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Brazilian Butt Lift

UPDATED FROM NewMecoming17
2 months post

Few pics of recovery house

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Moises Salama, MD

Moises Salama, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.7 | 2558 Reviews
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Where do i begin... If I can get through to just one girl to not go here, then I'd FEEL I mat have helped save someone from disappointments, stress, depression, infections, flats spots, money etc. Do your research ladies. I wish I'd read a review like mine. I know we get caught on the thirst if getting it done. Take your time. There are so many great doctors. We all deserve best treatment for our money. Go to salama if you don't want bedside manner, if u don't want to see him after surgery, if you want issues with your surgery afterwards, if you want a lying deceitful staff, if you want to take a loss of $$$. That's all you are to them is $$$. Also, your surgery is rushed, 2 hours?? No way. Once they got you, it's too late, once they get your money you can forget any follow up, no returned phone calls or emails. On to the next. So unprofessional. Stay away.

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Shouldn’t they have hospital beds instead of the normal standard beds? Old looks ghastly and sad as well..lol!!! U paid a pretty penny for substandard service
Not sure what you mean by your comment about shouldn't they have hospital beds? These were worst than hospital beds, very hard and uncomfy! I did read prior reviews saying how horrible these beds were but I didn't have a choice at the last minute.
Most recovery houses should have hospital beds as u are recovery from surgery and it helps u get in and out of bed and be in a more comfortable position suited for the surgery u have had done . Also the food looks ghastly !! How much did u pay for the recovery house?
I believe it was going to cost 1800 but gave me most of my money back so for 3 lousy horrible days it was $500. Only enjoyable thing was the food believe it or not lol.you are right. Never had help with nothing, it was a B trying to get out of that bed. They should be shut down.
Oh gosh !! Which elite recovery house did u have the misfortune to come by!! Lol can only imagine getting in and out of bed after surgery and no help.. but to get the majority of your refund back is great news as most places try to hold onto it steadfast..
Well I'm not sure bc I only thought there was one elite which is dr. Salamas. Who are you telling! They had so many complaints girl, there was no choice. I should've bern refunded full price. We took care of ourselves and eachother. They want over $250 per night and for what? Dinner and a hard bed. Just the luxury one could ask for, Not! They make you sign for things that don't even happen that we shouldn't sign for before. It's sad. It's very hard to believe 5 star reviews.
They also bribe everyone to leave a review before your surgery. They bribe you with free waist trainer and some other things. That's the easiest way for them to get the 5 stars. They try to up him to top doctor on here by doing that.
Hold on are u talking about elite in dr that says she can get u a direct quote from Duran!? Oh gosh!!! Because she’s not quoting 1800 and the cheapest she says is 65/night if sharing a triple room and says she has both recliner chairs and hospital beds! Oh wow wow wow.. I’m very confused now as I what u are telling me goes against what she advertises . My days
Oh u at in about th one in the states and not in the DR!! So sorry for the confusion
This is absolutely horrifying to read. I agree 100% with all that you've stated about Cynthia, she is absolutely amazing. So glad I decided not to go with Salama I'm hoping to go with Manuel Diaz in 2019.
I'm glad u decided to go elsewhere too!! Have u gotten it done yet?
No I haven’t. I’ve actually switched Dr’s and will be going to Marcos Soto in DR in June.
Hoping you have better luck next time although there shouldn't have even had to be a next time or even more money spent along with the cruelty in the RH that you and other girls had to endure
Thank you, I appreciate. It makes me sick to even think about what I went thru and all the money I wanted.
UPDATED FROM NewMecoming17
2 months post

