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UPDATED FROM Cdk1024
4 days post

4 day post op pictures

Cdk1024
$4,400
I'm 4 days post opp... What have I done??? I took my garment off and I'm bigger than I was before. Dr said he took 2.5 liters of fat out which is only 5 pounds. If it was 2.5 liters total then it is 5 pounds of blood/fat/solution injected for lipo. If that is the case I just don't know if this will all even be worth it. I'm huge after 4 days... Also I am super regular and haven't gone to the bathroom since day before surgery.

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Bruce J. Dubin, MD, FACS (retired)

Bruce J. Dubin, MD, FACS (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Replies (3)

March 7, 2016
Please keep an update of your recovery with photos. I am seriously considering lipo and am about 20 pounds over weight.
March 7, 2016

Hang in there, they call it "swell hell".  It will get better.  Try some milk of Magnesia for the regularity issues- all those drugs back you up big time.

March 7, 2016
Thank you Jill... I am definitely in swell hell.... ready to cry.
March 8, 2016

Deep breaths!  This is all temporary- you are healing- it will go away.  Hugs.

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March 15, 2016
I swelled REALLY badly too! Stay positive !
UPDATED FROM Cdk1024
4 days post

4 days post op

Cdk1024
Make sure you buy a compression garment 1 to 2 sizes larger than what you need. They are torture. Don't eat a smidge of salt either. I'm fine with it every where except when it goes up around my back fat. Below is one 4 day post opp picture. I'm bigger now than before due to swelling. What have I done....

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UPDATED FROM Cdk1024
2 days post

2 days post opp

Cdk1024
Lots and lots of bruising along with swelling for lipo as expected. I took my first shower today and with the breast lift and implant exchange getting the spanx/compression garment back on was not easier. My husband was zero help. Ladies if you are doing lipo and breasts together call a girlfriend to help you shower if your husband is a knuckle dragger. I will post pics in a couple weeks. I anticipate still being bruised and semi swollen. Lipo or breasts by themselves would have been a much simpler process. Together it's a bit of a rough process. The dr put in 375 cc ultra high profile implants and took out 2.5 liters of fat from abs, flanks and stomach.

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