Breast lift with implants, BBL (fat only), and lipo

Hello! I am very glad to be able to help others. In regards to your question: I did not ask him about the areola shape and what may have caused them to become crooked. I was very happy with the overall improvement and realize there is nothing to be done to fix the areola at this point so I “let it go”. I am not sure if they were straight while taped since they were in fact covered. It is my guess that they were not perfect from the beginning.

Thank you! I had 10 massages total.

They look pretty damn good. The horizontal incision on the underside is definitely more noticeable than the vertical scars beneath the nipple. I will do a post with pics tomorrow.

That's good to know... I am going in January with Dr. Mejia. My main concern is the scarring. Did you also do a reduction of areola or no? Another question (sorry if I ask too much) how did your Bbl recover. I thought you weren't supposed to stay seated for long periods of time after the procedure. But then you can lay down d/t the breast as. Did you happen to meet anyone while you were there who had the tummy tuck? I'm debating if I should get one or not. I don't have access skin my problem are my stretch marks.

Hi, sharyn. I’m glad to answer your questions. I did have an areolar reduction. The scarring is not too bad. I will post updated pictures this afternoon. Please see my recent ones. The amount of scarring depends on your skin type. According to Dr. Mejia, I am fair-skinned and so have less problems with scarring than darker skinned women. You will have some scarring with a breast lift, that is unavoidable. I laid on my back from the very beginning. I positioned myself on pillows to reduce pressure on my buttocks for the first six weeks (see earlier posts). I could not lie any other way because of the lift and implants. I tried on my side but it was too painful on my new implants. My bbl results in the butt area have not been drastic, but along with the lipo on the waist I have a much nicer shape. Even with lying and sitting on my butt during recovery my butt is fuller and more jiggly. I did not meet anyone who had a tummy tuck, however I did consider it myself. A tummy tuck will not fix stretch marks unless the stretch marks are in the area of the abdomen that will be “tucked”...(the area that is cut away before being sewn). That is my understanding of the tummy tuck. It is a much more invasive procedure with a more difficult recovery than lipo/bbl. If you do not have excess skin, you really don’t need a tummy tuck. Unless, like I mentioned, your stretch marks are primarily on the lower part of your belly (a couple inches beneath you belly button). I think you will be happy with lipo alone. Unfortunately for us ladies with stretch marks, options are limited. But I felt very very happy with my procedure and felt there was some improvement in my abdominal stretch marks from the lipo.

Thank you so much for all of the information. Everything you said will definitely help me. I know in Colombia they also can camouflage the stretch marks by tattooing them with the same color skin tone.

Or did you end up buying them from Dr Mejia?

I ordered it on amazon. It’s $24.98 by Fajas MyD and it’s called “0104 Liposuction Board Liposuction Compression Garment Tabla Abdominal”. It’s excellent and I highly recommend.

Thank you :)! A masseuse named Mary Luz did my lymph massages. I was referred to her by the doctor. She came to my air bnb once everyday for 10 days. The total cost for he ten massages was $170 USD. I paid her each time she came. They are absolutely necessary, but hurt a bit. I take a pain pill an hour before. Best of luck!!

I just arrived home. I stayed for 12 days following surgery. It was a perfect amount of time for me.

Thanks. I am not sure if I can take off that long. How many days after surgery do you think you would have been able to travel ?