I got my bbl on Jan 12 by dr Lopez. He was very accommodating with my schedule, since I was flying in from Germany and only going to be stateside for a few weeks. He answered all my questions and was very professional. Daphne is a consultant that speaks English and is heaven sent! She helped me so much and never ignored my billion Text messages/questions. She even FaceTimed me to help me take my stitches out since I wasn't able to make it back to the clinic to have it done. The rest of the staff didn't speak English but were very nice and helped calm me down. I had an amazing experience with everyone I came in contact other and couldn't imagine going to a different doctor. For reference : I am 5'1 and weighed round 150lbs before surgery. I also asked for a more natural look because I'm short and didn't think a super fat butt would look right on me. I think he made it the perfect size. I will update with more pictures as I heal.
I am absolutely amazed with the high definition lipo results I had with Dr. Lopez! His staff is friendly and his clinic is beautiful. He is professional and very trustworthy and exceded my expectations. I live in San diego, he was always updated with on my results even as an out of town patient.
I had my facelift on July 17th. Do not take it for granted that you will be ready to go to work in two weeks. Everyone recovers differently. I had a full facelift. I had my own fat injected into my laugh lines and under my eyes as a filler. I had the brow lift, neck lift and did my eyes. Some people like to add volume to their cheeks, I had fat removed, because when I smiled, I had fat cheeks. This was something the doctor recommended and I thought why not, for as we age, our faces start to droop again, I do not want to have fat cheeks dragging the floor at age 80 (lol). Today is day 25 after surgery and my cheeks feel completely frozen. I did go back to work on Monday, 24 days after surgery. I left work and went home crying. I felt uncomfortable. There are bumps and dents on my cheeks that look worse during poor lighting and it looks bad. I am not trying to discourage anyone from having surgery, just know and be ready if things di not go as planned. I thought it would take two weeks and it's now been three weeks and a day and I have missed five days from work. I have numbness, but no pain. Sunday, I accidentally hit the bottom of my right eye where I had my own fat injected and now I have a bump plus a bruise and it looks like I have been abused. With makeup, I look good in certain lighting. If you decide to do a full facelift, know the risks. As far as scars, I show none, the incisions were done on my scalp, nothing on on the edge of my hairline. My doctor has many years experience and does a great job, the only concern I have is, will my cheeks look ok? Will I be happy with something new? I need to be patient and wait, but like others who have undergone a facelift, it creates anxiety and you worry if you will look good enough to go out in public, especially like me, I had to miss five days of work last week, i had the last stitches removed last Friday and I am still not ready emotionally, I do not have the luxury to miss any more days. I went my appointment yesterday at exactly 3 weeks time and my doctor showed me how to do massages to get rid of the bumps on my cheeks. Just know that bumps and can be fixed easily, find someone who does non-surgical facelifts of the lunchtime facelift and go for a session and it will help sculpt your face. Do not be afraid you will be like that forever, it is only an inconvenience for a short while. I think what causes the anxiety in us is time dragging and making us impatient. We need to be patient. I will come back to give more updates. Updated on 21 Aug 2017: At exactly the beginning of my 4th week, I could not believe it. I got 2 seriously huge n-gown zits and 3 smaller ones on my right side of my face. The surgeon drained the one in my neck and sent a sample to get analyzed. I will see him again this week for follow-up. The before photos in the update are from a face sculpting therapy right before deciding to do the surgery. Updated on 21 Aug 2017: Still a little swollen on right cheek from the acne that suddenly attacked me. Dr. Lopez Castillo has been very attentive making sure to stop the in-grown zits. Thank God for make-up! I find that Smartcover covers really well. I recommend it highly. The "Before" pictures are pictures I took after doing a couple of micro-current sessions on myself. The "After" pics I took today - 35 days post-op. My cheeks will come around when I least expect it. There is numbness and no pain. My doctor did a great job hiding the inscisions. I am also using a scar recovery gel. It