5 yrs out
Are you local to SF? I'll be at the user group on May 8th.
As for my PS, it was relatively painless. Dr S uses an epidural and twilight sedation. He also does everything at one time. I had an LBL, BL, arms, and sm thigh lift. 4 days later a full neck and face lift including upper and lower eyelids. The facelift hurt more than all the body work. Last Jan I had an upper body lift and didn't take any of the perocets that I took with me. I even brought home a few of the Tramadol that Dr S gives when you go back to the hotel.
I wanted everything done at one time and one recovery period. I was in surgery for 12 hrs. The PS folks that I saw here in Sac would have sent me home after surgery with a pain pump. I was in Dr Sauceda's clinic with 24/7 nursing and Dr S stopping by daily and in touch by phone. Once I was at the hotel, his RN came by daily to help me shower and get back into my compression garments, plus Dr S stopped by daily also. Everything that I had done was under 18k. That included clinic, hotel, up to $600 of my airfare, both compression garments... I've had no complications after 3 trips to Dr Sauceda's OR. I was off for 3 weeks with the UBL. 8 weeks for the body work 2 yrs ago.
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda