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Hourglass TT with Lipo & Fat Transfer to Hips - Houston, TX
UPDATED FROM Desired1
2 days post
Wish it wasn't so
$7,600
It's so sad. Dr Cortes is better than a lot of doctors in the states but his post op pics don't even compare to the work of Doctors in the Dominican. I know the risk of being under anywhere. I don't want to die but if I'm going to do this I have to have faith the doctor is capable of giving me the look I really want. Otherwise it's not with it. I am now looking at the DR even tho we know its not nice and the risk are greater. I'm just not ok paying 3x as much as others who look 10x better than me. I feel like dr J was the best bbl dr in the states and he charged me so much. I look very average but I paid for exceptional. I can't put my mind body or wallet thru that again!
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UPDATED FROM Desired1
Day of treatment
No to Dr. Cortes!
His office staff needs to improve. I didn't get my concerns addressed to feel 100% about what he was going to do. Therefore I am not going to do it. The last time this happen to me I went along with it and was very disappointed. I will go where I am more confident.
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KR
August 29, 2013
if you are not confident and 100 % sure then I don't blame you going elsewhere
G
UPDATED FROM Desired1
4 days pre
Nightmare I looked like this
Oh my. Everytime I sleep I have the same nightmare that I came out of Sx looking like this! I gotta shake this fear. Less than a week away.
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K
August 25, 2013
Good for you. You made a great choice. I too had the incision going down from my new bb. It took awhile to heal but it's looking much better. Way better than having a higher TT incision for sure. Best of luck.
D
August 25, 2013
Thank for the good luck wish. I'm trying hard to fight my nerves but I'm thinking if I should just get the ab muscle repair with lipo and fat to my hips. I know I'll still have the hip to hip scar but I should be as low as my c-section scar.
K
August 25, 2013
I think that's a good idea. Honestly, I had no post op pain from the TT part. The drains weren't fun at all but certainly tolerable. I had them taken out post op day 5. Since Dr Cortes is so aggressive with lipo, the recovery was pretty difficult for the first 2 weeks. I had lipo to the upper/lower abdomen, flank, back and inner thighs. He goes really low on the TT incision so you won't have any worries there. The hips will look super weird at first - I was in shock. He transfers quite a bit of fat to account for what's lost during the post op recovery period. It ends up great though. Go with your gut as far as how far to go. Some think that although the recovery may be hard, it's still one recovery rather than two or more - something to think about. I'll be checking on you!
KR
G
August 29, 2013
Good luck. He's going to make you look great. I get my tt with him Dec 20th. I'm nervous and excited. I had a bbl with Salama in Dec 2012. I loved his work but he needed to add hips on me. He and other plastic surgeons have told me that I need a tt.
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