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Full Body Lipo Sculpture @ 57 - Newport Beach, CA

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I've wanted lipo for years! I'm 57, 5'4" 128#'s,...

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PABCAOctober 19, 2012
WORTH IT$10,000

I've wanted lipo for years! I'm 57, 5'4" 128#'s, active/workout regularly, but have never liked my thick thighs (chub rub on the inners & lumping on the outside of my hips & yes 1 side is lumpier than the other) & now that menopause has descendent upon me my waist is thickening & back fat is creeping in. I'm in So. CA so there is NO shortage of surgeons to choose from. I interviewed 10 surgeons. Decided it was VERY important to me that they be board cert. Plastic Surgeons. Mine will be a full body experience. At 57 I'm looking at everything from upper arms to knees!


I started getting cold feet & looked at non-invasive alternatives, ie: Exilis laser & Cool Sculpting. Either one would be 1/2 the cost (I'm looking at $10,000) of lipo but I'm thinking the results will be less significant & both are fairly new to the market.


At my age I am very concerned about the possibility of winding up with saggy skin. I've always been very soft tissued & I'm not as elastic as I used to be.


Also concerned with downtime & pain. When it's all said & done would I think the results were worth it.
I will be doing this for me. My husband & girlfriends think I look great the way I am. It's just with as hard as I workout I want my body to fully reflect that & be able to be comfortable wearing what I want.
1 1/2 yr ago my whole family went on the HCG diet for 3 wks & we all lost weight (Duh! It's basically a 500 cal. a day diet). I got down to 118#'s but I lost a cup size (which I have now regained with the 10 extra #'s) & my chest started looking boney. At my age you need some padding so you don't look gaunt.

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lindalocket
October 20, 2012
Hi I am so glad to have found your post. I am 58 almost 59 and I am having lipo on 12/10/2012. I am also 5'4" and weigh from 125-127. Your pictures look very similar to my size and shape. I am having lipo on back, flanks, abdomen, and just a little bit on my inner and outer thighs. I am scared. My doctor who is board certified thinks I will do okay without a tummy tuck. Of course my stomach won't look like it did when I was younger, but that is okay. He says he will remove about 6-8 lbs. I did not want him to take out too much as I don't want loose skin. My cost will be close to $10,000. That includes hospital. I will be looking forward to your updates. Please post as often as you can. Good luck.
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PABCA
October 20, 2012
Hi, glad to share my exp. & be of help. My abs r strong, I have good muscle tone, just buried under the menopausal build-up, & I don't want the scar or recuperation of a TT. My husband is fine with how I am now & I don't plan on wearing a bikini again, being age appropriate does have its place :) I forgot to mention in the orig. post I am having Fat Transfer done to my face (labial folds & wherever else he deems appropriate) & my buttocks (to help minimize the look of the sagging skin). Any leftover quality fat will be frozen & stored for touch-up purposes. FTs never take a 100%. Depends on if the fat can create a blood supply for itself. The 10,000 includes the surgery center, $3,000 & surgeon $7,000. He didn't mention the amount he would remove in terms of lbs. I've heard liters & cc's mentioned but that's Greek to me. Don't expect your scale to reflect a 6-8# weight decrease as you will be bloated from the IV & fluid injected into your adipose tissue. Don't feel hesitant to ask any ?'s of your surgeon. They should be willing to answer any ?'s or concerns prior to help but you at ease. You should know the technique he'll be using traditional Lipo, Laser, or RFAL~RadioFrequency Assisted Lipo or some combination of these & why. Also in my research found PSs generally use 1 of these methods for fluid injected into the tissue to be removed Wet, Super-Wet, Tumescent. To a degree the better informed you are the more comfortable you'll be about your decision. Although there comes a point where as Ben Franklin said, "If you don't read the paper, you're uninformed. If you do read the paper, you're misinformed." & there's a lot of crap out there on the Internet, I nearly drove myself crazy. Since you're already booked that indicates you feel comfortable with your PS so feel free to ask your ?'s. They should not feel threatened by you're inquiries. I will try to update as much as I can. Shalom (& no I'm not Jewish just love the richness of the meaning of the word. Google it)
Taxi452
October 24, 2012
Hi PABCA, When is your surgery? When you say full body lipo how many area and what are they? I have very similar problem area with you. Are you gonna have local or general anastesia? Would like to know your up date. Thank you and good luck.
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PABCA
October 25, 2012
Sorry I wasn't clearer. Just updated my review so check it out. Had surgery yesterday 10/23. Thanks!
skydork1
October 25, 2012
I had surgery same day! Hope you are well.
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Inspector Cruso 59
December 31, 2014
You look great. I have been searching for someone close to my age that has done Lipo!!! We are hard to find. I am 60 soon to be 61 in Feb. And I am scheduled to have tumescent Lipo Feb. 5 2015!!! I am in good health. But I am 15 lbs. overweight. I am 5'6" and weigh 170 lbs. ewwww. It's been tough trying to get this post menopause weght off. I use to be very thin, then I kind of got more normal when I got into my 40's. After age 50 it just got worse. I have that Apple shape now. Fun!!! Although I'm not looking to be a super model..ha ha at this age, I need some help for sure. I belong to a fitness club & exercise 4-5 days a week. I am ver concerned about my age & it being risky. At first I thought I didn't want to go under General anethesia, but now all I do is worry about the pain. My PS recommends that I go under. I am having abs, flanks and those "lovely saddlebags" of mine done. Tell me, were you as frightened as myself of this? I've had a face lift when I was 48. But this Lipo and my age...??? Well I need you to tell me how it went..the surgery. I know you didn't have the fat that I do, so I'm sure yours was a little easier. Any input would help.
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Forgot to define 'Full Body' Lipo. Areas to be...

