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BBL Experience Dominica Republic = Dr Yily Santos and Diamond Recovery House. Dominican Republic, DO

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I'm from London i decided to go to DR for a BBL...

jadesx
$4,050
I'm from London i decided to go to DR for a BBL because there is nobody near by that does it how i like.
Essentials:
1) Make sure you pack Tshirts as your faja willing into your arms with a tank top
2) Bring your OWN pain killers and about 3 boxes
3) Arnica pills and gel
4) self shampoo cap or dry shampoo
5) 4 Packs of baby wipes
6) SNACKS if you have a [RS bleep] recovery house like i did (more below)

Injections you need before travelling:
1) Typhoid
2) Hepatitis A
3) MRSA
All these injections are available on the NHS, get them before you go.

jadesx's provider

Yily De Los Santos, MD

Yily De Los Santos, MD

Plastic Surgeon

4.3 | 2036 Reviews
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February 29, 2016

Welcome to the community and thanks so much for offering your opinion of your doctor.

It would be great if you could give us a little more detail about your experience, like why you had the surgery, your tips for getting good results, pros/cons, and info on the recovery process.

Our community members especially love seeing photos from before, during, and after — a realistic look at what they can expect. Photos grab the attention of the community and encourage more support for you.

As a community manager, I get requests all the time from other members who want me to to keep encouraging people to share their experiences, which are so helpful for others considering these procedures. So please accept this as a well-intentioned request from thousands.

February 29, 2016
Hi sure i didnt mean to submit before writing everything.
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March 26, 2016
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February 29, 2016
So far are u happy with your results? I noticed your headliner reads: Not Worth It.
Stay blessed.
February 29, 2016
Hi classy, the reason i put not worth it is because of the travel and pain. I do like the results but with everything else i would NEVER do it again.
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February 29, 2016
I understand. Ideally, this should be a one time sx. It's good to know you had success with Dra. Yily. Pain varies with everyone and as they say, "no pain ~ no gain". I was happy to travel the distance (out of country) to have Dra. Yily do my surgery - she definitely was worth it! Stay beautiful!
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February 29, 2016
P.S. Can't wait to see your b4 & after pix.
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February 29, 2016
so you are satisfied with her results? can you post any pictures?
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February 29, 2016
Hey Jade Im Mali so i read that you have a bad stay at diamonds rh if im not mistaken. I would like to no a little more on your stay as to there is where I'll be staying for 10 days as well. Thanks so much. And I'm sorry your experience was bad wish it wasn't but thank you for informing us. Another question are those infections mandatory? Wouldn't want to get sick right before traveling. I have another month. Thanks doll.
February 29, 2016
Hi Mali i'm going to write everything now regarding that place, I would change if i was you. The injections arent mandatory but its safe just in case.
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February 29, 2016
Thank you so much
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March 26, 2016
February 29, 2016
What's nhs
March 4, 2016
its medical care in the UK
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March 26, 2016
UPDATED FROM jadesx
11 days post

Arrival and the airport and Diamond recovery house

jadesx
So when i got to the airport i was picked up by Jose who doesn't speak a word of English but he is a nice guy. I recommend you download Google translate it helped me a lot with communicating with people. Drove to the recovery house and met two ladies who didn't speak a word of English, this is were the google translate helped. When i went into the bathroom it was dirty, I asked them to clean it which they did although not very well. There was hair in the bathroom drain and a pubic hair on the shower wall, the taps clearly weren't cleaned in a long time as there is built up limescale on them! This is when i wish i just booked a hotel and left, I didn't listen to my gut instinct. I dont know how to flip these photos round as i updated my computer so sorry about them being side ways.

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February 29, 2016
and i was the only person in this 3 bed room when i arrived.
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February 29, 2016
can you make any comments on your surgery experience please ?
June 25, 2016
What RH were you at ?
UPDATED FROM jadesx
11 days post

Going to have surgery and the surgery

jadesx
So i got up at 5.30am to go the the clinic. I was picked up by jose. When i arrived at the clinic i had my bloods, xray, heart exam ect. I was waiting around for about 5 hours before having my surgery. Something which really annoyed me is girls who were booked to have their surgery on Monday but couldn't because of BMI/blood ect were put before me, wouldn't it make sense that since i was booked in advance on wednesday i go before them, even the xray man said this that it doesn't make sense they were put before me. Really pissed me off and i actually just wanted to walk out. Because of this also Yily was overbooked, as i was waiting Yily went to walk out to do surgery but the receptionist told her i was having surgery today, my spanish isn't great but from what i can understand Yily was pissed off because I wasn't seen before and she thought she saw everyone. This isn't Yily fault but the receptionist for putting girls who were booked on Monday before me. When i went inside Yily office she hugged me and drew on me, I could tell she was annoyed but it wasn't because of me but because the receptionist overbooked her. Yily told me my blood was 11.7 but they will ask someone else (i cannot remember some other doctor) if the surgery can go ahead as I am not a big girl and everything else is healthy. I then went downstairs and they asked me more questions and took my blood pressure again. They really do a lot of work to find out you are healthy enough. They confirmed i could have the surgery even though my blood was below 12. (Please do not think if you are below 12 you can have your surgery as well, as i said i was small to start with and i'm a really healthy person that's the only reason they did it. They turned other girls away) I then was asked to get dressed in some blue hospital clothes and take a blue pill. I met some man who was putting my drip in, he couldn't find a vein so poked my hand about 4 times which hurt. As other reviews have mentioned the hospital gear does look old, like something from 1960's it is not like the UK or US. I then fell asleep i'm assuming as i cannot remember anything after that. I think i woke up during surgery, i have a vague memory of feeling a stinging pain in my butt and being on my stomach. After i woke up and was waiting for a room i was FREEZING COLD i kept moaning and the mean man said to me you have a blanket what more do you want lol apparently this is a reaction to the lipo, I thought i was going to die as nobody mentioned this. So if this happens to you its normal and dont panic. I think i was knocked out again because i kept moaning because next thing i remember is waking up in a hospital bed with a nurse at the other end.

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February 29, 2016
no matter if is normal to feel cold..... He had to make you feel ok, not worse!
March 1, 2016
i know he was mean, other girls said this aswell
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March 2, 2016
Very detailed. I feel like I'm there with you. . Thank you so much because I'm scheduled to go to yily in June.
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March 26, 2016
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March 26, 2016
June 25, 2016
Thanks for your comment. Do you love your results? What did you get?
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October 14, 2016
I don't know why but that bit about the blanket made me crack up lol poor thing