Getting Me Some Booty! Greenbrae, CA

I'm a pretty athletic woman, 5'8", 120 lbs and have been unhappy with my flat butt. It's especially obvious when wearing athletic wear and swimsuits. I've had breast implants (32C), which were beautifully done and I'm looking for the perfect booty to match.

I've done my research in the Bay Area and I'm excited about my surgery with Dr. Henry! I'm having butt implants with fat transfer (have no idea where she'll lipo). Let's see how it goes!

Time flies when you're on bed rest, lying on your belly taking pain medicine (and zoloft)! I've been a little drowsy to write and in my free time I have been busy online Christmas shopping. Here's some updates from my experience (I don't have any pictures, so don't ask for them. I'll have pictures when Dr. Henry take my post pictures). First off - It helps having an attentive husband who is checking up on me regularly (and taking care of our 4 year old daughter) .

Dr Kimberly Henry's staff is excellent and professional. It's reassuring being in a facility where everyone knows what they are doing and are very clear on instructions. The office itself is beautiful and inviting, and my favorite part is that the surgery rooms are at the same location. I've been to cosmetic surgeons that have to rent an operating room elsewehere, so it's so convenient, intimate and private to have everything done in one place.

The surgery check-in was at 7am, anesthesia in at 8am and out by 11:30am. I had lipo from my flank and round implants inserted between the butt muscles. I'll have more details after the post-op meeting.
Tips prior to surgery: set aside clothes you will be wearing to and from the surgery. Tips for surgery, bring a button up dress and compression socks. I chose a loose button-up Diane Von Furstenberg dress that would be easy to get out of and into. (staying fashionably stylish in the meantime). It always feels good to look good :-)
The dress stayed in good shape when I arrived home. For compression socks, I wore ProCompression sleeves. They're the best compression fit for legs, easy to get on and off and are excellent to use if you're a runner. Flip flops for shoes, because they're easy to slide into. On the ride home from the facility, I layed down on my stomach on the back seat (coupe sedan car). The staff even gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers for to take home! -nice touch!

Tip for day-to-day items: have on your nightstand any essentials. Mine are lip balm, notepad, pen, cell-phone/charger, laptop/charger, kleenex, water bottle, etc. While lying on my stomach, i just wore a soft robe. I was thinking of getting a bell to ring for my husband when I needed him, but I thought he woulnd't be amused by it (lol).

Tips to drink: Lots of water, Cold pressed juice from Whole Foods per day, nutritional shakes for protein.

I do feel some pain. It feels like something is placed in my butt muscle. I've had sore butts from exercising, and it doesn't quite feel like that. Otherwise, but butt shape feels great. I'm definitely not flat anymore!

I have my post-op appointment tomorrow and will try to share any images from Dr. Henry's office, as well as my experience. So far, so good :-)

Here's a comparison of how I looked pre-operation and 7 days after the operation. Very happy with the resuls so far. I'm a slim Asian woman, so my new shape works perfectly with my body.

The post picture was taken right after my compression garment was taken off and there are still some ink markings where my Doctor had drawn on me. I still have some swelling and fluid (Seromas) around my butt. This is a little more obvious on my left side. The doctor said to keep the compression garments on for my body to heal and that the seroma will naturally absorb into the body.
At this appointment, my catheter and my two drainage tubes were taken off. Next appointment in one more week!