4 months and I love love love my result!! Post belt lipectomy and breast reductionwith Dr. Rushapol Sdwat! - Thailand, TH
Hello Ladies I am 10 past belt lipectomy/...
Hello Ladies
I am 10 past belt lipectomy/ tummy tuck and breast reduction with implants. I chose to fly from Australia to Phuket to have my surgery due to the enormous difference in price. I researched my procedures for 18 months before finally booking at PIAC with DR Rushapol.
The day I arrived in Phuket I was met at the airport by a hospital rep who escorted me out to my hotel in Patong beach. She was so lovely and chatty they really make such an effort with their English
I arrived at the hotel at 9pm and fell into a ridiculous sleep. 13 hours flying will do that to you!!
The next morning at 9.00am a hospital rep picked me up from my hotel and took me to PIAC. The registration process was so simple. I went straight I'm to see dr rushapol and he was every bit as charming as during my email consultation and quotes.
He measured me up talked through everything we had discussed over email again and made me feel so at ease. I knew straight away I had made the right decision in choosing dr rushapol.
I was then taken to my room and the beautiful nurses helped me unpack. The anisthresiologist came and got me prepped and wheeled me down to theatre at midday. The whole time the nurses were so comforting and as I was going under were talking to me explaining what was going on.
I woke up 8 hours later having had the reduction and implants. I was shaking like you would not believe like fully shaking I was petrified. Within a few secs they injected me with something and my stats became normal. The whole time a nurse was holding my hand telling me I was ok.
I was wheeled back to my room which was like a 5 star hotel! Seriously it's gorgeous. The first. 2 days were kind of a morphine blur and I slept most if the time. I was running a really high fever so they did a chest X-ray and saw I had fluid on my lungs. They upped my antibiotics and told me they would have to see how I went over the next few days before they could do belt lipectomy/tummy tuck and lipo.
Day 4 I got the all clear and was wheeled down to theatre again to say goodbye to my disgusting belly !
It was a long operation and they had to be careful when they flipped me over to do my back because of the boobies.
It was a total of 11 hours and 3 bags of blood later I was wheeled into recovery. Again the first few days passed by in a blur. The nursing staff were amazing!!!!
Day 3 is when I remember feeling pain pain pain I was literally crying. The nurses were so patient and after my pain meds kicked in, two beautiful nurses came in and washed and blow dried my hair in bed for me and spruced me up. Made me feel so much better.
On day 6 dr rushapol said I could have all 4 drains removed!!!! No pain involved in that at all. I then got released from the hospital having spent a total of 11 days at PIAC.
I have been at my hotel for 3 days in Patong beach. I ordered lots and lots of pillows to help me be able to sleep but I'm still pretty restless! I have the Otop market outside my hotel do have done too much walking and shopping there and am now suffering with swell hell!!!!
I came across to Thailand by myself as my mum and dad needed to stay there to look after my 4 year old daughter and I had no one else to come with me. Mentally it's been tough not having anyone who speaks English fluently help me and just hear me out when I'm having a bad day
On top of that this morning my great grandmother died and the fanily are all gathered to mourn her and I am unable to be there and am just gieving on my own. It's tough.
I really just want to head home but know I need to stay here until I get the ok to fly which is another week or so.
I see dr rushapol again tomorrow and will be getting some stiches removed and dressings changed so look forward to that
So a bit about me. I am a 24 year old single mum...
In December 2010 I had enough I was sick of being fat and embarrassing. So I started a whole new way of life. Low carb. Honestly I know Atkins and low carb is controversial but it worked for me. It changed my life. Not just my diet. Once I got down into the 70kg range I noticed all this flabby extra skin and saggy ass gross boobs and it depressed me. Why lose all this weight to look like a sharpei dog!! But I kept going and with some fluctuations I got down to 58kg. It was at this stage my family told me I looked sickly and maybe put on a few. So I sit comfortably now between 60-63 kg depending on the time of the month.
Still I have not been happy. I couldn't wear slim sexy clothes because I had to tuck all this gross skin somewhere. If I wore spanx it made me look 4 months pregnant. No matter what I wore people looked at my pooch. My boobs were like bags of sand to quote Steve carell. My confidence was shot.
I don't date because I don't want ANYONE to see me naked. I even showered with a bra on so I never had to see my boobs. Yep it was that bad.
Eventually I broke down to my mum and showed her what I looked like underneath it all and she saw for the first time why I was so depressed.
She supported my decision to look into surgery and has been my champion since then.
It's going to be as much and emotional recovery for me as well as physical as I come to terms with my new body.
So, there you have it, that's me.
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Had a PS appointment today with Dr Rushapol. He is...
A note about PIAC hospital - I have been to many hospitals in Australia and delivered my daughter in a ridiculously expensive private hospital but none have been as nice as Phuket International. The nursing staff there are just incredible and really need to be recognised for their work.
I am really ready to head home now but still have another week. I'm not sure what cup size my boobies will end up being but I am thrilled with how they are looking.
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Wow, you've had quite an experience. Thank you immensely for sharing what you've been going through so far! So, what was involved in your first surgery? That was the breast reduction only or was something else involved that day.
I'm sorry to hear about your great grandmother! I'm sure you can't wait to go home and be with your family again.
Please keep us posted as you continue to heal!
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