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'After lipo on her thighs, my ex. started obsessing about her breasts...she'll never be happy'
Pros:
For my girlfriend, she was a completely different person post-surgery:
Hugely improved mental image,
Changed attitude towards life,
Better beach-volleyball player.
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Cons:
Don't really know if it helped or worsened her body image issues
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Cost:
$2500
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Healing time:
1 year total
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Pain-o-meter: 3
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Actually, I am writing on someone's behalf - I am an ex-boyfriend of a woman who had liposuction on her thighs.
All I know is that we went out for 5 years and she was my true love. She was sweet, smart and funny. Even though she may have had ever so slightly rounded thighs, I thought they were perfect, because they were part of her and I loved her, not a body part. But, she was absolutely miserable and self-conscious about them.
For the first year we were together, we only had sex with her skirt part way down because she didn’t want me to see her thighs. She would wrap a towel on her waist to go in and out of the shower and she had this ingenious way of going to the beach or pool with her towel, then fling it over only when she was submerged in the water. Getting dressed and buying clothes for her was a nightmare, dinners out and club wear was torture, and no matter how many people loved her and told her she was beautiful, which she was, she was obsessed beyond hope.
To get my girlfriend to stop worrying so much about it, I supported her in her decision to get liposuction. I was a bit alarmed at the speed with which she wanted to do it - we had both just basically found out this operation existed (this is about 12 years ago) and boom, she was there in the doctors waiting room. But I made sure that both she and I were educated about it before she underwent it. She was so excited.
Post surgery was kind of difficult because she was bruised-up a bit, but her mental state of mind was so terrific that she ignored everything else. OK, so the surgery turned out OK - I could see a difference, but not THAT much, but she was over the moon for joy.
About 8 weeks post-op, she ran around in bikinis doing her fave sport of beach -volleyball, wore the tightest clothes and celebrated her body. Sex post-op was the best we ever had because she finally opened up - and for the first time, I saw her walk around our bedroom naked.
After lipo on her thighs, she started obsessing about her breasts and how they were too small, and it seemed to me she just passed on her unhappiness to another body part – that’s when it was confirmed to me that we were dealing with a larger issue than just round thighs.
I urged her to get therapy because I couldn’t believe that a body part could make her so happy or sad, but she refused - saying her problems were solved - and they would be even more solved with D implants. That’s why we broke up - I couldn’t believe that such a smart woman would fall victim to society's demands of so called bodily perfection - after all, isn’t there more to life than trim thighs and big boobs?
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
Better than expected
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
none
Healing aids used:
nope
Number of doctors consulted:
2
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
3
Had an elective procedure before:
No
Complications or follow-up procedures:
Not Specified
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should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or
disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare provider. Please
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regarding your condition.
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
41 now, 29 then
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Ethnic group:
Caucasian
Education:
High School or less
Country:
United States
State/Province:
Texas
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Our weight alone is not a sufficient measure to assess our risk for disease. Total body fat, fat distribution and the consequences of dieting must be considered as well.
(Source: the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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