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Team Campos !! - Make me over!!!! Lipo w/ Fat Transfer (BBL)

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16 days post

Patience is Everything!

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First off, I want to say that there is NOT enough information about the BS that you have to deal with after surgery on this site.

Here is what life is like 2 weeks after your liposuction. The area thats been lipo'd is STIFF, you literally have to fight with your own body to move around. It is MANDATORY that you give yourself daily massages to break up the scar tissue. Sometimes, I have to do it multiple times during the day. I am still sore and achy every morning. Only using pain medication periodically though. There are little "pea size" beads of death fat under your skin that you have to find and massage out. I have to tape cotton balls in my belly button because the compression garment deforms it without it. We trying to prevent "Lipo Tummy" over here!!!
Over all though I have to say that I'm pleased with my results. My butt doesn't seem NEARLY as big anymore, thankfully. My waistline is super small. Trying on my clothes feels like I bought a whole new wardrobe. But I just didn't want to get on here talking about how great everything is now that I have this new shape. Recovery SUCKS!! I have no idea how I would be able to do it if I had children or a job that had very strict hours. And this is coming from someone with no complications! My friend is having infection issues! ...she looks great though...Would I do it again? Man...I dunno, but now that I THINK the worst is over, except the daily care I have to do, I am glad I did it. But please don't take the decision to do it lightly. This is not an easy procedure to go through alone.

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Jaime Campos Leon, MD

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October 18, 2013
Thank u so much for exposing the "ugly" of recovery.
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October 21, 2013
Thank you
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October 18, 2013
@ NotQuiteRight I agree with you. Of all the "stories/experiences" SoShamelesslyMe is the best n most informative. Foreveryoung also.
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October 21, 2013
Thank you for saying that. Im trying to be as real about it as I can
October 21, 2013
looking really good (: ! almost out of the woods. did your friend saw dr campos? what did she have done? is she on RS? I may be having my tummy soon with him , I haven't been able to see his tummy tuck scars or cases. any input ? thank you very much for anything you can say about that
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October 23, 2013
Thanks. I don't think Im anywhere near out of the woods. I was reading most peoples posts saying they still have numbness and pain at the 6 week mark. Yes, my friend went to Campos too. But infections are just a real, possible, side effect of surgery. Doesn't have to mean the surgeon did anything wrong during the procedure. Anytime you cut into the skin you can get an infection. So don't let that scare you away from a particular surgeon. Hearing about ALOT of infections with a doctor is clearly a red flag though. I don't know anything about his tummy tucks sorry.
November 5, 2013
thank you for letting everyone know this is not easy procedure how many think it is or depict it ti be on here. Recovery is extremely hard on your body, I am 2 mths and 2wks and I still have extreme numbness and burning I cannot wait til the day I feel normal, some say to give it a year, I couldve lost alot more weight and built muscle in a year instead of trying to heal, this is BS
May 9, 2014
Wow u look great!
UPDATED FROM SoShamelesslyMe
11 days post

Doggonit!!!

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They seriously don't even need to tell you to stay off your butt for 2 weeks. Although I don't have constant pain in my butt. Even leaning on it for more than a few minutes is SO uncomfortable. This is my first day back at my job that Im sitting for almost 8 hrs. Luckily Im in an office but i have to get up every 5 min! Even with my boppy...butt chair and pillow :-/

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October 15, 2013
It's going down really well now, I don't think you'll end up huge, just right in fact. Happy healing.
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October 16, 2013
LOOK AT YOU! Simply amazing. I'm sooo envious of your big round booty! And don't worry about the hips, they WILL go down I promise! Not too much though. I'm glad you seemed to be ok for the most part post-op! You're probably just tougher than me :) I agree, some days are kinda weird and recovery totally does mess with you emotionally. I hope you're doing all right at work! You look seriously sooo fabulous..
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October 21, 2013
Thank you :) Yea its gone down even more since that photo. If it were to stay JUST like this I'd be good. But Im only just hitting week 3 so I know I have more shrinking to do. I was a little bummed to read that at 7 weeks you're still deal with the same ol BS. Tightness, soreness, hard skin....ughhh
UPDATED FROM SoShamelesslyMe
11 days post

Day 10

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Seriously looking kinda wide. Hoping when the swelling resolves there will be a better shape. But over all I love how I look in clothes. Just still getting used to my new shape.

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April 24, 2015
You look good. Any updates?