33 y/o from the UK booked in to see Dr Aslani in Malaga Spain. Having a bbl with implants, lipo and a tt.

Hi thanks Shelia! I actually saw a post from you while trawling through all the reviews, and yes i did check out the Tummy Tuck forum. Will update for sure just as soon as i have made my final decision. :)

Hi! So, i paid my deposit of £350 to Dr Almonte today. I was feeling fine in my decision, which is unlike me i worry about everything. I read your comment and started thinking it all over again. I have researched doctors all over the world, including the UK and Europe. In the UK the procedures i would like comes to around £17k. In Europe around £8k, in the DR with flight and stay for one month £7k. I have been to see doctors from the UK and Europe who visit the UK for consultations, and none of them have really impressed me. The last one i went to see told me he could do what i want no problem, but not to expect a drastic change. I'm 33, 150 pounds, 5'6 I'm not looking for a "drastic" change but if i am going to put myself through surgery to spend money on improving what i already have i want it to be worth it obviously. I would like a nice curvy shape, typical hour glass with an ass. Our doctors over here don't seem to have the best results from what i can find through researching on RS and from personal experience with them during consultation. With that i started to research the DR and it seems that is the place to go for TT and BBl surgery. All results i can find on Dr Almonte i love and i cannot find anything bad on her. That said, of course i am nervous of traveling to the DR given all the bad press over the years. Every surgery is a risk, every country has good and bad surgeons. In fact, all of the surgery i have received in the UK (non cosmetic) has ended up with infection and even bigger problems due to medical negligence. Another reason i need a TT is to remove an unsightly scar from a burst appendix where the surgeon left a foreign object inside me after operating, resulting in infection and a massive scar. So I'm weighing up all the pro's and con's of traveling abroad and which is the lesser evil so to speak.

I would like to thank you though, you got me thinking again. I knew of a few deaths in DR, but didn't know about Beverly Brignoni. I got looking into her story and it lead me to a few more similar cases which lead me to "Dominican Republic Plastic Surgery Horror Stories" FB page. Also, a woman on YouTube [RS bleep] Duwap who has shared her story on there. It's good to know all the facts before making such as massive decision, it's very easy to look through rose tinted glasses when you see all the amazing results on RS but admittedly it is a gamble.

So as a result i have taken your advise and started to look into doctors in the US. The few i have had time to look at this evening don't look to great. Yes it is more expensive, that's not an issue in the grand scheme of things. I would rather skip an area of lipo, or go back for touch up's at a later date when the funds are available. Rather than potentially having complications that could end up costing me more than money.

In regards to flying after all three surgeries, i researched that to! I would have stayed in the DR for four weeks to allow time to heal. I have been reassured from doctors over here that i would be fine to fly from two weeks so unless there are any complications four weeks would be fine. This question is also asked on RS with Doctors replies.

I'm going to sleep on it, think about it and really look into more surgeons in the US. My whole surgery journey including the month in DR plus first class return flight would have come to around £7k. I could get a lot of what i want done in the MIA for that and save on flights and accommodation as i have friends there so it may only end up costing me a few thousand more over all.

Can you recommend any Doctors? Have you been along to any consultations, if so how did you feel when you left? I don't have any children yet, my TT is following a big weight loss and my ass is competing with my boobs in who can sag the most so that needs fluffing up too. ;-p Keep me posted on your journey.

Hey Selah we sound v similar same age and I'm a bit taller than you at 5"8. I have had surgery (my boobs done twice in the UK) first was years ago with transform - which was actually fine, then I grew up and after a scare regarding a cysts decided to make sure my second surgery was with someone who was board certified - that was in the UK also with a board certified surgeon who specialized in breast plastic surgery and also did a lot of work for the NHS. I was living in NYC at the time but went home for that surgery only because I had my mother there to look after kids and help me recover (I don't have immediate family in NY except for my husband and his family but they're not an option to look after me and kids). So now I'm actually in the process of losing a lot of weight again, I said I'd never let myself get this big again but here I am at 12 stone. I have an idea how I will look when I reach my weight loss goal because after I lost weight from having my first baby I ended up with a bit of a deflated ass which I'd never had before and my stomach was lose not terrible but lose, this time I expect to look similar if not worse. So I'm thinking bbl and lip for now because I want to have more children if I can. I live in a Dominican area of Manhattan - my husband is Dominican and the inlaws live in Santo Domingo. My husband is absolutely against any surgery in DR he says he's heard too much crazy stuff about it over the years. Interestingly a few of his Dominican family members have had surgery and I'm pretty sure hey went to Miami not DR even though they have a free place to stay over there. I think Miami has some great doctors for bbl - it's very Spanish over there and having lived there, it's swim suit capital and long has been so docs down there have years of experience doing bbl with all the Latin American women living there and swim suit models. I was set of Dr Mendieta as he's board certified and has nice results but then read about a woman who died on his table and went against it. He issue is having a surgeon who puts safety first and who will refuse to work on someone who has any high risks. The CDC (center for disease control) actually put a travel warning on a couple of years ago, warning women to not to travel to DR for plastic surgery due to a cluster of infections in women post surgery, women coming from different doctors over there. When I said drunk driving I mean many people sadly so it and get away with it, but when it goes wrong the results can be fatal and that's how I feel about surgery in the DR. That being sad, any surgery could technically be fatal but we need to do all we can to keep risks at a minimum. The issue with having bbl and tT is that would be a lot of surgery in one go. I couldn't do that because I've had a DVT from a long haul flight before and cannot be under anesthesia for too long. When I last had my boobs done we talked about this and after five hours under or so, the risk for blood clot increases a lot. As I was in the UK at the time I was told not to fly back to USA until 6 weeks had passed, yes I had a history of blood clot but in keep in mind blood clots are most likely post surgery not during. I think you should discuss the long haul flight and associated risks with the surgeon when you see or speak to one. When are you planning surgery for Nov 2016 - I think I might be doing mine around same time or most likely over the Christmas break. I haven't been to any consultations yet, but am thinking of Dr Schulman in NYC to avoid travel due to my blood clot issue. I'd rather go Miami though. I can tell you that any doctor you approach should be a board certified plastic surgeon, be careful with that because some say they're board certified but it's actually in dermatology. Yes let's stay in touch we are following similar journeys x

Aqua plastic surgery Fort Lauderdale I honestly know nothing of the surgeon except he's a board certified plastic surgeon but I do know the coordination bea is very good. If I go to Fl I plan on researching that doctor