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Lower Body Lift with Dr Peter Fisher , San Antonio, TX
UPDATED FROM MimiFromSD
3 months post
Three Month Update
WORTH IT$24,550
Hi all. My incisions are all healed now. They are purple but I expect them to lighten up in the next few months. The spot under my breast has filled in with new tissue & is even with the other skin around it. There is a hard lump underneath the scar & I assume this is scar tissue. When I think about it, I massage it. One of my areolas has a flat spot on it & I had hoped that the stitches would dissolve & it would round out, but it hasn't yet. The only complaint that I have is that I think that my breasts are bottoming out again, as it appears that there is too much distance from the bottom of my areolas to the bottom of my breasts. They are much more appealing to the eye than they were so right now, it's a minor thing.
I'm still swelling some, mostly in my abdomen, hips & lower back. I'm still wearing my compression garments most of the time, as they help the swelling. I itch at times & I don't know if it's from dry skin, allergies or the nerves regenerating after lipo. Taking a Claritin helps & was suggested by another surgeon on this site.
I haven't been able to start an exercise program because just when my 6 weeks healing time was about to expire, I hurt my knee. I may need another surgery & I'm scheduled for one in a month. That will pretty much tie up my summer for swimming, walking & exercising. I'm not happy with my legs & thighs & I know that walking will help to tighten the loose skin. Oh well, there's always next summer.
I hope you are all doing well & to those of you who have surgeries coming up quick, please keep us in the loop! I'm excited for y'all & wishing the best possible outcome for you. I will post some pictures now so that you can see the difference in my before & after pics. Take care, everyone!
I'm still swelling some, mostly in my abdomen, hips & lower back. I'm still wearing my compression garments most of the time, as they help the swelling. I itch at times & I don't know if it's from dry skin, allergies or the nerves regenerating after lipo. Taking a Claritin helps & was suggested by another surgeon on this site.
I haven't been able to start an exercise program because just when my 6 weeks healing time was about to expire, I hurt my knee. I may need another surgery & I'm scheduled for one in a month. That will pretty much tie up my summer for swimming, walking & exercising. I'm not happy with my legs & thighs & I know that walking will help to tighten the loose skin. Oh well, there's always next summer.
I hope you are all doing well & to those of you who have surgeries coming up quick, please keep us in the loop! I'm excited for y'all & wishing the best possible outcome for you. I will post some pictures now so that you can see the difference in my before & after pics. Take care, everyone!
UPDATED FROM MimiFromSD
1 month post
Some of the bad, with the good
It's been just a day over 6 weeks & I'm still dealing with a wound opening at the "T" junction of my breast lift. I've tried antibiotic ointment & now I'm using BioCornuem on it. I don't know if the yellow in the wound is healthy skin & I read that debriding the wound with a soft toothbrush & soap is beneficial so I tried that while using Hibiclens. That made it bleed & took the yellow out. Even with just letting it be, I have to keep it covered or it oozes out onto my compression garment. Same with my hip where the drain was at. I will include pictures of these areas. Also, under one arm pit, I have a painful lump. It's not painful unless I push or rub it & my instinct is that massage is good for it so I have been doing that in the past few days. I'm using silicone tape for my incisions on the back of my arms & down the side of my breasts & BioCorneum on my incisions on my hips, tummy & back & under my breasts & around my areola & down my breast. In one picture of my hip, I had 2 stitches come to the surface a few weeks ago. I snipped them off at flesh level. One of them spit out yesterday & I had a little hole there. I went & bought steri-strips at Walgreen's & "fixed" it so that it can't go any further. I will do the same to the other stitch, should I lose it.
This has been an emotional roller coaster, especially since the only support that I have here at home is from my ex-husband. I think because it is an elective surgery & some of my family consider it to be a vanity issue, they kind of think I have to suck it up & deal with it. lol I don't recommend having all three procedures done at once unless you have a good support system during, for the first few weeks after & for a few months after you return home. It's do-able but tough!
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You look amazing!! So happy for you!! I will have my second round with Dr F in June! Can't wait!!
