u/Competitive_Ebb_3164

Hi everyone 😊

I just found out I’ll be able to complete my upper body in 1 surgery instead of 2, which is amazing news. It’s also made me start considering legs earlier, before any future pregnancies. For reference, Dr Georgiou will be doing my upper body.

I feel bad even bringing this up because I know pain relief is the priority for most people, and I completely understand that. I’ve been there too. I’m very privileged now to even be worrying about aesthetics.

But honestly, after having this condition since I was 6, I’ve never really had the chance to like my body until my 30s, and I’m scared of losing the curves I’ve finally learned to love.

A lot of lower surgery results I’ve seen have a look that feels “off” to me — not because of lumpiness, but because the feminine curves seem to disappear. The legs become very skinny while the hips/glute area looks boxy or disproportionate, almost like post-menopausal fat redistribution. I hope that makes sense...

I naturally have very wide hips, so I’m worried that removing too much fat from my legs could create that same “oversucked,” boxy look.

I’d really like to understand what causes this specific outcome so I know what to discuss with my surgeon, and whether there’s a way to avoid it. The only clinic whose results consistently look more balanced to me is Lipemedical in Madrid — some of their work looks incredible imo. Does anyone know what they do differently?

Also, if anyone here has had lower surgery and does heavy weightlifting / had a lot of leg muscle under the lipoedema, were you happy with your results?

Thank you all 🙏

Hi everyone,

I've been doing Internet research for months now on different lipoedema surgeons. I've seen and read an endless amount of shared testimonials.

On top of lipoedema removal, I knew I wanted to do TT and a breast lift due to massive weight loss so I'm looking for not only someone who's experienced and knowledgeable with lipoedema but also cares strongly about the aesthetics (my pain is nowadays almost non-existent thanks to conservative treatments so I have the privilege that I understand not many do).

From the get go, I immediately loved Dr Georgiou and thought he checked all the boxes but I forced myself to choose a few more - Dr Menayo and Dr Nowicka seemed to be aligned with what I wanted.

I just had my first consultation and it was with Dr Georgiou and I loved him a lot and I thought he was exactly what I wanted and was hoping for. He understood exactly what I needed, and elevated it with his advice to protect me from any unnecessary treatments while combining medical with aesthetics.

Now I don't even want to book other consultations but a big part of me thinks that's not smart 🤓

Did any of you experience the same and were you still glad you booked additional consultations?

Thanks everyone 🙏