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My BBL Dr Search Experiences +TT, lipo - Tijuana, MX

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Sx wanted: Brazilian Butt Lift/ Full torso Lipo/...

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atlgrl
WORTH IT$7,600

Sx wanted: Brazilian Butt Lift/ Full torso Lipo/ TT(maybe). I am 200lbs. want to be at least 165- 185 by the time of Sx. w/ the HCG diet it its def possible. i got married & fat & happy & things got out of control. i actually got up to 225 all together. Ive wanted a bigger butt since I was 11 & now 34. Im a black girl that always had a good shape (b4 this weight gain) nice hips & thighs so u would naturally expect a nice butt too then after having a child i also lost my nice waist. so now i am just overall f'd up. I dont even recognie this mediocre mom i see in the mirror that seems to be waisting away into a fat oblivion.

So even though I doint have alot of $ & i know there is so much more I can do with this kind of $. I have to be happy w/ me again. so plan is to start HCG again & get back in the gym so i can get back to something decent b4 my Sx date comes (whenever thatll be?) So... im hoping this will help somebody or somebody will read this & help me. I thought this search would be easy but it has became a nightmare & is consuming my life. I went to who ppl say are the best drs in GA for consultaions & i must say that I was very disappointed: Dr. J- after i drove 1 hr for the consult never showed up & called me after looking at my pictures to tell me to expect to pay $10,000 + after its all said & done. which i felt is so unprofessional. -if im gonna give u that much money can u act like im more important than a few min call. then after more research i find that if he messes you up & u need a revision then u have to repay for the sx. IMO- the pics on his site arent so hot bc they look very fake but the coordinator of his i meant had a beautiful butt & i couldnt tell that she wasnt born with it so i know he can do some good butts & a girl thats on here looks like her butt is now the shape of a truck. FYI- just bc its bigger does not mean its better.- overall- i think he good but not consistent & w/ my luck i'd end up being the 1 he messes up. plus he told me i really needed a TT too & i absolutely cant afford his prices for that. Dr. D- she started telling me that she wants to make the sx a 2 day procedure just for lipo which sounded good at the time bc that meant she could get more fat out. bc theres max of 6L a day so in all i would get 12L. of lipo but she wanted to freeze the fat & to wait 6month to a yr for the fat grafting to the butt. the positive to that is more liposculting/better look & she wont charge extra for the fat grafting later she just breaks the price up & charges maybe an extra $500 for op. rm fee. cons- fat freezing means that the fat cells are likely to die which means they wont last so ill have waisted my $ & to properly freeze fat you have to send it to a special lab & it cost about $2000 for storage which means she cant be storing it properly if shes not charging me fo it. & even still the most of the cells will die by the time its thawed- i feel like this is a personal experiment for her at my expense. overall, i think she's great at liposculpt but her butts arent very impressive, they kinda look like the dont have aall the aspect of a great butt which is projection, roundness, fullness, & S curve so there again we have a no consistancy issue. & i cant afford it to not be right. & she,s not a plastic surgeon only a Cosmetic so mstill up in the air about that Dr C.- I think he has to be the worse & I dont even know how his name even came accross my radar. He tells u whatever u want to hear to get ur $ & i got the feeling that he wouldnt care if ur results dont comeout good bc he already got paid. He's also not a Plastic surgeon. Ive also went to other dr's that arent worth namng. One thing i keep gettint mixed answers about is whether to have a TT or just lipo b/c some say my skin will retract & other say it wont.But i dont really like the TT scars either. & dont know if i can afford 1 w/ most of these us drs. after all that Ive decided that the most consistant DRs are Dr. S in miami/aventura or dr. C in TJ- but both of them are booked out till september & i think ill go crazy if I have to wait till then since ive wanted the Sx since 2003 also can anyone tell me how to post b4 pics

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Cardenas, Campos? i am a research junkie & a medical esthetician looking for consistancy Btw. Lap band -Dr. Gorjala 1/24/13. Breast- Dr. A. Losken 6/13 both in GA

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Hey need advice from somebody whos gone thru this....

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hey need advice from somebody whos gone thru this. my dlimas are best bang for my buck. safety. distance & overall cost including hotel stay, post op massages.
If i go to campos it is so far will i ned to plan for $ to go back to him or find a dr close to home for post op visits? how much did it cost u guys?
 

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April 17, 2012
Wow!!!! Where do I start?!?! Hunny you have been through the ringers with your research! Ok...in a nut shell, your best options other than the two you're considering salama and campos, others are Cardenas in Mexico and Cabral is DR...I know for sure Cabral has open dates this month and May June or whenever is nearest u choose and if you message me your email I'll send you pictures of his work he quoted me $5000 the plane ticket was $380 when I priced it out through spirit airlines. He doesn't have a website right now I think it was taken down for construction. I'm having surgery with Cardenas in 2 days she's absolutely wonderful and very personal...her website is www.beauty-enhance.com and all of her contact info is there, she charged me 5200 for tt lipo and fg my plane ticket was $427.
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Ok it has come to my attention that I come off as ...

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Ok it has come to my attention that I come off as unlady like & just plain out mean by giving my views on these Dr.'s. So please let me apologize for anybody that I may have offended w/ my blunt honesty & my opinions. And also let me reiterate that I obviously thought highly of Dr.J & Dr.D's results or I wouldn't have been waisting my time going to them.

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April 18, 2012
i just went through the same thing just about.. I booked with Dr,Salama,his staff is really really good,his prices are set,and he shows great results.I feel for you, I really do!
April 18, 2012
i'm in nevada and when I put a pencil to it,it will cost me a total of $1500 in travel,board,and food for 2 people
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April 19, 2012
@roxy- I researched cabral & found some really dangerous things about him that I won't say on here. but I can't remember why I didn't choose Cardenas bc I do remember I liked her work. I'll take another look at her stuff. How far out was Cardenas booked for? If her date is far out try to put in a good word for me to get in faster & I'll go ASAP...lol. I'm gonna send u my email in a min. 2 DAYS! Gosh I'm jealous. I know ur so excited. Congrats!
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April 19, 2012
I am a Cardenas girl & I think her work is amazing. We have all went through this obsession in looking for the best plastic surgeon that will meet our needs. Contact Dr. Cardenas to see where her dates are www.beauty-enhance.com
April 20, 2012
Smart girl stay away from Cabral, there's alot more cases on him than what has been on the recent news. He used to be an awesome surgeron until he got greedy.
From girls that I personally know and some I read about here so far the best is Salama he's worth the wait. I couldn't travel so I didn't go him. All the best!
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April 19, 2012
Oh I remember now...forgive me hun my brain fart I've been travelling for 9 hours I'm exhausted to say the least. My surgery is in 8 hours I just landed in san Diego.