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Slim Lipo with Jplasty Hips/Flanks/Brafat
UPDATED FROM mcrane123
7 days post
360 Hip Lipo Lacerna Update
WORTH IT$3,900
I’m sorry for the late update. I have been so busy with work and kids but I wanted to update my Slim Lipo Hip/Flank with skin tightening progress. First, this has to be the most dramatic procedure because in less than one week I am already starting to see some visible changes in my body. My husband and are shocked that I have been able to keep up with kids sports, school and work after this procedure because going into it I thought it was going to be longer downtime. Originally, I was planning to take 2 days off work (surgery Thursday and Friday) and use the weekend to recover. However, I was called into work the day after the procedure and was fine (totally shocked!). I did typical mom duties between two kid’s basketball games and softball games on Saturday (4 games total so it was an all day event and before surgery I never thought I would be attending the games, much less out of bed!!!!).
I have been wearing my compression garment and my squeam and only take it off to shower and wash it. I bough epifoam on amazon which is a silicone foam pad that stick on one side of each hip under the compression so it feels good.
Even though I have been shockingly super active, by the end of the day I am ready to lay down. Following my big day Saturday, I took it easy Sunday and was back to work Monday. I really think that because I did the procedure under local anesthesia, I have been able to bounce back and do normal activities and not have too much pain. My pain tolerance is not that high I would say the pain is mostly in the hips and very tolerable with Tylenol. I was on pain meds for 2 days and then stopped taking them and take emergency, and the antibiotics.
What I had was a 360 style Slim Lipo procedure which was my Lower back/flank/hip and what I call saddlebag area. I would consider this a low-to no downtime procedure with massive visible improvements to my body so far and I am ONLY 1 week out. I’m am in the very beginning stages of the recovery process but I am so thankful that Dr. Lacerna discusses the benefits of local anesthesia because I think this is why my recovery has been so easy.
I had my follow up with Dr. Lacerna yesterday and this is what I love about her:
1. First, and most important she took care of me during the procedure and ensured that I had a safe and effective procedure.
2. She called me and checked in with me after the procedure to see how I was feeling
3. During the procedure she was sweet to me and made made me feel comfortable.
4. After the procedure she stood me up and walked me through how the procedure went and we discussed questions.
5. She is extremely thorough and really laid out my expectations.
6. She noticed an area in my bra fat area that i naturally gain fat and added in that area for free during the procedure (score!!!!!!!$$$)
7. She is skilled and is one of the best body artist in plastic surgery that I have seen (she has done 3 of my friends and they all look like sports illustrated models and look natural)
8. At post op, she took time to address some of my questions and she was genuinely excited about the visible improvements that are already starting to become apparent. She was so easy to talk to and really spent time with me.
9. Lastly, I can tell that she puts her heart into her work and she wants me to look my best.
10. I am going to be able to get back into a bikini and I think (and hope) I will be 2 sizes smaller by the progress I have already made which I wasn’t even thinking I would be down in pant sizes. (My sister already told me that I look half my size —Yay!!)
I will continue to update but leave with this. When i started this journey I was struggling mentally to commit on if I should do the procedure. I had told myself if I did 5 days in the gym for a year and still hated my body that I would call a Plastic Surgeon and look into it. After 7 months and 5 days/week in the gym I looked in the mirror one day, picked up the phone and scheduled the consult. I told myself, this is it, it’s one life and I want to be happy in my own skin and feel good about myself! Once scheduled and before surgery, I mentioned to Dr. Lacerna that I was having to only wear one-piece swimsuits and could not wear a bikini due to my hip/flank saddlebag area and she told me that she would get me back into a Bikini and that this surgery is so effective because it reduces the multiple areas with massive benefits. I was sold!. I am so excited to see the final result but if you are considering Dr. Lacerna-do it!!! She is amazing!!! I am over the moon with her capabilities and can’t wait to see what it looks like over the next few weeks when more swelling goes down!!!
I have been wearing my compression garment and my squeam and only take it off to shower and wash it. I bough epifoam on amazon which is a silicone foam pad that stick on one side of each hip under the compression so it feels good.
Even though I have been shockingly super active, by the end of the day I am ready to lay down. Following my big day Saturday, I took it easy Sunday and was back to work Monday. I really think that because I did the procedure under local anesthesia, I have been able to bounce back and do normal activities and not have too much pain. My pain tolerance is not that high I would say the pain is mostly in the hips and very tolerable with Tylenol. I was on pain meds for 2 days and then stopped taking them and take emergency, and the antibiotics.
What I had was a 360 style Slim Lipo procedure which was my Lower back/flank/hip and what I call saddlebag area. I would consider this a low-to no downtime procedure with massive visible improvements to my body so far and I am ONLY 1 week out. I’m am in the very beginning stages of the recovery process but I am so thankful that Dr. Lacerna discusses the benefits of local anesthesia because I think this is why my recovery has been so easy.
I had my follow up with Dr. Lacerna yesterday and this is what I love about her:
1. First, and most important she took care of me during the procedure and ensured that I had a safe and effective procedure.
