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I lost 140 pounds......overweight forever.
i thought i would never do plastics, i have a great marriage to a man who has loved me no matter what. then i realized that as i got to a good weight that iknew in my head that i was a good weight, i wore a 10 and i could cover up what i needed to, but when i looked in the mirror it was the same body, only deflated.
So happy with the decision.
It has discomfort, but i will say i was pleasantly surprised it was not horrible painful, i am shocked. The girls that had Lipo were in more pain than me, and they did not have as much incision work as i had. i would do it again in a heartbeat tomorrow. Post op i only used motrin and tylenol for pain control. the compression garment has given me the most pain. I am tight and that is uncomfortable and hard to sleep at times.
All in all a great experience. I will get some revision work down the road. As it is he did lots of work, and had me on the table for 13 hours. I had LOTS of skin. I know it was to my benefit that I was in great shape, i became a gym rat and it helped the recovery and the results.
I know i liked seeing the changes in people.

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I think a small thigh lift works for you because you dont have much skin down around your knees. it is all up high. Dr S will make sure your thighs look good!!!1

The long vertical scar is because I had an anchor cut, a vertical cut up to the sternum because I had so much skin. I have a scar all around my waist to the back and up to the sternum. totally worth it for how he was able to pull me tight.

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My scars do look remarkably good at this stage. Part is certainly genetics, my hispanic heritage is helpful, I believe. Also I was very very very healthy pre-op. Other things that i think had a very positive impact include:
1)exercise, I was in very good shape
2) hormones: i am post menopause (early menopause) and i use bio-identical hormones (I actually prescribe these as well)
3) supplements--good Vitamin support
4) IV Vitamin C therapy pre-op
5) high Protein diet before surgery--animal protein!!!!!!
Even if my scars were glowing green, i dont think i would care. i am so happy with the change in my body that I dont care.
In this pic, the orange dress on the left is 2 weeks before plastics, and the same dress in blue is 1 month post op. No weight loss other than the skin.

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I am a nurse practitioner, so either my business partner will take them out or i will pull them myself as well as all of the sutures. I would have no problem letting my husband pull the drains.
if you want to see my before and after pic just pm me and i will show it to you.

I have already traveled home, 10 days post op with no problems. Got home last night, glad to be home. Still have 4 drains. But feel great.

hey neighbor, nice shirt!!!!!! Michelle is doing great and we are all doing great in Mexico. Pain of incisions not at all as bad as you would expect. i did not have Lipo but Michelle here did, and the girls that had lipo look like they are hurting more than those of us who did not. you go girl, changing by the hour. enjoyed our Monterrey time today. I will miss you when i go home tomorrow!!!

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I lost 140 pounds......overweight forever.
i thought i would never do plastics, i have a great marriage to a man who has loved me no matter what. then i realized that as i got to a good weight that iknew in my head that i was a good weight, i wore a 10 and i could cover up what i needed to, but when i looked in the mirror it was the same body, only deflated.
So happy with the decision.
It has discomfort, but i will say i was pleasantly surprised it was not horrible painful, i am shocked. The girls that had Lipo were in more pain than me, and they did not have as much incision work as i had. i would do it again in a heartbeat tomorrow. Post op i only used motrin and tylenol for pain control. the compression garment has given me the most pain. I am tight and that is uncomfortable and hard to sleep at times.
All in all a great experience. I will get some revision work down the road. As it is he did lots of work, and had me on the table for 13 hours. I had LOTS of skin. I know it was to my benefit that I was in great shape, i became a gym rat and it helped the recovery and the results.
I know i liked seeing the changes in people.

I did not need Lipo, and it looks painful to me, but i did have over a thousand sutures. I am a little abnormal, i was back at work in 3 weeks. I was in great shape when I had surgery. I will be 8 weeks tuesday and i ran a 5K yesterday

I have already traveled home, 10 days post op with no problems. Got home last night, glad to be home. Still have 4 drains. But feel great.

My arms look better and better everyday. they are not tight incisions on the arms, they cannot be tight for risk of rupture with swelling post op. i had no pain on any of my incisions. The only thing that bothered me what when i had the drains near the elbow. I would do everything again tomorrow.

My arms look better and better everyday. they are not tight incisions on the arms, they cannot be tight for risk of rupture with swelling post op. i had no pain on any of my incisions. The only thing that bothered me what when i had the drains near the elbow. I would do everything again tomorrow.

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My scars do look remarkably good at this stage. Part is certainly genetics, my hispanic heritage is helpful, I believe. Also I was very very very healthy pre-op. Other things that i think had a very positive impact include:
1)exercise, I was in very good shape
2) hormones: i am post menopause (early menopause) and i use bio-identical hormones (I actually prescribe these as well)
3) supplements--good Vitamin support
4) IV Vitamin C therapy pre-op
5) high Protein diet before surgery--animal protein!!!!!!
Even if my scars were glowing green, i dont think i would care. i am so happy with the change in my body that I dont care.
In this pic, the orange dress on the left is 2 weeks before plastics, and the same dress in blue is 1 month post op. No weight loss other than the skin.

I lost 140 pounds......overweight forever.
i thought i would never do plastics, i have a great marriage to a man who has loved me no matter what. then i realized that as i got to a good weight that iknew in my head that i was a good weight, i wore a 10 and i could cover up what i needed to, but when i looked in the mirror it was the same body, only deflated.
So happy with the decision.
It has discomfort, but i will say i was pleasantly surprised it was not horrible painful, i am shocked. The girls that had Lipo were in more pain than me, and they did not have as much incision work as i had. i would do it again in a heartbeat tomorrow. Post op i only used motrin and tylenol for pain control. the compression garment has given me the most pain. I am tight and that is uncomfortable and hard to sleep at times.
All in all a great experience. I will get some revision work down the road. As it is he did lots of work, and had me on the table for 13 hours. I had LOTS of skin. I know it was to my benefit that I was in great shape, i became a gym rat and it helped the recovery and the results.
I know i liked seeing the changes in people.

Thanks, and yes i had the arms done. this is just before surgery and 1 month post op

I lost 140 pounds......overweight forever.
i thought i would never do plastics, i have a great marriage to a man who has loved me no matter what. then i realized that as i got to a good weight that iknew in my head that i was a good weight, i wore a 10 and i could cover up what i needed to, but when i looked in the mirror it was the same body, only deflated.
So happy with the decision.
It has discomfort, but i will say i was pleasantly surprised it was not horrible painful, i am shocked. The girls that had Lipo were in more pain than me, and they did not have as much incision work as i had. i would do it again in a heartbeat tomorrow. Post op i only used motrin and tylenol for pain control. the compression garment has given me the most pain. I am tight and that is uncomfortable and hard to sleep at times.
All in all a great experience. I will get some revision work down the road. As it is he did lots of work, and had me on the table for 13 hours. I had LOTS of skin. I know it was to my benefit that I was in great shape, i became a gym rat and it helped the recovery and the results.
I know i liked seeing the changes in people.

xx

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I had a total of 9 drains. Came home from mexico with 4. REmoved the last one on day 29. just learned to tuck it in a pocket. i am now 6 weeks out and doing well. have intermitted swelling but not to much. Michelle and i were days apart. and we were bad girls and trying on clothes at the mall in mexico a week after our surgery. you should have seen the looks we got trying on clothes with drains everywhere. we were quite the pair:)