u/Big-Rope3580

Hello everyone,

I’ve just scheduled Smart Lipo (laser liposuction) for my double chin on May 21st, and I have a few questions:

When is it safe to return to the gym for heavy lifting? I’m very passionate about training and usually push myself to failure. My doctor recommended a 2-week break, but I’m not sure she fully understood how intense my workouts are.

Around the 3-week mark, is there a chance my double chin could look worse due to swelling? I have a company party coming up, and I’m a bit worried it might look more swollen rather than improved at that time.

If I return to the gym after 2 weeks, could that negatively affect my results or cause increased swelling that makes my double chin more noticeable?

Thank you all so much—this community really gave me the confidence to go through with the procedure. I appreciate any advice and am keeping my fingers crossed for everyone here as well, we got this!

On paper, I’m doing really well. I’m 31 and became CFO for a large client (100M+ revenue) operating across multiple countries. When I stepped into the role, there were doubts about me, but I worked hard (including weekends) to ramp up fast.

Two years later, I’m outperforming most finance leaders at my level. I’ve received strong recognition, and my VPs are happy with my performance.
Here’s the issue: when I bring up moving to the next level, I’m consistently told I’m “too young,” that I “have time,” and not to rush. At the same time, I don’t feel like I have real sponsorship from senior leadership to push me forward.

I also sense tension and even some jealousy from peers, this was also acknowledged by my VPs during our 1:1 conversations. For context, I replaced someone \~25 years older, and we managed to turn around a difficult client situation (they were close to terminating, but we secured after 1.5 year long negotiations a 5-year extension last December).
One piece of feedback from my direct boss is that I need to be “more vulnerable.”

This is where I’m stuck. Why would I need to be more vulnerable when I’m already delivering at a high level? What does that even look like in practice, especially in a leadership role?

Curious if others have been in a similar situation or have advice on how to interpret this feedback…Thank you

On paper, I’m doing really well. I’m 31 and became CFO for a large client (100M+ revenue) operating across multiple countries. When I stepped into the role, there were doubts about me, but I worked hard (including weekends) to ramp up fast.

Two years later, I’m outperforming most finance leaders at my level. I’ve received strong recognition, and my VPs are happy with my performance.
Here’s the issue: when I bring up moving to the next level, I’m consistently told I’m “too young,” that I “have time,” and not to rush. At the same time, I don’t feel like I have real sponsorship from senior leadership to push me forward.

I also sense tension and even some jealousy from peers, this was also acknowledged by my VPs during our 1:1 conversations. For context, I replaced someone \~25 years older, and we managed to turn around a difficult client situation (they were close to terminating, but we secured after 1.5 year long negotiations a 5-year extension last December).
One piece of feedback from my direct boss is that I need to be “more vulnerable.”

This is where I’m stuck. Why would I need to be more vulnerable when I’m already delivering at a high level? What does that even look like in practice, especially in a leadership role?

Curious if others have been in a similar situation or have advice on how to interpret this feedback…Thank you