Legs FINALLY fit my body and don’t draw attention like they use to

I received tumescent lipo and tightening on my inner thighs in June 2021 and tumescent lipo on my calves October 2021 by Dr Thomas Wright at Laser Vein and Lipo. If I could give more stars, I would. My whole life I struggled with the insecurity of my legs. It’s like I was living in 2 different bodies. My upper body was small and my lower being XL. It didn’t matter how much I worked out, ate healthy, or had abs, I still had the legs that looked like they belonged to someone 100lbs more than me. I avoided going places in the dead of summer because I NEVER wore shorts. I was miserable in pants everywhere I went. The last time I wore shorts in public was when I was being made fun of in the 8th grade. It was like a deformity I hid from everyone. A long time ago I had researched what could cause someone to have bigger legs, but the information of lipedema at that time showed severe cases or obese patients and I didn’t feel I matched that description. Last year, I researched again and I found Dr. Wrights website and it was like a sudden relief of all the answers and anger I’ve had. I did research other doctors and they didn’t seem as educated on lipedema or some didn’t do liposuction on legs at all. Once i met Dr. Wright at the consultation, I knew this surgery was for me. The surgery itself wasn’t bad at all and was so comfortable. The healing wasn’t pain free, but it wasn’t awful. Honestly I’m so pleased with my results, I almost forgot about the pain. I am so excited to enjoy this summer in shorts and dresses that I can’t stop buying them, as I’ve never bought them before. My legs FINALLY fit my body and don’t draw attention like they use to. I finally have relief from the constant worry and anxiety about how hot and miserable I’m going to be or people staring at me. Also, the thing that surprised me the most was how much my cardio improved. Before, I hated cardio and I struggled with it but I thought it was because of my breathing. After I had healed from surgery and hit the gym, HOLY COW I can do cardio SO MUCH BETTER and I had NO IDEA I was struggling before because of the weight I had on my joints. My only regret would be not doing it sooner. I look back and realize how much I missed out on and how miserable I really was. Look at my before and after pictures, they don’t lie. I bought my first pair of shorts in my before picture as my goal shorts that I promised myself I would wear them post surgery, in public. Believe it or not, only 5lbs less in the after picture. What you see in the after picture is all from surgery.