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28yo, Mom of Two. Tt, Lipo and Bbl. - Dominican Republic

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After 2 kids I am desperate need of this! I am...

lapaes
WORTH IT$5,500
After 2 kids I am desperate need of this! I am super excited. Dr. Medina does amazing work. Wondering if any other ladies are going around the same time and what recovery house are you staying at?
Or any advice from anyone who has gone! I'm going from Canada!
I will be posting before and afters! Follow my journey!

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September 16, 2016
Congrats!! I will be going till January 16 th I can't find anyone going around my time either lol
September 17, 2016
Hopefully you'll find someone going at the same time. I'm from Canada too and going first week of February.
September 24, 2016
Had to change my date to April 4th due to work schedule. Hopefully someone else will be looking for a sx buddy at that time as I will be going by myself.
October 2, 2016
I'm sure there will be! maybe not from Canada though lol. just keep searching here. that's how I found my surgery buddy! She has the exact same date as me but shes from the US. But it's all good!
October 4, 2016
Awesome!! Happy to hear you found a surgery buddy. Looking forward to hearing about your journey and results.
September 18, 2016
I'm fromcanada too and going in May!
October 2, 2016
yay! I'll post detailed reviews after so you can see what you're in for! :P
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September 21, 2016
I'm going december 5
October 2, 2016
awesome!
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September 24, 2016
I'm scheduled for Nov. 2nd.
October 2, 2016
nice! cant wait to see your results. one more month!
UPDATED FROM lapaes
14 days post

2 weeks post op

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Finally a chance to update. My gosh there is a lot. I will update my Recovery House experience another time.
I arrived in DR two days before surgery. George picked up me and my husband from the airport. He was lovely! Because I arrived Sunday, I didn't go to the clinic until Mon. For my labs and such.
Marielle held the place down. You can really tell she did most of the work/organization. I was at the clinic probably a total of 3 hours. It didn't bother me much. As I was always doing something, not just sitting around waiting. I had to fill out paper work, got bloodwork, saw the cardiologist and went for xrays. I asked if I was going to have a consultation with Medina and was a little disappointed when they told me no, not until tomorrow (day of sx)
Day of surgery, I got picked up 6am. There was a lot of waiting around. I got a chance to speak with Medina. She was VERY thorough. I did not feel rushed at all. She really listened, explained a lot of things and marked me up. They gave me the blue pill at around 9am and I fell asleep only to wake up almost 2 hours later still in the same bed! They must have been behind schedule or something. Anyways, they walked me over to the OR around 12pm. Put something in my IV and I was knocked out. I woke up in my new room around 6pm. My husband was there and said they brought me back around 5pm. So 5 hour surgery! I felt ok just very tired. They kept asking me if I was dizzy but I was fine. The next day they said I needed a blood transfusion (2) because my hemo had dropped to 7. It was a very scary time but it all turned out well.

2 weeks post op now. Still very much hunched over. I'm back in Canada now but still have my drain in. I drained 100ccs yesterday still. Thankfully I found a local surgeon for my follow ups! Here are some before and afters and progress pics!
Ps. I was really sad about my bbl because she said my muscle wasn't big enough to hold a lot but I heard from a lot of girls that she could have probably put more in me. And some girls with similar size/shape as me, had a bigger booty. So I dont get it. But all in all I am very happy with my results thus far

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December 19, 2016
I'm glad you're home safe and I really wish a lot of women would write their reviews after the operation. There wasn't much information on here about the actual experience. As I started in my review, I think TT is her best work. Including, myself, you and at least 5 other girls weren't happy with their bbl results. I'm not sure if she needs more practice or she's just being conservative. Either way, it's best to be optimistic and thankful we made it home safely, the process and itself is nerve wrecking and very dangerous! Good luck on your recovery! TT looks good
December 19, 2016
I actually cried about my bbl results; but, I'm just thankful to be home!
December 19, 2016
Aw no. I'm so sorry :( maybe she was being conservative! Who knows.
I'll have to wait and see how I feel once the swelling subsides and the real shape is there. Because she gave me a booty. No doubt about it. I started with nothing and left with something. Just wish it was a little bigger
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December 19, 2016
You look great!
January 28, 2017
#Congrats. Did you have any problems at the airport leaving with drains?
UPDATED FROM lapaes
26 days post

3 weeks post op pics

lapaes
Standing more straight. Got my drain removed. My lower abdomen is ROCK hard. Like super hard. Apparently it's normal though it is bothering me a lot! My shape is coming in so nicely. Still not sure how to feel about my booty. But at the same time, I did do this for my tummy and I am super happy with my results so far and my decision to go with Medina

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March 31, 2017
How are you now? Can you post updated pics? I have my TT scheduled for 10/25/17
October 12, 2017
So almos t a yr later... how do you feel now... any other complications... I'm going to DR but to Mota and I plan to get bbl only but I wanted to see how dolls are healing or complications when they got home from over there
October 12, 2017
I'm good cause I went to Mota for my round 2 last month!!!! Lol. You will be in such good hands. I wish I went to him for my first round too! I will write a review for him shortly