Getting my Pre-baby Body Back with an Even Smaller Waist;) - Aventura, FL

OK first let me start off by saying I never thought I'd be writing a review on real self..
I guess I kind of realized it would be pretty selfish of me to have silently stalked this site for 2 years and read all you ladies journeys, and then when I've been thru the surgery and made it out the other side ....to just skip off into the sunset with my new, better, curvier and more sexy body and let none of you be the wiser lol. That was my plan all along actually. To do just that. lol... But... Here I am. 11 days post op Dr. Salama BBL.
Now BELIEVE me girls, NOBODY knows better than I how when a review has no pics we tend to just assume it's fake because we think "yea right if it's so great then post some pics" or "it's just a drs office writing reviews". I know I tend to think this BOTH ways. When it's a negative review with no pics or a positive review w no pics .
Yes I'm sure there are TONS of girls who for whatever reason don't post reviews at all or don't post their pics for privacy or modesty reasons. Either way... Just because I am so pleased with my results I am posting this review and to prove us skeptics wrong I am posting pics too ;)
Anywayyyy pics are really all that counts I know I know but hear me out gals.
First I'm just going to start at the beginning. I'll make it kind of quick and as painless as possible (completely unlike the procedure lol) ...
I've always had a great butt. People always said I had a nice butt and to be honest it was something I was always quite proud of my nice round perky little bubble butt. I've always had a flat stomach too. Even when I was 10 pounds over my weight my stomach was always flat. I'm naturally a double D chest too. So yes gals I had a pretty great figure all my 20s... Lol. BUT I was never totally satisfied with my hips. I had a kind of curvy shape but I felt as I got older into my 30s it was getting a little more straight as I developed a little more fat on my love handle area... Then last year I had a baby and after he was born my body just DID NOT recover as it often does after children. My waist was just a little more square boxy and my stomachs stuck out a little bit more and my hips seemed even smaller compared to my now wider waist.
For fear of losing my butt which my husband loves I knew that if I was to lose the 15 pounds more that I had gained since the baby was born that I would just have the same shape only smaller but I wanted to maintain my butt and have an much tinier waist and more full hips. Initially I had thought maybe just a bunch of lipo on my flanks and waist to make my waist super tiny but then I thought "why waste the fat??!" let's fill out these hips! I knew making my waist smaller would make my hips appear larger but I don't think it would give me that dramatic hourglass I desired.
In starting my research I started a couple of years ago looking into the surgery but I didn't get super serious about it until I had the baby a year ago. Been stalking this site and I narrowed down the doctors to the main
ones that are on real self let's face it girls that's what we do. Dr salama , Dr shaulzer(dr Miami ) dr Hassan and dr fisher where the main doctors that I was looking at. They have the biggest names on real self in the US well especially in the Florida area so it seems.. This is how he narrowed down my doctor... Dr. Salama had the biggest photo section on his website of his work and also the most reviews and the most consistency it seemed...Dr shaulZer had some pics on his website but only half the amount of dr Salama. Most of his pics were on his Instagram page and they were all pics from immiedietly after surgery still on the operating table which I didn't like. I feel like that's not really a good respresevtstin of the work when it's just stuffed n done on the table I like to see the work standing up months n months out ya know? some of his works has been great but I think a lot of his butts kinda started to look alike..
Dr Hassan seemed to have some good results and his prices were cheap! I was like why so cheap?!! I get Leary when things seem to good to be true and then I've read on here he's not a plastic surgeon and someone died?? I don't know ladies this is just what I've read on here.. I have no idea if it's true but we all kind of just listen to each other on here lol.
Dr fisher had some nice butts too and cheap prices too so I was entices by both those guys but it turns out they both work for a place called vanity which I've been reading for 2 years on here is a nightmare and your just a number in a line up like a butt factory or something all the girls on here say it is a madhouse over there. And I was not into dealing with that especially coming from out of state. So Anywayyyy that my friends is how I came to my decision. All the doctors have some pretty good work but all in all I decided to meet with Dr. Salama and I was so glad that I did. Wheb I went for the consultation I felt super comfortable and Nancy was so sweet and informative and Dr. Salama took his time didn't rush me and I felt pretty good about it.

It's took some time for me to convince my husband of the surgery as I'm sure you ladies can relate Lol, but after I did it was smooth sailing from the standpoint of me being in New Jersey. Everything went very smoothly with the payment process, all the questions I had to ask, preop testing. I called the office many times with questions and I was always met with friendly replies and prompt answers.
