Did a lot of research before I came up with Beautyinprague, but it always came to the top for value, and the good reviews.. right from my initial enquiry to the end of the process, I haven’t regretted that decision. They take care of you from meeting you at the airport, accommodation, clinic visits, clinic stay, and obviously the surgery itself. All the staff are lovely.. most speak good English, including the surgeon. You very quickly become friends. Having taken this route, there are two things I would do differently.. the pre operative test here are very thorough, and at 74, I was afraid I would fail and not have my operation.. I would attempt to get tested in the UK before I left, to allay that fear.. the other thing is that I would try to get a friend to stay for a few days after my clinic stay.. I was badly swollen and bruised, and didn’t want to go down for food.. apart from that.. well, Beautyinprague just make it easy. And when you feel up to it, you’re staying in a very beautiful city..
Im going to Prague to have Liposuction, Im not really sure where to go yet, but Im thinking either Laderma or Beauty In Prague, I havent got any replies from either of them in about a week now, but I have had most email contact with Beauty in Prague... Laderma has been really heard to get in touch with, and thats really surprising to me Since The have a ton of good rewievs on The web. But It might be because of The Holidays and stuff, but Im really dissapointed that they havent sent me an email this week yet. Havent even got an email of what The doctor Said about My lipo, or When they have available dates for surgery or anything! Im even Having trouble sleeping , Im really a control freak ! Haha Since I live in Sweden , it Would also be good to be Able to book flights and stuff, but they dont answer, grrr! I have considered to get lipo on My outher and inner thighs, and arms, and also The inside of knees. And been saving money for about two years now. And Im doing research all The time about this ! :) My tips to you are, When you search for a doctor or clinic, make sure they are Plastic Surgeons and not general surgeons, and check their experience and how Many procedures they have done, I found out that The surgeon that was originally doing My lipo wasnt a plastic surgeon, so I decided not to go with that clinic, which was " The Health Clinic", in Estonia. If you have done surgery in Prague, please let me know, if you where pleased or not and where you went:) And of course you Can ask me anything you like, I Will update you about My journey:) Updated on 17 Jan 2013: I think I have decided which clinic I should go with, Im about 95% sure about it. I chose Beauty in Prague, Mostly cause I have had a lot of email contact with a women who has done lipo there, and She is happy with The results and really recommended The clinic. The surgeon has a lot of experience and has done more Than 1500 lipos. And they also seem to care about me and My health. Laderma has been a big dissapointment to me, I have read so much good about them, but they are extremly slow on answering My emails, and When I finally got an answer It was in german, even though I had tolv them earlier I dont speak German. That was about three days ago ( When I also replies to them that I wanted an answer in english) but I havent recieved an answer yet. So its impossible to ask questions or anything like it, Since they dont reply!!!! Grrrr. Well anyway, I think Beauty I prague Will be good, I have read a lot of positive rewievs about them, and seen before and after Pics which looked good :) And I also like The lipo tecnique The dr uses which is Ultrasonic liposuction, and he didnt turn me down regarding to My arms, that another surgeon did, and als Said that he is used to do lipo on arms and that they wont be saggy. The first date i was offered was The sixt of March, but then When I wanted to book that date she Said that My doctor Will have vacation from 27 of february and a month forward. So she Said that I Could have The surgery done 20 th of February instead, so Im going for that date, The only thing missing now is to get confirmation from them that I Can get that date and send in a deposition and book The flights... Aaaaa, its only about a month left now !!!!! Im so excited and scared. Its also stresful not to know if I Will find plaintickets at a good price, and which hotel to pick, and everything must match timewise... I also need to loose about 2 kilograms or so, or at least I want to until surgery. Wish me luck :) Updated on 21 Jan 2013: Just wanted to let you know that I have booked My lipo procedure now, it Will be done at 20 th of February.:) But one thing really annoys me, first they offered me a date at The 3d of March,Since dr Polacek was Having vacation in februari, then When I told them that I wanted to book that date, they Said that I couldnt because dr Polacek was Having vacation, and then The offered me The 20 of Bernard instead, and then now that I have paid The deposit, they tell me that dr Polacek wont be Able to do My surgery after all, Since he is Having vacation at that date. So now I have no clue who Will do My surgery:( Im so annoyed! Since I have had email contact with a girl who had her surgery done with him, but they told me that I Would get another surgeon experienced surgeon. I Will check that surgeon up and ask for pictures of lipos that he has performed. All of their surgeons has a lot of experience, so I guess It Will be just fine, but still annoying! Updated on 22 Jan 2013: Now its finally settled, Dr Polacec has decided to pospon his vacation, so now Im Having him as My surgeon The 20th of February again :) The coordinator Said that he wont change that again, so now Im finally gonna book The flights for me and My housband. It feels so surreal at The moment, that IM gonna have plastic Surgery , Could never have imagined before. But finally :) Updated on 29 Jan 2013: Now its only three weeks left to surgery, I have booked flights and hotel, and hope The time Will go really fast, still some things left to fix, like change My money to other currencies and other small things. Updated on 10 Feb 2013: Its only one week left until I leave for Prague!!! Im scared, but Mostly excited! It feels so extremly