Swelling Comparison...
I took a photo yesterday and wanted to share it because I remember thinking I wasn't terribly swollen when I was a couple of weeks post-op. Dr. Michaels told me that my results would keep getting better & better for the first 3-6 months. The below picture is somewhere around 2 weeks post-op (left) and nearly 5 months (I'll be 5 months on June 29th).
In the left picture, I was ~124lbs. In the right picture, I'm 132lbs.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
Thanks for sharing Erin! I am 5 1/2 weeks post op and the upper ab is beautifully flat. The lower ab and mons look like I have a softball sticking out. Reminds me of the fibroids sticking out of my abdomen before my hysterectomy. I'm trying not to worry but it looks odd.
HW: 248+, SW (RNY: 2/28/17): 244, GW (10/17): 125; LW: 115; 45# regain (19-20); CW: 135.6; new goal: 135; Plastics: Ext mastopexy, Ext abdominoplasty-5/18/2018; diagnosed w/ gastroparesis 11/20.
I remember the exact same conversation and scenario. It is a little freaky right? I remember thinking at 5 weeks or so this was it. So not true.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
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