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53 Years Old with Menapause Sagging from Forehead to Knees. Italy, IT
UPDATED FROM Mhunt
11 months post
12 months on and lower face lift and more lipo on the cards
MhuntNovember 16, 2015
WORTH IT$7,180
My body recovered from the last surgery well but the menopause is still making ripples, more than just my face sliding down my cheeks to under my chin! I had discussed having a lower face lift and some fat transfer to put cheeks back on the cheek bones and perhaps some to fill in the lines forming around my mouth, last year for this year.
Then in the summer we were invited to several parties and lunches and thought I'd wear a certain dress or outfit only to discover the zip wouldn't. I was the same weight as when I bought the item, I was actually smaller in the hip and lower stomach but my upper body had altered shape. My bust is now a matronly bosom (much admired as it tries to escape from my older clothing) and there is a huge roll of flab over my ribs and back and under arms -aaaahhh! I was devastated.
I know I will never be a catwalk model and my husband say he likes something to squeeze so that is not my aim but I would like ME back, or the version in my minds eye, that is curvaceous but with proportional upper body to waist and hips not what I have.
To this end of getting back into my favorite clothes having curves in the all right places and no bulges in odd ones I have decided to have more liposuction done at the same time, a lot more. I am going to ask my surgeon to be as aggressive as possible with the lipo as I now believe , the hormonal changes aren't over so getting as many of the fat cells out as possible is the only way to recover my body shape. Buying new larger clothes might be cheaper but that is not the point as its the body shape that's changed and its not what I want to live with. Many woman's wardrobes are a walk through time, I have a skirt my nan bought when I was 13 size 14 then (but a 26" waist today its a 30"), the 1st dress my husband bought me (12), the outfit I wore to receive an award and so on. I know I have to let go and I have said I will go through every item of clothing I own and pass along what won't fit 6 months after this operation.
I asked my surgeon if I could have this work done before Christmas and have been given a date of the 12th December - Wow - and have an appointment to discuss what I 'd like - against what is possible -at the end of this month when I will have photos of the areas to be done and costs.
I will update then with photos.
Then in the summer we were invited to several parties and lunches and thought I'd wear a certain dress or outfit only to discover the zip wouldn't. I was the same weight as when I bought the item, I was actually smaller in the hip and lower stomach but my upper body had altered shape. My bust is now a matronly bosom (much admired as it tries to escape from my older clothing) and there is a huge roll of flab over my ribs and back and under arms -aaaahhh! I was devastated.
I know I will never be a catwalk model and my husband say he likes something to squeeze so that is not my aim but I would like ME back, or the version in my minds eye, that is curvaceous but with proportional upper body to waist and hips not what I have.
To this end of getting back into my favorite clothes having curves in the all right places and no bulges in odd ones I have decided to have more liposuction done at the same time, a lot more. I am going to ask my surgeon to be as aggressive as possible with the lipo as I now believe , the hormonal changes aren't over so getting as many of the fat cells out as possible is the only way to recover my body shape. Buying new larger clothes might be cheaper but that is not the point as its the body shape that's changed and its not what I want to live with. Many woman's wardrobes are a walk through time, I have a skirt my nan bought when I was 13 size 14 then (but a 26" waist today its a 30"), the 1st dress my husband bought me (12), the outfit I wore to receive an award and so on. I know I have to let go and I have said I will go through every item of clothing I own and pass along what won't fit 6 months after this operation.
I asked my surgeon if I could have this work done before Christmas and have been given a date of the 12th December - Wow - and have an appointment to discuss what I 'd like - against what is possible -at the end of this month when I will have photos of the areas to be done and costs.
I will update then with photos.
UPDATED FROM Mhunt
2 months post
2 months on and very pleased
MhuntFebruary 23, 2015
You can see from the pictures that the eye surgery has removed the bags and sags completely and I look a lot younger, mission accomplished!
The lipo suction is a hit too, there's a tiny bit of thickening that needs to me massaged away (bet you can't spot it) but I've lost 2" around the middle and 3" off my hips and 1/2" off each inner knee. I'm taking in my trousers this week. The pubis-mons lipo-lift used the scar from a tummy tuck 20 years ago and its actually thinner than before so I expect it to fade away in the future and be almost invisible but I'm not the sort to flash my midriff in public anyway.
I would like a bit more removed around the bra area and back, I bulge still, but I do hope to get rid of the jowls and 2nd chin so will look into that at the same time towards the end of the year . I will look better in my mid 50's than I ever have !!
The lipo suction is a hit too, there's a tiny bit of thickening that needs to me massaged away (bet you can't spot it) but I've lost 2" around the middle and 3" off my hips and 1/2" off each inner knee. I'm taking in my trousers this week. The pubis-mons lipo-lift used the scar from a tummy tuck 20 years ago and its actually thinner than before so I expect it to fade away in the future and be almost invisible but I'm not the sort to flash my midriff in public anyway.
I would like a bit more removed around the bra area and back, I bulge still, but I do hope to get rid of the jowls and 2nd chin so will look into that at the same time towards the end of the year . I will look better in my mid 50's than I ever have !!
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February 10, 2015
I live in Italy too, can I ask some info on the doctors you contacted?

February 10, 2015
if you have any questions feel free to e mail me and-or send pictures with your concerns.
regards,
dr lapalorcia
February 10, 2015
I went to see 3 Dr's in Perugia, although they all have clinics elsewhere around Italy too. Dr Danilo De Gregorio who was very nice, spoke good English (a big + for me) suggested almost the same surgeries for the same costs @ the same private hospital (there's only the one in Perugia) but suggested doing 2 operations 2 weeks apart and I wasn't comfortable with this idea as I doubted I'd recover that quickly from the surgery. Dr Bruno Bovani operates from a very swish clinic in town and does a lot of the surgery there. He suggested thread work to lift chin and arms also the lipo-suction under local anasthetic done at his clinic. His was the more expensive quote but that said looking into thread lifts I knew this wasn't the right option for me and I also did not want to be aware while the lipo was being done. Dr Luigi Lapalorcia wasn't the cheapest option but he seemed the best qualified, speaks excellent English understood my concerns and suggested solutions and reasons how to best proceed and I can say I am very happy with the results. I expect to upload AFTER photos by the month end to show the new me and I hope to continue with a lower face lift, a little more lipo around the bra area later this year.
anything particular you want to ask me please do.
April 19, 2015
Hi Dr. Lapalorcia,
I have posted a question about the operation I should do. Can I have your opinion too?
April 20, 2015
Hi ladydark,
The important thing to remember is that lipo-suction removes the excess fat but that leaves the excess skin and that's not a pretty sight if its stretched beyond its ability to shrink back like mine was! Lipo combined with a tummy tuck will get rid of it all, even the stretch marks were taken away, and from many others comments having a baby afterwards is no problem as your skin will still stretch, so keeping to the diet is important but fortunately salad days are back again.
Your surgeon will be able to advise you properly on this once you have been for a consultation.

April 20, 2015
dear lady dark please feel free to contact me. I also have an office in rome.
my personal e mail is luigi.lapalorcia@gmail.com

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