will help the scars become less noticeable. They say we need to do this early. Updated on 9 Oct 2017: My face is settling. I still feel numbness in my cheeks. Here are some carefree photos. Let me know what you think Updated on 14 Oct 2017: Updated on 14 Oct 2017: About three weeks ago, a co-worker of mine point blank told me that she had no idea why I had a facelift, that now I look older. Looking at the pictures, I say to her, “pictures don’t lie.” Updated on 14 Oct 2017: Updated on 28 Oct 2017: Here is a more current picture. I took it yesterday. I am still a little frozen in my cheeks. I see myself looking better, though. Updated on 21 Dec 2017: If you had a facelift, like me, probably your cheeks are still numb or feel numb. This is my second FL, but first time the fat was removed from the lower part of my cheeks. I will upload a picture of me right before the surgery. I had been using my micro-current machine and then I will upload some NOW pictures of me. Updated on 4 Jan 2018: I am still healing. Cheeks still feeling a bit numb. Updated on 6 Jan 2018: Old passport photo - I was 51 Years old versus the new photo - now 61. My first FL was 10 years before that first picture. I was very cheeky. I like the new look. My eyes look almost the same. The shape of my face now is different. It was sooooo very worth it. Updated on 21 Jan 2018: As I heal, I have increased self-confidence. I love it! I laugh more and I am not afraid of the spotlight. I am not afraid to be myself. That alone has made it all worthwhile. Before, I did not like to draw attention to myself, now, I don’t feel uncomfortable. I feel good about myself. Updated on 31 Mar 2018: Today, at 8.5 months, things have settled down a lot. I still do not have all the feeling back in my cheeks. Because of that, I cannot use my micro-current machine. Any imperfections left from the surgery will be smoothed out. As you can see in the second photo, there is an imperfection, my cheek does not look at 100%, but it’s not the end of the world, I do not worry about that, Juviderm injections or my machine can fix that. I love that I have no visible scars. Being my second FL with the same doctor, he did a great job...AGAIN. Updated on 31 Mar 2018: Here, you cannot notice the imperfection as much. Updated on 12 Apr 2018: Still healing from my cheeks. I decided to tattoo my eye-brows and the eye-liner. Soon I will also tattoo my lips. I like the red. Updated on 23 Sep 2018: Here Is an update. I still have a little numbness in my cheeks. I recall when I had my first FL 22 years ago, my face looked and felt the best 2 1/2 years after the surgery. I remember I felt the clamp feeling on top of my head for like 2 years. This time around, even with the same surgeon, the clamp feeling was gone after 4 months. My cheeks, this time, are taking forever. I know they will come round. I just need to be patient. Every day I think about fixing the problem with my sculpting machine, but I won’t, cause what if I damage the nerves under the skin? There is no rush, I will wait until all the feeling comes back, whenever that might be. All surgeries are different. Updated on 18 Nov 2018: As time passes, you see a better version of the you before surgery. I had fat cheeks, now I don’t. We must not be afraid as long as you make sure that you are healthy and you have no serious health issues. If you are on meds, continue taking them, especially high blood pressure meds. Blood pressure health issues can cause serious consequences. My friend did a full tummy tuck and did not take her meds and part of her skin dried up due to lack of circulation to that area and the doctor had to repair the hole, he had no choice, but to do an ugly zigzag and it healed really ugly. Imagine if that happened in the face? Always take your meds as directed. It’s common sense. Good luck Updated on 19 Nov 2018: Updated on 15 Jun 2020: This is my second facelift with Dr. Lopez Castillo. I have no regrets. I was seeking a fresh and younger look and that is what I got each time. Updated on 20 Dec 2021: It's been 4 years and 5 months and a FL is supposed to last about 7 years. I believe I can make the 7 years stretch another 5 or so years by eating right, taking care of my skin and taking my supplements. Someone asked me what creams I use on my face. I do not use any creams. After I use the Everyone 3 in 1 soap I get on Amazon, I use the pure coconut oil XOXO. I also get it on Amazon and the. I use the Smartcover makeup with a little dab of the oil to make sure it spreads evenly. It works for me. Some people can not use oil on their faces or they break out.. I have dry skin. The thing is to use as few chemicals on your face as possible. We have to take care of our investment.