Thanks! I just noticed that you had scheduled! AWESOME! Will you post pictures?
Building up the courage to, but eventually I will.
I understand that. Take your time. It is a big step to put it all out there.
Hi Mimi,
Great title for your post - Yes, there is some bad, but you are looking GOOD! Love the red swim suit and your tummy looks very flat. Also your scars seem to be healing nicely. I dread having openings and three weeks seems like a long time to deal with an opening. Do we need to buy Hibiclens ourselves? What all does Dr. Fisher provide to us? Also do you recommend buying button-up nightgowns? Thanks!
Great title for your post - Yes, there is some bad, but you are looking GOOD! Love the red swim suit and your tummy looks very flat. Also your scars seem to be healing nicely. I dread having openings and three weeks seems like a long time to deal with an opening. Do we need to buy Hibiclens ourselves? What all does Dr. Fisher provide to us? Also do you recommend buying button-up nightgowns? Thanks!
Hi Belle. Dr Fisher provides a bottle of hibiclens for your pre-surgery shower. He will have you get a form fitting t-shirt to wear under your binder (he provides) & bra. I wasn't instructed to buy any certain type of bra so I just brought an old one that I didn't mind getting stained. You might want to consult him about what type he would prefer. He will ask you to bring it to the hospital the morning of surgery.I bought the old type of tank top style men's under shirt. They worked well. Dr Fisher's office didn't supply the Arnica which is said to help minimize bruising so if you want that, get that ahead of time. I couldn't find it in the pharmacies that I went to in San Antonio.
As far as the nightgowns, I brought 2 old granny type house coats from home. One zipped up & the other snapped. They worked fine. If you want to go out & about the week after surgery, take large, high necked shirts that have ample room around the tummy area. That way, if Dr Fisher wants you to wear an implant stabilzer band, it won't show & you can hide your drains in a smock-type blouse. You can rent a wheel chair from Champs which is very near by Dr Fisher's office for $60 a week. I recommend having someone take you to Phil Hardberger Park, East off of Blanco Rd. It's beautiful & the wheel chair can be easily pushed by whoever is your caregiver. It felt so great to get out in the sunshine & breath in the fresh air.
Thank you for your kind words. I made the mistake of looking at pictures of openings & it kind of freaked me out. Then again, it puts things in perspective for me that it could be MUCH worse. I feel so bad for the patients (and some of their doctors) who have had major complications. My complications have been nothing compared to some but I don't smoke & I bug Dr Fisher & my Primary Care Physician about them right when I see them happening. Do you have a physician lined up in GA in case you need one? Perhaps your sis's doctor?
If you need anything else or want to ask a question privately, feel free to send me a message. Happy Thursday!
As far as the nightgowns, I brought 2 old granny type house coats from home. One zipped up & the other snapped. They worked fine. If you want to go out & about the week after surgery, take large, high necked shirts that have ample room around the tummy area. That way, if Dr Fisher wants you to wear an implant stabilzer band, it won't show & you can hide your drains in a smock-type blouse. You can rent a wheel chair from Champs which is very near by Dr Fisher's office for $60 a week. I recommend having someone take you to Phil Hardberger Park, East off of Blanco Rd. It's beautiful & the wheel chair can be easily pushed by whoever is your caregiver. It felt so great to get out in the sunshine & breath in the fresh air.
Thank you for your kind words. I made the mistake of looking at pictures of openings & it kind of freaked me out. Then again, it puts things in perspective for me that it could be MUCH worse. I feel so bad for the patients (and some of their doctors) who have had major complications. My complications have been nothing compared to some but I don't smoke & I bug Dr Fisher & my Primary Care Physician about them right when I see them happening. Do you have a physician lined up in GA in case you need one? Perhaps your sis's doctor?
If you need anything else or want to ask a question privately, feel free to send me a message. Happy Thursday!
I too had some separation at the t junction and today you can't see a thing....these things take time (too much time I know) turns out, for me it was the bio-oil that I was using it really wasn't helping but eating away at the tender skin that was trying to heal. I finally stopped everything and it all healed fine and now no scars at all... I'm still in shock over how much you had done, but you are looking great and I too love the red bathing suit! I am having my surgery June 9th....Yikes! excited and nervous​ too.
