Brazilian Butt Lift - Colombia, CO

So, lets start from the very beginning.. I've been wanting to get this procedure done for about 2years now & I've been coming back to this site nearly everyday like some type of drug addict loool reading reviews .. looking at surgeons.. prices.. ect. So now it has gotten to a point where I simply can't wait anymore.

I should of really started sharing my story sooner as I've already had a consultation & even changed my mind as to which surgeon I'll be doing it with .. but hey.. better late than never.. Plus I didn't want to prematurely start telling my story & end up not having it done.. So I'll share with you guys my experiences so far.. & will keep you all posted along the way from now too.

I started off by debating where to get it done.. & by who (Obviously) ... As I have family in Colombia (& it's big butt capital of the world :P) I knew from the get-go that having it done there would be a lot cheaper, They'd be more experienced with this type of surgery, & have very high standards with their medical care.

BUT as I live in London I started looking at surgeons in the UK as it would be a lot more practical for me.. If there were any complications or problems post-surgery I could just catch a bus & make my way.. Not have to spend £500+ on a flight. It would also mean that I'd be able to get back to work a lot sooner.

So I looked into the surgeons here -
I found 2 that caught me eye, Dr.Foued Hamza (London) & another one in Birmingham (Forgot her name). I was interested in having it done by one or the other as they seemed to be the only ones in the UK to offer the BBL procedure, I found it really hard finding any surgeons that did it, let alone specialise in it. The main reason I forgot all about the Birmingham one was because I couldn't seem to find any before & after pictures of her previous clients anywhere & she expected me to travel all the way there to have a consultation in order to just look at pictures -_- I don't think so!
I get the whole client privacy thing & people not wanting their pictures shown but ??? You're going to show me anyway ???? Why not just email the ones that you're going to show me in person.

Anyway, forget her, Dr.Hamza
His assistant is a very lovely lady, helpful, ect .. But when I first contacted them about surgery I guess a language barrier got in the way, I think she's French.. We set up a date for consultation & I then asked her "When is the soonest date he has available for surgery?" ... I know of some surgeons that have over a year waiting list & I wanted to make sure he wasn't one of them. She asked me to email over some pictures & we left it as that. I booked the day off work to have the consultation.

Couple days before consultation she asked me to email the pics again, I didn't understand the urgency as he was going to see me in a couple days.. I assumed they were for the 3D image prediction thing that they offer for breast surgery.. So I sent them over

She said he needed to have a look before booking the surgery room.. surgery room? I haven't even had a consultation, why would a surgery room need booking? So that's exactly what I said to her.. Why would you need a surgery room for consultation?
She said for the surgery the next day? I'm sorry but when did I agree to have surgery with him?

Somehow she translated my question about his availability to - I want surgery the day after my consultation ?? Which I don't know who would set up surgery with someone before even having met them ? Spoken to them ? discussed anything with the surgeon personally .. you don't know what I want, how I want it ect.. I don't even know if I want you specifically to do the surgery ? but you think I want surgery the next day ??

So I told her I didn't want surgery the next day, she said she'll have to re book my consultation if that was the case as "Dr.Hamza wouldn't change his return flight for a simple consultation" So I booked the day off work for nothing.. great.. This little miscommunication put me off so bad! If you can't communicate things to him accordingly I'll end up going in for surgery.. getting a nose job when I asked for bbl & that was just a major put off.

Regardless I still went.. Paid £100 consultation fee.. He didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know & quoted me £6500. I was so eager that I would of probably paid that.. His before & after pics were okay.. Good even.. But as I had already seen some AMAZING work by Colombian surgeons I just didn't feel it was worth it. If I'm going to get it done I want to know I'm in hands of someone capable to deliver my expectations.. & I didn't feel like Dr.Hamza was the man for the job.
He's probably a good surgeon.. But not for me.

So I continued searching..
I had heard of a Colombian surgeon .. Dr.Harold Villalobos.. I had seen some of his work & thought he was amazing.. the before & after pics on his website weren't the best.. but the pics & reviews of him on here were amaaaaaaaaazing.. but before I could even contact him I had a catch up with an old friend of mine.. she told me she was having her nose done with a dr.leonardo buritica in cali Colombia.. she said he mainly specialises in bbls but the noses he does are pretty good too

specialises in bbls?! -- you don't say.. tell me more.

Found his website.. no before & afters :( WHYY ?!
But I found the page he has on instagram.. my gaaaaaawd !!! his work looks so good !
@leonardoramb

I literally wasted no time in contacting him. sent him my pics. he responded later that same day & quoted $3000 for the procedure :D .. I immediately started looking for recovery homes in Cali which I will post more about throughout my journey.. But he's the one ! lol At the end of this month I'll be sending over my deposit to book the date I want .. Will book flights.. & start sorting out everything else.
The only annoying thing with dealing with dr.Buritica so far is that I asked if he could give me the price in Colombian pesos as I don't work in dollars & it would b easier for me to budget & still nothing -_-

I will keep you guys posted & later upload my 'before' pics (*GAGS*)

My MAIN concern is the fat at my flanks as I feel like when I wear bodycon dresses it looks like I have 2tyres stacked on eachother.. My friends are always like .. Guuuurl just don't wear any undies with that dress.. or.. your underwear is probably just too tight... um :( yeah? I'm not wearing any.. this is me LOL

I was going to post my 'before pics' last month when I started writing my review but at the time I felt like there was no point as I was planning to gain some more weight anyway.. I previously felt like I might not have enough fat for the results that I want - So I started eating (No complaints about that)

I'm 5'6 and was weighing 70kg // 154lbs
for the past 4 weeks I've been working on gaining some more fat & I belieeeeeeve I'm now at a good weight weighing in at 74kg // 163lbs

My BEFORE before pics (last month) & my current 'before' didn't really look TOO different. the main & probably only difference was that I gained most if not all the weight in back fat :'( I've always had those lil 'bra fat' rolls.. but that's all they used to be - BRA fat.. meaning when I was butt nekid I wouldn't have the rolls.. But.. yeah.. that's not the case anymore :(