VERY CLEAR that while I've lost 30+ lbs, it's probably ~90% attributed to my eating behavior post op. Two weeks after the surgery, I went on Optifast (a 800 calorie diet) and lost about 15 lbs in ~1 month. I now follow a ketogenic diet (similar to Atkins) which is high fat and extremely low carb. I've now lost 30 lbs since my surgery. I'm happy about my results (and many people have noticed and congratulated me), but I'm not sure how much of it was the $8k+ I spent on lipo and how much of it was the diet change.
Over the last 3 months, I learned quite a bit. Here are few valuable things I want to mention:
1) As my previous posts mention, I did cardio VERY soon after the surgery and I would suggest to NOT do that. It made me swollen and bloated.
2) Avoid salt like the plague, that will also make you extremely bloated.
3) Drs all have different views on CP. I wore my body CP for 6 weeks post, and my arm CP for only 3-4 weeks post, and mostly only 1/2 days. Wear it as long as you feel comfortable.
4) My inner thigh skin felt really "weird" for 1-2 months post op. I can't describe exactly what it was, maybe it was the lack of fat pushing out the skin, but it felt more delicate and a slightly different sensation than the rest of my skin when I touched it.
5) My arms lacked sensation / were extremely sensitive for about 2.5 months post-op. Be patient and be careful when people touch you! I had a few people playfully punch me in the arms (And they didn't know about the surgery) and that was PAINFUL.
6) RELIGIOUSLY use scar away. My scars are pretty much gone and I used it 3x, every single day.
7) Focus on your eating and workout schedule post op. It really, really matters. I need to work on building more muscle in my arms - they're less full (which is great), but still not where I want them to be!
8) Give your body time to heal. I was SO IMPATIENT and it made me emotionally and physically uncomfortable. It's so easy to say, but so hard to put into practice!
Anyway, so: my 3 month check up with Dr. Karlinsky. She is a very to-the-point type of doctor, as I've mentioned before, I expected her to tell me that I looked fantastic when I walked in the door- but she said no such thing. Very clinical. Her staff (Janette and Susan) were SO EXCITED and showered me in compliments, so that felt amazing.
I told Dr. K I was about 98% happy with my results and felt that my inner thighs were not even. She mentioned that they weren't even to start with and that I needed to wait until the 9 month mark for 100% of the healing and scar tissue to subside. I feel that because we did the inner thighs and inner knees (not the space in between) there is more "lumps" / "waves." Dr. K said if we go in and fix in 6 months, she'll be ultra conservative. Again, I'm happy with my results, if anything, they motivated me to get my eating under control.
Yes, I'd 99% do it again. Yes, I'd go back to Dr. K, but if you're looking for someone who is going to hold your hand and be all warm and fuzzy, she's not the dr for you.
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