2. She called me and checked in with me after the procedure to see how I was feeling
3. During the procedure she was sweet to me and made made me feel comfortable.
4. After the procedure she stood me up and walked me through how the procedure went and we discussed questions.
5. She is extremely thorough and really laid out my expectations.
6. She noticed an area in my bra fat area that i naturally gain fat and added in that area for free during the procedure (score!!!!!!!$$$)
7. She is skilled and is one of the best body artist in plastic surgery that I have seen (she has done 3 of my friends and they all look like sports illustrated models and look natural)
8. At post op, she took time to address some of my questions and she was genuinely excited about the visible improvements that are already starting to become apparent. She was so easy to talk to and really spent time with me.
9. Lastly, I can tell that she puts her heart into her work and she wants me to look my best.
10. I am going to be able to get back into a bikini and I think (and hope) I will be 2 sizes smaller by the progress I have already made which I wasn’t even thinking I would be down in pant sizes. (My sister already told me that I look half my size —Yay!!)
I will continue to update but leave with this. When i started this journey I was struggling mentally to commit on if I should do the procedure. I had told myself if I did 5 days in the gym for a year and still hated my body that I would call a Plastic Surgeon and look into it. After 7 months and 5 days/week in the gym I looked in the mirror one day, picked up the phone and scheduled the consult. I told myself, this is it, it’s one life and I want to be happy in my own skin and feel good about myself! Once scheduled and before surgery, I mentioned to Dr. Lacerna that I was having to only wear one-piece swimsuits and could not wear a bikini due to my hip/flank saddlebag area and she told me that she would get me back into a Bikini and that this surgery is so effective because it reduces the multiple areas with massive benefits. I was sold!. I am so excited to see the final result but if you are considering Dr. Lacerna-do it!!! She is amazing!!! I am over the moon with her capabilities and can’t wait to see what it looks like over the next few weeks when more swelling goes down!!!
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ORIGINAL POST
Slim Lipo with Jplasty Hips/Flanks/Brafat
I chose Dr. Melinda Lacerna to perform Slim Lipo. Dr. Lacerna has done surgeries on 4 of my friends and they all look like models with amazing bodies-and no one can tell they have had surgeries. I wanted to look slimmer and felt my bottom half was too pear shaped. My hips, flanks made me look bigger. I spent 7 months in the gym, 5 days a week and decided that this fat was not budging. So I made the call to Lacerna and got a consult.
When I met Dr. Lacerna I was knew she was the one.
One of my fiends father works with Jplasty and I have red ally about the new technology. So I decided to do Slim Lipo hope, flanks bra area.
I had the procedure yesterday at 8:30a.m. 1:00. She was meticulously contouring my body and took her time working on me. I did this under local anesthesia and not general so I was able to move, talk, etc.
I loved local anesthesia and would totally do it again. Dr. Lacerna talked to me during the procedure and at one point asked the nurse to rub my head. I never felt scared and she spoke to me throughout the surgery explaining what she was doing Nd asking me questions. At at one point we laughed. I felt that she was so caring and super attentive during surgery. Her staff was wonderful!
After surgery I was loopy and went home and slept peacefully throughout the night. The next day (today) I was called into work for an emergency and I actually went to work for 3 hours. However, i will say that I was exhausted when I came home. I am walking, cooking and talking. The squeam is very tight and after I ate chicken and rice it was super uncomfortable.
I removed the squeam today to wash it and to take a shower and I thought maybe I should have waited because I could barely get my bodysuit back on. This is probably from me overdoing it today but now I really don’t really want to take this off!
My post op is Wednesday and I can’t wait to take pictures.
Trust me, Dr. Lacerna is amazing. She has the latest technologies and I am so excited to see how my body looks. Bye bye hips and hello little bikinis!
More to come but love love Dr. Lacerna!
When I met Dr. Lacerna I was knew she was the one.
One of my fiends father works with Jplasty and I have red ally about the new technology. So I decided to do Slim Lipo hope, flanks bra area.
I had the procedure yesterday at 8:30a.m. 1:00. She was meticulously contouring my body and took her time working on me. I did this under local anesthesia and not general so I was able to move, talk, etc.
I loved local anesthesia and would totally do it again. Dr. Lacerna talked to me during the procedure and at one point asked the nurse to rub my head. I never felt scared and she spoke to me throughout the surgery explaining what she was doing Nd asking me questions. At at one point we laughed. I felt that she was so caring and super attentive during surgery. Her staff was wonderful!
After surgery I was loopy and went home and slept peacefully throughout the night. The next day (today) I was called into work for an emergency and I actually went to work for 3 hours. However, i will say that I was exhausted when I came home. I am walking, cooking and talking. The squeam is very tight and after I ate chicken and rice it was super uncomfortable.
I removed the squeam today to wash it and to take a shower and I thought maybe I should have waited because I could barely get my bodysuit back on. This is probably from me overdoing it today but now I really don’t really want to take this off!
My post op is Wednesday and I can’t wait to take pictures.
Trust me, Dr. Lacerna is amazing. She has the latest technologies and I am so excited to see how my body looks. Bye bye hips and hello little bikinis!
More to come but love love Dr. Lacerna!
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