Well a little about me... I am 28 years old and have four boys ages 12, 9, 6, and 2 1/2. I breastfed 2 of them for 3 months each and wasnt so pleased with my boobies anymore. They had never been big but they were a full 34B. My stats are i am 5'2" tall and my weight is 120lbs........ So it had been a while that i wanted to get this procedure done but barely found the courage to do it. I didnt give it much thought anymore cause then i wasn't gonna go through with it like the previous times. Sooo today I had my surgery got there at 8, they passed me in and started getting me ready they put the anesthesia like at 9:15 then i woke up at 10:45 in da room with my new boobies... I went for the 380cc and they used the Motiva Implant Matrix... I Left the hospital at 4:00 pm and haven't felt any pain yet thank God... Im really happy and i hope i dnt have any problems along the way... My stats are Updated on 8 Oct 2013: Well today I woke up sore and I really feeling the pain a little but more... It's not that bad but I have to get up carefully and have to kind of hold in to my boobs so they won't hurt as much.... My pain meds r just once a day at 10pm so that's not helping much.... It is bearable pain so I guess it's all good... Took a shower today too and it wasn't that bad... Updated on 12 Oct 2013: I'm doing pretty good today I dnt have anymore pain at all unless I make a very sudden movement... Da surgery wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... So far I'm loving da boobies... =D I'm still swollen but it's gonna be a while before that goes down completely... Updated on 12 Oct 2013: Updated on 14 Mar 2019: It’s been 5 years and 5 months, I haven’t had any problems with them. They’ve definitely dropped, but I still love the way they look. Now I’m thinking of when I’m going to have to replace them. I’ve also been contemplating the idea of doing a fat transfer instead of implants this time around. I just don’t know if I’d be pleased at all with a fat transfer.
I give him 3 stars because I paid $100 for a consultation and then he never replied to me after. He was extremely kind and knowledgeable during the consultation though. He charges almost 12,000 USD for liposuction if anyone was wondering before they paid for a consult.
I came to Texas to visit family and everyone recommended me to Lopez who had practice for 25 years. Well I wish I didn’t go with the hype. I feel he didn’t go upove and beyond to make me feel comfortable since I didn’t know English and he was the only one in the office who did. Also his anesthesiologist was scary mean to me. And she gave me a freaking epidural I mean don’t u tell a patient that first?! Ok so fast forward to 11 months post op I not only have fibrosis but I have these huge red marks on both sides of flanks. It looks scary like viens. Anyways I’ve tried calling, emailing, instagraming about my worries and he’s ignoring me. He doesnt care about his patients. He’s taken full advantage of the fact that I’m so far away and not fluent in Spanish to call every single day. My advice save your $!
I been planning for over year to get a bbl but was always on the fence If I had enough fat for it became I am typically very petite. So I started just eating however and inevitably I gained 10 lbs. Once I finally gained the weight , I realized how unflattering it was and that I would definitely need to go forward with the surgery. I decided I loved Dr.Raul Lopez natural results and work. My surgery is scheduled for the 3rd of September. I am so excited and scared lol ! So worried about a rough recovery but it’ll be worth it. Updated on 8 Sep 2020: So far my experience with Dr.Raul was by far great and I wouldn’t have gone with anyone else. I couldn’t have asked for a smoother experience. Days before I was getting worried about the safety and the pain I would endure. I was in lot of surgery groups and everyone described the pain of bbl to be horrifying. Going in, I was assured that I would wake up relaxed and was given something to ease the nerves. He was right! I woke up from my surgery with no pain! I felt really good. I thought maybe the pain will hit me later but to be honest... I’m at day 5 and wouldn’t say I’ve had any unbearable discomfort. My best friend did it too but she’s in a bit more pain than me once she did arms and legs as well. Following the surgery, I personally can not say I’ve suffered much other than moving slowly and being uncomfortable when it comes to sleeping. Even with swelling, I do love my results thus far. I’m more worried of the fat cells dying in my butt since I did not have much fat to begin with.....but either way, I’m loving the silhouette of my body and definition I see in my abs even 1-2 days post op. The most irritating thing for me is that my groin area is extremely fat and swollen. Hoping that goes own soon. Updated on 8 Sep 2020: My best friend and I do everything together so it only made sense we scheduled our surgery the same day and are recovering together. I did bbl with high def vaser. She did that too but also did arm and leg lipo which is why her recovery has been more difficult than mine. She can’t seem to get comfortable. I think her results are looking good already. She is worried about the swelling and getting blood clots as she has pre existing conditions prior but is being careful and monitoring all changes. We will be back at the clinic for a follow up stitches removal.
