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Journey Vaser-Lipo Cankles
UPDATED FROM LondonBasedLady
4 years post
5 years after Vaser-Liposuction - updates & thoughts
WORTH IT$6,145
Hello friends,
If you are are new to my posts, please go back and read from the beginning where I outline my full journey of undertaking vaser-lipo to remove the ‘unmovable fat’ in my lower leg / calf area that has plagued me all my life. If you are thinking to undertake this procedure yourself, you may find my experience useful.
It’s been 5 years since my op, and I wanted to update you all with photos and thoughts. Firstly, I have since discovered that I have Stage 1 Lipoedema. It’s important to mention this as when I undertook the op I had no idea what this was, only that I had ‘unfairly fat lower legs immune to exercise and diet.’ aka ‘Cankles.’ At the time I was 28 years old, and now I am 33 and there have been changes.
The lipo did not ‘cure’ my Stage 1 Lipoedema, but it did remove that horrible fat that I couldn’t shift, which made my legs look like two shapeless sausages. Having Stage 1 Lipoedema means that I am subject to water retention and swelling which became worse the years after the op, likely due to age and hormonal factors (if you live in a hot country this will make it worse).
The swelling was a real killer as it felt like all the work to remove the fat in the operation was being undone. The weird thing was my legs swelled up painfully during the day, but went down again each night.
Since cutting out trigger foods such as sugar, saturates, salt, eating more vegetables and reducing my weight to as minimal as I feel comfortable, I am now in control of the swelling and feel happy about the appearance of my legs again.
I wear compression sleeves every day which work a treat! So yes, only an operation could remove the lower legs fat, and only through careful diet and habits can I stay on top of controlling the painful leg swelling.
I should mention that I am just over 5 foot 7 height, and around 63kg in weight. I never had any issue with my upper body, it was only my lower legs that have caused me pain.
I have attached photos of my legs 5 years post-op and some close-ups of scars. I hope you find them useful! You will notice when bent, one of the scars looks white and protrusive. It doesn’t bother me. Otherwise, I have ZERO regrets in undertaking vaser-lipo and am extremely grateful for the good work of Dr Wolf of Harley Street, London.
Dr Wolf, if you are reading this, I hope you can also advise your clients on Lipoedema (should you suspect they have this) so they are fully informed of their life moving forwards post-op.
If you are are new to my posts, please go back and read from the beginning where I outline my full journey of undertaking vaser-lipo to remove the ‘unmovable fat’ in my lower leg / calf area that has plagued me all my life. If you are thinking to undertake this procedure yourself, you may find my experience useful.
It’s been 5 years since my op, and I wanted to update you all with photos and thoughts. Firstly, I have since discovered that I have Stage 1 Lipoedema. It’s important to mention this as when I undertook the op I had no idea what this was, only that I had ‘unfairly fat lower legs immune to exercise and diet.’ aka ‘Cankles.’ At the time I was 28 years old, and now I am 33 and there have been changes.
The lipo did not ‘cure’ my Stage 1 Lipoedema, but it did remove that horrible fat that I couldn’t shift, which made my legs look like two shapeless sausages. Having Stage 1 Lipoedema means that I am subject to water retention and swelling which became worse the years after the op, likely due to age and hormonal factors (if you live in a hot country this will make it worse).
The swelling was a real killer as it felt like all the work to remove the fat in the operation was being undone. The weird thing was my legs swelled up painfully during the day, but went down again each night.
Since cutting out trigger foods such as sugar, saturates, salt, eating more vegetables and reducing my weight to as minimal as I feel comfortable, I am now in control of the swelling and feel happy about the appearance of my legs again.
I wear compression sleeves every day which work a treat! So yes, only an operation could remove the lower legs fat, and only through careful diet and habits can I stay on top of controlling the painful leg swelling.
I should mention that I am just over 5 foot 7 height, and around 63kg in weight. I never had any issue with my upper body, it was only my lower legs that have caused me pain.
I have attached photos of my legs 5 years post-op and some close-ups of scars. I hope you find them useful! You will notice when bent, one of the scars looks white and protrusive. It doesn’t bother me. Otherwise, I have ZERO regrets in undertaking vaser-lipo and am extremely grateful for the good work of Dr Wolf of Harley Street, London.
