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55 Yrs Old, "Empty-Nester" Mommy Makeover Phase 1/Lipo of waist, abs, back, bra bulges, mons. Pix are out of order, can't edit.
UPDATED FROM Diamond_X5
1 year post
more pix. pre op and post op
$11,000
I left these pix out. So much for doing a ton of research and seeing a well known, reputable, board certified PS. So many good reviews too. Will never believe good reviews anymore. Everyone was nice but nice isn't enough. Still got bad results. Overrated, and I overpaid. I wanted a shape change. Thank God I didn't let him do my BABL as planned. He wanted to do Benelli + overs, and wouldn't do a small breast reduction with it, which lots of PS do, no problem. He's probably okay if you have small breasts and want a BA. Something uncomplicated. Apparently uses outdated techniques.
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UPDATED FROM Diamond_X5
1 year post
Bad results from nice dr. Why does everyone else get a good result except me?!!
Sorry to say I didn't get the results we planned on. I came out nothing like the example pix of women w/similar body type to me. I have a boxy butt now, dents on the waist, he never did anything with the armpit fat, or the anterior abdominal wall. Waist fits into smaller pants but have square butt that's obvious in clothing. He was supposed to sculpt and taper the waist, remove iliac rolls, and lumbar fat. I told him I wasn't happy with his work but he told me, "no surgeon could do anything with that (boxy iliac rolls) because it's 'muscle and bone'" What? I happen to have a background in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and know what he said is a lie. He assumes people are dumb. I consulted w/other PS for 2nd opinion and they couldn't believe this was his work. They all said he should have done more, tapering it down to get rid of the iliac and lumbar fat to get rid of the square butt, and he could have done a lot more for the anterior abdominal fat. He barely touched it because of my over 18 year old FTT. Using his "artist's eyes" for "aggressive waist lipo" resulted in dents on both sides of my back. I think he was unsure of himself that's why he was afraid to do anything with it. Because they all kept saying I look great! and I'll continue to shrink, which is BS, I don't trust him and would never go back for a redo on this $12,000. botch job. My husband is pi$$ed.
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JillStB
September 16, 2019
Im very sorry for your results. I experienced a similar scenario with a botched TT, Lipo of flanks, and severely botched inner thigh lipo.
I've threatened to take them to court as the doctor after seeing me last month and pretending to come up with a plan to redo my thighs and lying about why my TT scar was two inches higher then any other I've ever seen, HD tapped taking phone calls. She's didn't even have the balls to speak to me over the phone to tell me she would t do more surgery on me to fix her mess up. She sicked her nasty office manage on me.
Also when I was in the office and told her I had gotten depressed due to my messed up body, she said to me I already had issues before surgery. I vehemently stopped her and said I've NEVER had a diagnosis of depression before and my therapist/ NP would be happy to concur with me on that.
So I've been to three consults and they've all had stuff to say about hr shoddy work.
I've held off Accepting their crappy refund I demanded until I've consulted one more well known plastic surgeon who is befuddled by her work and what to do with me. She's going to consult her other woman doctors from round the country to get the best ideas how to address my poor body. Hey I'm trying to see the upside . That is I have good upper abs, but I always did! But they are better and she's trying to take credit for that!
I'm here for you if you wanna blow off steam cuz I get it!
Best of luck!
UPDATED FROM Diamond_X5
6 days post
More post-op stuff
I am in some sort of a garment with a binder and additional elastic bandaging wrapped around me. There is one drain and a bunch of foam panels that are meticulously covered by all the wrappings. I can't wait to get rid of this foam, I feel like a turtle, lol. The foam panels go from just under my breasts to down to the mons. I can't go out in public like this! On about the third day I started to get itchy where the foam was stuck to my skin so we called Dr. H. and he had me come in and he placed some cotton fabric between my skin and the foam and that resolved the itching. I couldn't really see much since I was lying flat but my husband noticed a definite difference. I can't wait to see it tomorrow. The protocol for the first week is I have to be completely straight most of the time, either lying flat or standing upright. I can sit down to eat and go to the bathroom. When I'm up I'm walking around the house for exercise, or doing calf raises or working on the computer. Dr. H is very strict about not doing housework or allowing me to be exposed to dirt, or dust, etc. I ordered myself some compression garments that I should get this week. I'm not sure what he's going to put me in next but I'll have some spares.
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June 13, 2016
I forgot to mention that for the first 2-3 days I needed my husband's help to get up and down from lying or sitting. It was pretty painful, but I've dealt with it before after having 10 lb babies, tummy tuck and prolapse repair/pelvic reconstruction surgery. By the 4th day I could do it independently. My husband has been fantastic, loving and patient helping me. He's usually very squeamish but he actually helped me with my drain and didn't faint at the sight of the fluid in it. I'm so blessed to have him, he's my hero.
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