Can't Wait to See the Final Results! - Palo Alto, CA

I have always been athletic and somewhat slim but I had pockets of fat on my torso that prevented me from having a "figure 8" shape, so I decided to do something about it! My surgeon marked me up during my pre-op, and I took my "before" pics right afterward. I had Vaser lipo done on my lower abdomen, upper abdomen, flanks (love handles), upper back, and the bra bulge area under my arms (forgot what it is called...). I also had my inner thighs done, but I don't have any "before" pics for those. My inner thighs were done using tumescent and traditional lipo per my surgeon's recommendation.

I felt like a truck hit me when I came out from under general anesthesia, and moving around was very difficult and uncomfortable for the first 24 hours. I felt very sore - as if I'd done a 2-hour personal training session at the gym then, perhaps, fallen over and bruised myself as well.

It has now been 3 1/2 days since my surgery and I'm still quite bruised, slightly swollen, and only in very minor pain. Most of my pain at this point is due to my compression garment digging in slightly when I shift in my sleep.

I took my first set of "after" pics right after my first post-op appointment, which was 48 hours after my surgery. As I'm still a little swollen in the first set of after pics, it's harder to tell just how dramatically different my silhouette has become, but I saw amazing results instantly. As the swelling subsides, I'll take more pics and post them.

I'm also taking oral doses of Arnica Montana pellets 3x per day to help with the bruising, and 2 500mg Bromelain tablets 2x per day to help with the swelling. I just started rubbing on topical Arnica gel on my thighs today, so I'll let you know how that works!

I'm an impatient person, so it's difficult to sit around and wait for my body to heal, but that is probably the most difficult part about this for me. I'm very excited to see how my body settles into its new shape over the next several weeks!!