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34 Year-old, No Kids, Workout Like Crazy, and It Won't Go Away! Saint Louis, MO
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Smart lipo of the full abdomen and flanks is...
$5,000
Smart lipo of the full abdomen and flanks is happening in 3 days! I will post before pictures soon, as I am so hopeful that I will have the results I am looking for! I am an RN who has been on multiple consultations (5-6?) before deciding to go with this team of folks, so far they have been great! I hope I can wait 2 weeks before heading back to the gym!
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May 14, 2014
OMG, is it tomorrow already?! Good luck, and we'll see you on the other side! :D
UPDATED FROM BodyBuild14
1 day pre
T-24 hours
I saw Dr. Caplin yesterday for some last minute questions, and I can not express how sweet and considerate he and his staff are...anyone who reads this (even though I haven't had the procedure yet) PLEASE do multiple consultations! The range of plastic surgeons I saw made me feel anywhere from creeped-out-uncomfortable-I-need-to-get-out-of-here-and-your-assistant-looks-like-she-feels-the-same-way, to OK, I trust this guy to poke holes all over my body and suck fat out with a small stick while I'm awake (even though I'm kind of a hippie-dippie and TEND to do things au naturel). I REALLY want to list the creepy doctors name (I really think he was on narcotics for my consultation, his pupils were pinpoint and as a nurse [who's heard a lot], I've never heard/experienced a doctor say "um, um" "you have really nice, um, skin" "I'm gonna do this ultrasound of your fat even though I can't tell from the ultrasound what is fat and what is muscle" WTF?), but I won't, that wouldn't be nice.
So, now I am contemplating if I can binge eat...Mexican and Margaritas for lunch? I think of it like this: I eat very well and work out work out work out, and the first place I lose (and gain) is my midsection; so, if I max out eating today, then my fat cells will be nice and plump tomorrow and easier to remove - I'm a nurse, not a plastic surgeon - makes sense, right? ;)
I am a little concerned about the scars from the incisions. I promised Dr. Caplin that I would stay out of the sun for, gulp, a couple months, so that I won't hyperpigment...but I'm vain and worried that once my six pack starts to show up those little dots will too...#smartlipoproblems.
Until tomorrow!
So, now I am contemplating if I can binge eat...Mexican and Margaritas for lunch? I think of it like this: I eat very well and work out work out work out, and the first place I lose (and gain) is my midsection; so, if I max out eating today, then my fat cells will be nice and plump tomorrow and easier to remove - I'm a nurse, not a plastic surgeon - makes sense, right? ;)
I am a little concerned about the scars from the incisions. I promised Dr. Caplin that I would stay out of the sun for, gulp, a couple months, so that I won't hyperpigment...but I'm vain and worried that once my six pack starts to show up those little dots will too...#smartlipoproblems.
Until tomorrow!
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May 14, 2014
I had Dr.Caplin do mine, I am very happy with the results so far, I am in my 3rd week, he told me to stay out of the sun as well so I have been wearing a tikini, I notice all the small spots are gone, I could prob wear a bikini now but, ill wait. still keeping my compressions on while at work, he really did a number on my lower, still hurts a bit, but I had a lot of fat there. I recommend Dr. Caplin and his staff, they are great!!
May 14, 2014
That's so great to hear turning50! So you are wearing your compression garment half the time still? At your third week, you are still a little sore? Are you taking anti-inflammatories or anything? It's very reassuring to hear that the small spots are gone!
May 15, 2014
Was the doctor you found…lacking? I guess…board-certified and in good standing? Not that you have time to answer now, since your surgery is tomorrow(!!) but when you get a chance, very interested.
May 15, 2014
He was a medical doctor, but not a board certified plastic surgeon. Although he didn't do anything during the consultation that was grounds for licencing review, he was not professional, knowledgeable, or seemingly capable of performing safe Lipo on me...Dr. Thomas Wright was his name...Laser Lipo and vein.
May 16, 2014
Okay--good to know he wasn't board certified. Here on RealSelf we definitely stress the importance of board certification.
Congratulations! And I can't believe you're updating during your procedure. Talk about dedication!!! LOL! Hope the pain doesn't get too rough for you in the next couple of days! We look forward to your post-op update :D.
Congratulations! And I can't believe you're updating during your procedure. Talk about dedication!!! LOL! Hope the pain doesn't get too rough for you in the next couple of days! We look forward to your post-op update :D.
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