surreal at Times', and I had a nightmare this night about arriving to The clinic, and It was dirty and horrible, and there where theese strange men there, that was high on something, and When I met My plastic surgeon he was really strange and didnt ask me anything, just Said , lets do this. And he have me some Drug so I was all sleepy... Fortunately It was just a dream, but Since its all I can think about theese days, I even start dreaming about it :( ... But I actually feel quite confident that everything Will be fine. so... Updated on 13 Feb 2013: I dont know whats wrong with me, Every day I think, I have to stop eating Those chocolate bars and too much food and stuff. but I cant stop!!! Its like I dont have any Will power what so ever, and I usually do, When it comes to that, but Its like because Im nervous about this procedure, I eat to calm myself down.... Its The stress, I cant hardly sleep, lying awake thinking about it. Im really grateful I have My sleeping pills ... Do you guys have any advice, what to do instead of eating to calm myself down? Updated on 18 Feb 2013: Now we have finally arrived to Prague, after travelling for about 6 hours total, The plane ride only took two hours , so thats good at least :) We are at our hotel now, its really nice, located on a Hill near Prague Castle, and from our Window we have a view over The whole city:) Its really beautiful. On wednesday is My surgery day, and we where packed up at The airport by The clinic staff. And Olga, who works at The clinic updated me on which time they Would pick me up The day of The surgery. Im really worried, what if My blood tests are no good so I cant go through with surgery, or something like that, OMG Im sooooo nervous and scared about The surgery.... Updated on 7 Mar 2013: Now its been two weeks Since My surgery, and I had planned to do an update earlier but have been lazy ;) I had The surgery The 20 th of February , with Dr Polacek, he wasnt really much of a talking Guy , actually I felt kind of dissapointed with The consultation , asked some questions but he didnt seem to want to tell me straight answers, afraid of promising too much maybe. He Said he Would remove about a litre of fat, and I asked about if The quality of My skin was any good and he Said relativly, and a I asked if I Would see results with only one litre removed, and he didnt really give me a straight answer, I guess there where some language barriers as well.... I wish he Would have Said more about what he thought M if I Would be happy with The results, If I was a good candidate or not, If My excpectations where reasonable, and so on. i know It might be hard for to predict what results I Will have, but he Could at least have Said something ..... Well, I talken to him once more before The surgery about removing more fat from The inside of My thighs and so on...and he was sweet before The surgery, but a bit stressed I guess, He seems very nice, but It was so hard to communicate with him. The nurse, I think her name was Lucy, that put in My IV was really really sweet :) I just wanted to Hug her . She had a little trouble understanding The language , but was so caring. Then I met The anasthesiologist and talked to her, dont remember what about but I Said that I was nervous... Then It was time for surgery, and I Walked in there with My sexy clothes, and layed down and they fixed some things around me and then The anasthesiologist Said that I would be sleeping now, and The next thing I remember was waking up in The recovery room. And I felt great, a little sleepy at first and slept one hour, then I Woke up again and Said I was hungry, but they didnt want to give me too much in case I Would Throw up( I didnt feel any sick at all, but just in case...) so I got some Tea , and alter on some crackers, and I ate a lot of them, and a yoghurt . Then I watched a movie, and got some more food. And later on The nice nurse went home and The night nurse came, she was also nice but seemed a bit more stressed, she gave me water and Said It was good to drink, so I drank almost 2 litres, and she was like OH you drank all of this? You Will be at The toilet all night, and I was :) haha Then I slept and The next day The dr came and checked on me and later I went to The hotel. After that I was a bit sore but almost had no pain at all :) I even Walked a bit The following days, ate out and went on shopping some days after :) we looked at The Castle and stuff. Then I got a day of depression, I cried and was worried that I wouldnt see any results, and was worried because I hadnt got answers to My questions, and felt ugly and sad. Since they just told me to wait and " go out and have something good to eat" and " dont worry" but of course I was worried Since I felt missunderstood and like a tourist that was lost in translation..... Well Now Im back home after The final check up at The clinic with another doctor, we arrived back in Sweden . Now Im just waiting and try to take care of myself. Dr Polacek removed 1200 cc of fat by The way Updated on 11 Apr 2013: Hi everyone :) now its been two months and I feel fine, I Can finally start to see some results from My lipo on My outher thighs, but not much on My inner, but I notice that My skin is a bit saggy and they say that The skin starts to retract during The Third month. My arms doesnt look smaller but I think its because The skin hasnt retracted yet. Updated on 3 Nov 2013: Im happy I went in for suregery, and I can really see a big difference, Ive also lost some weight and that makes the results better as well, Im happy with choosing beauty in prague now actually, the only thing im unhappy with is that I have some small small bumps or irregularities on one side of my upper leg, but thats not very noticable, I will however contact the clinic to see if there is something to be done about it,
Pushy and controlling. Very light handed with his work (lipo) - my results both immediately after the surgery and after the recovery period are unnoticeable - I may as well have not had it done! No aftercare was offered after the initial surgery and a very very brief check up - this was with a nurse and not the doctor. I feel like I've wasted a huge amount of money and been ripped off by this surgeon and Beauty in Prague in general.
