“A Nice Buttock Went Bad from Silicone Injections - Ft. Lauderdale”
i had silicone injected into my butt 2006..i almost died from it..it took me over a 1 year to heal afer having a surgery to drain the silicone out of my buttocks..
i regret it sooo much..the person was unlicensed..my butt my bigger..got lots of compliments and men chasing me..but it almost cost me my life..i had to get a blood transfusion..i lost lots of blood from doing this to myself..my hospital bill was 100,000 from being in the hospital for about 3months..my friend and i went through this pain at the same time..i couldnt drive,they had to insert a pic line into my arm..i lost lots of weight..
my butt is terrible..men was running from me..i couldn't get a man..they were scared of my butt..i had a leaky booty..silicone had to leak out of my butt so i could get better..i really couldnt wear clothes..if i did it would leak through leaving a big wet spot..embarassing...i had to drive sitting on pillows in my convertible.
the wounds wasnt healing after being treated at wound care.. so i use aloe and it heal up after a month..wow..now i want to have fat transfer into my buttocks and later have a skin graft to cover up my scars..but i'm scared..thinking i might died
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I'd suggest you ask board certified plastic surgeons in your area about their opinions of silicone.
I'm concerned by what I hear from surgeons about silicone injection patients who now want the product removed. See Dr. Moelleken's opinion here, since he's seen this first-hand. His statement that things look fine, then complications set in, should be taken very seriously.
There are also plenty of cautionary tales on RealSelf about bad outcomes too. Think more than twice about silicone injections.
you have no clue what you are in for down the road. it's not just about rejection. in 5 years your butt is going to be sagging worse than regular tissue, at the very least. i am not a mere minor statistic. complications are in the majority. there is a reason why legitimate board certified surgeons refuse to do it. someone who travels does not sound legitimate, "ignorant females" or not. wake up. all of us who received silicone injections were ignorant, including you.
there are plenty of alternatives available these days that weren't available when i was young. fillers, fat injections, butt implants. injectable silicone is a BIG mistake. you will pay down the road.
btw, God has nothing to do with it. if you are a true believer, He wouldn't want you altering the body He gave you. it's just pathetic the way some people will justify things.
This was honest but unnecessary>>What about the people who have current problems they are seeking assistance not someone to antagonize them...I Just think someone who is suffering doesn't want to hear you should have thought about it before you did it...did you get them? What's your connection?
any comments i make are simply to share my own story, the same as everyone else. i believe that's what this forum is for. when someone insinuates that my injections were done improperly or that i didn't do my homework, they are the ones being antagonistic. not to mention delusional. that is why i feel it is important for me to point out that i looked great for the first 15 years or so. everyone thinks it will never happen to them. denial.
there are more stories of commiseration as opposed to assistance for a reason. if i can talk just one person out of getting injected who is considering it and found this thread, then it is worth it. it's not as if i don't have better ways to spend my time. i hope we can help each other and our stories serve as a wake up call. i wish someone had talked me out of it. no, i can't offer assistance to those suffering. i am not a plastic surgeon and it seems few doctors can (or want) to help. thanks for asking, though.
1chloe - now that it's been a while, have you found away to overcoms your complications from silicone buttocks injections?
I think with this particular surgery no one likes to admit that they have had it done so you never hear about the success stories to counter all of the negative ones.
I had my first session done in Feb and so far so good. He didn't inject a lot since it was my first time. He wanted to see how my body respond to it first but I plan to go back next month. Hopefully I won't have any issues in the future.
MsTee - thank you for sharing. What is your confidence in the long-term safety of the material that's being injected into your buttocks? Why do you have that perspective?
As the founder of RealSelf, I have encountered hundreds upon hundreds of stories posted to our site and sent to me in email, about injections that led to awful outcomes down the road. For instance, here's a case where a person initially loved their results with a FDA approved injection, and then years later was forced to undergo surgery.
I'm not a physician, but I strongly urge you to consider talking with one before getting more injections.
I know the silikon 1000 has been used legally for other types of reconstruction surgery and after doing my research on the blk market I believe I was able to find one of more reputable injectors out there that is known for their quality of work and product so I'm hoping for the best. Again, all surgeries have their risks.
did you read my story? i had a great outcome too. it may have taken 15 years, but gradually the silicone started to swell and sag.
when i was young, i was like you and wouldn't have listened to anyone else either. that's the beauty (and curse) of being naive. you think nothing bad is ever going to happen to you -- only other people. not wishing bad upon you, but i would love to see your butt in 15 years. GOOD LUCK!
