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Hi I had first one take from belly as my surgeon said that’s the donor area she preferred. Second time she did flanks and inner and outer thighs. It takes about 3 months to see the real results due to swelling and fat absorption. It seems the left side (cancer side) is harder to work with so I had to have the second grafting - I’m 10 days post surgery and happy so far but expect left area will always be not quiet right as they had to do more work and probably the fat just doesn’t stick as well as a result. Once all healed it’s impossible to see pretty much any scars from this procedure or where they injected fit - you heal really well - the junky issue I had last time was a little pocket formed under my belly button but my surgeon zapped that on the second surgery so it’s gone now. Also first time I wore a warp around compression that the hospital gave me but it kept moving up and I think made the pocket. This time I wore Spanx which are club more comfortable and even to smooth out contour. Diep survey wasn’t an option for me so I didn’t do any research into it - it’s another massive surgery and longer recovery from what I’ve heard but can give great results if you have tissue for it potentially.