30 Years Old, 1 Kid, Tumescent Lipo of Abdomen & Bra Fat

Just got home from having my upper & lower abs and bra fat done. I had a lot of anxiety before hand as I am quite afraid of needles and those sorts of things but took some Xanax beforehand which helped. Surgery went ok. My doctor said he had to be fairly aggressive since I had coolsculpting previously. He said it was like going through a brick in those areas, which makes me a bit nervous in terms of my recovery since I have a little one. I’m home now and just took a pain pill and plan to nap for a few hours. My belly is pretty swollen and I’m leaking fluid everywhere but that’s to be expected. I’ll post more pics later tonight.

This photo was taken exactly 1 year to the day post surgery. Honestly, I’m disappointed by the results. I feel like my love handles are now more accentuated even though I’m more active now then I was prior to surgery. Not sure if I see any improvement in my back creases. I’ve considered having a revision but I just remember the procedure itself being so painful. The recovery was a breeze compared to what I felt during the procedure, particularly on my abdomen. I remember thinking as I was laying on the table, how I’d read that the tumescent fluid would sting going in but the numbing should take effect soon and that I wouldn’t feel anything the rest of the time. Nope. I felt everything on my abdomen. Afterwards my doctor said it may have been due to scar tissue from coolsculpting I’d had done years prior. Now my back didn’t hurt nearly as much (also had coolsculpting there). In fact, I only felt a slight sting as the tumescent fluid went in and that was about it. Anyway, all that to say I’m just not sure I want to put myself through that again otherwise I’d already have scheduled a revision.