46 Yr Old Active Mom Of 2 - Full TT W/Tumescent Lipo To Flanks & Back. Pasadena, CA

I never had strong stomach muscles, always had a pouchy stomach. When I had my son at 25 and weighing only 116 pounds, he really stretched out my small frame. I had stretch marks everywhere. 11 years later I had my daughter and I haven't been able to get the spare tire around my waist off. Ive tried losing weight, working out very hard, RF treatments, Cavitation treatments, Mesotherapy shots, however nothing seem to aid in the tightening of the flab on my lower abdomen. I didn't feel comfortable naked, let alone wearing underwear or clothes comfortably. I wanted to change this and be able to rock a bikini again. I had a few consultations and they were leading to a full TT. I loved the honesty of the consultation I had with Dr Michael Schwartz; he explained that I could continue getting this laser fat reducing treatments but would only lose up to 22% of that fat, Or for a few thousand dollars more have the full TT w/lipo with 98% fat reduction. The number made sense; me being analytical as I am. So I made my decision with 4 weeks to the the operation date. If I didn't schedule then and pay the deposit I would not have returned. Wow!

I felt like a champ. I stopped taking the generic form of Vicodin and transitioned to Extra Strength Tylenol. I'm able to sit up with ease and learned to ease my way out of the high bed I have. I believe the compression socks from Lace Poet and keeping a pillow directly under my knees have helped with the healing process. For the most part I'm just taking it easy and feeling extremely sleepy. I was told that I could eat whatever I wanted but I was concerned about constipation so I decided to down some Phillips MOM. I should had waited because now I'm constantly going to the bathroom and my stomach is making some really weird noises. LOL.

I'm feeling improvements today. Was able to take a shower without any problems....ahhhh felt sooooooo good!! I'm happy that the doctor removed my drain on 1 Day PO, it hurt like heck but he knew what he was doing. It has enabled me to sleep better, move around, etc. I have a pic I took of my progress. I want to share that I started taking Vitamin C, Probiotic, Zinc Picolinate Co Q-10 at two weeks post and Doctor's Best Quercetin Bromelain and Arnica Montana 30 just a few days post. I strongly believe these all aid in the prep and recovery process of having surgery.