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Avoid for BBL! Woke up with no projection
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AVOID FOR BBL! Awful.
Genius912September 10, 2021
TLDR: Paid £11k for BBL and inner thigh lipo. Dr. Hamza was 5 hours late for my surgery, seen me around 8pm yawning as he marked me up.
Woke up with no projection like I asked him for and a flat patch on right buttock. 3 days post op, flat patch was more visible and had lumps on my upper buttocks.2 weeks post op, instead of telling me the lumps would go down from the pics i sent via email, he asked me travel 90mins without being able to sit for an opportunity to take photos (of the back) for his Instagram. 6 months post op, lumps still there and no volume in buttocks.Had to travel again for Dr. Hamza to tell me that it would be another £9000 to get the results that I ORIGINALLY asked him for or £2500 a small alteration under local anaesthetic. He said its because I had hip dips…which he knew before the surgery and was the reason for surgery in the first place.Backstory: I have always been a voluptuous lady but have (Yes, still!) a flat bum. As it runs in my family I knew this wasn’t something that was going to be fixed by diet or exercise so in Oct 2020, during the pandemic I decided to go for it as I have yearned for a big bum before BBL even existed!I ignored the bad reviews on here about Dr. Hamza because I believed that the good outweighed the bad and my chances were good…sigh.Consultations: Dr Hamza is polite but direct, he is happy to answer your questions and was honest with me about my skin quality (pretty poor from losing and gaining weight throughout the years) but isn’t very forthcoming providing information ie, what type of faja you will need, what kind of painkillers he would prescribe etc.He was honest about the fact that he only spends an our working on you during the surgery.I opted for inner thigh lipo to even my legs out which cost an extra £1000 on top of the £10,000 for the BBL making the surgery total £11,000…more on this later.Leading up to the surgery was unorganised, I felt as though I wasn’t sure what was going on but I jumped through hoops to arrange testing etc. His PA Lamia, was helpful and responds to emails in a timely manner.Day of surgery: Now this is when I should have walked away. You are not allowed to eat on the day of surgery and my surgery was booked at 3:15pm. This didn’t happen. I was left in a room, worried, alone and starving until around 8pm.When Dr. Hamza finally arrived and marked me up he was physically yawning which is not what you want to see when you are putting your life in someone’s hands!! I came on my period then and there, it trickled down my leg as he drew on me, fortunately he was understanding of this so I wasn’t too embarrassed. I re-iterated to him what I want to achieve which was projection and he said he can do this.When I woke I was cold, disorientated and felt sick, I was already laid on my stomach.The staff at the Harley Clinic were very attentive, turned on the heating and got me some food and anti sickness medicine. I was concerned about not having my compression garment on and had to request the staff help me get it on, I would have thought that they would have been advised to get me in to this as soon as possible but there seemed to be no sense of urgency about it.I wasn’t in any pain at all, just felt sick, dizzy, weak and my movement was restricted.Eager to see my new bum, the nurse took some pictures for me at my request (see pics) … it wasn’t what I was expecting but thought that the healing process would change my results and I should wait and see.Because my surgery was scheduled for the afternoon, luckily I was already prepared to stay overnight. They kept a circulation machine on my legs that went off intermittently every 5-10 minutes so I got very little sleep but the nurses were amazing, they were so attentive and only a buzz away.The staff also informed me that Dr. Hamza had made a mistake with my surgery booking time with the hospital, which was why I was left waiting for so long.The next day: Dr Hamza came to check I was ok and confirmed that I was alright to go home. My friend picked me up and I laid in the back seat for an uncomfortable 90minute car ride home.Recovery: I had watched so many BBL YouTube videos that I had scared myself and I emphasised this to Dr. Hamza during the consultation stages. He assured me that he would use a strong local anaesthetic and that I wouldn’t feel any pain for 3 days, at the time I was dubious of this because I hadn’t seen anyone write about this in their reviews but he stuck to his word. I was given ibuprofen and paracetamol only.All I felt during recovery was discomfort and restriction. I only went to faint once when taking off the dressings.As you can see from my pics, I woke up with an obvious flat part on my right buttock. This got flatter and a lump at the top remained and so 3 days post op (see pics its so obvious!) I emailed Lamia with photos regarding this and an appointment was made to see him 2 weeks post op.I had to stand for an hour on a train to London