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Originally Posted by Plunder_Bunny If so, what area of your body? How much did it cost? How long did you wear that body garment thing?
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Hi there! I had an abdominoplasty and a bilateral mastopexy with augmentation on Dec. 8th. I asked the surgeon to touch up my hips and thighs with lipo so that I would look balanced after having my tummy skin removed. He did a very little bit on my outer thighs and it made a great deal of difference for me. I lost the "saddle bag" look and ended up being more balanced.
Now, don't get my wrong. My thighs are a MESS! They look like twin char peis! I have tons of loose skin on my thighs, and don't know if I will ever do the thigh lift. That is a SCARY operation to me because of where the incision is. But, the lipo took the bulk off the outside of my thighs so that when I wear pants, you don't see saddlebags.
There is always a trade off with lipo. It does NOT fix loose skin. As a matter of fact, it makes loose skin worse. If you already have puckers and you have lipo, you will have more puckers. A lift is truly the only way to deal with loose skin.
The other thing you should know is that the lipo was the MOST painful part of my healing. My abdominoplasty incision went around about 70% of my body. The surgeon did extensive recontruction on my abdominal muscles. But, NOTHING hurt like my outter thighs from the lipo. Since I am a side sleeper, the healing from the lipo was what kept me from sleeping in a bed for about two weeks (I slept in a recliner).
In spite of the pain, I love my results.
Hugs,
