31 Year Old Mother of 4 - Aventura, FL

It drives me crazy when someone starts a post and doesn't finish it. I'm always curious to know how things are going long term. With that being said I decided to give an update. Overall I am feeling great. The only time I know I've had something done is when I stretch or sit down. My butt is still tender after all this time. That doesn't bother me so much as the Burning feeling I get throughout my back and flanks when I sit or stretch. It's hard to describe but it's like the tissue underneath the skin is tight. To someone feeling it for the first time I could imagine it may be painful but I have grown used to it. The Lipo suction on my stomach is very uneven. One flank clearly sticks out further than the other. I'm guessing it's missed fat. Whereas it all bothered me tremendously in the beginning I could care less at this point. Dr.Salama and his team were great. With the amount of fat having to be removed and fat grafting to the butt there is a lot involved. You have no idea how each individual's body will respond to the surgery or how that person's fat will react. I think it is wise to accept and understand if you choose to go forth with any cosmetic procedure you should be prepared to need to maintain or have that procedure adjusted to your standards. I find in rare cases that an individual is 100% satisfied with their procedure and need no further action. I was aware of this going into the surgery but suppose I was wishful I could be one of those who needed nothing more. I clearly need more Lipo suction to further enhance the new figure Dr.Salama gave me. I am going to have a round two. I would just like to clean up a few areas of uneven Lipo suction and add a bit more volume. I am fine with the projection I just want it to be more round. As you can see from my photos I still have a very boxy butt. I did come to this conclusion after visiting with another surgeon. He thought Dr.Salama's work was good but explained how difficult it is to get even Lipo suction when you're removing fat in the volumes that he does. You can only take out so much at one time and put so much back in. I really think I will get the desired look with my round two. Even if I don't it will be the last time I do this. My only regret is not losing more weight prior to surgery. I feel that if I had been a bit smaller I would have my desired look. It is really hard to say how heavy or how small you need to be before hand. I was worried if I lost too much weight there wouldn't be enough fat to transfer. I now feel that even on the smallest patients he finds the fat somewhere.

So now I know what all you ladies were talking about when you said this procedure was a roller coaster ride. Some days I am absolutely in love with my new shape and the next day I feel like it's just not enough. Sometimes I feel different within just a few hours. I know I am still a long way off from being completely healed but there are a lot of imperfections that I'm really hoping will go away with time. I still have some love handles but I am told by the doctor this is swelling and they will go away. They do still feel swollen so I am sure he's probably right about this. The shape of my butt is very nice but I appear to have what looks like cellulite on the left cheek. My stomach and sides are very lumpy still and in natural light just look awful. I know a lot of these things will clean up with exercise and diet. Or so I hope ????. The only thing that has changed about my measurements is I lost about a half inch in the butt. Other than that I remain 31 around the waist and now 40 around the hips and butt. I definitely have more projection then I started with. If you saw me I feel like you would think " ok, she has a butt". Not, "damn! She has a ass"! Lol from some angles I feel like it looks amazing. From others I'm not so impressed. Please let me know what you ladies think. I'm seriously contemplating a round two in about a year.

Forgot to add in my last post that my back swelling is taking the longest to go down. Towards the lower part of my back I get swelling about 30 minutes after taking off the garment. This is normal and could last up to a year I'm told by my doctor. I also get very itchy in that area. It's a strange itch. It's not on the skin but underneath of it. Just scratching does not help. I have to pat it rather aggressively to get it to stop.