Ready to be Berbarified :) - Gatineau, QC

Hello bootiful ladies,
Like every newb in here, been stalking yall for a minute :) and for all you ladies who have taken the time to document your stories, a very big thank you to all of you. Was actually researching smartlipo and found Dr. Berbari closest to where i live and emailed them for a consult. When I went to see her she suggested doing a BBL. Ofcourse I came home and started googling away and i landed in RS (in early Oct). Will be doing more posts later but for now, jus wanted tp say hi to yall and again thank you for sharing.
God bless xo

Hi dolls,
This is going to be super long so please bear with me…k so a little bit about my journey…I’m in my early 30s no kids, 5’4 150 - 155lbs (fluctuates within this range). I’ve always been unhappy with my stomach…I swear I look 5 months pregnant when I stick it out or I look like I have 2 bellies. I hide it well under my clothes but never really been comfortable with my midsection. No amount of working out has helped and I eat balanced meals (home cooked) for the most part. I don’t want to be smaller but I want this fat gone from my stomach. I stumbled upon Smartlipo (laser-assisted) a while back and just never looked into it till recently when I started researching and found a doc in the area who does it. Dre. Berbari is the one that mentioned BBL to me (apparently a lot of ladies go to her for lipo and they later find out about BBL and always asked her why she never performed it for them so she just decided she would mention it upfront to all her clients for them to decide if they want it or not). In that 1st consult, she actually explained to me how she does the fat transfer in detail and answered all my questions in a professional manner but she was also personable. She has this calm vibe about her which I like. For BBLs, she does Vaserlipo (ultrasound-assisted) to harvest the fat into a device (I forget what it’s called…they gave me a brochure about it). The fat is collected and purified all in an enclosed n sterile unit/system and then reinjected into the butt. She prefers to do Vaserlipo coz it destroys fat cells the least as they are being vibrated out and not melted out or manually suctioned out…I feel like I’m a pro in this…lool…like I said, she was very thorough. She will lipo my abdomen, back (will include flanks) and thighs. When I asked about possibly ipoing my arms later…she suggested that it be a separate procedure but gave me a CAD 1000 discount and I dint even have to ask. She is a certified PS (listed on her site www.drpatriciaberbari.com) and her certificates are all over the office. She does work with one of the major hospitals here but has her surgical center with a medic spa. Sorry I feel like I’m doing a review on the doc ?. She’s been great so far though.

1st consult was in early Oct and I just never bothered to look elsewhere. 2nd consult was Nov 2 where I got to meet one of the nurses (my heart was in my throat but by the time they were taking my bp…I was calm so my stats were good) who explained everything to me with regard to the actual surgery (all the dos and donts). Michelle took measurements for the garment and was super sweet. I must say every one of Dre. Berbari’s staff is super nice. After the nurse, I met with the doc again (had to wait for about 20mins) just to see if I had any questions and again she explained the whole process. Sx date was set for Dec 2nd and the doc told me to bring a nursing pillow plus any wish pics on day of surgery to show her during pre-op. Having lurked in RS for almost a month at that point, I was ready with some pics (thanks ladies!!) which I showed her including one of her dolls (check out Platinumdiamondblonde). I found even more pics which I intend on showing her…maaaaan…..RS is addictive af!! Bloodwork was done a week later….doc gave me the form and I went to the hospital close to my work and paid nothing…For this surgery, total after taxes comes to just under CAD 11500 and includes surgery fee, anesthesiologist and the garment. Got a call yesterday (Nov 25th) for sx time and the lady that called went over everything again. Again…super nice. So Dr. B doesn’t generally use drains but if she does, she just puts one for the lower back and she only prescribes pain killers and stool softener. She gives an antibiotic shot right after sx so she doesn’t prescribe any. I’m not big on taking pix but will try n post some over the wknd. If not I’ll post pre-op ones by the doc.

Oh I forgot one thing…after sx, the bandage/tape you up before they put u in ur garment. You can recover at the center till u’re picked but they don’t have an official RH and massages are recommended a week post-op (4 – 6 sessions). She prescribes them so can be covered by insurance. They do have arrangements with a hospital should you need it and they have deals with a closeby hotel. Now…and this is the part I might struggle with…you have to stay with the bindings for 5 days without taking off ur garment and incase you leak through the bandages, just stuff some maxi pads in the garment…FIVE DAYS pple!! First post-op appt is on day 6 when they take out the bandages n stuff…..but no shower for FIVE WHOLE DAYS!!!...ok I’ma calm down….I remember when the nurse told me this I looked at her all kinds of sideways and my 1st question was about infections and being a bit of a germophobe, I’m sure my eyes may have done that nervous twitch thing…lol…anyways I was assured I’d be infection free. I’ve stocked up on wipes to say the least. Speaking of supplies, I’ve bought chux pads, a nursing pillow (specific as per doc’s request), bromelain, Neosporin, sterile pads/medical tape. For meds, px was for Demerol & colace. Paid $3.46 for the painkillers (insurance covered the rest) but for the colace, prescription would have been more xpensive than over the counter. I dint get it…but I got milk of magnesium instead….i’m pretty sensitive to medications in general so I tend to avoid them if I can. She does require you stop takin BC a month b4 sx if u r taking any and say away from snything blood thinners so as to minimize bleeding..so no advil, ibuprofen, aspirin and likes 10 days b4 sx…also no black tea (green tea maybe) no herbal tea r garlic or ginger also 10 days b4 sx.

later dolls and stay blessed x