25 Yo Undergoing BBL - NYC

Okay. So first let me start off by saying that like many of you I have literally been stalking this site since I've come across it. I would like to express by sincerest gratitude to all of you who have taken the time out to share your detailed journeys through this process, the good, bag and ugly. You have not only made me more comfortable to go through with my surgery but more confident that this is the right choice for me. This is my second time attempting to make a review on this site. During my first attempt I gave up half way and cancelled out everything. I figured that it might be too tedious, or time consuming. However, now as the days are getting closer and closer I am finding myself dedicated a majority of my time to this site anyway and if my experience can help just one person then I've already given back all that you dolls have given to me. Also, I find myself wanting to reach out to you girls for questions/concerns or even just to chat. This is such an awesome community full of support that I cant help making my own page. So to start things off I'm 25 years old. My weight fluctuates around 145. My goal weight is 125-130. I'm a 34DD. So I've always been top heavy. Just lacking in the bottom area. I did do quite a bit of research on several different doctors before I made my final decision with Dr. Matthew Schulman. The first decision that I was adamant about was having my surgery done here in the states. Yes, I am aware that there are probably very good doctors in other countries that are willing to do the same thing at a fraction of the cost but honestly my well being and the satisfaction of the overall long run happiness is worth more than any amount can compare. So now with that being vetoed. I looked into a few doctors in Miami that all had good reviews with creditable doctors but in all honesty with the procedure that I'm about to do if I am freaking out about having to lay in the back seat of a car to drive home so I don't put pressure on my newly transferred fat tissues, do i really want to be sitting upright on a plane coming back home? Probably not. Id probably freak out mid way through the plane ride with the highest form anxiety screaming "MY ASS IS DEFLATING, MY ASS IS DEFLATING!"
So, with that now engraved in my head the next and best option would be to find a doctor operating in NYC. It would not only be less expensive (travel cost wise; plane fares, hotels) but also more convenient for me as to getting back and forth to follow up visits to see the doctor (or if anything should; god forbid go wrong I can easily get to and from the doctor.
Now that's figured out, I knew that I wanted the best of the best. I wanted a doctor that not only I would feel comfortable with but also one that I could look at previous patients and admire their bodies. It truly is an art in every sense of the word. Going through this website I literally could not find one bad review on Dr. Schulman. Of course there were people who had allergic reactions etc however based off of overall experience and recommendations he was given 10's all around. I knew I had to meet this prestigious doctor. So that was that. I booked my consultation for $100 on Feb 4, 2015.
Wooo... I feel like I've just written a storybook. I'm going to save this post and begin a new entry on my consultation process, payments.... etc since with my luck I'm worried that all that I've now written will somehow miraculously disappear and I will have to start from scratch if I don't save this NOWWW. LOL! Talk to me ladies!
I will update with pictures so you guys will have more of a before and after feel. Show and Tell thing. :)

So… I booked my consultation with Dr. Schulman, to be honest not really thinking much of it. I figured Id go to the consultation, take a look around, feel him out, ask a few questions and then Id book a few more consultations with a few other doctors to compare. When I got there and spoke to Dr. Schulman and his staff I knew I wouldn't get any better than that. I was instantly comfortable, I felt safe, I wasn't rushed. It went perfectly. I told them "Im in". Right there. Right then. My mom was there with me and she was in utter shock. She said "Wow, when you want something, you really don't play around." LOL. I went through the paperwork. Picked a date and payed in full. SIDE TRACK- Luckily, a few months before all this I got an offer in the mail being "pre approved" for another credit card. Ive been super persistent on building my credit lately. I already have good credit but Ive been on top of getting it better and better. So I figured what the hell, another card for emergency's won't hurt. When I called them, gave them my information and they told me I was approved for $15,000 I was in shock. I honestly thought i heard her wrong and was silent for a little while. I still didn't believe her and made her email me the confirmation. So anyhow, I didn't hear wrong. I ended up getting the card and I said I wouldn't touch it unless I really needed to. HELL, I WAS SCARED TO TOUCH IT! End of side bar- And then all of a sudden Dr. Schulman just falls into my lap. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason because I was able to put all of it on that card without having to pay any interest for a year. I plan on paying all of it off before the year is finished. (The remaining balance I payed in cash). If you don't have enough cash or credit though they will offer you other services such a care credit. Care credit is a medical credit that can be used towards plastic surgery for your family, i do assume that the interest is fairly high though.