and kneeled in a taxi to the hospital for a 5 min appointment with Dr. Hamza to tell me that I looked great and the lump is normal and will go down with healing (why couldn’t he tell me this without making me pay to travel for an hour and a half in discomfort ???) oh and he asked to take some pictures for instagram which I agreed. You can see my pictures from the back only even though he takes 8 photos from each angle and you can see why he wouldn’t promote his work from the remaining angles.He also said I could sit from week 3, I didn’t end up sitting until week 6 and it was still so uncomfortable.When the swelling went down I lost any little volume that I had on my bum and I began to lose my hips as well. Disappointment is an understatement.The skin on my back felt like it was ripping, I was fed up of being uncomfortable and the burning sensations were horrible during my recovery and it feels like the weeks drag on forever. It wasn’t until month 6 where I could actually say I felt “normal” again.Not to mention the mental side of it all which I would say is the worst part, especially when you have results like mine and you’re desperately researching where peoples lumps had dropped or hopping that the “fluffing stage” would fix it… it didn’t.I was in constant contact with Lamia and Dr. Hamza regarding my results and saw Dr. Hamza for two post op appointments. The first was 2 weeks post op and the second was 6 months, this was when he told me that if I wanted projection I would have to do it all again and quoted me £9000 or he could just try and fix the lump under local anaesthetic and quoted me £2500…. I was in shock.I had more confidence before the surgery as now, in fitted clothes my butt looks horrible. Imagine paying £10k for a nice round butt to be left with lumps and dips and then getting told that news with the excuse that it was because I have hip dips… he obviously knew this already from my consultations and it being the reason for my whole surgery!Scars - they’re everywhere and very visible. The one on my left side of my stomach is very high and you can see the mess on my back in the pics.Now coming up to a year later, I’m still in disbelief of what this man has put me through, mentally and physically. The audacity he has to ask for more money for what he and Lamia call a “top-up” which is a term they use to cover up “fix” or “revision.” £11,000 is ALOT of money to me and I have effectively paid this for lipo to my lower back and some lipo around my stomach (where so much fat still remains, as well as in my inner thighs )Please, avoid this man for a BBL. Any other questions, please feel free to contact me :)PS. Can anyone recommend a decent Dr in Europe for a BBL?
Woke up with no projection like I asked him for and a flat patch on right buttock. 3 days post op, flat patch was more visible and had lumps on my upper buttocks.2 weeks post op, instead of telling me the lumps would go down from the pics i sent via email, he asked me travel 90mins without being able to sit for an opportunity to take photos (of the back) for his Instagram. 6 months post op, lumps still there and no volume in buttocks.Had to travel again for Dr. Hamza to tell me that it would be another £9000 to get the results that I ORIGINALLY asked him for or £2500 a small alteration under local anaesthetic. He said its because I had hip dips…which he knew before the surgery and was the reason for surgery in the first place.Backstory: I have always been a voluptuous lady but have (Yes, still!) a flat bum. As it runs in my family I knew this wasn’t something that was going to be fixed by diet or exercise so in Oct 2020, during the pandemic I decided to go for it as I have yearned for a big bum before BBL even existed!I ignored the bad reviews on here about Dr. Hamza because I believed that the good outweighed the bad and my chances were good…sigh.Consultations: Dr Hamza is polite but direct, he is happy to answer your questions and was honest with me about my skin quality (pretty poor from losing and gaining weight throughout the years) but isn’t very forthcoming providing information ie, what type of faja you will need, what kind of painkillers he would prescribe etc.He was honest about the fact that he only spends an our working on you during the surgery.I opted for inner thigh lipo to even my legs out which cost an extra £1000 on top of the £10,000 for the BBL making the surgery total £11,000…more on this later.Leading up to the surgery was unorganised, I felt as though I wasn’t sure what was going on but I jumped through hoops to arrange testing etc. His PA Lamia, was helpful and responds to emails in a timely manner.Day of surgery: Now this is when I should have walked away. You are not allowed to eat on the day of surgery and my surgery was booked at 3:15pm. This didn’t happen. I was left in a room, worried, alone and starving until around 8pm.When Dr. Hamza finally arrived and marked me up he was physically yawning which is not what you want to see when you are putting your life in someone’s hands!! I came on my period then and there, it trickled down my leg as he drew on me, fortunately he was