Speaking from experience, i had work done, i had my chin, cheeks, hips and butt done, However the work was fine, i never had any problems since Ive got them, besides minor pain that comes and goes in the beginning but that's because your body is trying to heal it's self, with any type of surgical procedure, recovery time is necessary. Ive had the work done 6 years now, and still have no problems with it, or with the appearance, nothing is wrong, i understand that this is a dangerous procedure, but any procedure you do is very dangerous, You really need to know the person that is doing it, research him, and ask your friends if they have gotten it done, so you know what to expect, i understand that some transexuals are not financially secure, and this is the only way for them because of greedy cosmetic surgeons that charge you an arm and a leg to become who you are, and the governments do not recognize transgender people so you get no help with your transition, and your family in most cases have disowned you, so silicone injections are the only way, just be careful and know who's injecting you, once you get injected, do not go over board because you want to be more fem, going over board will make you look like a blow fish and unlike plastic surgeon augmentation, there is no control over the silicone, it's not contained, so you could develop extra scar tissue more than you need and that will make you look disproportionate, so remember less is more, for cheeks, get pumped TWICE ONLY, trust me, again speaking from experience, i went 4 times, your hips you can do up to 4 times, and make sure you tell him , i want a natural look, because you have to be realistic about what you're doing and what you're putting your body through. As for injections for the chin, i do not recommend at all, the area will always stay red, not matter how little or how much you put in there, you're better off going to a plastic surgeon and get chin augmentation. that costs about 2500 -3500 depends how greedy your plastic surgeon is, but girls come on now, when there's a will, there's a way *wink* Ok o now i come to, WHEN YOU WANT TO REMOVE THE SILICONE INJECTIONS (speaking from experience) Although i was happy with almost all my work, i was not happy with my chin, i injected too much being naieve that it will change my apperence, but like i said earlier, the scar tissure my body produced was too much, so my chin protruded outwardss and i looked like a witch, very disporportonate, but it didn't look bad, the things was my old chin was better, i guess you don't know what you got till it's gone, so i wanted to get it fixed after having it for some time, i posted questions on how to remove it on here, and asked different doctors, they all gave me the same answers and scared the shit out of me, " you're in trouble, it's going to get infected, there is no way to remove it, it's very difficult" blah blah blah, nobody was telling me what i needed to know, just lecturing me, i'm going to add that i'm a transexual, and i know many many other transexuals that have and silicone injections for more than 30 years, only one of them that i know of has had problems because she got over pumped so to speak, and she got her breasts injected, which i don't recommend, even i was not that stupid, but what im trying to say is, IF YOU HAVE THEM AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS, DONT SCARE YOUR SELF IN TO THINKING YOU'RE EVER GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS,MOT LIKELY YOU WILL BE FINE - anyway i finally got a doctor to remove the silicone injections from my chin and cheeks, there's nothing wrong with them, i'm not infected, i don't have complications, i just want a different look, i liked my old look better, and i'm thinking of transitioning back, it can be done, we as humans can do anything and everything we want, so i will not let anything set me back on what i feel is right for me, anyway i got the surgery on my chin, it was local anesthesia, it took about 45 min to 1 hour, he got most of it out, stitched me, i have a scar underneath my chin, but it doesn't show and i can get it taken care of with a laser later on at my own convenience, it doesn't show, my chin is taking a little longer to heal, i still don't have all my sensation in my chin, but it looks 100% better, not perfect yet, but i still need time to heal, each body is different, it's been 3 months, i have no redness, no bruising it's all healed, i just have a little bit of swelling and with time me and my doctor think it will heal, i will never get my original chin back, but i will get one that closely resembles it's diameter. I will be getting the silicone removed from my cheek later on this month (may 2011) i will re-post what happens with that, but silicone removal is possible, you just need to find a more experienced plastic surgeon that is willing to actually help somebody instead of scaring and lecturing poor people that know they made a mistake but are reaching out for support. If you ask me, would you get silicone injections again, i would say, for the duration that i had the injections, it did transform me, and the injections served their purpose, without me having my look, my big hips, my augmented looking cheeks, and the cleft on my chin that was erased after the injections, i don't think i would of gotten this far and had the life experiences i did, So i don't regret them, but i would not do them again only fopr the mere fact that if i wanted it removed, like i do now, it's complicated, and you could be deformed after removing it, the doctor really needs to know what he's doing, it would help if you had an MRI before going to consult with a doctor, with an MRI, it's more likely that he will take your case, because he can see exactly where the silicone is injected, now if you're having now complications and like your look and you have nothing wrong with your face, don't unnessarly go get it removed because a doctor says it's gonna get infected, yeah maybe it will, but theres a great chance it wont like so many other happy people that have gotten it done and are happy, don't make any mistakes, i am not deformed, i have no complications, for 6 years i have to emphasize on that, i just want a different look, that's all, my chin surgery was a success, I'm just sharing my personal experiences and information in hope that it may help somebody else that is worrying about this, if you're fine now, you will be fine later, just be a good person, and have faith, you'll be fine. love and peace
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