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36, 4 Pregnancies - Vaser Lipo - abdomen, flanks, bra line

UPDATED FROM BlueFLSky
4 years post

Got fat

WORTH IT$4,500
Due to some illness (3mo respiratory illness, a broken ankle, hospitalization w/asthma diagnosis) and I believe hormonal weirdness, add in a bunch of stress including losing 3 close family members and 2 dogs in that time (not to mention covid) and I was a wreck. I tried dieting, exercising, and calorie counting, but couldn't lose weight and my bp and cholesterol were nuts. I decided to get WLS. The way I'm losing weight looks like the lipo will help shape as I go. I have a review for that pending.

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Stanley Castor, MD

Stanley Castor, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.7 | 213 Reviews
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Doctor Castor has a pretty approachable personality and didn't make me feel like I was inconveniencing him or taking up his time. He was willing to answer questions and I only felt slightly awkward/self-conscious during the consult- but I think on some level that's normal for meeting a stranger and being in such a vulnerable position. I felt that he listened to what I wanted and what my goals were. I was advised that a tummy tuck would be a more effective procedure but felt that discussing realistic results from liposuction was helpful for my goals and financial/logistics constraints. I have done one post-op appointment so far and he was very easy to ask questions. I have had to call the office a few times for questions and everyone I've talked to has been extremely nice and helpful. Doctor Castor even called me back on the weekend to discuss OTC pain medication options when I was afraid I would run out of the prescribed pain pills (I did run out but ended up not needing a 2nd prescription). I am on day 12 and already seeing noticeable results, so I'm happy. If I look even better after the swelling is done in a few weeks I will be right where I wanted to be.

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This was awake lipo? How did that feel during the procedure?
You look great! Thanks for all the pics!
UPDATED FROM BlueFLSky
2 months post

6 week 4 day photos

I haven't done an update in a while and these photos are a little old. I'm coming up on 8 weeks here shortly but wanted to get these interim photos uploaded. I have my next post-op appointment tomorrow, July 11th. I'll be asking about my bump and hopefully getting my original before photos.

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could you please tell me how much fat was removed?
Not sure how I missed this, but it was 4 liters. :)
OMG, you have to update us please! I am really curious how you are doing and what happened with the lump.....I have a body a lot like yours and I am rather excited by your progress!
The lump is still there, but it's not noticeable in clothing. My belly can be almost completely flat when I use a belly wrap (weight-loss belt cheap method, heh). If I wear tight shorts/jeans, the lump almost disappears for a while after, lol.

I just started going back to the gym, so there isn't any noticeable progress there yet. I lost 10lbs just before surgery and I'm hoping to lose another 15 or 20. I'm hoping that helps my lump problem. I don't want to undergo all that again for such a small spot. Plus I'd have to wait until after 6 months had passed and I wouldn't be able to until after October anyway because I'm going on a cruise.

My camera broke so I can't do photo updates. :(
I wonder if it is a little pocket they missed? Do they have Vaser, cool sculpting or something along those lines maybe they could try? Maybe it could help the small spot without having to do this all over again. Happy healing!
A missed pocket, that's what it seems like. It's smaller than it was, but still larger than the other side. I'm a huge scaredy-cat so I'm not sure I'll do anything to get it fixed. I imagine they could use the same procedure they use for faces to get such a small area, but not sure I'll do it. I'll wait until I'm closer to the 6 month mark to decide. It is literally the only piece of the procedure that I'm not happy with. The side lump went down and is going down further with corsetry.
Cool sculpting is just a vacuumed cooling device that kills the fat, should be much easier on you!
Well don! Impressive result -)
I think you really look great! Your waistline is awesome! Did you have anything done to your butt? It looks great too!
Thank you! Nothing done to my butt, that's all me. I love my butt!
I haven't been on this site in a while. How are you doing? Did the bump finally flatten? I hope all is well.
Doing good. I haven't been on here in a long time either. The bump went down some but didn't flatten entirely. So my belly looks much flatter with some squish.
I got a new camera, so I'd like to do an update photo. I'll try to remember to do that tomorrow.
Thanks for responding! So, overall, you would say that you are happy you had it done? Oh, I forgot to say that your waistline is EVERYTHING!!!!!! Looking Good!
UPDATED FROM BlueFLSky
24 days post

Day 23 pictures

Day 24 with day 23 pictures. I'm starting to be concerned with my "bump" that is on the right under my belly-button. I would love to hear from anyone who had a bump like this that eventually went down and/or evened out over time.

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your progress is looking great ,well done ,imagine it will only get better once your back exercising and dieting
Hi, I did Vaser lipo may the 14th so it has been almost 8 weeks for me and I still have my left side more swollen then my right and my lower belly still has days with the lumps or lump to the side. I am going to start back at the gym next week as I'm still wearing my compression garment. I love my results but it is very slow with lots of up and down days. I had scar tissue in upper abs and inner thighs that I got prp injections for which made a huge difference.
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