Body Contouring Testimonial

WEBVTT 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:10.240 When I sought you out, it was a combination of factors, really. 00:00:10.323 --> 00:00:12.200 It was the technical expertise. 00:00:12.283 --> 00:00:14.360 It was the incredible experience. 00:00:14.443 --> 00:00:16.760 Your results speak for themselves. 00:00:16.843 --> 00:00:18.840 But that part for me is a given. 00:00:18.923 --> 00:00:23.000 Beyond that, it's really, do you understand who I am and what 00:00:23.083 --> 00:00:24.720 it is that I'm looking for? 00:00:24.803 --> 00:00:26.680 I was born in '79. 00:00:26.763 --> 00:00:30.364 I grew up in a generation of women that was thought about 00:00:30.942 --> 00:00:31.880 disordered eating, essentially. 00:00:31.963 --> 00:00:35.120 We were all expected to be very thin and perfect. 00:00:35.203 --> 00:00:39.440 And so I started my first diet when I was seven, and then yo-yoed. 00:00:39.523 --> 00:00:42.600 My parents brought me to a nutritionist to lose seven pounds. 00:00:42.683 --> 00:00:47.080 Really, that disorder peaked when I was about 20, I would go days without eating. 00:00:47.163 --> 00:00:51.640 And then the flip side of that was not knowing how to properly 00:00:51.723 --> 00:00:54.760 nourish or feed my body. 00:00:54.843 --> 00:00:59.200 When I did start eating, I gained over 100 pounds, and that was devastating. 00:00:59.283 --> 00:01:01.360 I knew that that also wasn't healthy. 00:01:01.443 --> 00:01:05.800 One day, I saw a picture of myself and didn't recognize that it was me. 00:01:05.883 --> 00:01:09.960 And so I made a decision that I was just going to do better. 00:01:10.043 --> 00:01:13.080 I wasn't looking to lose 50 pounds or 100 pounds. 00:01:13.163 --> 00:01:15.760 I just wanted to be a better version of me. 00:01:15.843 --> 00:01:19.440 And over a year and a half, I lost 100 pounds. 00:01:19.523 --> 00:01:21.320 So it was just diet and exercise. 00:01:21.403 --> 00:01:22.720 That is so awesome. 00:01:22.803 --> 00:01:27.877 You overcame an eating disorder, which many people don't. 00:01:27.960 --> 00:01:28.880 Many people can't. 00:01:28.963 --> 00:01:32.560 I mean, there's a mortality associated with that eating disorder, 00:01:32.643 --> 00:01:34.360 and then you gain weight. 00:01:34.443 --> 00:01:39.640 Clearly, obesity is a major, major issue, particularly in this country. 00:01:39.723 --> 00:01:42.760 But then you overcame that, and that's awesome. 00:01:42.843 --> 00:01:47.960 But then the problem Like it is for most people who lose a lot of weight is your 00:01:48.043 --> 00:01:53.280 trophy for this is this constant reminder of excess skin after the fact. 00:01:53.363 --> 00:01:57.520 I was looking for something that would let me get back to the version of me that I 00:01:57.603 --> 00:02:00.360 was before the whole experiment began. Sure. 00:02:00.443 --> 00:02:03.280 It's a heck of a journey, man. 00:02:03.363 --> 00:02:07.120 You've got two lovely daughters with bright blue eyes, which is awesome. 00:02:07.203 --> 00:02:10.280 I was hypersensitive about certain areas. 00:02:10.363 --> 00:02:13.160 Definitely my thighs, definitely my upper arms. 00:02:13.243 --> 00:02:15.000 But I said I had two babies. 00:02:15.083 --> 00:02:19.560 My belly is representative of carrying those children, and I wasn't 00:02:19.643 --> 00:02:21.480 ashamed or embarrassed of that. 00:02:21.563 --> 00:02:26.720 At no point did you try to compel me to do something that was not on my list. 00:02:26.803 --> 00:02:31.840 You did methodically explain what the various scenarios were and outcomes 00:02:31.923 --> 00:02:34.560 that could be achieved, but it allowed me to make 00:02:34.643 --> 00:02:36.240 the decision that was right for me. 00:02:36.323 --> 00:02:39.320 Body contouring, specifically, is one of my absolute favorite things 00:02:39.403 --> 00:02:44.560 to do because I feel like I can identify very well with patients and somebody 00:02:44.643 --> 00:02:47.040 might look at me and say, Oh, you're fit. 00:02:47.123 --> 00:02:48.760 What the hell do you know about it? 00:02:48.843 --> 00:02:52.560 I had major issues with images. 00:02:52.643 --> 00:02:55.800 To be able to help somebody get to where... 00:02:55.883 --> 00:03:00.557 Especially just take any part in a journey that goes from where you were to place 00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:02.080 that can help you feel better about yourself. 00:03:02.163 --> 00:03:07.597 That is uber exciting to me, and it's fun, and I enjoy it. 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:07.760 I love it. 00:03:07.843 --> 00:03:12.680 There are stereotypes related to plastic surgery, but when you talk about 00:03:12.763 --> 00:03:17.920 the reason that you came into it and how it shaped your entire approach on a daily 00:03:18.003 --> 00:03:21.880 basis, all stereotypes are shattered. Oh, I appreciate that. 00:03:21.963 --> 00:03:25.960 You're helping redefine something that was once viewed as superficial and really 00:03:26.043 --> 00:03:27.840 putting the integrity behind it. 00:03:27.923 --> 00:03:29.917 Hoping to. 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:30.040 Yeah.