The day before surgery I met Nomi for preop. Now...THAT lady deserves her own separate review on here she's that awesome. I hope Dr. Salama knows how lucky he is to have somebody as articulate, educated, sweet and comforting as she is on his team! (although I'm sure that he does:) .I went with my girlfriend and my mother's business partner to the preop appointment and the whole ride home all of us were just talking about how great she was and how she made everybody feel so comfortable with the procedure and answered all of our questions didn't rush us and took her time. She was so knowledgable and really professional yet sweet and down to earth at the same time.
Ok so The day of surgery I was very nervous and met with the anesthesiologist who is very very sweet. I have some medical issues that we had to discuss and he was very informative and very helpful in making sure that I had the right exact set up for me with the anesthesia so everything will go perfect for me.
I then met again Dr salAma to discuss again what it was that I wanted with my figure as I hadn't seen him in about six months since my consult. He's very serious about his work, very to the point and direct, yet can't help but crack a smile as a nervous naked patient tells him what she wants as far as hips and waist and that she doesn't want too much that her husband will kill her lol. I wanted to make sure he understood what I wanted so nervously I had to repeat myself many times and then I asked him if he thinks he's got it lol... He then told me in a serious face but with a half smile "I've got it. I hear you, you've said the same thing like five times" lol. I laughed and felt better that I'd gotten my Point across. ;)
Well let me tell you ladies.. He did get it. He got it right.! I'm not going to bore you with the severe pain but I was in the first four days because we all know that's the case. I'm not going to bore you with how I got dehydrated and shaky on the fourth and fifth day and started crying because I hadn't eaten or drank enough LOL.
I will tell you that although the massages are painful Celia is a little Cuban Angel And I adore her! She makes the massages all worth it and you actually do feel better afterwards it's true! I got a total of six of them while I'm in Florida before I go back to New Jersey. All the advice she gives you the little tips and tricks of at home self massage and just the advice she gives you is so awesome. And honestly it's not just because I used to waitress and worked on tips but come on girls you got a tip these ladies! I know it's an expensive surgery but throw the girls 10 bucks per massage you get hay even five bucks helps! They deserve it. They work really hard and have to deal with us crying daily lol. And stuff us like sausages back into our garments.
Anyways I'm 14 days post out right now and I'm obsessed with my body. I am really truly hoping that my butt doesn't go down to much more...although I know it will. I'm planning on getting a breast lift with Dr. Salama within the next six months so if it does go down a little bit too much for my liking I may take a little bit more fat out and put a little bit more in i'm hoping I don't have to because it's really so beautiful and perfect my waist is so tiny! I don't have any really visible lumpiness so far and I'm really hoping I don't develop it. He did an amazing job and Celia's doing an amazing job at trying to keep the scar tissue away but I know I have to work hard with the massages at home and with my roller which I will do. I'm OK with tiny small irregularities I know nothing is perfect but if there's anything major or really visible I will go back to have it fixed. As for now when I see my waist I can't even believe it. I'm so excited to wear my tight dress again like I did before my pregnancy I'm so excited to get dressed up for my husband! a
I'm so excited to just try on clothes again and I feel so good! I hope my body stays the way it is looking now because I'm so happy. I plan on losing maybe 5 pounds or so just to try to lose a little bit of weight in my arms and legs I know I will lose a little bit in my butt too but that's OK I hope my shape stays the same way that it is now I just love it. So all in all I Couldn't be more happy with my choice in Drs. He is a true professional and I truly believe it's an art what he does. He actually seems like he cares about his patients too. I was getting lightheaded in the office and it was a Wednesday which is his consult day and it was crazy crazy busy in the lobby in every room was full and he told me to lay down for five or 10 minutes and I was like no no your busy your busy and he's like don't be silly you don't feel good that's what's important to some extent that's what he said I can't recall the exact words but it was something nice like that lol. Anyway he then helped me get into to my garment and make sure that I felt better before I left. He could've had one of his assistants help me but he did it himself which I appreciated the time.
Most important thing for me with a doctor is to not feel rushed. As women we are indecisive and picky. I for one am verbose and bubbly and I get hyper when I'm nervous so I talk even more lol. He kept his cool. And, he actually IS pretty cool.
I'm very glad that I chose this doctor and I'm very glad with my results as you can see I absolutely 100% recommend them to anyone wanting to get the surgery. The whole staff is on so friendly, helpful and professional. Will be going back to him for my breast lift soon!