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Brazilian Butt Lift - Good Results

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First thing to take into condsideration is that...

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WORTH IT$11,000

First thing to take into condsideration is that there are other costs just besides what you're paying the surgeon. The garments cost me 200 each and I purchased two and the pr-operative stuff costs me 320 out of pocket because I have no insurance. Also there were the prescription costs which was around 200 dollars.

That being said I picked a really great surgeon, he was awesome very friendly and did a very good job. The liposuction on my waist, back, flanks, and thighs looks great. I have an hour glass figure now which is something I have been waiting 20 years for haha, I'm only 20. Anyhow, I was amazed at the results there was some brusing on my legs, and minimal brusing on my abdomen and I wasn't really swollen at all. From what everyone else was saying I thought I was gonna be huge but I really couldn't even tell if I was swollen or not.

The pain, well it is a very painful recovery. When you first wake up after surgery you want to die, because your sore everywhere. It hurts to even move at all. I had to sleep on my sides for the first 3 days which was not comfortable at all, and I had a lot of stinging from switching sides. It was hard to walk at first, and pee, and shower, and you just want to die, to be honest. But I think it's worth it, for sure. It gets better after the first week. The drains are a pain in the ass, I had four drains and the ones that didn't drain into anything leaked a lot which was gross, so it's important to shower after the first couple of days when your doctor says it's ok. I vomited a lot because the medicines are strong and the antibiotics made me nauseated. You get light headed from doing any kind of activity especially showering so make sure you have someone to help you with that for the first two weeks. It's very VERY important to eat, if you don't it will take longer to heal. It's hard at first but you have to make yourself eat, believe me it helps in the end.

I like my results so far, they look natural and my butt is a good shape. It's not as big as I hoped but then again I did not request that from my doctor. I'm a pretty small girl I only weighed 136 before the surgery and my boobs are a lot of that weight so I'm not sure if he didn't have enough fat or what I had a pretty hard time gaining weight for the surgery, but it still looks good and compared to my waist it is definitely proportioned well. If I could change one thing I would have told the doctor to make my butt a little bigger but overall I am very satisfied and I hope that it doesn't get any smaller. I'm three weeks out of surgery so we'll see.

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Constantino G. Mendieta, MD

Constantino G. Mendieta, MD

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March 7, 2010
Hi I'm glad to know that your procedure went well,I'm havng my procedure done in april...I'm so excited.do you have any b4 & after pics?if so can you post them?
April 8, 2010
Hi, Did your butt increase at all in size?
December 15, 2011
Yes it did!I actually had two surgeries, I haven't updated about the second time so I will you can read about it up at the top.
April 10, 2010
No I don't have any before pics. I'm sure I could ask the doctor for them though next time I see him. As for my butt increasing I don't really feel like it did but I'm planning on getting the surgery again in 6 months so hopefully that will help. The shape of my butt did change and I'm glad I got the surgery because my waist is much slimmer but my butt just isn't as big as I wanted it to be. So I'm happy with the doctor he's amazing and he understands where I'm coming from and why I want it bigger
December 9, 2011
That is how I feel too ... I used him too, waist, hips and flanks look great but the butt itself is not as big as I wanted it to be. Today is my day 9.
December 15, 2011
I think it really just depends on the day to be honest. I mean I feel like mine isn't huge the way I wanted but at the same time all of my friends say that my butt is huge and it is perfect, and none of them know that I had the surgery...lol. Give it more time, I seriously didn't start seeing my true results until almost 9 months after. I still want to go back though, I want to get more fat taken from the bra line/upper back area...lol I'm just out of money right now. I had two surgeries by Dr. Mendieta in order to get the results I have now.
December 15, 2011
I can imagine you being out of money after 2 surgeries! I'm out of money and only had one haha! I can't pay a second one anytime soon :(
Are u sure you are not obsessed with a huge* butt?! Lol 2 surgeries?! Please post pics :)
December 23, 2011
The pics are posted! I also looked at your resutls and you look amazing! I wish you a speedy recovery and happy holidays!
December 23, 2011
Thank you! Same to you! Thanks for the pics. You look excellent!
February 27, 2012
Hi flaggirl, I am currently 12 days post op with dr. mendieta....I feel like my but is still small, not a big difference from before....would you say your body improved the longer you waited post surgery or did you like it better a couple days post surgery? Because I liked my results right after surgery, my but was big and my hips were wide, now that I;m 12 days post surgery, my but and hips have shrunk dramatically.
April 11, 2010
Hi there Flagirl2257, Dr. Mendieta is at the top of my list along with 4 other exceptional BBL Doctors. If I ultimately choose Dr. Mendieta, how long would I need to stay there because I will be coming in from out of town (by plane). Do you think I would need to stay the entire 3 weeks before I can sit for the plane ride? thanks a bunch, from flatty2fatty
April 12, 2010
Dr. Mendieta says to try to stay 2 weeks but if you can stay longer then do so. You're not supposed to put pressure on the buttocks for atleast 2 weeks and after that you can sit with a pillow under your legs and another one behind your back to take any pressure off the buttocks. I'm sure you can always callhis office and speak to a coordinator about how long they'd want you to stay before sitting for a trip on a plane for many hours. After surgery and after you get your drains removed you won't really want to sit for long periods of time because it will hurt after a while, I know it made me get a stinging feeling in my back so just make sure you have enough time to heal and be comfortable before getting on a plane
April 13, 2010
That's really helpful....Thanks a lot!!
February 7, 2011
Hi i'm still in the process of researching doctors for the BBL procedure... Dr. Mendieta has great results... other than him its hard to find doctors with as good results.. can you share the other doctors that your are considering? so i can make better comparision.

