Just had Lipo of the Outer Thighs & Flanks!

I'm 22 years old, 5'5, and have been stuck at a solid 140lbs for the past year and a half. I will be having my flanks and outer thighs ($3000) done as well as getting saline implants ($5000) (natural, perky, athletic... nothing huge).

After reading a million reviews on this site, I am also going to ask about getting lipo on my lower abs. I don't want to go through all of this recovery and work only to still be uncomfortable with my body, especially if I start gaining weight in my belly even more after the surgery. I'd always been around 125lbs, then I got engaged, and everyone tells me that I "came into my 'woman' body" during the stressful wedding planning time. Large, bulgy thighs/saddlebags run in my family; every girl on my mom's side has been cursed with them, and I've had them since I turned 14. I haven't worn shorts since I was in junior high, and I have never in my life worn a bikini bottom without board shorts. I know I'm not what most would classify as "overweight" or even "thick", but I've just never been happy with myself and it's become SUCH a distraction in my life. I can't enjoy my day to day life with my husband because I'm busy feeling inadequate and unattractive.

I finally decided, after obsessing for years and researching procedures, that liposuction was the best solution. Now I am scheduled for my procedures in 4 weeks... and have been pretty much living on this website ever since I confirmed the appt haha.

I'm very nervous, very excited, and very hopeful. I'm worried about the pain, but I have an amazing husband who I know will take care of me. My only other concern is that my rampant cellulite will look worse after the leg lipo :/ My doctor flat out and honestly told me, if this would be devastating to me, that I should not follow through with the lipo. At this point, I think it's worth the risk. I will definitely update after the appointment and hopefully be able to get some pictures up!!

My pre-op appointment is tomorrow, and I'm going to be asking about getting Coolsculpting done in my flank/abdominal areas instead of liposuction. Being that I don't have an extreme amount of fat over those areas (they're just very resistant to diet and exercise), I've gathered from many reviews and Q&A's on this site that there is a big chance I'd have rippling with traditional lipo on these areas. Also, I have scar tissue from a hernia repair that could be troublesome.

I'm going to request the Coolsculpture be done a week or so before the invasive (outer thigh tum. lipo and BA) surgeries so that hopefully all of my results will develop together and I won't have to wait until I'm recovered to go in for the Coolsculpting.

LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO GO....

...and I'm absolutely terrified :| I seem to have a habit of after making a large cosmetic decision (usually to chop all my hair off or dye it a crazy color) suddenly, I love everything about it as is. This is happening with my surgeries as well. I feel great about myself all of the sudden and am wondering why I am going under the knife. Part of me wonders if this new-found confidence is from the fact that I know my body will be changing soon, though and I think I'd regret canceling the surgery.

I am mostly worried about the lipo that will be performed on my flanks. I know it is necessary to achieve a smooth curve from hips to thighs (since he is also doing my thighs), but when I pull back my fat on my flank area, I go from curvy to straight and square... I don't like it!

My biggest fear: I will go from my VaVaVoom curves, to straight and square. I know my saddlebag/thigh area is definitely out of proportion to my body, but I don't want to lose my womanly figure if TOO much fat is removed from my flank area. My large set bottom half sets me apart, I just want it a TAD smaller.

I have voiced my concerns a number of times to my doctor, but I am still worried. Hopefully this will subside?