My personal experience withSmartlipo…

I am a 34 year old female and I live in Denver Colorado. On February 13, 2009 I had Smartlipo MPX on my hips and flanks (on my back side right above my butt). I am a person who is very sensitive and squeamish to anything that is medical! But, I have to tell you- that this procedure is an incredibly easy one to get through and recover from. The procedure began at about 3:30pm on Friday 2/13 and I was done at about 6:30pm. I was given an oral narcotic, to relax me about 1 hour before the surgery was scheduled to begin. Then the doctor marked me with marking pens to ‘draw or map’ where he was going to do the liposuction. I had my procedure done under tumescent anesthesia (where they numb the area and inject fluid into the area- you are totally awake for the entire procedure), so I was able to have it done in the doctor’s office- not an operating room. They had me lay face down on the operating table and the doctor began by numbing the area with shots and injecting fluid into me. All of this sounds painful, but trust me I am such a baby, and this was all more than tolerable. It reminded me of getting Botox in a way! Except it was on the top of my butt! After I was completely numb and filled up with fluid, the rest of the procedure of melting the fat away with the Smartlipo and then sucking it out took about 2 hours for a total of 3 hours. After the he was done, he stood me up (and I was pretty wet from all the fluid they put in you) and I was helped into a garment that looks like something a wrestler would wear! It’s made of spandex and it has the crotch cut out so you don’t have to take it off every time you go to the bathroom. You are supposed to wear this garment for at least a week. After that, I went home and I had someone stay the night with me to make sure I was ok. I felt totally good for the 1^st2 days, then after that I felt a little ‘washed out’, like I didn’t have very much energy. At 2weeks post op I was still slightly tingly and numb, and I didn’t like to be touched in that area, although it didn’t hurt, it was just uncomfortable. My swelling had gone down drastically, and I was feeling pretty much 90% normal if not more. After having Smartlipo myself, I can tell you that I would highly recommend this surgery to anyone!

If you think you might be interested in Smartlipo or any other procedure that Dr. Millard offers, please give our office a call at 303-792-5665 or send us an e-mail at info@millardplasticsurgery.com

By: Heidi