Dr. Patel has done multiple procedures on me that have all been amazing. The best thing about him is that whatever your expectations are- his are higher. Recovery is always easy and quick for me. For the laser lipo, it was a simple in office procedure for me. I even went to work the next day. Dr. Patel checks on my recovery a lot and is with me every step of the day. I love him and I’ve recommended plenty of friends and family to him that are also overly happy with their results. The reasoning I had the surgery done was because of my inability to avoid a muffin top, even with strict diet and exercise. For my recovery the day of was easy. I was very sleepy after the procedure, but no pain yet. The next day, my tummy felt like it was full of liquids, “jello” type feel to it and numbness across my abdomen. Underneath the jello and numbness, it felt as though I over worked out the day before, by a lot. This is when I loved the garmet the most because it “held me together.” Some bruising occurred around my flanks, but quickly went away by the 4th-5th day. It takes a few days for the liquid to be reabsorbed in the body, but once it was I am now just left with some swelling. Currently 2 and a half weeks later I still wear the garmet and have some swelling and minimal numbness only where swelling is, but results are already showing tremendously. My best tip to anyone getting this procedure is don’t be afraid when you see the bloated look from the liquids the next few days after the procedure, it goes away! The pros of my surgery include; virtually painless, I was able to not miss a day of work (I worked before my procedure the day of), how quickly I’m recovering, and thus far it seems as though I will have minimal to no marks left from the two tiny incision points. The only con was really the garmet that is worn after the procedure. I look at it as a blessing and a curse all at the same time. I loved it because as I was healing it made me tummy feel secure and less of a jello feel. I hated it at times because it could get uncomfortable underneath clothes that I found myself fixing it in the bathroom a lot. New year, new tummy