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PABCAOctober 24, 2012
Forgot to define 'Full Body' Lipo. Areas to be addressed: upper arms, upper back, waist, flanks, hips, Upper & Lower stomach, Inner thighs, & knees.
10/23/2012 - Surgery Day. First he marked up my backside then 1/2 way thru marking up my front I got a little woozy & had to sit down for a few minutes. I think I was in surgery from about 8:30 to 1. My husband picked me up about 2:30. Wasn't really keeping track of time. My buttocks were the most sore right after. They were injected with my fat. Took a pain pill after I got home & ate a yogurt. Was very sore & tender but didn't do too bad that afternoon & eve. Did a few things at the computer. Was alright sitting but when I got up my lower stomach was very sore. Took a pain pill & an Ambien at 9:30 & slept till 3 when I had to get up to pee. Very painful to lower myself onto the toilet as I have an incision in the back of each thigh under my butt. Difficult to bend over to pick up anything off the floor. Kinda squat & bend or sometimes just don't bother. In terms of my compression garment with as many areas that were lipoed I wish I had gotten a 1 piece instead of a hi-waist girdle with straps & separate sleeves, as there is no compression under the arms. I think I see a difference in my waist but I'm so bloated everywhere else just going to have to wait & see.
10/24/2012 - Went for my Post-Op. They say I am doing well. They weighted me & I'm 8#'s more than pre-surg. You can see the bloating even in my hands & feet. Due to all the solution pumped in. He had wrapped my head in gauze so my face would have some compression as I slept. I like the effect of the fat transfer to my face just hope it takes. Just depends on if the injected fat can create a blood supply for itself. Dr. wants me to limit fluid intake to 4 glasses a day to try to force the body to purge the excess fluid already there. Difficult for me as I'm a big water drinker.

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lindalocket
October 25, 2012
Thanks for posting. Keep us up to date. Wondering about your being able to sit. I thought with a BBL that you couldn't sit for a few weeks. I bet you are going to look great. Can't wait to see your pictures.
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Fri. Just to clarify I did NOT get a BBL...

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PABCAOctober 26, 2012
Fri. Just to clarify I did NOT get a BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift). that is done using implants. I simply had fat injected into my buttocks to try to offset the sagging. At my age (57) don't want lipo in the banana roll area could wind up with flapping skin & don't want the scar, or recovery, of a lower body lift. I'm doing pretty good.Most pain was the day after surg. Had surg Tues. the anesthesia was probably still wearing off till early Wed. morning. Took a Oxycodone & an Ambien Tues. b4 bed @ 9:30 & still woke up at 3:00 to pee. Then never really got back to a deep sleep. Had my Post-op at 11:45. Said I was doing well & that if I needed to go ahead & take the pain med every 31/2 hrs or so. Then Th. was able to back off to every 5-6 hrs. Today I took one when I got up 7am & didn't take another till 2:45. I started walking the dogs again yesterday, so they only missed 2 days. Th. I walked them am & pm as I think a lite walk is good for my circulation. They're small dogs under 20#'s & we only go about 1/2 a mile for now. Plus I was so constipated thought it would help that too. My husband & daughter said it looked like I needed some relief. Finally did poo today. Very hard & a somewhat painful. Hoping for an actual BM tomorrow. I am still quite bloated/swollen & expect to be for the first few weeks. Will update with pics when I start to see the swelling going down.

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MuffinLESS
October 26, 2012
Congrat on ur procedure..how are u feeling? I will be 5 wks post op Monday and still swollen in the belly...got my upper/lower abs and flanks done..wish I did my bra area...stands out more to me now since my flanks are done and I have a WAIST...if u look at my pic's u will c the belly I started with..but I am not patient person and still waiting for better results on stomach...I hate my profile....HAPPY HEALING!!! Thanks for sharing!
Taxi452
October 26, 2012
Did you have local anestesia or general? Are you taking arnica and Bromelain? You seem to heal really fast. I am happy for you that you are not in so much pain. I can't wait to see your after pics. Thank you for your update.
lindalocket
October 26, 2012
In Texas they call fat injections to the butt a Brazilian Butt lift that is why I called it that. The first surgeon I saw is a specialist in that procedure. Well do yo think the fat injections made your butt look perkier? You do seem to be recovering well. Happy for you.
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