I'm all booked in! I fly out to Prague on the 30th June, surgery is on the 1st July. The Clinic Surgery in the UK is extremely expensive so I looked at options abroad. Being in Europe definitely has its advantages as it's only 1-2 hours away from countries with cheaper options. I decided on Prague because it has stricter rules and regulations on medical procedures, especially compared with some of the other cheaper countries. After reading reviews online and doing some more research I shortlisted the clinics to Beauty in Prague and Forme Clinic. I have gone with Beauty in Prague as they had the dates I wanted. So far their service has been amazing. A very lovely lady called me straight away and made it clear she was available if I had any questions. The process has been smooth and professional, I feel very confident with them. My procedure I want to get as much fat as possible removed from my stomach, flanks, hips and thighs. You can't tell but I exercise regularly (6-7 classes a week, mostly spin and body pump) but I just can't shift the fat. Im really self conscious about my hips and stomach in particular and I'm looking forward to not having to worry that my muffin top is showing! For me, having the surgery is about increasing my confidence. I'm not nervous yet but I'm sure that will come! Updated on 2 Jul 2015: Unforseen circumstances have meant I've had to change the date of my surgery, which I'm incredibly disappointed about. Though the weather in the UK is unbelievably hot and humid at the moment (up to 40C) which would have been hideous to come back to in a compression garment, so maybe it's for the best... New date for surgery is 12th August, which seems ages away at the moment. The Clinic were great though and really accommodating with the change of plan, luckily I didn't lose my deposit. Updated on 11 Aug 2015: Today is the day! I'd been completely relaxed about the whole thing up until yesterday when I started to get twinges of nerves. I didn't sleep well last night - but that's not unusual for me - and woke up looking more than a little rough and rumbled. Beauty in Prague have been fantastic, really efficient and friendly. I've already had my blood test this morning which I was nervous about but I barely felt it! The nurse was fantastic! I'm struggling to open up and talk about the surgery, a couple of close friends know I'm in Prague for surgery but they all think it's just for a chin implant (I'm having that too). I'm not sure why I'm so embarrassed about it but I am, and I can't bring myself to confess to everyone back home. Because I've been so uncomfortable and careful about discussing the surgery these last few months; I'm struggling to talk to the nurses too. Another patient was collected from the airport the same time as me and asked what I was having done, and I spun the chin story again. I'm embarrassed and embarrassed about being embarrassed! (Story of my life!) ANYWAY, nerves aren't too bad at the moment. The hospital is lovely and clean, very beautifully decorated. Puts a lot of UK hospitals to shame! I have a lot of waiting around to do as my surgery isn't until 4pm, but there are tests and further consultations to keep me busy until then! Updated on 14 Aug 2015: A quick update with photos! I'll update about my experience soon. I know it's early days, and I know everyone always moans that they're not satisfied this early on - but I am really worried that I've gone through this traumatic (and expensive!) Experience for nothing :( I really can't see results and I was expecting to see some change. 1050 cc was removed from my stomach area and 500 cc from my thighs. I was hoping for a lot more as that doesn't seem like much at all. Updated on 29 Aug 2015: I've been rubbish with updating as I've emigrated this month on top of the surgery so haven't had time to focus. These photos are my 4 day post ops! Updated on 29 Aug 2015: Here are my 17 days Post Op photos, taken today. Whilst I see a little difference in my stomach, I'm struggling not to be really disappointed with the results. I KNOW that 2 weeks is not long and results aren't final till 6 months etc but it's so easy to read that and understand before actually having the surgery and then having to live with the meagre results after so much stress and pain. Before I was rolling my eyes at everyone saying "I can't see the results!" when they were only a few weeks in but now I completely feel your pain! Two other factors here though: 1. Neither my stomach nor my thighs feel swollen, they are both soft as before, not hard so I fear that it's fat I'm feeling not swelling 2. The surgeon didn't remove nearly as much fat I was expecting/hoping him to. At consultation he said he would remove 1-1.5 litres from my flanks, pooch stomach and thighs which really frightened me as it didn't seem like a lot at all but he wouldn't budge. He refused to remove any from my upper abs saying it would be "too much". As it happens he