Too Aggressive with Fat Harvesting - Aventura, FL

I'm going to Beverly Hills, Ca Dr. Catherine Bejovic in November.

Keep us posted on how that goes, I know it is a long way off but I'd love to follow your journey and cheer you on!

I am planning a revision with Dr. Catherine Bejovic in Beverly Hills as she specializes in this. At present I cannot wear my cropped work out clothes or bikini it looks that bad

How long do you have to wait in between surgeries

minimum one year

I'll try and do that. I think you should still consider him for your BBL but let him know that you want to make sure he uses small cannulas and goes slow and not too aggressive on the fat harvesting. My BBL and breasts came out fabulously....nevertheless

I agree with Denise81532...Dr Salama is still among the best plastic surgeons especially for the BBL procedure. Don't give up on him...he is very good. My results might just be the way my body heals...age might be a factor...you never know.

how do you know which type of cannulas he used on you...I'm curious if you asked? I know that small cannulas are used in smaller areas of lipo but are not usually used in larger areas because it takes longer and his surgeries last upwards of 2 hours as opposed to other surgeons that take a but longer (i've heard 4-6 hours). I'm wondering if those other surgeons take longer because they use a smaller cannula...

Tigerlilly50- that is a good question. I will write these questions down so I can ask him and have a candid discussion when I go to see him in a few weeks. Thanks so much Sis...these are good points.

Have you contacted Salama? What did he say. It's dissappointing when all the elements of the surgery don't come together in a uniform way. And it's hard to say whether it's the way our body responds to the surgery or the way that the surgeon performed the procedure. You're still 5 months post op, ask Salama if there is anything he can suggest to improve the lumps and pockets on the stomach....When you mean your butt is tiny are you saying it was tiny straight out of surgery or did you lose a lot of volume afterward?

Hello Tigerlilly50. I have been in contact with Dr Salama. I sent him pix and he said to get more massages. I have done a total of 14...that is $1,400 but I still have an area in my back that is lumpy and stings and hurts to the touch. I tried seeing about 3 ps in my area but no one is willing to see another doctor's pt. I have decided to travel back to Miami to see Dr Salama so he can see directly my results so far. My volume after surgery was great...and I knew it would decrease as the swelling goes down. At 3 months I was disappointed but still happy with the size. At 3.5 months I had drastic loss in volume and then I became unhappy. I have almost nothing left and I am not sure if I will be left with anything at the rate my butt is disappearing. I am seriously thinking of a round 2 since I still have back fat that can be transferred to my butt. If Dr Salama offers me a great discount I consider...coz I truly would like to have a little junk in my trunk...:-)

Oh man. Well, not only go with the discount, but ask him if he really thinks the fat can survive better in round two. Cause even with a discount, that is a lot of money to shell out. But I've read from other RS gals that the round 2 and revisions were better both in results and recovery. I think I would do a round 2 cause i would feel i've come too far not to have what i wanted. Good luck and keep us posted!