You may be wondering why I decided to do Smart Lipo to begin with. From a very young age, I battled with my weight. By the time I was 26, I weighed 243 pounds. One day, I saw a picture of myself from my brother’s 30th Birthday and I started hysterically crying. I’d never really seen myself before that moment – seen just how big I’d become. Over the course of the next year, I lost 80 pounds. What I didn’t lose was an upside down shaped heart of skin on my stomach. I asked my family doctor if I would be able to get rid of it through exercise, and he told me that my stomach muscles were very well developed underneath but that it was mostly just sagging skin that without surgery would never go away.
Imagine how I felt – knowing that I’d worked so hard to lose the weight and this was the best I was going to look. Don’t think I didn’t continue to try for four years to do everything I could to lose what was left. I started running 20+ miles per week. I go to the gym five times a week and lift weights. But nothing helped.
I decided I was going to get a tummy tuck. I went for a consultation and the doctor told me that even though I was going to lose the skin on my stomach, the $8,000 procedure would do nothing for the fat on my back or hips. I’d also have a very big scar from hip bone to hip bone. Oh, and my belly button would no longer be my own, but one created by the surgeon.
Then one day I got a small magazine in the mail that promoted new local businesses. There was an article in there about an office that had opened up that did Smart Lipo. There were before and after pictures with women who had much more severe skin issues that looked amazing afterwards. I started looking into it and found that it actually helped with skin tightening. So – I made an appointment for my free consultation. After I saw all of the before and after pictures, I was convinced that this was the best option for me!
I decided not only to do my abdomen (which included hips and lower back for $4,200) but also my arms and upper back (which cost $3,800). For the price of doing a tummy tuck, I was going to have my entire upper body addressed.
Makes sense, right?
Hi there, I was going through your blog, I am very happy for that your results turned out so well. I did laser lipo 2 years ago, mine did not turn out as well as yours. I even went back for him to fix it, and he made more of a mess. My friend is going for Vaser in a few days, I am considering it, but still not sure. But well done with your results.
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry to hear that you're not happy with your results. Although my body is far from perfect, I'm still very happy that I made the choice to do this. How did your friend like the Vaser? I tried the Vaser Shape on my thighs before deciding to have SmartLipo done but it did nothing for me.
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ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you decided to share your experience with SmartLipo. Your results look amazing! Also, congratulations on your 80lb weight loss! You put in a lot of hard work.
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Congratulations again!
Simone