I do hope that you're surgical wounds are getting better. I read everything you write since I think Dr. Fisher will be my choice to help me get my body in shape for the first time in over 40 years. You know I've never put myself first and am having difficulty not feeling like I am selfish. You do look great and it's so great that you've done this for yourself.
Hi Mimi. I seem to be starting to have similar issues you had. What did Dr. Fisher suggest to treat the areas? Thx!
UPDATED FROM MimiFromSD
1 month post
Does anyone else feel a little narcissistic posting all these pics?
I do! Oh well, here are a few more. I ran out of my prescription water pills that the good doctor prescribed but I'll call my PCP today & request a refill. I feel thin today yet the camera tells me different. Why is it that what I see in the mirror seems smaller than when I look at the pictures? Does anyone else have that happen?
I LOVE my arms & my new curves. I haven't lost much weight but I haven't been very careful. This weekend was a tough one & I slipped back into my old habit of eating for comfort. I had a craving for white cake with white frosting & ice-cream. I just can't have that junk in my house. That's all there is to it! I feel sluggish today & I know it's from a carb crash. Silly me.
One note to those who tend to be constipated, I bought some stool softener gel caps from Walgreen's & they seem to be working. I also eat greek yogurt, usually 1 a day as well as Raisin Bran. My dad used to shake his head when I told him that Raisin Bran was too high in calories to eat, back when I was on Nutri System. The way he used to eat it was really bad...whole cream & he added sugar, along with 1/2 a banana. The banana was fine but Raisin Bran doesn't need any added sugar. lol I'm happy that he enjoyed the little things in life, up to the week before he passed. Life's too short not to enjoy the things you love, but I have to learn to do it in moderation, not to eat my entire day's calories of 1000 in cake alone. BAH!
I LOVE my arms & my new curves. I haven't lost much weight but I haven't been very careful. This weekend was a tough one & I slipped back into my old habit of eating for comfort. I had a craving for white cake with white frosting & ice-cream. I just can't have that junk in my house. That's all there is to it! I feel sluggish today & I know it's from a carb crash. Silly me.
One note to those who tend to be constipated, I bought some stool softener gel caps from Walgreen's & they seem to be working. I also eat greek yogurt, usually 1 a day as well as Raisin Bran. My dad used to shake his head when I told him that Raisin Bran was too high in calories to eat, back when I was on Nutri System. The way he used to eat it was really bad...whole cream & he added sugar, along with 1/2 a banana. The banana was fine but Raisin Bran doesn't need any added sugar. lol I'm happy that he enjoyed the little things in life, up to the week before he passed. Life's too short not to enjoy the things you love, but I have to learn to do it in moderation, not to eat my entire day's calories of 1000 in cake alone. BAH!
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Hi Mimi. Don't feel narcissistic, feel good! You are looking great!! I enjoy seeing people's after pics and seeing how good they look, because I know that will be me soon! Yes, I too, never see the same results from the mirror and the pictures. Every time I would feel like I looked beautiful in the mirror, I would take a picture of myself and then I would look horrible. I always figured the picture was more accurate, which was not good for my psyche. Isn't it amazing to see how many calories are actually in some foods?!?! When my husband and I started this lifestyle change in January, we were shocked at some of the things we discovered. Now when we have our cheat days, we know what the limits of those cheat days are. We have a cheat day about once a month. I had a huge sweet tooth and I didn't think I would get over it. I would eat a whole bag of Hershey Toffee Nuggets in one day. The first two weeks were hard, but now I am good without all that stuff. And I just keep thinking about where this is all going to get me to, in the end!! Woohoo!
You look amazing! Just like an hour glass. Continue taking it easy and happy healing.
Thank you! Good luck with your weight loss journey.
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That's a very good day to have surgery. ! It's my grand daugher & sister's birthday. I had my surgery on my grand father's birthday & it gave me good luck! I'll say a prayer for you.