removed more in the end; 500 cc from my thighs and 1500cc from my flanks and stomach if I am remembering correctly but that still doesn't seem so much. I've seen reviews from similar sized people on here where they had 3-4 litres + removed... I am relieved that there is less chance of wrinkling/bumpiness though as there seems to be a fair layer of fat (silver lining/ well fatty lining at least!) Really hard not to feel like thousands of pounds wasted... (Sorry for the poor quality pics) Updated on 8 Sep 2015: Today is the day I'm allowed to remove the compression garment! So excited and a little nervous too. It's a little sore, like a bruise, after a few hours - I think my clothes rubbing on previously wrapped up skin is the main cause! I'm a little happier with the results, though still not satisfied. My belly looks quite soft and wobbly, a little like the skin is loose - will this tighten over time? I'm excited to start exercising again as well! I'll try and post some photos soon but don't get much privacy to take them in the house I live in! Updated on 2 Nov 2015: I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about my results. I understand that I won't have the full results yet but I don't feel like there has been any change recently; if anything I feel like I'm a bit bigger! These photos are a tiny bit misleading as I am ever so slightly bloated (wrong time of the month to be taking photos!). The scarring is the bit that bothers me the most as I think its quite obvious, I really need to be getting bio oil on those bad boys! Still, I think that the scarring is minimal - each incision is the size of a large freckle. I feel like I have some way to go until I'm satisfied. Updated on 2 Nov 2015: Updated on 2 Nov 2015: Starting to wish I had taken better photos early on! The surgery took their own photos so I should perhaps get them at some point! Anyway, here are some before and after shots at the three month mark. Is it a noticeable difference? Updated on 19 Jan 2016: Hi all, I can't believe that it is 5 months post op already!!! Here are my photos, and I've made before and afters too. I'm reasonably pleased with my stomach - there is a definite "pooch" reduction though I would have hoped for a slimmer waist. My main grump is my thighs - I can really see no difference at all. This is particularly annoying as I asked at the point of booking whether I should book stomach and thighs separately - as I was concerned that by having them together, not enough fat would be removed from each area. I was reassured that having them together would mean that the same amount of fat would be removed as if they were done seperately (If that makes any sense!). Anyway, I'm pleased with my stomach and I think with some targeted exercise I could really get the stomach I want :) I'm going to wait until the 6 month mark and then contact the surgery about my thighs, as I really don't think they're as they should be! Any comments welcome :)
I am booked in to have a rhinoplasty at Beauty in Prague in just over a week, I saw a UK consultant and he would do a closed procedure, remove the small hump and do a graft to slightly raise the tip which droops just a little but is more noticeable when smiling. I want the end result to look natural. Please comment etc Updated on 20 Oct 2014: Updated on 26 Oct 2014: Well its almost time, I fly on Tuesday and if all is ok with the pre tests I will have the op on Wednesday 29th Oct. I don't need to be in the office until 13th November. I have decided to start growing a beard, I am hoping that if people at work think I look different they will just assume its the beard. So hopefully swelling will be minimal by then and the bruises would have gone. Updated on 28 Oct 2014: I flew into Prague about an hour ago and am in a hotel for the night prior to the clinic picking me up at 7:20am for tests with a GP the a consultation with the Surgeon, if no problems I have the op tomorrow. Updated on 30 Oct 2014: So i had all the tests and consultation yesterday. I showed the surgeon the after pic i was after, he couldnt promise it will be exactly that. Afterwards he told me all the staff in theatre were impressed with my new nose. Maybe he tells all his patients that. Im swollen but not in pain. Its no hardship breathing through my mouth. I will add some pics. Updated on 30 Oct 2014: Day 2 and still feeling good, no pain, I should have the packing removed later this morning and should leave the clinic and go to the apartment today. There is a nurse in the day and another comes on for the night shift, they have been different each day and all were nice and attentive and all very easy in the eye. The swelling around the eyes is reducing, I assume bruises will start to appear. The staff go food shopping for you whilst at the apartment so that's good, I come back on day 7 to gave the splint removed so won't know if the surgeon did a decent job until then. I am prepared for it to still