Elite Recovery House *MUST READ*

Hey ladies here's my full review on dr salamas recovery house. I booked about a week prior due to some changes of where I was originally going to stay. I wasvsuppposed to stay from Sunday to Sunday. A few days before arrival I was told that Justin the driver couldn't pick me up from airport and I'd have to get a taxi or uber. Never done either. I was pissed, was never told why. Picking up and taking to airport is included in price btw. I also learned that when it's time for me to go home is have to call an uber as well bc of the darling morning time. Wth! Ready getting off to bad start. This is the most expensive RH I'd ever seen. For 7 nights it's $1800 I believe. Paying that, they should've been able to pick me up. Anyways, I arrive at RH on Sunday around 230 p.m. and was greeted by the nicest sweetest lady named Bobbi. All I'm thinking is this is going to be so nice. She immediately makes a delicious panini and salad. She introduced me to a few girls who were in living room. One in particular, we really hit it off and became cool. Bobbi showed me to my room etc. Spent the rest of the day talking to other ladies then preparing for surgery for first thing in a.m. I woke up on my own around 4, talked with Bobbi and Justin came and picked me up. He told me what the protocol was and had the nerve to yell me do not show any wish pictures to Dr salama. I asked why? He said bc Dr salama hates it and he will not give you what's on that pic. Im thinking Cynthia asked me to send wish pics and yo show dr salama wat I wanted. Meet the Dr and I didn't show him in fear of way Justin said and I'm kicking myself for not. Ok fast forward to Justin picking me up after surgery and getting back to RH. I was greeted by A female named Janine who was another care taker. Bobbi was gone for the week. Janine takes me to my room and tells me i will go into different room later on. I went right to sleep bc I was so out of it. I wake up and have to pre so bad. I go to the new room across the hall but I only made it to the bed. One of the girls sees me and says let me help u to the bathroom. She helped me and I had to instantly lay back on bed. Here comes Janine. I've only been back to RH for not even 2 hours since surgery and it goes down hill from there. She comes in the room pissed bc I'm laying on wrong bed. Mind u I have no room mates. I said I couldn't make it to other bed. She was pissed, yanking sheets off bed being so nasty. I am in shock. Ladies who have done this surgery know the out of it feeling I'm referring to after this surgery. Imagine being treated like this in the state you're in. Anywho, I said I'm sorry. I didn't mess up the bed etc. She's pissed and I'm like wth did i get into. So about 10 min later the same girl who helped me use the bathroom came bck in to check on me. I said I'm so hot. I had a robe on. No bra underneath, just garment. She asked me if I brought a t shirt or something. I said yes. Here comes Janine back in my room confronting other girl way shevwas doing in here and way the problem was. So she tells janine, she's hot. Janine starts attacking me verbally saying you cannot take off your garment. She went on and on. I said I don't want to take it off, just my robe. The girl couldn't take it and left. Janine left too. I am so upset inside like this can't be happening. I stayed in my room rest of day. Then comes Irene, Janines mother. Janine leaves and Irene was okay with me, emptied my drains and told you're going to have to learn to do this by yourself. Janine told me same thing earlier. Fyi. Janine and Irene will just in your room constantly. They never knock. You will feel like a prisoner. Every last girl in that house felt that way. If you're on phone, there's no excuse me, they just interrupt. So day 2, which is Tuesday. I have an 11 appt for follow up. Of course I don't see Dr salama. Very nice ladies look at everything and one nurse was about to stuff the foam in my garment but a last came in and said no, she's staying at RH so they can do it for her there. I return to RH. I say to Irene, the nurses said to ask u to help me with these. She was pissed. She wanted to know which nurses, what did they look like and names. Lol. I said I don't remember. As she roughly started forcing them in my garment hurting me, she's staying you're going to have to learn to do this yourself. Let me back up. An hr b4 leaving for my alot, irene was cleaning all the rooms. I got back and mine was the only one not cleaned. I still had bloody chucks on my bed. They're supposed to change it twiceva day. Mine has never been washed. I still had bloody garment and robe that stated that way since I could no longer take it and left Wednesday nite. So Tuesday we gather for lunch, before other girls game, irene wanted to know how much I paid for RH. I said I don't remember and I told her I may leave sooner than sun. The other ladies came in and everything got worse from there. She meddled in every convo. Started becoming very nasty to the girls especially 1 in particular. One girl wanted to help her roommate and got in trouble several times. Ladies we fended for ourselves and eachother. They won't help you. One girl damn near passed out in bathroom for 25, she couldn't get up. Irene did nothing, went I'm there, saw her, and left. Terrible. I was telling my mom on the phone everything that was transpiring outside privately in the back yard. I look over at a window and Irene is in the bathroom with window up listening to me. I knew it was bad, very bad day was going on. If one of the girls came in my room, there was Irene making them leave and same with me. It was prison there. Janine didn't make thongs any better. In those 4 days that I was there, they were there at same time for the most part except night. Wednesday Janine and Irene double teamed us. Just awful. They did everuthing to make all of us miserable and uncomfortable. Wednesday evening 1 girl wrote a long email to Nomie, telling her everything that went down and sebt it wednesday evening. We all read e-mail. Also for 2 days Irene pestered me when I was leaving. I couldn't believe it. How hateful these 2 were. Irene was talking on phone and was talking about us to someone. Let me stop and say this. The ladies in the house including me were all sweethearts, genuine nice people. I now have made bonds with these ladies and talk daily. Not one time did any of these girls become rude for the treatment and we all should be but guess what we were all vulnerable. They knew it and took advantage. Here we are trying to heal and they made it a nightmare for us. Girls there's more, it's too much I could write a book. We all want everyone to know go elsewhere. Bring a friend or family member, save your money, stay at hotel. We should be recovery in a stress free place but u won't there. Let me state this as well. From research, this has gone on every week before we got there and every week since we all left. I will not state names of how I know this but it a last from Dr salamas office who told me after I told her what happened to me. I gave my word i would never put her out there. Nothing will ever be done about this bc they know these ladies and are friends and gave them a job. Smh. Now there are a few who get lucky and won't endure the wrath of Irene and Janine. They want to keep everyone separated so they don't talk to eachother. I had an uber come get me on wed and stayed at hotel close to massage place bc I needed to make my Thursday appt. I told nomie everything that happened. She said she's never had complaint regarding RH. Lies! One girl sent email previous night and on wed one of the girls 3rd the whole office war had been happening. Check this. The day she did that before she even got back to RH, simeone from that office called janine and told jer what the girl just said about her and her mom and THE second she gets back to RH, Janine confronted her! What kind of mess is that? All in.all, recovery was horrible. Nobody deserves this. This isn't the end. I'm going to write a letter to Dr salama. The other girls are not letting what happened there, them get away with it. They want everyone to know so we can help out the next lady. Any questions, feel free to ask.

