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Lipo and BBL w/ Dr. Mendieta @ MiA Aesthetics

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33 y/o mom of a 7 Month old...Lipo and BBL w/ Dr. Mendieta

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My surgery is June 3rd w/ Dr. Mendieta! Anyone else going around that time? I’m super excited as I’m reading through more reviews on here and seeing before and after photos...I’ve been more of a lurker and decided why not write my own review...don’t know if anyone is going to see these but It will be fun to look back on my own journey...

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Constantino G. Mendieta, MD

Constantino G. Mendieta, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.0 | 298 Reviews
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May 28, 2018
He did my procedure a month ago. I see you have a Sunday date. You will not see him anymore after your surgery. If you have any issues, you will see Alvarez. Be prepared to wake up and be thrown into your ride from the clinic. There is no recovery or post lab work.
May 28, 2018
This is if you booked at Mia Esthetics
May 29, 2018
Thanks for the heads up! That kind of sucks lol! How did our surgery go?!
May 29, 2018
Your*
May 29, 2018
Doc consulted with me for about 15 seconds. He marked my body, asked if I wanted hips and he was out of there. I went to surgery shortly afterwards. I woke up in pain, they gave me a shot and put me in the backseat of my ride. I was I'll and Alvarez said I was dehydrated. Don't know how he knew that without running lab work. Turns out my potassium was extremely low and I was anemic. I learned that four days later when I spent the night in the ER.
May 31, 2018
Omg love I’m so sorry you went through all of that! :( ...how are you doing now?
May 29, 2018
I’m going the 5th! Good luck
May 29, 2018
Nice! What recovery house stuff staying in?
May 31, 2018
After several trips to my personal doctor, potassium by IV and iron pills, my labs are back to normal. My butt had lost volume but I expected that. It was very large initially. Right now I'm experiencing a sensation that feel like bee stings in the area that had lipo. I have a burning sensation in my butt cheeks. I read that normal but I didn't know about this before hand. I still can't sit or sleep on my back with out discomfort. The recovery process is longer than I expected
June 6, 2018
I’ve see a lot of his work . we had like a 20 min consultation and what they told me was that I will be recovering for a few hours before leaving to my hotel . My apt is June 9
June 6, 2018
Are you getting it done at his office or at Mia aesthetics? I think it’s different when it’s at Mia...my consultation was super short like not even 5 minutes but he was really nice and fun...I don’t know how long I was recovering before they took me out of there because I was so out of it...overall my experience has been good though....the girls at the office are disorganized and I never got to see a doctor for any of my follow ups but that’s about it...I think you’ll have a better experience if it’s at his own personal office...good luck with your surgery!!!
September 9, 2018
Hi Ladies, I was reading all the reviews, About Mia Esthetic, I’m getting my breast & a bbl done by dr.Charepoo On 11/19/18 Any experience with this surgeon?? Any info I’ll be helpful, I’m very curious about what they prescribe foe pain?
UPDATED FROM Sonoco
5 days pre

Weight Stress

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I’ve been lurking on here for a while and now I feel like documenting my journey for me and whoever else that is reading....I can’t believe I’m leaving in a week and I don’t even have my supplies or anything. I still don’t feel like it’s real that I’m going. And mommy life has got me so busy to even think about it. I gained about 46 pounds while pregnant.

I started at 164 to 210. I’m down to 200 pounds...still big but its just been a struggle for me to go back to the gym like I use to...I was in the gym almost everyday before the pregnancy and was happy about my body except my breast which I will still do one day. After I had the baby I tried to work out like I use to and kept injuring my knees from going too hard in the gym. On top of that fell twice on concrete which injured my knees even more! I’m so clumsy. I have to see an ortho after my surgery my primary doc told me....so this is why I’m still not at the weight I would like to be before my surgery...I’m stressed about not getting the results I want because I didn’t lose anymore weight but I’m also seeing before and afters with women around my weight and gives me hope because they have amazing results!

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5 days pre

Recovery House

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I’m arriving in Miami Saturday June 2nd at around 8:30 am since I don’t know what time my pre op is...I felt like just getting there early and going straight to M.I.A since my surgery will be the next day (Sunday June 3rd) ....Then I will be staying at Laly’s Doll House for 5 days. Laly personally gave me a call today and she sounded so sweet! I read a lot of great reviews about her so I don’t feel worried about staying there.
After Laly’s House I will go back to Aloft Doral Miami Hotel for a few days before my flight back to NY. It’s literally 2 mins from MIA aesthetics. I Wish I could stay in Miami longer after my surgery but I don’t want to spend more money and want to get back home to my baby girl.

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January 10, 2019
Hi.. my surgery is coming up and i still cant decide on a recovery house im having surgery with Dr.Mendieta and laly doll house is one of the options.can you please give me a little more detail of ur stay in this recovery house
January 10, 2019
Omg I love Laly’s doll house! Laly and Claudia are so amazing!! Claudia cooks 3 home cooked meals a day and she will really take care of you like a mother would. They also wash your clothes and every time you go to the kitchen to eat you come back to fresh sheets on the bed and a clean room. I really didn’t even want to leave!
January 10, 2019
Thank you so much
January 10, 2019
Hey.. can you give me advise on what supplies do i need to make my post op more confortable? I seen a few list and im not sure if all those supplies are needed i was told by my concierge to travel with a carryon only but seeing all the supplies needed im not sure if that’s possible? I need help.. im getting so nervous feeling unprepared
January 21, 2019
I took my carryon suitcase and a duffle bag...if you see my previous post i listed all the supplies I bought...I bought more supplies when I got to Miami which maybe easier for you to do as well. As I waited for my prescriptions I bought the diaper pads which you will need a pack of those and diapers . Also arnica gel and Pills and Tylenol maximum strength helped a lot. Don’t forget a urinal!