Hello. I had liposuction on my thighs and buttocks. I thought I had researched thoroughly before getting the surgery... But since this was my first liposuction surgery, I don’t really know whether this result is a good one, so I’m writing to ask everyone here..
About 1 year ago (early May 2018), I had liposuction on my entire thighs and buttocks at a clinic near Exit 3 of Apgujeong Station, famous for high-volume liposuction, and this is my current condition, as shown in the photos.
At 3 months, I felt indentation and unevenness on the sides of my thighs, asymmetrically, and the side hip joint? area and upper buttock area looked sunken, so I sent photos of all those areas to the clinic where I had surgery via KakaoTalk and asked about it. They said it was only 3 months after surgery and that it would get better, and explained that they would compare the before-and-after at 6 months.
So I decided to wait 3 more months. I also lost a lot of weight through exercise after the liposuction.
Meanwhile, recently I gained about 5 to 6 kg while recovering from another surgery, and when I visited the clinic again this March, as soon as I got there they said it looked like this because I had gained weight.. (The weight gain was recent, and even when I was exercising consistently and was 164 cm tall and 51 kg at the time, the condition was the same.. After liposuction, if you gain weight, does it normally look this sunken and uneven? ...)
The manager in charge kept telling me it was uneven because I had gained weight.... Then the clinic said that if I lost 10 kg and came back, they would do revision surgery for me....
And what was shocking was...
While looking at my chart, I heard them mutter, “Did the assistant director written next to this, not the head director, remove more fat?” and I was shocked..
So I kept asking why I would even need revision liposuction if I was going to lose 10 kg, and they said that if revision surgery is done while I am still heavier, the unevenness may not go away well...
I kept asking whether it made sense that I had to lose 10 kg, and then they said to lose even 4 to 5 kg and come back for another follow-up...ㅜㅜ What on earth does that even mean... Then they said that if I do revision surgery, they would include love handles as a service...
I didn’t want a service, and I’m not asking for extremely skinny thighs or anything like that. I just want my previous legs restored.. It was a clinic I really researched carefully before going to.. Is it right for them to say things like that now? Am I the strange one??..
I’m writing because I want help from anyone who has treated a case like this..ㅜㅜ
Before liposuction, I at least wore shorts and skirts, but now I can’t go to public baths, swimming pools, or wear short shorts.. Whenever my family and friends see my legs and scars, they ask why they look like that and worry, and I feel so embarrassed and upset.. I feel like I’m going crazy..
Are there many cases like mine?? Will it return over time?? If it does return, about how long would it take? (It has been about 1 year now.) And do I absolutely have to get revision surgery? Would procedures like injections not work? I’m really so scared of having surgery again.. I’m scared, but I want to at least go back to how I was before.. If restoration is possible, I would even get restorative surgery right away..
I’m not trying to insult that clinic, but I’ve developed unnecessary distrust, so I can’t ask that clinic anything anymore.... What should I do?...
I think the initial surgery cost about 5 to 6 million won... I went for a consultation at a clinic famous for liposuction restoration... and they mentioned about 10 million won... I’ve been so stressed because of this that I even developed hair loss...
Once again, I’m not trying to insult or disparage the clinic where I had surgery, so I have no intention of revealing the clinic name separately. I just want restoration.. Please give me some information..
Since the surgery cost was not a small amount for me, I’m posting to ask whether it is normal for it to turn out like this. If anyone has had a similar experience or knows a treatment method, please contact me privately..
(The photos show side views of both legs, the side line of the buttocks from the back, and the side view of the buttocks.)