*****NEW 2 WEEKS POST-OP PICS/UPDATE, ROUND 2 BBL TOUCH-UP this Nov. 26, 2012 with Dr. Salama*****

Sorry BBL ladies, for not updating sooner, but I was concentrating on my post-op healing first before anything. I thank you all for all your prayers & support. So, Nov. 26, 2012, I had my BBL touch-up with Dr. Salama. He remembered me well, even though I'm from out of town. He knew, I'm "Enjoyself" & told me that so many of his patients requested my results & brought my post-op pics & he recognized my body from those post-op pics. After surgery, when I was starting to wake up from my anesthesia, Dr. Salama came over to me to let me know that my surgery went well. He said he did NOT use any drains on me this time, because it's NOT necessary because I don't have that much body fat left in me. But he said, he was still able to remove a total of 600cc's of fat from my upper back/bra strap area & my inner thighs combined. He told me, he then put 300cc's per lateral side. I asked if that will be too wide or too big for me, but he assured me that it will go down a bit & it will be the perfect size for me. I continued laying there face down for another 1/2 hour & I was cold in spite of the blanket. I also had a bitter taste in my mouth & scratchy throat due to the anesthesia. The nurse then helped me get up & wheeled me out & they gave me my surgical document with all info, including the written amount of 300cc's per lateral side. She wheeled me towards our car where my husband is waiting & he drove me home. I was EXTREMELY SUPER SORE on my upper back & especially my inner thighs, but not painful & NO nausea, NO vomiting, NO fainting, NO fever. It took us 10 minutes to get home to our hotel. My entire face, especially my eyelids were so puffy & swollen from laying there face down. OMG, I looked horrible, lol. But other than the post-op swelling, extreme soreness, I felt fine. I was active & hungry immediately, so I ate a good amount of food & drank lots of water, gatorade & pineapple juice. I walked around in my hotel room every hour or two & I peed every 20 minutes the next 3 hours. Sleeping was rough. Not only I had to get up every 1/2 hour to pee, but I had to struggle getting in & out of the bed, because my upper back & inner thighs were extremely super sore. The first 3 days was the worst soreness while the first 4 days was the worst swelling & bruises. My thighs & knees were so swollen & looked like tree trunks & covered with bruises, so not a pretty sight, lol. Anytime, after it gets better & better. I got 3 massages while in Miami, both from Celia & Eilyn. Both very good, (massages did not hurt this time) & both very sweet. Immediately post-op surgery, I was wearing a large compression garment with the sheer soft butt cover. I liked this garment so much better, even though it's way too loose on my waist, but the material is so soft & comfortable & I can manage getting in & out of this garment. But 7 days post-op, they changed my garment to small size LIPO EXPRESS brand, butt cut-out & I DON'T like this compression garment at all. This garment I feel that it's way way too small for my hips, but the waist line fits really good. I always need a helper to put & remove this garment, because it always gets stuck on my hips/booty area & will not stretch much to fit my hips/butt area. Although the small waist is perfect fit for my waist, but too tight on my hips. They should have given me medium size instead. Also I don't like the rough, course material of this LIPO EXPRESS garment. It's so uncomfortable. I flew back home to NY, on my 7th day post-op after Dr. Salama examined me. My flight was almost 3 hours & I alternate standing up & sitting on my boppy pillow every 20 minutes. My ankle got swollen like last year due to the flight & being on my feet all the time.

I am now 2 weeks post-op & so far so good. Other than the extreme soreness, bruises & swelling post-op, which are diminishing each passing day, I'm recovering very well. I love my results! My tiny remaining upper back fat/bra strap area fat are now gone & my lateral butt/hip is now a little bit rounder & curvier. I did not have that much area to get fixed for this touch-up, so I knew that my result for this touch up will not be as dramatic as my 1st BBL. Since I'm only 5' 3 & 1/2" & currently purposely gained up to 135 pounds for this surgery, which is my all time heaviest weight ever for me, I did not ask for a giant wide hips, but just a little bit more roundness to my lateral side is what I needed & I got just that. (My average weight is around 125 pounds). My hip/booty pre-op touch-up was 41 inches & now it measures 42.5 inches post-op. Dr. Salama & his entire staffs, (Ruben, Nomie, Nancy, Celia, Eilyn & the nurse & anesthesiologist) have always been professional & caring. I am continuing getting my lymphatic massages here in NY, as I still have plenty of post-op swellings remaining everywhere including areas that we're not lipo'd but still got swollen post-op like my face, fingers, my entire body especially my inner thighs. My soreness has decreased a lot & my bruises is now 95% gone, yay!!! (Liposuction complete full recovery could take up to 9 months to 1 year, so patience is needed)
*****SEE NEW PICS OF ME AT 4 DAYS POST-OP, ALSO 6 DAYS POST-OP & ALSO 2 WEEKS POST-OP (NOT WEARING ANY COMPRESSION GARMENT, hip/booty is 42.5 inch)*****