Dr Wolf, if you are reading this, I hope you can also advise your clients on Lipoedema (should you suspect they have this) so they are fully informed of their life moving forwards post-op.
UPDATED FROM LondonBasedLady
1 year post
1 Year post Cankle/Calf Liposuction Photos
Hi all who have followed my journey,
I'm finally posting my 1 year 'incision scars' update on my cankles (!). Overall, although you can still see some of the scars in this 'zoomed in' photo. But, in actual fact, a regular person wouldn't be able to see these unless they got real close! :)
As I've expressed in earlier postings, I am delighted with the results and would 100% recommend Dr Wolf of Harley Street, London. My calfs finally don't look like 1 big fat lump and now have definition! I feel happy wearing dresses/skirts! :D
I'm finally posting my 1 year 'incision scars' update on my cankles (!). Overall, although you can still see some of the scars in this 'zoomed in' photo. But, in actual fact, a regular person wouldn't be able to see these unless they got real close! :)
As I've expressed in earlier postings, I am delighted with the results and would 100% recommend Dr Wolf of Harley Street, London. My calfs finally don't look like 1 big fat lump and now have definition! I feel happy wearing dresses/skirts! :D
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How much did you pay for the surgery?
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Hey, it cost be around £5k total :)
The incision isn't at all noticeable. Thank you for sharing. Be great to see what your calves look like now. Cheers
Hi Cheerful! Thank you so much for commenting and for your kind words :) having calves with normal contours has changed my life in so many ways. I’m over the moon and it’s given me a new lease on life!
Hi! thanks for the review. I was wondering did you experience any swelling in the lower calf/ankle area? I also had calf and ankle vaser liposuction about a month ago, though, with a different doctor. although my calf area has slimmed down, the lower calf area and ankle area doesn't seem to have any visible change. how was your experience with swelling in the lower calf area/ankle area?
Sorry for the late reply! It takes a long time for swelling to go! If you go to my profile and go through the posts, hopefully this will be helpful to compare with my journey! :D I’m sure everyone is different however! Congratulations on going through the procedure! It’ll get better each month!
Just wanted to say thank you so much for being so diligent in documenting your journey on this procedure. You are right, it is so hard to find a lot of real life stories from actual patients, and not the cosmetic surgeon practices themselves, on lower leg lipo. Your story has really helped me!
This is so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to post from Day 1 to Day 365! Your procedure made a huge difference (you look amazing!) and helps those of us considering/recovering have realistic expectations. Thank you thank you thank you!
UPDATED FROM LondonBasedLady
8 months post
8 months-post 'scars' update
Hi all,
Keeping you updated on my journey and progress in order to help you with your own expectations for this process :)
Here is my 8 month post Vaser Liposuction surgery scars on my lower legs / ankles. I've taken the 'worst' of the scars for these photos, when in actual fact healing is going great and there's not much more to go! The incisions on the front of my lower legs have disappeared. One of the back calf incisions shows more than the other which is almost gone (The photo I've attached is the one with more scar appearance) The ankle ones are pretty much disappearing well enough. The back of my knee is also gone :)
Keeping you updated on my journey and progress in order to help you with your own expectations for this process :)
Here is my 8 month post Vaser Liposuction surgery scars on my lower legs / ankles. I've taken the 'worst' of the scars for these photos, when in actual fact healing is going great and there's not much more to go! The incisions on the front of my lower legs have disappeared. One of the back calf incisions shows more than the other which is almost gone (The photo I've attached is the one with more scar appearance) The ankle ones are pretty much disappearing well enough. The back of my knee is also gone :)
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After following your journey for months I finally plucked up the courage and made my booking today for the end of April!!! so terrified but hoping i get results similiar to yours as my legs now are exactly as yours were! I would love to be confident about my legs. Thanks for sharing all of your photos etc its helped so much! x
Aww! thank you for letting me know! I’m beyond excited and happy for you! Well done on being so brave, you’ll find the procedure itself is nothing to be afraid of in hindsight, just get through those first 2 weeks! And good luck on the first shower!! I mentioned some self mld massage videos way early on, definitely do them twice a day for the first month :) if you have a local mld masseuse then get them to visit you! At least the first few times :) thanks again for reaching out, this is exactly why I wanted to write such a detailed experience (as there’s not a lot of info out there right?!) best of luck- deep breaths you got this! I have no regrets, I’ll never have super skinny legs, but I have the right proportions now for my body and that’s made the world of difference :) xx
Thanks so much! Honestly your review has been so honest and open its been great to see. My surgery is next Thursday and I am TERRIFIED but trying not to think about it too much haha. I have booked an MLD masseuse to come round on the Friday & Saturday and hoping she can teach me/my partner how to do it ourselves after this. I think im most nervous about going under and the first week for recovery afterwards but hopefully will be fine. Did you find you could walk around straight away afterwards or should you be on strict bed rest for the first few days? I have booked a few days off of work (even thought I work from home) just to give my mind a chance to rest too :-) I am going to buy the oil you recommended for the MLD massages! I imagine they are going to be v painful at first! Xx
Hi,
I am having my laser lipo in few days! Can you share experience with swallowing how long it lasted? Did you have any serona or other adverse events? My doctor is experienced but feeling nervous _never got operation before! When u started training, how long the pain lasted?