understanding of this so I wasn’t too embarrassed. I re-iterated to him what I want to achieve which was projection and he said he can do this.When I woke I was cold, disorientated and felt sick, I was already laid on my stomach.The staff at the Harley Clinic were very attentive, turned on the heating and got me some food and anti sickness medicine. I was concerned about not having my compression garment on and had to request the staff help me get it on, I would have thought that they would have been advised to get me in to this as soon as possible but there seemed to be no sense of urgency about it.I wasn’t in any pain at all, just felt sick, dizzy, weak and my movement was restricted.Eager to see my new bum, the nurse took some pictures for me at my request (see pics) … it wasn’t what I was expecting but thought that the healing process would change my results and I should wait and see.Because my surgery was scheduled for the afternoon, luckily I was already prepared to stay overnight. They kept a circulation machine on my legs that went off intermittently every 5-10 minutes so I got very little sleep but the nurses were amazing, they were so attentive and only a buzz away.The staff also informed me that Dr. Hamza had made a mistake with my surgery booking time with the hospital, which was why I was left waiting for so long.The next day: Dr Hamza came to check I was ok and confirmed that I was alright to go home. My friend picked me up and I laid in the back seat for an uncomfortable 90minute car ride home.Recovery: I had watched so many BBL YouTube videos that I had scared myself and I emphasised this to Dr. Hamza during the consultation stages. He assured me that he would use a strong local anaesthetic and that I wouldn’t feel any pain for 3 days, at the time I was dubious of this because I hadn’t seen anyone write about this in their reviews but he stuck to his word. I was given ibuprofen and paracetamol only.All I felt during recovery was discomfort and restriction. I only went to faint once when taking off the dressings.As you can see from my pics, I woke up with an obvious flat part on my right buttock. This got flatter and a lump at the top remained and so 3 days post op (see pics its so obvious!) I emailed Lamia with photos regarding this and an appointment was made to see him 2 weeks post op.I had to stand for an hour on a train to London and kneeled in a taxi to the hospital for a 5 min appointment with Dr. Hamza to tell me that I looked great and the lump is normal and will go down with healing (why couldn’t he tell me this without making me pay to travel for an hour and a half in discomfort ???) oh and he asked to take some pictures for instagram which I agreed. You can see my pictures from the back only even though he takes 8 photos from each angle and you can see why he wouldn’t promote his work from the remaining angles.He also said I could sit from week 3, I didn’t end up sitting until week 6 and it was still so uncomfortable.When the swelling went down I lost any little volume that I had on my bum and I began to lose my hips as well. Disappointment is an understatement.The skin on my back felt like it was ripping, I was fed up of being uncomfortable and the burning sensations were horrible during my recovery and it feels like the weeks drag on forever. It wasn’t until month 6 where I could actually say I felt “normal” again.Not to mention the mental side of it all which I would say is the worst part, especially when you have results like mine and you’re desperately researching where peoples lumps had dropped or hopping that the “fluffing stage” would fix it… it didn’t.I was in constant contact with Lamia and Dr. Hamza regarding my results and saw Dr. Hamza for two post op appointments. The first was 2 weeks post op and the second was 6 months, this was when he told me that if I wanted projection I would have to do it all again and quoted me £9000 or he could just try and fix the lump under local anaesthetic and quoted me £2500…. I was in shock.I had more confidence before the surgery as now, in fitted clothes my butt looks horrible. Imagine paying £10k for a nice round butt to be left with lumps and dips and then getting told that news with the excuse that it was because I have hip dips… he obviously knew this already from my consultations and it being the reason for my whole surgery!Scars - they’re everywhere and very visible. The one on my left side of my stomach is very high and you can see the mess on my back in the pics.Now coming up to a year later, I’m still in disbelief of what this man has put me through, mentally and physically. The audacity he has to ask for more money for what he and Lamia call a “top-up” which is a term they use to cover up “fix” or “revision.” £11,000 is ALOT of money to me and I have effectively paid this for lipo to my lower back and some lipo around my stomach (where so much fat still remains, as well as in my inner thighs )Please, avoid this man for a BBL. Any other questions, please feel free to contact me :)PS. Can anyone recommend a decent Dr in Europe for a BBL?
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