It's definitely a funny thing because I do have to sit on my rear while the tummy and breasts heal. My doc injected slightly more than I wanted, because so much of it will disappear (be reabsorbed, I think?)... he said it's not an ideal situation but he has performed many of them and results were always great. He has a stellar reputation the DC area- I was able to talk with lots of his clients and also see a billion pics of his results, so I feel okay with it. Plus I really need Lipo in the upper tummy and back, so my thinking was, why just throw it away? Let's out that stuff back in somewhere better lol

Hey! My experience was great, I think I'll post a review of hers on the board and on realself.com with pictures and such, but as a quick overview; I give her skill 10/10, she gets rid of all the extra skin and closes you tight! I stayed in the recovery house for 8 days, it was a little boring, but it gets the job done. Also, I think I must have lost 10 pounds in there because they feed you so healthily. I got the Royal Lower Body Lift with Flur de Lis and it cost $12,000 on May 3rd 2019. Lastly, she is just about the safest surgeon around, and that's including US doctors. She has you do tons of pre op testing and makes sure you are in optimal health. She is safety out the yin yang, like to the point that I was annoyed sometimes because she was so thorough. She literally has this sense of it being her God given duty to be the best and safest surgeon out there, a real type A personality if you know what I mean lol obsessed with perfection

But, you know, she did a great job lol

My boss was admiring my running shoes one day and asked where I got them. I told her I always go to Fleet Feet. She then comes back to tell me that she went there and bought exactly the same pair of shoes because she "loved the color". Funny enough, I've had the most hideous colors because I have them fit me, choose the pair that fits/works the best and then I buy the one color they stock no matter what it is. Luckily, I have a good idea at this point which brand/model is going to work for me, but I seriously don't care at all about color.

Thank you very much for sharing this document, super helpful!!!

I've lost 94 lbs so far in 2019 and am on track to hit my goal weight by the end of October. I'm hoping to have brachioplasty, a tummy tuck & breast lift in Feb or March (allowing 3-4 months for my weight to stabilize).

I live in upstate NY so am researching surgeons here and in neighboring states. It sounds like several on this site have entrusted Dr. Michaels with your transformations. Can you tell me if you found his prices comparable to other surgeons that you may have consulted with? Thank you!

I also scoff when people make some comment about gym fees and how they should just run because it's "free". Psssssh.