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Liposuction to Abdomen and Flanks - West Orange, NJ

UPDATED FROM Taytay21
30 days post

1 month! Here's some better front view pics :)

WORTH IT$4,280
Hello again ladies!! Gunna keep this short cause there isn't much to say... except Yaaay! Things are going really smothely. Upper abs and flanks swelling and tenderness is steadily decreasing. Been running 3 miles a day with a days rest every 3 days and it's been doing wonders!! Gunna start high intensity interval training and weight lifting in beginning of august

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George C. Peck, Jr, MD

George C. Peck, Jr, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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ok so my overall rating is a 5 even though some other things are lower because the staff there was just insanely friendly and reassuring. my goodness, I have a fear of needles and one of the nurses let he hold her hand (quite tightly I might add) and rest my head on her!! They were just all so sweet and wonderful and seemed sincerely interested in my story. the bedside manner of the doctor was just ehh because he wasn't there!! I may have saw him for 5 second before the surgery before I blacked out and not at all after I woke up. so the time spent with me was very little. but maybe when I go back for my aftercare follow up visits this will change. also, I waited an hour in the waiting room before I got called in which made me OVERLY anxious. but the staff and doctor pulled so many strings for me and I will forever appreciate that. so they will get 5 stars period.

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You look AMAZING!!!! Keep up what you're doing! You look fab!
thanks so much! and same to you ;)
:-) thanks
I THINK you still have more to go when i was 6 months post op is when i saw my curves really kick in ! so just be patient eat well and enjoy your new bod
Hey thanks! Yeah I can tell there's still more to go cause there's quite a bit of tenderness, hard spots and numbness all around so I'm Def not healed yet.
the hard spots don't go away on their own if you don't massage it can stay even after your healed i had to get 25+ massages because at massage #15 i was still hard like concrete
Aww crap really?? My ps said they dissappear at 6 months. I can't really afford massages... I'm a college student lol. Maybe I'll just get one of those hand massagers off the Internet.
they say all kinds of things to calm you down and stuff but to be honest it doesn't go away on its own it just subdues bit and you will be able to see them. self massagers could would but in my experience it wouldn't do the same thing since they treat you with a machine that emits waves under the skin thus breaking down the fat and the applying pressure they hurst a lot but feel so much better after ... trust me this is my second time going threw lipo
So how much were all those treatments? The hard spots are only on my flanks, it would be nice to getrid of them. But i'm on a budget
Hey I just got a massager today. Wow I can sure feel pain when I massage. I'm hoping it will help. I'll keep ya updated. I don't want to pay for massages either!!
the spa i went to was like 50$ a massage but i started day 4 POST OP and i would go everyday sometimes i skipped days but only sometimes they days i skipped my next massage would hurt more . but at 2 months my skin was already back to normal soft and looking properly . i would suggest them but if your on a budget at least look them up on youtube and try to do them on yourself the massaging part which is the most important for the bumps
Omg yes please tell me how it goes!!
I'm very flat and I love it!! But I have hardness and lumps all over!! Ugh!! Sore and tender but it's getting better! Where did u get it massager sandy?? Lol.. I kinda feel like sandy is my big sister!! Of course I'm gonna ask u... Hahaaa! I was thinking of getting like a small muscle stem therapy thingy that athletes use! Natasha u prolly know what I'm talking about. Normally we would use it on hamstring injuries etc!
I would love to be your big sister, FTshawty! Lol. I got homedics percussor massager from amazon and it was about $50 and I got it today. It has 4 speeds and it feels great. 2 heads and it's heavy duty enough. If you want the exact name lemme know. I'm glad I broke down and got it just for peace of mind. I could not do it with my hands. I think Colorado maiden got an electric one you're talk in about
Yes I know exactly what it talking about... That would prolly really help right!? I'm gunna look all this stuff up haha
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Oh wow 50 bucks a massage... That sounds reasonable but at the same time it's like... 25+ massages!? That's alot!! Haha yeah I will prolly have to just do them on myself. It doesn't hurt to massage myself, it's a little tender but nothing unbearable at all.
most people only do like 10 or 15 but i needed more
i got lucky..i only massaged myself 3 times while in the shower just to ease soreness...i don't have a single lump ...thank goodness...
Yeah my lumps aren't really visible but I can Def feel them.
you look marvelous, dahling!
thankyou girl! feeing great :)
You are looking amazing!  Congrats :)
Thanks so much!
You look GREEAATTTTT! What the heck have you been doing?! What's the secret?? Lol
Hehe thanks girl!! And I dunno! I been running alooot and eating really healthy so maybe that's helping! Since I came home for the summer I lost 15 lbs too so maybe that's making my results look even better. Hopefully I can lose another 10 before I go back to school :D
Oh wow! That's awesome! I haven't started running yet! Im gonna give myself another week or so... I'm too scared cuz I'm still tender and sore.. What are you wearing now? Did u order new garment? I walked on a treadmill for 1 hr but that's abt it.. Did u feel any pain while running?
Yeah my surgery was quite a while after yours so I was good to go when I started running last week. There's zero pain while running. And I stopped wearing my garment after the third week. I know, I'm bad, but it wasn't doing anything anymore except just be uncomfortable so I ditched it lol.
And 1 hour on the treadmill!!?? That's just torture!!
Girl I was walking speed was 4.0 lol very slow! Lol
Wow so u haven't been wearing anything at all??? Even while u run? How does it feel? Girl I take my garment off for showers and if I leave it off for an extra 30 mins I feel weird! Like I can't even walk too fast without feeling crazy movements ugh!
It doesn't matter... And hour on a treadmill is just way too boring... 25 mins tops for me Haha. I rather run/walk outside lol. And I know exactly what ur talking about but by the fourth week those weird feelings for me were totally gone. And when I run I just pull my spandex up real high. How far along are you now exactly?
Well that's encouraging. I am exactly 3 weeks post today.. :) so hopefully next week I'll feel like that! It's crazy to me how flat you are without wearing anything at all though! That's impressive girl! I've been buying all these garments that DONT work.. Smh! That's amazing! Keep it up!
I wanna see some pics! U gotta do an update lol. And honestly the garments just made my swelling move into weird places. Like I would look so uneven and unnatural. After not wearing it I'm just smooth all over and even if I'm a little swollen it's no big deal cause it's at least evenly distributed.
UPDATED FROM Taytay21
24 days post

Looking better than day 1!!

Yep I'm totally stoked. I feel awesome!! And I started running on Monday and I don't swell up after either! I don't swell up until a few hours before bed but as soon as I wake up I'm awesome again!
Happiness :D

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Your results are great, it only gets better : )
Thanks girl! I'm loving it so far!
Looking good and loving all your updates!  IMO your coaches were a-holes.  If you could compete at the Olympic trials then you were obviously an insanely awesome athlete and the fat around your stomach wasn't going anywhere (without surgery).  Talk about the ultimate trouble spots!

Glad you are able to run again with no complications- it is always nice to get back to what you love doing after surgery :) 
Well to be honest I really did let myself go =/ when I competed at the trials I was much lighter (even tho that weight still was nowhere near good enough for them). But yes I am definitely getting back on track!! Thanks so much for the support :D
Thank you for the encouragement! I'm going to get the before pictures from my doctor and post them. It's day 4, I have a long road ahead! But seeing your results is promising! You look great!
No problem! But when u start to really swell up just remember how flat u were on day 1. Your final results will be even better than that!
You look freaking amazing!!
Yaay Thankyou girl!!
you're so welcome, I am so happy to see you are doing well.
How are u? U haven't put up any pictures in a while.
We went to visit my parents and made a really big road trip out of it. I have been feeling really worn out since! Today my energy is starting to come back.
Yeah I went to Philly 2 weeks ago and was so wiped out after. I couldn't imagine getting my legs done. How is ur soreness?
It comes and goes honestly. I have had a problem with my quads cramping up. I feel like my tummy is ok to massage now. I think its the numbness that drives me crazy. The tummy was way worse. My breast and breast lift have been easier to deal with. I am thankful for the medication they gave me because I really feel it has helped my liposuction become tolerable. So if I choose to do my flanks are Christmas I will definitely use the PS that did my breasts.
Ur quads cramp!? Oh crap... Yeah I'm glad I didn't do my legs... I prolly wouldn't be able to train. And my flanks are sooo tender, I can't really massage them cause it feels like a burning sensation if I rub them. And I had to stop my meds after a few days... They made me feel way too weird.
simply GORGEOUS!!! your body is perfect...now leave it alone , because you are a 10!!! xo
Hehe aww your so sweet! But I still have alot of weight to lose cause of track *Bleehh* but thanks so much I'm smiling like crazy :D
Btw I only look like that for a few hours before I swell up again haha
UPDATED FROM Taytay21
17 days post

Evening

Looks even better as the day goes on! Weird! But I'm NOT complaining! :D

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YOU LOOK GOOD! CONGRATS! You definitely DON'T need make-up. Yr abs are Awesome. Bella
Haha Thanks so much!
You're young and Beautiful and tall like a model.
Hehe stooop *blushes* :D
true!
You're looking fantastic- congratulations! I hope you're feeling as awesome as you look.
I do feel alot better!! The improvements are happening daily and I just wanna keep taking pictures! :D
What an awesome thing, so happy for you. I think (hope) this experience is helping to boost your self-image. Just remember, you've always been beautiful!
I really feel alot better about myself now. I still have alot of work to do and weight to lose but it's alot easier now. And Thankyou again so much :)
Looking good Tash.. ;)
Thanks girl! Same to you. Your swelling didn't even get bad! You Def got lucky
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