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QUEST FOR MY NEW DREAM BODY/BBL,BA,Lipo of Full Back,Flanks,Stomach,Arms,Inner Thighs,Chin,Neck,Pubic Area,Brow Lift

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Hello, I am a mother of 2 and had my first child...

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Hello, I am a mother of 2 and had my first child at 16 so needless to say my body was destroyed before I ever even really had one to start with. I have wanted breast implants since I was 16 years old. I have had 3 consultations with different Docs through out my early 20s but never could afford the procedure. At that point in time my weight was around 120 and I am 5ft 7inches tall. I joined the military and even though I was thinking I was gonna come out of basic training with a 6 pack and be toned, that was the farthest thing from the truth of what actually that happened. From all the exercising I built up muscle and bulked up. I will never forget being super excited about getting to wear my own clothes again after Basic Training and when I went to put my jeans on seeing them stop just above my knees because I couldn't even get them over my thighs from the size I now was. I weighed 160 pounds when I came out after only 90 days, and serving 6 years in the Military didn't help anything. To this day I have never been able to bring my weight under 160 :( I have been yo-yo dieting ever since basic training trying everything and anything that I could which has only made matters worse. As of today I am now I carry a double chin, a spare tire across my back and waist, a stomach appearing approximately 4 months pregnant, deflated stretched breasts, and a booty that although once held a beautiful smiling booty line, now just looks like a straight faced lumpy old man. I have been busting my butt for years trying to save up for the future procedures of my dreams and I have finally come to a point in my life were I can finally make that dream a reality and get the outside of myself to match the inside. This is the only thing I have ever wanted for myself, and I'm praying that I am not disappointed at all with the outcome at all. I have been doing research for years and I have chosen Dr. Michael Salzhauer a Miami Plastic Surgeon in Bay Harbor, FL for my BBL and Lipo, along with Dr. Rian A. Maercks another Miami Plastic Surgeon in Miami , FL for my Breast Augmentation. I know most people tend to stick with one surgeon, but I find that some are better then others at certain procedures and I'm not taking any chances on botching one or the other so from my research I'm going with the Best of the Best in both categories, you can research their work yourself and easily see why Dr Maercks breast augmentations are top notch. I am doing the surgeries sort of back to back within 14 days of each other the BBL being done first and Im looking at the month of August 2014. I'm soooooo far beyond ready to do this its ridiculous !!! I have found this website to be extremely helpful and decided that since everyone on here helped out my decisions then I would post my journey in hopes of helping another. I will do my best to keep you all updated with pics etc.. wish me luck and god bless you all :)

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Michael Salzhauer, MD

Michael Salzhauer, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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May 11, 2014
Good luck doll. Thanks for sharing.
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May 19, 2014
Thank you
June 6, 2014
Thanks for sharing .... I'm going in for a TT, BA and BBL on Aug 29 ... Wish you the best ! I am a fire ball of wanting to get this done and start my recovery. Hoping for great results :)
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3 months pre

No More Rian A Maercks - NOT BOARD CERTIFIED !!!!

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Only Going to with Dr Salzhauer adn letting him do everything after finding out that DR Rian A Maercks is NOT a Board Certified Plastic Sugeon ... Thank god for research ...saved myself a whole lot of disappointment there... consult with DR Salzhauer is tomorrow night... super excited !!!

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3 months pre

My Consultation With Dr Salzhauer

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Sooooo.... I had a Skype consultation yesterday with Dr Salzhauer and I feel like it went pretty well. I was really worried that I was gonna need a breast lift and thankfully he said that I can away without it and just do the Augmentation... He did let me know that from my pics he was able to see that I had some loose skin on my tummy from having children so early in life and that there is a possibility I may want to do a tummy tuck later on down the road. I was really really afraid of hearing that but he was very honest and I really appreciated that. He let me know that we can proceed with doing the lipo but just to expect that the skin will not be as tight afterwards as I may have liked for it to be. (of course shortly after the consult I ran to the mirror and started looking at my tummy)... when I suck it in it gets pretty flat but I can definitely see the small amount of skin he was referring to and decided that if its a choice of a tummy tuck scar or a little tiny pouch and some wiggling when I walk then I would rather see how the pouch turns out with the lipo first because I actually thought it wasnt bad at all and maybe even a little bit cute looking when I sucked everything in while standing in front of that mirror... so at this point Im feeling like I can live with it and Im all about going through with the lipo. Dont get me wrong with what Im about to say because he was very nice during the consult, but he also let me know that my booty really needs help...lol and once I actually took the pics I used for my consult and saw what I looked like from the back I had to sadly agree with him. It is terrible !!! I have no definition anywhere... no actual shape to it other then maybe a square and the bottom are is a little loose... and its because of that reason he told me that in order for me to get as close to my wish pics as I possibly can that he will need to inject at least 2,000 CC's of fat per butt cheek. Holy Happy Booty God !!!! Right then I was sold because in all the reviews I have been constantly going over for months now.. the women who I thought came out looking the best all seemed to have had at least 1500 CCs per cheek or higher ... so I knew right then that we were on the same page :) ... One thing that he made clear was NOT TO LOOSE TO MUCH WEIGHT since I have been steadily dropping in preparation for this process. I had assumed that a healthy 160 would have been ideal, but when I mentioned that weight he sounded very hesitant. So i told him to name the weight he needs and that I will be at it by the time surgery happens. He said DO NOT GO BELOW 180 because he is gonna need all the fat he can get from me for that booty !!! I have already dropped down from 214 to 189 and my date is still 3 months away. So as unhappy I would have normally been about finishing my pre op time at 180 pounds... Im excitedly ready to hit 180 and stay right there knowing that this time I'm doing it for the greater good and that its going to soooo be worth it once its over. Im still trying to mentally prepare myself for seeing myself with a whole new HUGE swollen body and booty during the first few days after surgery...Im praying that I dont wind up going through that OMG WHAT THE HELL DID I DO MOMENT ... but expecting it to happen at least once one its over, just gonna focus on remembering all those pics of other women so super bruised and swollen that were patient and ended up coming out amazing !!! I'm sooooo anxious and nervous its ridiculous !!! But anyways, from all the homework I had already done on my Dr. he seemed about as genuine as they come and exactly what I expected when we spoke. He came off to me as a man who likes to joke around and have a good time, someone who enjoys what they do and is confident in his abilities, someone who is a perfectionist (thank God cause so am I) and some one who knows his stuff very well. He said that I will not have any drains afterwards because he stopped using them about 5 years ago and found that his results have been better without them. He said that I can do everything I am wanting all in one day at one time without compromising any of his work and that and that he thinks I will come out very good once its all over. I asked allot of random questions, one being about how I will sleep afterwards. He said it will be with lots of pillows and on my sides...rotating myself from one side to the other side. I am way okay with that answer since I naturally sleep that way anyways. He said that he will give me all the garments I will need for compression afterwards and that he would love to be my surgeon. All I can say is that I am so happy that he will be too !!! I will be posting pics of my self... what Im shooting for (THE MOON OF COURSE) and what I actually come out with for all you ladies to see and I really hope that my review helps some of you with this process as much as everyone else's has helped me. Word's cant express how anxious and nervous I am (my tummy has been fluttering for last 3 days) while I try to wrap my head around the fact that the only I have ever wanted for myself is finally really going to happen and not very long from now.

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