Much Needed Lipo and BBL (Fat Transfer) DR. DIMARIO - Philadelphia, PA

I originally went for a consultation with Dr. Gabay in NE Philly. He gave me a price for lipo in my abdomen, flanks, and thighs and a Brazilian Butt Lift. The price was good. However the pictures of the BBL results didn't really excite or impress me. I was recommended to him for lipo only anyway, but I needed a BBL and wanted to get everything done at once from one doctor; and at the time, he was the only cosmetic surgery doctor in the area that I knew about. After my pre op was scheduled, I was recommended to another doctor named Dr. Carmen Dimario who has two offices but his main one is in BalaCynwyd right off City Line Ave. (he doesn't own that place, it's owned by a woman named Janet). The place is called Body and Arts Science Center. A few local girls went there and got lipo and bbl and their bodies are amazing. Especially their butts, which I was impressed with, unlike at Gabay's office. If you go to Gabay's website, you can see the before and after pics of BBL's which don't show much of a difference. My cousin got lipo from there a few years ago and her stomach came out okay but one of her thighs were bigger than the other so she had to go again and he fixed it but she had to pay an operating room cost and anasthesia I believe as well. Anyway at Body and Arts, 20 massages are included in your procedure price. The massages are crucial helping you with recovery and they are done for max results. I heard they're painful but very worth it. I've also heard and read many great reviews about Dr. Dimario's work. Janet is the owner who you will meet with and she gives you the price after looking at your body and touching it. For your pre op, you meet with the doctor and go over everything and tell him how you want your butt to look, etc. Mine is tomorrow so I'll update the review after... i AM choosing Dr. Dimario because of the results I've personally seen. Also because I read a lot, and I mean A LOT of reviews on Dr. Gabay and saw many pictures that I wasn't pleased with. Dr. Gabay is a professional cosmetic surgeon and he's very nice but results speak for themselves. I would recommend him for just liposuction but not for a BBL or a tummy tuck. He says he has years of experience in doing this but Dr. Dimario's BBL's look way better. You will like Gabay's office and most of the staff over Body and Arts Center because Gabay's office is bigger and looks more professional. He has a lot of staff, many nurses and he even has his own lab if I'm not mistaken. His staff are older women who have been working there for years, besides a few of them who are young and of this generation, but they are all helpful and very professional. At body and arts, one might think they are a little disorganized but they're actually very good. It's just that they're a family owned business and the owner Janet is very hands on, as well as her husband who works there too. The doctor literally just does HIS JOB AS A DOCTOR while she handles everything else. She even gave me her personal cell # and I can text her for anything. It's more expensive at this place. It's costing me $1000 more exactly than at Gabay's but I think it's worth it. Especially with the massages it includes. Oh and before your pre op, you have to get an EKG which they give you a script for and you have to get blood work. You also have to get cleared for surgery by your primary care physician. They care about your health and want to make sure everything is good with you before you can get any procedure done. All the results are faxed to their office and the Dr reviews everything with you at your pre op... Ladies please if you have went to Dr. Dimario or Dr. Gabay for a BBL, please comment and tell me your experiences. I love seeing pictures as results because they speak for themselves. I want to hear negative and positive about both doctors. I'm extremely nervous about my procedure and I pray to God everything comes out good. I'm not looking forward to the excruciating pain I'm going to experience and I'm not looking forward to having a drain attached to me but I'm going for it. :-) plz comment. I'll post before and after pics after my surgery.

My pre op appt was last week and I met Dr. Dimario personally. He seemed honest and caring. I was literally in his office talking to him for about 30 mins and he was patient answering all of my questions even after I keep asking the same things. He understands that people are nervous before surgery so he was kind and didn't rush me out at all. He said he puts in about 1000cc's in each cheek, which I thought was a lot because I've read reviews and some girls get less than 600cc's and their before and after pics are awesome and show a good change. But he makes your butt the way you want it. If you want big then he'll do it and if you want natural then he will do that. Well at least that's what i hope!! I won't know until it's actually done. But he's honest with you and tells you what "kind of butt/size" looks right on you. I have to take him my wish pic the morning of surgery. He wants you to show him a pic of how you want your final butt results to look like. He will add more fat than the picture because you lose 20-40% of fat (more towards the 40%). I'm nervous about not being able to sit on my butt for 6 weeks especially since I sit a lot at work. Sometimes I have NO choice but to sit :-( so I don't know how I'm going to deal with it. Anyway I went to my primary care physician yesterday and got my blood work and ekg done. Everything looked good and they faxed it over for Dr. Dimario to review and give the final approval. Tomorrow I am going to buy everything I need for at least 2 weeks after my procedure. I have to go food shopping, I have to buy pillows, towels, dial soap, maxi pads, diapers, gallons of water, a few bottles of Gatorade for the first day, sweat pants, and whatever else I think of that I might need... I can't believe that I am really going through with this. I have wanted lipo and a bbl for years but never wanted to go to a cosmetic surgeon and actually do it. I kept telling myself that God made me this way for a reason. But I wasn't happy with myself and exercise wasn't helping me; so I prayed and explained to God why I wanted this and I asked Him to please guide my surgeons hands through the surgery. I'm not going to get into religion here but I just pray everything comes out good. I'm nervous about bruising and swelling because I bruise soooo easily and when I swell, I SWELLLLLL! My skin is sensitive and usually takes long to heal so I hope in this case, it isn't too bad... I'll update the morning of surgery if I can. I already know I'm not gonna sleep the night before due to anxiety and the morning of, I might be stuck on the toilet with diarrhea :-( but I will def update my review after surgery and I'll try MY BEST to do it before the first night is over.

Today is the day! I am on my way to Body and Arts Science Center now. I am soooo nervous that I have diarrhea. Every time I think about it my eyes get watery. I'm trying not to cry because I don't wanna have a panic attack over something that I've been wanting to do for a few years now. But I'm just very nervous and having anxiety (which I suffer from) so it always happens and I definitely knew it would happen today. I love sitting down and I won't be able to do that for the next 6 weeks so I've been sitting as much as possible the last few days, lol. You'll realize how much people take advantage of sitting down once you get a bbl. Anyway, I'm nervous because I don't know how my body is gonna turn out after, I don't know how surgery is gonna go, I dont know anything and I won't until Im recovering.

What I have with me:
2 towels, baby wipes (in case I have to poop before surgery), maxi pads, depends, my antobiotics and vitamins I've been taking, and a pillow (for the ride home). Oh and a tank top to put under the garment and a brand new pair of XL size panties. The maxi pads and depends are for the padding under the garment.

I'll try to update the review once I get home. If not, I will in a few days.