The following post is personal, very personal. Not only am I sharing what it is like to go through tumescent liposuction for lipedema, but I’m sharing the pain, my body, and my experience as there is very little current experiences from women going through this out on the internet. I Continue Reading
Liposuction
Liposuction is the only medical method of getting rid of the diseased fat called Lipedema.
In the liposuction category, you will be able to find a description of all 8 liposuction procedures that I have had to have done on my body. This includes the liposuction of both calves, the left thigh, right thigh, buttocks, both arms, full stomach, sides from armpits to hips, and finally the upper stomach, sides and back.
Liposuction for Upper Stomach is Scheduled
Whew, that was quick! When we decided that my own liposuction surgeon will have to remove the fat on my upper stomach before the panniculectomy, I had absolutely no idea that he’d be able to get me in this quickly! I just saw the plastic surgeon on the 22nd of Continue Reading
Liposuction for the Sides and Lower Back
The time for my 7th, and hopefully last liposuction for lipedema procedure, has finally come. This final surgery is to take care of the lipedema fat on my sides, hips, and my surgeon wanted to try to get some fat he missed during my butt liposuction. I could have had Continue Reading
Last Liposuction Surgery Date Announced!
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated, but yesterday I went to Rotterdam to see my surgeon and got my last liposuction surgery date. Overall, he’s very pleased with the results of my stomach liposuction from back in February (2017). Unfortunately, we still don’t know if all the fat is out Continue Reading
Stomach Liposuction for Lipedema Surgery Day
The much anticipated stomach liposuction took place on February 15th, 2017. Like the other 5 surgeries, my husband and I stayed at the CitizenM hotel (man we love the rain showers) which is only a few minutes walk from the clinic. The only difference this time is there was a Continue Reading
Preparing for Liposuction on the Stomach
In only 3 days, on February 15th 2017, I’ll be preparing for liposuction the stomach. I’m really excited for this surgery because I’m DONE with this lump of fat and flesh hanging from the front of my body. It’s heavy, gets in the way of squatting and cycling, and it really Continue Reading
Stomach Liposuction is Now Booked
On 9 December I went down to Tilburg to talk about my stomach liposuction. Now that it’s been a month and some change since I got my arms done, it’s pretty clear how much my stomach is a problem. #1: Since I no longer have the weight from my butt Continue Reading
Arm Liposuction Surgery (with laser assisted liposuction)
On October 6th, 2016 I had my last surgery of this year. It was my arm liposuction surgery with laser assisted liposuction. What is laser you ask? You’ve never heard of this being used in Germany?! Well, you’d be right. While laser has been around for quite awhile (even longer than Continue Reading
Getting Liposuction on My Stomach – A Complicated Issue
Way back when I did my consultation with my surgeon last year (fall 2015), he was very up front when it came to my stomach. It’s big, it contains a lot of fat, and it’s risky business. Apparently, he really doesn’t like doing liposuction on stomachs because there’s a much Continue Reading
Liposuction Recovery for a Stage 3 Lipedema Patient
A question that comes up quite a bit is “what is liposuction recovery for a stage 3 lipedema patient?” Hate to break it to you, but there’s no clear cut answer because there are a lot of factors that will come into play to dictate how YOU will recover. Age: Continue Reading