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

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I'm really interested in getting BBL surgery as...

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I'm really interested in getting BBL surgery as I've seen many awesome transformations. I want a rounder, bubble butt w/ shelf & small tiny waist. I'm 5'3 &1/2" & my normal weight is 117-120 pounds. I purposely gained extra weight for this procedure, so doctor has enough fat to pull from me. As of now, my current weight went up to 132 pounds (see my BEFORE photos).

My top 3 choices were Dr. Salama, Dr. Salzhauer & Dr. Campos (Tijuana, Mex.). I'm flying in Nov. 26, my surgery is Nov. 28 & flying back home Dec.7. I'll be staying in at the Residence Inn by Marriott (Aventura Mall). The doctor's costs includes lipo on abdomen, flanks & back & fat transfer to buttocks. I already got special pre-op & post-op vitamins & arnica.

I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! Please wish me good luck. I'm hoping & praying that my BBL surgery will go really well & that I'll be very happy & pleased with my end results. Thank you all who wished me well & prayed for me. I will later on post my after surgery experience & my after surgery photos.

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November 22, 2011
Congrats on your up coming procedure keep us posted cant wait for pics and of course let us know how many cc's
November 24, 2011
@newbootypls: Hopefully your doctor can give you more than 400cc. I'm close to your weight, although shaped different. I'm 1.5 inch taller & now that I've gained 15 pounds, I'm only 8 pounds lighter than you, so not much difference between us. I don't know how aggressive your doctor is in his liposuction technique. When I went to see a local plastic surgeon in my area, for consultation, this particular doctor is not aggressive w/ his liposuction & he told me he can only do 300cc on me, but when I sent my photos & photos of my "wish butt" to Dr. Salama, he said he will try for 700-800cc, but never to loose any weight & instead to try to gain weight if possible. He also offered to lipo my inner thighs IF I don't have enough required body fat. My doctor, Dr. Salama seems to excel in finding & extracting fat even to small skinny patients, as shown on his website, I saw some women patients of him that looks smaller than us w/ very little body fat & they all got at least 600-750cc each patients. Anyway, Good Luck! Will keep everyone posted soon.
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July 16, 2012
I wanted to recommend some jeans for small waisted big booty girls. They are the pzi jeans that lisa raye designed cus she had the same problem.
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November 22, 2011
Good luck!!Hope you have a speedy recovery.
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November 22, 2011
wishing you well on your upcoming surgery and fast recovery..
November 23, 2011
Thank you all & will keep you posted soon after my surgery. I'm so excited but scared of the pain & I don't know how I can survive not sitting down for 4 -6 weeks. But I have to in order to maintain my volume.
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November 23, 2011
you will do just fine diva!!
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November 23, 2011
wow that just next Monday! You can do it, I am at week 5 today and it’s like part of my regular day now. The 1st week it’s a killer so if you don’t have to go anywhere its better. I stayed home the 1st 5 days but also the faster you start moving around the better. It helps to get the blood moving. I started getting my massages on day 4th and those helped a lot, specially the days that I was at work for 8-9 hrs. in one more week I can seat but I don’t know if I am even ready to do that. my massage therapist told me it will feel strange at 1st, she is actually telling me to try to seat now for like 5 minutes at a time but I don’t want to scare that my butt will go flat! lol
November 24, 2011
@RosaPR: Thank you, you've been a great help! I already started taking my pre-op vitamins (from makemeheal.com) & Vitamin C two weeks pre-op. I also got ARNICA a while ago & started taking it 2 days ago, along w/ RUTA & also HYPERICUM, just as you suggested. I will continue taking them weeks post-op, along w/ 'make me heal post-op vitamins'. God, I need all the help I need, because I'm the Queen of bruises. I bruise so easily, if someone touch me hard, I bruise. So, I will stay off my butt for 6 weeks, but it will be tough on Christmas, because I did not tell my family & only my husband knows it. I'll just tell my family that I injured my butt, from slipping & falling on the floor & that's why I'm sitting on my boppy pillow, he he he. It's called creative lying, lol.
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November 27, 2011
Best to you on Monday. Le know how ur doing as soon as you can..
November 26, 2011
Enjoyself- U r leaving today! I know ur scared but overall this will be a life changing experience. I wish u the best of luck n PLEASE let us know how many cc's u got n how that new butt is looking. I'm very interested in Dr.S!! Hope 2 hear from u soon!!!
UPDATED FROM enjoyself
3 days post

Hello my bbl sisters! I met Dr. Salama Nov.27th...