So as stated above my surgery is $17,000. Let me explain why.
BBL which is lipo of lower back, inner thighs, outer thighs and fat transfer - $10,000
Lipo of the stomach - $3,000
I also got burned on my chest a year ago which i needed graph surgery but never had plastic surgery on. I showed Dr. Schulman and he is daily confident that he can make the scar less pronounced. It isn't a very big scar however it does make me self conscious of wearing my cleavage shirts now. - $2,500.
This was all I had initially added but I ended up going crazy wondering if my arms were going to look disproportioned with my teeny waist and added lipo of the arms- $1,500.
I figure if I'm already going to be in pain, Id rather get it all out of the way now because this is a surgery I don't plan on going back again for. (or having any other surgery for that matter) and I want to be completely happy with it all.
Total of $17,000.

I scheduled the surgery date for April 13, 2015. About a week away. YAY! Im more excited than nervous. I feel as though I just want to get it over and out of the way. Ive already started communicating with some of you which is awesome!! I definitely would like to keep in touch with you guys through the entire journey. I took almost 2 weeks off from work so Ill be able to fully recover before i put any stress on my body. I mainly stand and walk around all day which is kind of a blessing and a curse. If I had a desk job and sat all day I'd panic in the thoughts of losing my booty every second of the day but with my standing all the time I also don't want to put too much pressure on my new body. Im sure Ill be fine. Im usually a trooper for pain.

Ill talk to you guys, soon. Im going to get my booty up and start making dinner. Talk to you girls soon! XOXO

Im a HUGE reality TV show fan. I love all the nonsense from Love and Hiphop to Big Brother. So being that I follow a few of these "not so" celebrities I have come across them "promoting" their NYC plastic surgeon Dr. Shahine. Now, although their bodies are quite beautiful it puzzles me why all of a sudden "not so" celebrities are boasting of the work that they've had and even further than that 'promoting" their plastic surgeon to the extend that they were doing it. AND IM TALKING MULTIPLE OF THEM. At least 3 or 4 that Ive seen. It leads me to question if whether he's paying them off for the promotion (I don't see why they would be doing it for free.. out of the goodness of their hearts when they basically make all of their salary off of promoting) and/or he's offering them some type of free services which any doctor who does that is automatically suspect in my eyes. Isn't that a form of bribery? After looking into this doctor further, you wouldn't believe the horror stories that Ive read! First of all, He's not a certified doctor, doesn't claim to be. He is registered as an OBGYN. He was featured on the news warning people about him. Through some loop hole in NYC laws you don't technically NEED to be certified to practice this surgery as long as you don't put the patient under anesthesia. Therefor, from all of the reviews that Ive read each patient is UP. To feel everything, conversing, moving…etc. If this is not my biggest fear in life… Whats the word for that?? TORTURE! So not only are these girls still going to him after being brainwashed by these non celebrities but they're paying him a lot of money. Id say a little more than half of what a surgery with a good doctor would cost and you have to pay him in cash. Sketchy. He lets you wait for hours, sometimes days in packed waiting rooms. He rinses his equipment in front of you in a sink. He has the people who work for him in the room with him during the surgery to talk to you while wearing their regular clothes. One girl said that she was in so much pain that he offered her a kit kat to make her feel better. And I read that when another girl went for her consultation she saw the same plaque on wall for an award… twice. Like it had been photocopied to give the appearance of multiple awards ( or if it was just fake for that matter).

Im not trying to coach and council anyone but I just encourage people to do their research before anything. Understand that if this surgery goes wrong you're going to have to pay a lot more to go to another doctor (one who didn't make the mistakes) to fix it or you'll have to live with hating your body more than you did in the first place. There is nothing wrong with wanting to better your features but save your money to do it right. If those reviews that I read weren't the scariest of horror stories I've read in awhile then I don't know what is.