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Kenneth Hughes, MD
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Over a year later...

When my wound finally close, regardless of the fact that my implants were salvaged, it healed so incredibly fucked up it looked so deformed and felt like real road tracks were on my butt. I mean when I bent over it looked like I had three [RS bleep] and webbing on my bit it was just a nightmare. I wanted to wait a whole year and get nice and healthy before I try to do another revision, and I chose to do it with another doctor, Dr. Stanton.. I sent a few of my friends to him that had pretty good results.
After my first consult with Stanton I became absolutely furious with Dr Hughes. Hughes truly made me feel like what was happening was my fault, that I was some freaky case and the woman has never broken before, that I’m not getting enough protein or somethings wrong with my body that it’s not healing right… Within five minutes of talking to stance and he said that the central incision does not get enough oxygen or blood supply to heal and that wound separation is a very common thing with central incisions and that’s why many doctors do not do that anymore. I googled it and I was so [RS bleep] furious that this was true. This whole time he put in my head that it was somehow my fault this kept happening to me and that I’m the only one in the world this was happening too. Meanwhile it was his outdated technique of central incision. I thought this was all caused from hitting my butt in a car accident (read my first entry) But no I had fluid draining out of me two weeks later which is the exact definition of Seroma. I asked him several times if I had seroma and he told me no but was lying. If he would have just admitted that I had seroma and offered to drain me everything would’ve been OK and I wouldn’t be here writing about this today.
Fast forward one week ago I took the plunge and to do another scar revision and try to get this fixed once and for all from Dr. Stanton. I don’t know why he chose to do essential incision when he admitted that they never work, but he said that the webbing on my butt was just too bad that he had no other choice but to try. On my check up seven days later the wound is already separating on the bottom, and fluid is dripping out and looks like it might be infected. I just cannot mentally, emotionally, and physically take this anymore. I’m in pain, I’m very very physically limited to what I can do every day it hurts to bend down, it hurts to go to the bathroom, it hurts to sit.
It’s embarrassing it’s affecting my work life I can no longer go to the gym, I can no longer dance, and I can’t have sex. It will take 2 to 4 months for this wound to close once again. I know that this was not Stanton’s fault, But I really wish he found a way to do the Y scar on me like we had previously discussed. The amount of money that I have spent on this surgery and fixing this surgery is just unbelievable. I’m nearing $40,000 for my butt. And it’s not even the size or shape that I wanted. I want to share my story and I’m choosing not to share pictures at the moment because they are very graphic and disgusting and embarrassing to me. Maybe in the future I will choose to do that.
They asked me several times to be on the show BOTCHED but I truly did not trust the doctors to fix me and didn’t like the image they were portraying me on TV. But that’s how bad it was that I was picked out of thousands of submissions because I look like a freak.
I really really hope that they come up with a better method to shape your butt soon. Please learn from the mistakes that I have made, the biggest one is do a Y scar and not a central incision! The second is that I chose to have round implants because I heard the other ones can shift and move. Hughes only uses the round natural ones which are very hard... now they have symmetrical oval ones that are softer and superior to the ones i have (Stanton uses them). Oval ones look much more natural, just make sure they are truly oval and not teardrop. No matter what, if you get implants, they will NOT FEEL REAL. Hughes put in a much smaller size that I wanted and you actually can’t tell I have implants… Until you touch them then there’s no denying it. I truly truly regret getting the surgery with him, I think I would’ve had a better result with another doctor, because i did not get the proper aftercare to fix my complications. Always pay attention to a doctors bedside manner because that is what is so important after the surgery. BBL is a waste of money unless you have 40+ pounds of extra fat. Please caution with implants. If anyone knows of anything else that helps you can post it here. I’m sorry I have a check this in a while but I am now going through another recovery with my wounds splitting open.

Fed up

I'd rather die than go through anymore problems. I can't even do anything anymore. I have three dogs and every time I bend over to feed them or take care of them I feel this would stretching open. It stings. It hurts to sit. I've cried so much but there's nothing I can do everything I've worked for in my whole life is slowly disappearing as I'm not able to do anything. It really just makes you want to sit at home and get fucked up all day and you can't even do that . Its spring break right now but I can't go on vacation, I can't go in the water. I can't wear any type pants because this window leaks fluid and I have to cover it with a dressing of gauze and tape.

Just know that if you ever have a complication during surgery, no other doctor will ever touch you. No doctor in the world is going to touch a complication that arise from surgery done by another doctor. Trust me I've tried.
Just know that if you ever have a complication during surgery, no other doctor will ever touch you. No doctor in the world is going to touch a complication that arise from surgery done by another doctor. Trust me I've tried.

So When your own doctor gives up on you you're fucked.

The BBL was a complete waste of my money, and honestly I have so many friends that get butt injections none of them had ever had any complications and here I am with complications for five months straight. My best advice to anyone is to wait until they have better technology to come out for this. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy .

Not worth it

I have had a complication after complication. My drain stopped functioning I went to the emergency room in the emergency room doctor stitched my whole butt crack together. I've had to walk around like that for months, and get a reconstructive surgery to have normal butt crack. Then just the week after that surgery my stitches busted open and I now have a giant wound exposed. I have had a complication after complication. My drain stop functioning I went to the emergency room in the emergency room doctor stitched my whole butt crack together. I've had to walk around like this for months, and get a reconstructive surgery to have a normal butt crack again. More time off work, more money gone. Then my stitches busted open a week after that surgery. I have a giant exposed wound where my implants were put in. Who knows of this wound will close on its own properly, if it will get infected or not. I can't live like this anymore. I can't date I can't work I can't sleep. I was a fitness instructor and a dancer. Because of all the problems I've lost my boyfriend, I've lost both of my jobs, I've lost all my money I've lost my mind and I'm about to lose my house. Getting this surgery was the worst decision I've ever made in my whole life. I've never had a bigger regret. i'm top of it being treated as a problem Client is the worst feeling in the world. I tried to do everything right- I researched my doctor I hired a nurse I rested after surgery but still just problem after problem after problem. This is my body. I'm not just a case this is my life. I'm not just a patient person and I'm not being treated that way. Whoever gets this surgery please think very hard. If you have no complications I guess everything will be fine but if you have one it will ruin your whole life.
All for what? 310CC in my ass? I'd rather.and go through anymore problems.

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