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Revision Lipo Plus BBL - Beverly Hills, CA

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1 year post

In the end, not worth the 20 grand.

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MiniBarbie2018
$18,500
In the end, I'm redoing this surgery. Dr. Begovic and her staff as extremely nice and accommodating, but I was just not wowed with the results. For the money paid, I should be in awe. She did fix a lot of the lumpiness in my stomach, but I still had back rolls, fat underneath the bra line in front and fat on belly. My butt is also very uneven, she did offer to fix that part for free, however surgery center costs and anesthesia would be on me, which would amount to $5000. So is there an improvement? Just a little. I would research longer and really think if the amount of money is worth it. I will be doing a redo in June with Yily De Los Santos!

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Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD, FACS

Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 24, 2018
Thank you for being so honest...I appreciate when people can be so upfront instead of of always trying to "make the best of the situation" I mean if your not happy, that is a lot of money to be out of and then she wants you to pay another $5k in order to fix her errors??? I am sorry but to me, she sounds very nice and all but maybe she just needs to think about her patients more and not her bank account.
April 28, 2018
she’s not known for BBL, why did you decide to go with her ?
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April 28, 2018
I didn't research past finding a doctor who could do it, she has great reviews and is soooo cool and super sweet and nice, as are her staff, that I didn't think, could another doctor meet my needs better. My next surgery, I'm definitely checking out more than one.
April 28, 2018
I’m going with doctor dass, I’ll keep everyone update on my results, my surgery is May 8th so it’s coming up
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April 28, 2018
I heard about Dass afterwards and his price point is definitely better. Good luck!
January 24, 2020
I'm considering her for a bbl and your right she is not know for her bbl but everyone else seems so seriously injure patients or have death cases. I'm an RN and this makes it so not worth it
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6 days post

New pics 6 days post!

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I feel much better. Still hate having to not be able to sit or sleep like a normal person. I have my one week post op appt tomorrow morning. Swelling is mainly in the butt and abdomen area. I look measurements 3 days ago so that I could compare with how small I will be once the swelling disappears. I still get nausea standing for a long time. My garment is pinned so tight so that there are no wrinkles in it. I washed it again today since i wanted a clean garment for my doctors appointment. Body is still sore and hard to move fast, but that's expected. So glad one week is over!!!

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August 17, 2016
Wow good luck!! I really hope you that she was capable to improve you bad previous results. I am considering Catherine as well for a botched job.
Please keep us posted with pictures and stay positive until the final result shows.
August 17, 2016
Could you also post a pre surgery photo? What was wrong with your previous lipo?
September 13, 2016
How are feeling now that you are one month out? Thanks for the updates! Happy healing! :)
October 29, 2016
Are you still happy? Did everything continue to turn out well? I have literally almost the identical problem you had in stomach area - driving me insane! Hoping it can be fixed
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5 days post

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So includes I look some pics while I was washing my garment. Looks like it's slowly progressing. This is almost day 5 for me. I can still feel all the incisions hurting when I move. I finally stopped leaking tumescent fluid so that's a good thing. My face is no longer swollen. My ab area is still big. I'm curious as to how small I will be once the swolleness goes away. I took some measurements of the three key points yesterday finally. I'm getting very bored though because it's hard to either be standing or laying in bed on your belly. I don't know how everyone is doing it. I'm also having a hard time finding a place to deliver a bbl pillow or booty pillow before my 4 hr flight on Wednesday so I don't know what I'm going to do.

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August 17, 2016
Oh my gosh you look fantastic!!! I am scheduled with Dr. B also for revision lipo, and if I my results look as good as yours I will be extremely happy and relieved!! You make me want to get the bbl also!! However, I don't think I have enough fat for that after the other places get grafted. Super excited for you!! Keep us posted on your recovery! Have you asked Dr. B's office for help on ordering the butt pillow? Maybe they can get it overnighted to their address and then you can pick it up from them...?
Thanks so much for doing this review! I am going to be following and hoping for an awesome recovery for you Chrmnstrn! :)
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August 17, 2016
I ordered the bbl pillow! It arrived next day since they have a warehouse in aneheim....I just have to practice sitting on it bc it hurts to sit since I did get inner thigh lipo.....my 1 week follow up is tomorrow!!!
August 17, 2016
Hey there! How did your flight go? I was planning on doing the same....Staying in LA for a week after surgery and then flying home. Did the butt pillow help? Did it fit in the airplane seat ok? Hope your healing continues and you continue to feel better!!
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April 30, 2018
Butt pillow is very hard but you get used to it, still good to move around a little bit on a plane....it made my legs numb for long stretches