Posterior thigh liposuction isn’t exactly cheap, so honestly I thought about it a lot, and even after getting it done I was still unsure, but now that about a month has passed and the swelling is slowly starting to go down, I feel like the line is starting to show, so I’m slowly(?) starting to like it.
I looked up reviews here and there and chose a place with lots of reviews and a lot of surgical experience, and I think I chose pretty well. With basic aftercare and intermittent dieting, I’m down 5 kg as of this morning. (On the day of surgery, I only lost 1 kg, and the rest came off afterward.)
For about a week it felt tight, swollen, and painful, but after about 2 weeks the pain got a bit better. Like the treatment method for bruising and reducing swelling, I did cold compresses for about the first two days, then warm compresses after that. By around 2-3 weeks, the bruising was almost all gone, and the swelling had started to slowly subside, I think? I did some light stretching, massaged while taking half-body baths, and used a foam roller in between for care, and intermittent fasting was 16:8 like this (evening to morning).
Even with exercise, the shape of my thigh fat itself didn’t change, but after getting it done, it feels like my legs look a bit longer.
If you’re considering liposuction, these are usually the things that come to mind, right? Doesn’t it cost a lot? Won’t it leave scars? Isn’t anesthesia dangerous? Won’t there be aftereffects? There could be more, but anyway.
Money... honestly, it’s not like it doesn’t cost anything. That’s also why I thought about it for so long. But since it’s an investment in myself, I felt like it was something I could do by saving a bit on other expenses. I’m past the age where I say, “I hate my body!” because of appearance complexes, and now I just accept that this is my body and live with it... but I just wanted clothes to look a little better on me. That was simply what made me decide. Not because I wanted to look good to someone or because I was ashamed of my body, but for self-satisfaction. If I started body cosmetic surgery because I wanted to look good to others or out of self-hatred, I felt like there would be no end to it, and that scared me, so I had hesitated, but once self-respect became the basis, it was actually easier to decide. I had vaguely thought it would be good to do it before I got older and my recovery ability dropped, and since there happened to be a temporary public holiday, making consecutive days off, I thought I could rest a bit without using annual leave, so I did it right away.
And scars... honestly, I didn’t care. I am applying scar ointment, but even that I’m applying kind of casually. It’s along the panty line, so it doesn’t show much, and I already have a lot of scars on my calves lol.
Anesthesia risk? Everyone’s constitution is different, but I’ve had both local anesthesia and general anesthesia before. I had confirmed that I didn’t have an allergic reaction to anesthesia, and from what I know, most medical accidents happen because anesthesia is given too strongly. So when I was choosing candidates for where to have it done, I picked places with a dedicated anesthesiologist. I can’t say that fact guarantees 100% safety, but you can at least try to reduce the risk when choosing. (Wouldn’t only scammers or places like that talk about complete guarantees? Trust your gut and avoid places like that.)
As for aftereffects, it’s only been one month for me, so I don’t really have anything to say yet. There’s someone around me who had thigh liposuction, and they had it done roughly 20 years ago. From what I heard from them, it doesn’t mean you won’t gain weight at all. But the number of fat cells has been physically reduced, right? So the remaining fat cells can increase in size, but because the number has decreased, you don’t gain like before. They said they had it done a long time ago, so their skin is a bit bumpy, but for now, I don’t think mine is severely bumpy. I do have some fibrotic lumps, but they say those can be there for about a year after liposuction, and I’m diligently taking half-body baths, massaging, and going hard with the foam roller. (Half-body bath massage seems the best.)
Summary: It hurts like crazy for 1-2 weeks. The swelling starts going down from around 3 weeks. I considered the cost, aftereffects, etc. before doing it, and now that it’s been about 4 weeks, I feel like the line is slowly starting to show, so I’m thinking it may be worth enduring.
+ Ah, for those worrying whether the gap between the thighs will open up, they say it differs depending on each person’s muscle mass and fat, but my thighs were the type that wouldn’t completely separate. But even so, they separated a bit. I’m going to try managing it more and reduce it further.
I like that my thighs look longer from the side hehe.
This review is a surgery review pursuing natural beauty.