be swollen and know it may be 6 months until I see the final result, I worry that it will be too narrow and that I will have a miss piggy tip. I will let u know either way on day 7. Updated on 31 Oct 2014: It's only day 2 and its swollen and I can only see a little of it but I like the tip, the angle seems ok, I was worried that it would be upturned too much. When I changed the gauze underneathe the tip I noticed something taht I thought was part of the packing not removed correctly, turned out it was the stitches, oops, im glad i didnt yank it hard or might have done some damage. fingers crossed but I dont think I opened up the incision. Updated on 1 Nov 2014: The swelling round the eyes has gone and bruises starting to replace them. The only annoying thing is the ends of the stitches as two are protruding from the nostril, i don't have any scissors to snip them back. Updated on 2 Nov 2014: 1 more day until the reveal. Updated on 3 Nov 2014: Went back to the clinic today, they removed the one non dissolvable stitch (ouch), cast was removed and another put on, they showed me the nose before the new cast went on, it looked quite swollen so I couldn't see any definition etc so it was an anti climax. The hump has gone but too early to say if I like the new bridge. I go back in 2 days then I fly home, I think they want me to keep the cast on until 10 days after the surgery, if they remove it on day 7 I will take a couple of photo's. The drooping tip has gone and although it looks big i'm sure that is just the swelling. Updated on 3 Nov 2014: I needed to take a look so briefly removed the splint to assess progress so far. As per the attached pictures, despite the swelling I can see that I made the right choice, It is in my opinion going to be a vast improvement, if the swelling goes down more over the next 8 days when I return to work I doubt it will be obvious to people, I just hope they think I look better and put it down to losing weight. Ignore the fact I look rough, I only had about 5hrs sleep. Please let me know what you think of the changes to the nose. Updated on 3 Nov 2014: MEDICAL DEGREE Charles University Teaching Hospital CERTIFICATIONS First Degree Certificate in General Surgery Certificate in Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery License from the Czech Medical Chamber for Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery AWARDS AND POSITIONS Prize of the Czech Literary Fund for 1986 – for the article Changes in Lymphocyte Activity in Severe Burns Chairman of the Czech-American symposium on plastic surgery PSEF Prague, 1992 Chaired the individual sections of a number of symposia in this country and abroad. National representative in the European Burns Association, 1989 – 1991 Named to the committee of the congress of the International Confederation PRCH in San Francisco, 1999 STUDY STAYS AND COMPLETED COURSES Pre-graduate stay at the University Clinic in Hamburg, 1969 Clinic of Plastic Surgery in Helsinki, Finland, 1980 Clinic of Plastic Surgery in Bratislava, Slovakia, 1981 University of California and the General Hospital in San Francisco, Prof. Luis Vasconez and Dr. Juris Bunkis,1984 Immunology – new information in the HLA system, ILF Prague, 1984 Microsurgical course at the University in Janez, 1987 Plastic and reconstruction surgery, Dr. Juris Bunkis, Blackhawk, California, 1989 The University of California in San Diego, Prof. Jack C. Fisher, 1990 The University of California in San Diego, 1992 Central European Course of Aesthetic Surgery, Prague, 1994 Dimensional breast replacements, Nashville, Tennessee, 1994 Dimensional breast replacements, Prague, 1996 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP The Czech Medical Chamber The Czech Hand Surgery Society The Czech Society of Plastic surgery – JEP Updated on 5 Nov 2014: Flew back home yesterday so now able to relax at home. Swelling is slowly going down and bruising still yellow Updated on 7 Nov 2014: Bruising almost gone, still feel very swollen which is not helped by the fact that the dog has caught my nose twice, ouch Updated on 12 Nov 2014: I still have a long wait to see the results but here it is 14 days post op, I am back at work tomorrow but I don't think people will pick up on the difference. Updated on 17 Nov 2014: a little concerned due to a dint appearing, i have had no trauma so hopefully this is just uneven swelling. I will keep u updated. As u look at the picture it is on the left. Updated on 22 Nov 2014: Here are pics from today. Updated on 27 Nov 2014: I still have the dent, the surgeon advised me to keep wearing the splint and to massage the nose. I will probably post some more pics at 2 month post op, I am hoping by month 3 things have evened out. Updated on 20 Mar 2015: Im pretty much happy with how it looks so far, still a bit of a dint one one side with certain lighting, overall it is an improvement on my original nose. Updated on 8 Apr 2015: Updated on 8 Apr 2015:
