Extended thigh lift (with a calf lift)

So glad to hear that! Thank you for updating, I spend every day dreaming of wearing pants that fit around my calves and maybe, just maybe....BOOTS!! And maybe even a dress!

How is your butt doing?

I was looking at boots in the hospital! There is a famous boot manufacturer that is based out of San Antonio. I would really like to have a pair before I leave but we will so Prior to this I didn’t wear shirts and certainly not skirts that were shorter than maxi length. More often then not I would get an additional pat down at the airport because of the size of my cankles. Since theiy were so large they assumed I was smuggling something.

Seems to be just fine. Said to tell you hello.

How did he do the thigh lift and lift your buttocks? I recently had a consult with Dr. Fisher and he's the only doctor I have come across that's familiar with lipedema. I too had bypass surgery and my thighs sag like crazy.

The best way I can explain it would be imagine the incision starts at your ankles then T bones into your crotch. From there the incisions will go under your butt cheeks to create a nice shape. The other end of the T bone junction will go the opposite direction (so on the side of mons in the normal crease). (NOTE: Fortunately for me I was a redo from another doctor so what he did with me may be different you.) He will more than likely continue the incision circumferentially around to the buttocks to lift your thighs, hips, and butt. He then does some kind of magic and creates a great butt from what I have seen. (He didn’t have much to work with for me). I do think he gets his incisions in the bikini line. This is my understanding of how/what Dr. Fisher does. He is very personable and will respond by email or phone so I would speak with him if you have more questions. A note of advice, if you are shopping around for a plastic surgeon I think he would be an excellent choice. Prior to this surgery I had two lower body lifts and one upper body lift. Recovery was very difficult for all 3 surgeries and I had major complications. I live in Atlanta and flew out to California to have my surgeries with one of the plastic surgeons that likes to advertise on obesity help. The difference in my experience between the two has been night and day. I always had major wound openings but so far everything is fine with this surgery and I have a LOT of stitches. And Dr. Fisher is reasonably price. The other surgeon charged nearly double.

I think I have the price listed somewhere on the review at 13k. Keep in mind I had more done than a thigh lift. That being said, when I had my original surgeries in California I think the cheapest I paid was 25k for the surgeons fee alone. And I had horrible recoveries- wound openings, infections requiring IV antibiotics, threw a clot, anxiety, depression etc. I had so much anxiety getting surgery again and much less traveling for it.
Dr. Fisher is low-key. He doesn't have an ego (that I could tell and most surgeons do). Actually, he should have an ego because upon reflection I am just now realizing how much my legs hindered me and he has really changed my outlook. I imagine doing this kind of work must be gratifying.
I have no idea why his rates are so reasonable- maybe location, maybe altruism- who knows. I don't want to look backward but I now wonder what would have happened had I used him
from the start.
I am 2.5 weeks out and doesn't look like I am going to open to amount to anything. I am overjoyed. Keep in mind I had to use a wound vac for over a month to close openings from prior surgeries so my reference is pretty horrific.
My advice to you is to meet the physician you are considering. If they use an outpatient surgical center find out first if they are regulated by the state. I am certain that is where I picked up a resistant infection but in that state the outpatient facility does not have to report this. A hospital would be all over it. Also, find out it if the outpatient surgery center is affiliated with a hospital which gives more credibility in my eye. Also find out where your doctor has admitting privileges and verify it with the hospital. Lastly ask what their own call coverage is like for when your surgeon is unavailable.
Surgery is not without risk but I think Dr. Fisher is sensitive to prior bad experiences and accounts for them. Good luck.

One more thing, Dr. Fisher operates in a hospital and at least for me required an overnight stay. That to me is a good practice. Looking back on it, I can't believe I was sent straight to a hotel after a lower body left. If you are researching a doctor find out where they perform their surgeries and call to speak the surgical or surgery recovery desk. I would ask the person that answers the phone. You would be surprised what people are willing to tell you. (I knew someone that wanted to deliver a breach baby vaginally and her OB was like no way. She called the labor and delivery desk one night and the nurse gave her a list of names of doctors that deliver breach babies).
One last thing to look for is an affiliation with medical residency- this tends to be a pretty good sign.

Yes I have lipedema as well. I really feel like that’s someone else’s leg I am looking at. My cankles measured 11 inches (for reference a dollar bill is 6 inches so the circumference would have been very close to two dollar bills lengthwise). Post op we did a quick measurement knowing they were swollen but if I recall correctly it was 2-3 inches gone. My calves measured 17.5 inches but we have not measured them.

I have to say it is shocking that every morning I get it I see someone else's legs. Even though I am still swollen- it is shocking.