Wanted Help Loosing Abdominal and Flank Fat - Fayetteville, NC

HydraSolve Lipoplasty: The Procedure took about 3 hours. Dr. Stokes told me they removed almost 3 liters of fat from my abdomen and flanks. There was minor bruising. The first day was bed rest. The most irritating thing to me was and currently is the compression garment. It can't come off for the first three days but after 72 hours you can take it off for up to an hour to bath/shower. There were no drain plugs. The cannula holes were sutured and barely noticeable. I still have a large amount of swelling and tingling in my skin. Trying to scratch an itch is uncomfortable to my surprise. I was advised that after two weeks I would be able to drop down to wearing the compression garment only 12 hours a day. I'm not sure if there is any benefit to wearing the compression garment alittle longer. Dr. Stokes told me I'm still well within the window for sustained swelling but things should start to improve soon. The 27th of Oct will be my 2 week mark and I should see notable signs of improvement by then. If I recall correctly Dr. Stokes told me my optimal and final results should be apparent at the 6-8 month mark. So I figure and hope with better diet and abit more attention to cardio in the gym I should be pleased with the final results. I'll post progress pics as I can. The first pics are in the bathroom about an hour before surgery. The second set (noticeable bruising) are from the first time taking off the compression garment on Oct 16. The last group is from Oct 24. In "ALL" the pictures I'm "TOTALLY" relaxing. I'm not trying to suck anything in for the camera because that defeats the purpose of actual representation and progress. I'll try and post result pics every 2 weeks from here on out. If anybody had any questions I'll try and answer them as best I can.

Wearing the compression garment is now an option (yay!) I still have marks or rather scars on my side from where the seams of the garment seem to have dug into my skin upon initial placement. I'm not too happy about that. Not sure if they will fade or disappear completely but it's a bummer for sure. I still have major sensitivity issues in the abdomen and flanks. Almost like pins and needles in your legs of you sit the wrong way and try and stand up and walk. Not sure how long that will last. Wearing a seat belt in the car or wearing a pants belt is a nightmare. The pictures with my arms down were semi sucking the gut in. From what I've read it's going to be another couple of months before any real results set in. Guess I'll have my one month follow up soon. I'll post my Q&A with the surgeon reference all my current issues when I get them.