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Hello my bbl sisters! I met Dr. Salama Nov.27th for my pre-op consultation & he's super nice, super professional & super knowledgeable. He said I already have a good butt but definitely in need of shelf & over alI roundness. He promised at least 800-900 cc's. Surgery went well. But the anesthesiologist first had a tough time finding a 'good' vein because he said this happens when people gained weight prior to surgery, but no problem, he later found a good vein. After waking up from surgery, my body was shaking & had nasty bitter taste in my mouth. Soon, Dr. Salama came to me & said that my surgery went well & he put 1100 cc's on me, to make-up for 1/3 shrinkage & even when I later dropped my weight to my normal 118-120 pounds, I'm still guaranteed a nice, round bubble butt. He even lipo'ed my inner thighs & did not charge me extra. How nice of him. He said the shaking & bitter taste in my mouth will wear off later that night & it did. Anesthesiologist said, I now have JLo butt, lol. I was in minor pain & super sore & still to this day. The car ride back home was rough, as I was super sore & a little nauseous. I'm now 3 days post-op, in pain, sore, swollen & covered with dark bruises even on my butt. (I am the Queen Bee when it comes to bruising, I even bruise for 5 days even when I get my blood drawn.) So, even with the arnica, pre & post-op vitamins, other homeopathic meds, vitamin c & bromelain, I still got plenty of bruises. I guess some people bruise easily & some not as bad. BUT, the great news.....I'M SUPER HAPPY w/ my new flat tiny waistline & BIG, ROUND BUBBLE BUTT W/ SHELF & PROJECTION. I know it will shrink later on, and I'm ok w/ that since he gave me 1100 cc's, I know I will still have plenty of booty after 2 months post-op. I love the way he contoured my waist, flanks, back & butt, even with the swelling I could already see a huge difference already. He really gave me a beautiful hourglass shape body. The swelling gets worse 3 days post-op, even my knees are so swollen right now. My husband was w/ me & loved the way my body looks even BEFORE SURGERY, but he's 100% supportive & agreed that my body looks so much BETTER now. He said he could not wait for me to feel better soon, so we can do it again soon, as he misses me so much. Getting up from bed is super tough, as I'm feeling pain & super sore. I went to Dr. Salama's office the following day & had everything checked & bought extra compression garment w/ the butt out. I also saw Dr. Salama yesterday & had my 1st lymphatic drainage massage. The massage was uncomfortable but later on soothing. 1 free garment & 2 free massages included w/ his price. I will have my 2nd massage tomorrow here at my hotel room & I will pay extra for 2 additional massages for next Monday & Tuesday. as well. Dr. Salama said he will remove my 2 drains & stitches on my 7th day, this Sunday. The meds makes me dizzy & constipated. I just took swiss kriss laxative, because I have not gone to the bathroom for my #2. I will post pics soon once I feel better. Thank you all who wished & prayed for me!!!!

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December 2, 2011
Hope your doing well
December 2, 2011
hope all is well. I am also going to dr.salama on jan.16th. Excite to hear how you are doing.
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December 2, 2011
Yay!!! I'm happy it went well happy healing!! :)
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December 2, 2011
Great to see that you are well!! Happy healing!!
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December 2, 2011
Wowwwww ! i know everyone has been waiting to hear from you. im glad the surgery went great & that your happy with your results.I have a biggggg (: right now, and i know everyone else does 2. Cant wait 2 see your pics!!!! i know u look FAB
Get some rest.
UPDATED FROM enjoyself
6 days post

Today, I'm 6 days post-op & I just saw my...

