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Post Op 1 year - front view
Post Op - 1.5 years
I am adding a photo from my one year post-op last September and I'll add another one for my 2 year post-op this September.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my legs. I can't even believe at how good they turned out! There is not a day that goes by where I regret this surgery, I am so very happy I went through with it.
Any little hard lumps I had left over have gone, all of my incisions are healed and the scars are so light, you don't even really see them and all skin sensation at my lower ankles has returned! The only lingering thing I have from the surgery are some light brown marks on the inside of my left upper ankle region. I am not sure what caused it and I still need to contact the doctor to see if there is anything I can do to heal it completely. If not, it's not so noticeable so it probably doesn't matter.
Best wishes to all of you ladies that have decided to consider or go through with this surgery, it is definitely worth it in my eyes.
Please feel free to always contact me with any questions!
03.20.12 - PO-mth 6 Howdy!!!! I am technically...
Howdy!!!! I am technically about 7 months post-op now but thought I'd add all my info with pictures from my PO -mth 3 and 6.
I cannot be any happier with my current results!!! I love love the shape of my "new legs"! I still have a little swelling when I am on my feet for the majority of the day but I think that is pretty normal regardless of this procedure.
I still do not have all of my skin sensation back in the lower bottom parts of my ankles but I know I am still healing and it seems to get better each month, it's pretty much almost back entirely just a few spots are still a little numb.
My incisions around my ankle are still dark (I have olive skin tone) even though I have been using Mederma for quite some time. I decided to try a new product called Scar Away, which are patches I wear for 12 hours and those seem to be fading the incisions pretty quickly. I've only used them for about two weeks and can already see a major difference compared to Mederma.
I do have some brownish marks left from the lidocaine on the inside of my left calf (you can see them in the PO - mth 6 side picture). I am calling my surgeon about this to see if he recommends something that will make them fade. If, not then oh well, they are not too bad and I still do not regret having the surgery.
I have bought so many dresses and can't wait for summer to show off my new legs!!
I highly recommend this surgery to anyone that has thick ankles/calves! The healing is the hardest the first couple of weeks but if you can get through that it's smooth sailing afterwards!
My best wishes to everyone that decides to go through with this surgery and feel free to send me a personal message or comment on my post and I will continue to respond when I can.
Cheers!
Provider Review
The staff is awesome at Sono Bello where my procedure was performed. Suzanne (patient care consultant), Amy (Nurse), Jessica & Amanda (receptionists) have all been extraordinary with me. They have been great with answering all of my questions, I had a ton believe me, and continue to be supportive through my recovery. In the beginning, there was a bit of mix up with doctors and I ended up with Dr. Shideler and I couldn't be more happy! He has been great with me since the beginning, answered all my questions, eased my worries and was up front and honest with me about my procedure being a difficult and more of a specialized area. I really appreciated the honesty from him. He had done my procedure (calves & ankles) many other times so I felt very confident with him as my doctor, not to mention all the other experience he has. Dr. Shideler has a great sense of humor and told me exactly what he was doing during the procedure. I really enjoyed this part because I love operation/surgery stuff and it helped calm my nerves (along with the drugs) during the surgery. I'd recommend Sono Bello and Dr. Shideler to anyone that is in the Sacramento/Bay Area in California. Thank you Dr. Shideler, Suzanne, Amy, Jessica and Amanda! I wanted to add a few more thoughts after I've had some time to think about my experience at SB. I still feel the same the same way about the staff and doctor but I do feel their process is backwards. I did not meet the doctor until two weeks before my procedure and at that point, he could have told me I was not a candidate; I would have been crushed if that were the case. To wait that long from the time I booked the appointment to the first meeting of the doctor, is too long to have your hopes up about the procedure. I think you should meet their patient care consultant, then within a week or even before you BOOK & PAY for your procedure, you should then meet the doctor to determine if you like the doctor or if you truly are a candidate, THEN book and pay for your procedure. Even though everything worked out for me, I can see how it would have been devastating if it hadn't worked out with their current process.