Your results are amazing!
I am having my laser lipo in few days! Can you share experience with swallowing how long it lasted? Did you have any serona or other adverse events? My doctor is experienced but feeling nervous _never got operation before! When u started training, how long the pain lasted?
Your results are amazing!
Hello! Sorry for the late reply, I hope your procedure went well? :) I can confirm I had no unexpected side effects, only what the doctor described beforehand (swollen legs, numbness etc) I never experienced any bad ‘pain’, maybe is comfort the 1st few days, but by 1 week it was better, and by 2 weeks I felt normal! Best of luck with your journey!
Hi! Well I can confirm my experience has been very different to yours unfortunately haha! I’ve been in an extreme amount of pain, much more manageable now but day 1-3 was pretty unbearable! When I got back from the surgery I was crying in pain it was terrible. The mld massages are really helping with the pain now though and I am just hoping everyday it gets a little easier. I haven’t been able to leave my flat yet since Thursday but praying by the weekend I have enough strength to get out. Can’t walk more than a few steps at the moment! I have a lot of bruising and swelling at the moment and generally feel exhausted. Thanks so much for sharing your journey, it really gave me the confidence to book my surgery and I really hope the results will be worth the pain! Xx
Great results ! My ankles look similar to yours from before :/ plus I have fat on my chins which is crazy ! Could you also feel a difference in your legs eg feeling lighter or more flexibility ?
Hey Marianna! I know what you mean, now that my fat is gone it’s so strange that this is what people with normal proportions experience! I feel bones I’d never felt before! To answer your question, I don’t feel any lighter, I was never a heavy person to begin with, my proportions were just out of whack heh heh! As for flexibility, I think even very large people can still be flexible, I dont know how much fat changes that, I think I’m the same as before. But when I rub my legs it’s crazy to feel the muscles and bone! Such a surreal feeling haha! The only thing is, if I make an effort to pinch the skin, there is some ‘looseness / excess skin’ but it’s not at all visible :)
That makes sense !! Did you lose any weight as well and do u know of much fat he took out ?
Hey Mariana! If you look at my older posts you can see how much he took out haha! I have a photo of it lol! I’ve also uploaded the pre/ in surgery photos he took of my legs :) as for how much he took out, it was something like 1200 CC? Which I think equates to a similar level of ml :D you’ll have to double check that post. He definitely took as much as he could though, I can’t feel anymore any excess fat, I just have my natural leg shape which is perfect! Haha! I have no regrets!
Awesome results!!!! I am scheduled April 1st to have Vaser Lipo. I am removing the fat pad from the top of my butt..
Ohhh! Thank you for commenting! I wish you best of luck with your procedure! I’m curious to how different your recovery is compared to mine! :D in case you haven’t read my earlier updates, I’ve written an ‘on the day’ experience, which also highlights how wonderfully easy the twilight sedation was :) (I was really worried about it lol, but it ended up being the easiest part of this whole experience haha!) XD
I have been reading your posts , I have an appointment in August . I’m
excited and nervous Could you tell me how long I would have to wait to travel home as l don’t live in London
excited and nervous Could you tell me how long I would have to wait to travel home as l don’t live in London
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