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Today, I'm 6 days post-op & I just saw my doctor & he removed my drains, yaay! But I'm still covered w/ bruises everywhere especially my inner thighs. Also, my swelling got even worse by 5-6th day, my swelling is moving downwards towards my knees, now even my ankles & feet are so swollen. My doctor said that I have a lot of swelling, but no blood clots. My ankles looks like elephant feet & I walk so slow like a grandma penguin, seriously, lol. My doctor eased my fears that all this excess swelling, bruising, soreness & pain will start to decrease by next week & will continue to get better weeks after that. He advised me to elevate my feet (by putting pillows) whenever I'm laying on my tummy. Since I have a short torso (long legs for my height), the upper portion of the compression garment is wrinkling up, so he put board insert on my tummy & foam pad on my back over my t-shirt to protect my skin from markings from the compression garment. Because of my HUGE booty, I'm wearing medium sized compression garment. It's such a nightmare getting in & out of my garment, because of my hips & HUGE booty. I dread it, cause it's painful because I'm super sore, even to the lightest pressure. I had to always ask my hubby to help me pull up or down my garment. I walk 10 minutes every 2 hours & yesterday I walked 1 mile in 1 shot, although I walk so slow like a grandma penguin, lol. Because of the aggressive liposuction to get as much fat from me, I'm still in pain, super sore, badly bruised & super swollen, so I will just have to be patient. I will continue using my post-op vitamins, arnica & other homeopathic meds, bromelain, Vitamin C, arnica gel, & drink lots of water & pineapple juice. I will have massage tomorrow & also Tuesday & I will see my doctor again next Wednesday morning, before I fly back home. Oh God, I dread that 3 hour flight, but he gave me doctor's note to show flight attendants to allow me to walk around when possible & I have a boppy pillow. He advised me to get at least 10 lymphatic drainage massages. I will have 4 massages here in Miami & 12 more massages back home, 3 times a week. This recovery period is slow & super hard. Please pray that I recover soon. I don't regret this, because in spite of the bruises & swelling, I could already see a curvier body. I will post pics once I feel better. Thank you all for wishing me well & praying for me.

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December 5, 2011
Glad 2 see your second update & that things are going well. I guess all the pain is worth it & that was my biggest question. I know u look FAB & were all waiting 2 see the new U. Get some rest & thanks for keeping us updated.
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December 5, 2011
thanks for the update. How many days are you staying let me know how the flight back home is Im going to go to compos and Im dreading the 3hr flight back home as well Hope you feel better really soon
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December 5, 2011
Happy to see that you are getting around good. Try to find some calendula at a natural health food store to make some tea for the swelling. I drank that like water and it helped a lot. Keep up with the massages they will help do much with thru brusing and getting that blood to the new booty. Thanks for keeping us informed about your recovery. Rest and speed recovery.
December 6, 2011
Thank you RosaPR, with all your helpful tips. I really appreciate them. I had my 3rd massage today at my hotel room, & this time it was painful even with the pain meds. I will have another massage tomorrow, I hope it will not hurt as much. You look great! Are you now sitting down on your butt?
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December 6, 2011
I guess everyone is different :-( my massages didnt hurt me at all, they were AWESOME, I am on my # 20 tomorrow and they have helped me so much. I started to sit on my butt last week, it was so strange and it still is. It feels funny and at times i have to get up cause my head hurts, i think it's because i am worry that i will get up and have a flat butt, lol. but so far everything still looks the same and its feeling more normal. Glad to see that you came out great and are doing awesome!! hang in there with the pain, in just a few days you will be better!!
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December 5, 2011
Glad to know you're happy with your results! Praying for speedy recovery for you!!!
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December 5, 2011
Glad to hear everything seems to be healing well!