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This is awful. I'm glad you are sharing this. when you are trying to heal after major surgery, the last thing you need is to be treated like a prisoner. Overall would you recommend Dr. S?
Yes girl I had too. You don't get your money worth, not one bit! It really felt like jail it was crazy! Honestly no I wouldn't. I wish more people would keep it real. A lot of people don't do reviews and I'd wish more would. Basically we are commission for the coordinators, it's a rushed job. In and out. I read after the fact where doctors said if a bbl takes under 4 hours then it's no good! They say if its under 4 hours somethings not right. Think about it, dr salama completes everything in under 2 hours. One of the girls I befriended ended up in hospital for several days bc of an infection. Another girl I befriended was hospitalized during her stay at RH due to her losing so much blood and being dehydrated. Noone from elite visited her or checked up on her. The doctor should have of all PEOPLE. She was devastated. She later saw him and he dud apologize. They dont care about any of us. Its just avout money!
This is so sad. I JUST booked with him.
Thank you for sharing spread the word
Yes mam!
I cannot believe how rude they were to you!!! And what kind of doc is ANNOYED with wish pics?! There are so many shapes and styles of ass and every woman does NOT want the same thing.
Img exactly and I regret not showing him. That whole team is awful, from the driver to the staff of the recovery house. Wat we go thru is no joke. Noone deserves that treatment.
Hopefully you will have better luck.
Did you get your Percocet stolen by Irene? All the girls in the recovery home (including mine) got stolen. Irene is sneaky. And Jenine was rude to me when I laid on a different bed from from when no one else was sleeping in my room.
Omg no I didnt but its crazy that u said that. A girl another rooms were stolen. Almost all of the pills, she was telling me about it. Wow isnt that something with Janine. Sane exact thing with me,. Uggh
UPDATED FROM NewMecoming17
2 months post

7 weeks post op

Things are looking better. I feel so much more confident.

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Wow! thank you for sharing your journey. do you have any other post-op photos? are you still considering a revision? you look amazing!
Hey! You're welcome! The ones above are most recent:-) thank you btw!