For those ladies in NY wanting to know where I go for my lymphatic massages, I go to NELLY CABRERA from Bayside, Queens. She charges $90 per 1 hour massage & she is a licensed massage therapist & trained in lymphatic drainage massage. Her website is www.nellycabreralmt.com

****I had a great pleasure of meeting in person, BBL Train, she is so nice & she now has a nice new body & booty. I hope you healing well!!!****

Hello BBL ladies! I'm now 3 days away from my round 2 touch up surgery scheduled for this Monday, Nov. 26th. I am the second patient that day. I'm now finishing my packing & will be flying there this coming Sunday morning. My husband & I will be staying again at the RESIDENCE INN by MARRIOTT (AVENTURA MALL), same hotel we stayed at last year. This hotel has a full kitchen with stove, microwave & refrigerator. It's very clean & very close to Dr. Salama's office. It's a little pricey but it's worth it. Since this is only a touch up, my transformation is probably not as drastic or dramatic as my 1st surgery results, but I'm expecting & praying to come out looking more improved than now. I am NOT looking forward to experiencing again those painful lymphatic massages & no seating down for 6 weeks, lol. But I will again follow all my doctor's advice so I recover well. Since I have very minimal fat to lipo, I hope that my recovery this 2nd time around will be easier & faster. I will post a new update AFTER Dec 3rd when I come back home. PLEASE pray that everything turns out well & I recover well.
*****SEE MORE PICS OF ME IN A DRESS TAKEN JUST NOW, AT 135 POUNDS, MY HEAVIEST WEIGHT EVER*****

Happy Thanksgiving BBL ladies!!! I have not updated in a long time, as I did not have time. I am now 1 year post-op & I have gotten so many pm asking me how my booty is holding up & wanted to know if I lost any volume since I last posted at 5 months post-op. I'm very pleased that I NEVER lost any volume. I am still happy with my overall results. Dr. Salama sculpted my body beautifully, he gave me a sexy booty & body that always gets PLENTY of attention & compliments, even though my aim is solely for ME. My only issue is that I just wished that Dr. Salama was more aggressive on his liposuction of my upper back & bra strap area. I have a small build & when I had it done 1 year ago, he only removed LESS THAN 3 liters of fat, but he left some remaining fat on my upper back, I don't know why. Even though the remaining back fat is minimal, I just hate it when I twist, I can see the fat. So I have decided to come back for Round 2 touch up, so he can lipo those remaining back fat. I have decided NOT to waste those fat, so I will add those fat into my lateral butt. Since I don't have enough fat in my entire body, I will add my inner thigh lipo to add to my lateral butt, because according to Dr. Salama, my back fat alone is NOT ENOUGH FAT to add to my lateral butt. I DON'T want very huge, wide hips. I like to maintain my naturally slim build, I just want a more rounded hip/lateral butt & remaining back fat GONE. My normal weight before my 1st BBL last year was 118-120 pounds, but I purposely gained up to 132 pounds for that BBL surgery. After BBL, my normal weight was 125 pounds. But now, I had to gain weight AGAIN for this Round 2 touch up, so the past 4 months I've been pigging out & I stopped working out completely since July, so that I have enough fat to lipo & I now currently weigh 135 pounds & this is the HEAVIEST I've ever been in my entire life. I'm 5' 3 & 1/2" in height & I would like to stay at 125 pounds again AFTER this surgery, as I feel this is the perfect weight for me, my arms, legs, shoulders & face looks more sculpted at 125 pounds. My body can NOT gain anymore, even though I tried to gain more, so it seems like 135 pounds is the MAXIMUM weight my body allows me. I will fly to Miami this Sunday morning & my surgery is the next day, Monday, Nov. 26th & will fly back home Dec. 3rd. The cost for this touch up surgery is free, but I just had to pay for the general anesthesia/facility fee & extra charge for inner thigh lipo. I will update my blog when I get back home AFTER Dec. 3rd. Thank you all for the wonderful compliments & well wishes! Good Luck & happy healing to those ladies who just had surgery & also to those waiting for their surgeries. PLEASE keep me in your prayers, please!
*****see my I YEAR POST-OP PICS, weighing 135 pounds, my 41 inch booty looks bigger in person than in those photos*****