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February 6, 2011
I wanted to know if you had to pay for the surgery in full first or did you pay in installments after?
December 9, 2011
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In Oct of 2010 I had a another surgery done with...

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In Oct of 2010 I had a another surgery done with Dr. Mendieta (lipo and fat grafting again). And I am pleased to say that I liked my results much better after the second time. My butt is a pretty good size, and the recovery wasn't as painful as the first time.







I do plan on having the surgery done again with Dr. Mendiet, I wouldn't pick another doctor, just because I feel like he knows what he is doing and he does an amazing job. In my third surgery I plan on getting more fat taken from the bra line/upper back area and some from where ever else Dr. Mendieta feels he can take it from and using it in the upper part of my butt since I feel sometimes that is the only thing I would change.







Surgery a second time was only 9,000 since it was a revision. I can truly say that it changed the way I look at my body and it was worth every penny. I know that spending 20,000 on my plastic surgery sounds outrageous but I can't even begin to say how much better it has made me feel about myself.







I will take some pictures and post them soon. Good luck to everyone recovering, and those who are planning this surgery in the future.

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December 14, 2011
Hello! How is it looking now? Are yu happy with your results? Will you be posting before and after photos? I used him too and so far I feel like it is not big enough. I did stress I wanted a big rear end ... haven't talked to the doc yet so im not sure what happened :( will see what he has to say next Friday
December 15, 2011
Hi! Everything looks good now, I said in a comment above that I also felt like mine wasn't big enough too. I had surgery with Dr. Mendieta twice actually once in December 2009 and then a second time in October 2010. After my second surgery I am much happier with my results although some days I feel like it's still not as big as I wished it were, but I get compliments all the time from friends who have no idea that I had surgery. I do plan on going back to get more lipo and possibly fat grafting (wouldn't want to waste the fat). I didn't really start liking my results and being really happy with them until at least the 9th month after so just give it some time. I will post some pictures as soon as I take some. I hope you heal well, I know the surgery is pretty painful.
December 15, 2011
Thanks for your response! I'm glad to hear that you are happy with your results now even though you are considering a third one. WOW! I can't imagine having to do this again and paying all that again :( I am glad you feel better though. Thats what matters. Please post your before and after photos of both surgeries. I'd like to see the difference in the resultsfrom one surgery to the other since I may have to have another one :(
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Ok so I posted pics for you guys, I hope that my review has been helpful. I even found some great before pics that I didn't even know I still had...I try to forget the way I looked before lol it was bad. You can see from the pics that the my surgeries made a world of difference on my confidence. I would never take it back. I also want to say that yes as soon as I get the money I am going to have a third surgery just to get rid of the extra fat that I don't like...I am not crazy lol I am just a perfectionist and since I have already paid a lot of money to have the kind of body I always wanted I might as well just fix it all. And I will keep you all updated when that time comes but it's at least another year and a half before that happens. I also want to say that I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. Mendieta and his staff. Priscilla was a wonderful nurse, and provided me with great care in my recovery period and follow up visits. I know that this surgery is expensive but I wouldn't choose any other doctor for this type of surgery because I feel like Dr. Mendieta is simply the best out there. Plus, this is your body that you see for the rest of your life. So a few extra thousand dollars is worth spending to get great results. Good luck to everyone and happy holidays as well!

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December 23, 2011
you look great!
December 23, 2011
OMG! Thanks for posting your pics! He sure did a fantastic job with you! PHENOMENAL! WOW! Icwanted a butt like that, but didn't get it :(. I can't pay for second and third surgeries :(. You look great! The third surgery, will it be lipoprotein of your back only or will you transfer more fat into your butt? I think it's big enough as it is lol. Wondering what it looks like sideways. Thanks for your review. I too used Mendieta.
December 23, 2011
You look great!!!!! Can't wait til I'm able to get my surgery done.
December 24, 2011
You look great what are your before and after weight and measurements?
December 25, 2011
Girl you look great! Its amazing how a BBL can completely shape your body!