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Professor Ajay Mahajan 2023-02-04 Person 5 5 0

This is a review of my lipoabdominalplasty procedure carried out by prof AJ Mahajan I have my initial consultation with Mr Mahajan on the 4 July 2022. The meeting was detailed and photos were taken ,my expectations and hopes were outlined to Mr Mahajan who gave me his honest and experienced decision based on all his medical and surgical knowledge on whether the outcome would be possible. I then received a letter a week later to say it would be possible to go down the green pathway to surgery but it would be helpful to lose a few pounds for a better result and if I consent to surgery and am within a healthy bmi & refrained from smoking I could go on the waiting list . I contacted Mr Mahajan's secretary and after a conversation I was not only put on the waiting list but also a cancellation list too . Four weeks later I was contacted to see if I was available for surgery in two weeks time to which I was over the moon about and my surgery date was confirmed . I then attended for pre op appointments and blood test etc. My surgery from consultation to the date was just 6 weeks I was so lucky to be in on the 22nd Aug 2022. On the day of surgery o had to arrive at the Yorkshire Clinic at 7am ,I was checked in and taken up to my suite and prepared for surgery and filled in the relevant paperwork. Mr Mahajan came to see me and told me what to expect and we had a brief chat which I thought was nice and put me at ease . I was the first surgery of the day and was taken down to anaesthetic department at 8-15am .The last thing I remember was about 8:30 having the injection ! When I woke up it was 1:50 on the afternoon i was back in my suite wondering where the day had gone . I felt sick from the anaesthetic and woozy from the operation the nurses around me were fantastic and talked to me about how I was feeling ,I was in pain but managed well with codiene and paracetamols. The first night I slept on and off . I had a catheter in so didn't need to get up to the toilet . The second day in the afternoon my husband and children could visit me . I was encouraged to get out of bed and go to the toilet myself (once the catheter was removed) I had blood bags in place either side but slowly managed . I was also encouraged to sit in a chair which I did at meal times . Pain wise I was very swollen and felt "tight" the corset I had on was digging in a bit but on the whole I felt well . Mr Mahajan came to see me and told me the surgery had gone well and that I was down for a long time but he was confident with the results - he then gave me a sneak peek at my tummy and I was absolutely amazed and overwhelmed and really happy . I was due to go home in day 4 but my blood bag on one side was still a bit full so I did stay in an extra night as a precaution but I was happy with this decision . By Friday afternoon when I was leaving I was much more comfortable I had had a shower myself and washed my hair I had been walking around my room not only many painkillers and stopped the codiene . I felt ok to go home . I spent a week in bed just up and down for essentials then week 2 I did light jobs but from week 3 I was driving and back shopping with help . My aftercare was excellent I saw Mr Mahajan for 5 weeks to have my seroma drained then again after 3 months and again after 5 before being confidently discharged . I am absolutely over the moon I made the decision to have this operation it truly has changed my life my confidence my clothes and my outlook on life . I would highly recommend Mr Mahajan not only is he an experienced professor of surgery and knows his stuff but he is a lovely caring man than wants the best outcome and really listens. I had read many testimonials on forums and articles about tummy tuck surgery over the years and the time thought the recovery would be horrendous and hard work with 2 young children but I am amazed at how easy it was afterwards , luckily I have had no issues with my scar and have healed well . This is my own honest account of my surgeon,procedure and nursing care and hope it helps anyone considering this surgery in the future Emma