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My BBL Journey w/ Dr. Blinski - Miami, FL

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I've had a strange start so far. I originally...

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I've had a strange start so far.

I originally signed up early February with coordinator Liz for Dr. Osak Omulepu. I paid 300 dollar deposit and paying the 5k on care credit 2 weeks before surgery date. My sx date is locked in for May 4th.

That 5k will get me the normal 12 area lipo w/ BBL and I'm adding both arm lipo ($800) the chin/neck lipo ($400) and 1 syringe of Juvederm for my lips ($660). I get to stay in a recovery house for 5 nights 6 days. 1 garment. 3 lymphatic massages.

Fast forward to TODAY. I was bored at work and decided to google my doctor to read some of his reviews...NEXT THING I READ is an article about how Dr. Osak Omulepu's medical license has been REVOKED!! Apparently he punctured 4 different women's internal organs during their providers over the span of 2 days in early 2015. The Board was calling Dr. O highly incompetent because he is not board certified and that they will be doing further investigations. That document I read was dated Feb 26, 2016. So relatively knew. (It's a low key blessing this happened before my surgery. It scares the [RS bleep] out of me. This is my life and my body we are talking about. )

But what trips me out is that the team at Spectrum knew about his situation before the article so why the HECK didn't anyone call me and tell me I need to rebook with someone else?!?!?!?! Good thing I took it upon myself to email Liz and set up the same date and price I originally planned. Otherwise I'd be [RS bleep] out of luck come surgery date!! But the caveat was that only 2 of Spectrums Doctors matched my original plan of action. Cost and date. Just one issue-

All of the doctors there do great work so I wasn't too worried at all. I asked myself who is this 4th Doc since Dr. Omulepu is so outta there? The website lists Dr. Ortega, Dr. Ghurani, and Dr. Llorente. Dr. Llorente was the other choice I mentioned above but he wasn't available until much later. I took off work so I needed to use the other surgeon. So who the heck is this mystery Doctor you ask? Come to find out his name is Dr. Sergio Alvarez. He isn't listed on the site yet but I imagine is he is helping out with the work load since homeboy got fired.

I googled this man of course. And come to find out he is one of the best plastic surgeons in the Mi Yayo according to many articles. He has his own clinic and is opening another amazing one in Spain as well. Impressive!! The only BAD THING is I can't find many pics of his work. From Twitter, IG, to his website. I am still going to do a lot of homework and ask my coordinator to send me pics of his BBLs. I also tweeted him so we shall see. Although minimal, I have seen beautiful work from him nonetheless.

It's safe to say I'm happy that I'm in great hands but I'm just overall freaked out because of the situation with Dr. Osak and the fact moons from Spectrum contacted me (they aren't great with communication with pre op patients from what I heard of so I'm not surprised). I'm not whiny cry baby though and I know eventually I will have all the info I need and everything with my reconvey house will be fine.

As far as Dr. Alvarez is concerned - I really need him to be aggressive with the lipo and understand the fact I want a lot of butt projection. Dr. Osak was known to give rockin, curvy bodies so ....yea. :(

I'll keep updating and posting body tigress pictures but until my next update I posted a pic of my face. I have a pretty decent body at best and actually a somewhat nice backside so I have a good starting point. I've seen bigger women have work done at Spectrum (and cheap, dangerous clinics you should NOT go to in the DR.) and come out looking like QUEENS with BAWDY baby! So I'm hella excited for my outcome.

Let me know if anyone of y'all ladies have surgery around May 4th, just need a surgery buddy, simply ask questions, know anything about Dr. Sergio Alvarez, got snubbed by Dr. Osak, or if Spectrum failed to contact you to change docs.

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March 22, 2016
Yeah its crazy they didn't let everyone know right away..if it wasn't for this site I probably wouldn't have known till the day of..damn shame! I hadn't heard of Dr Alvarez eiather ..I switched to Dr Ortega.. And hoping and praying I have the results I want.. Good luck to u on your journey!
March 22, 2016
I know! It's such a big deal I figured the girls there would be on the horn IMMEDIATELY to tell his patiences what's going on. I keep up with all the doctors on IG and Ortega is awesome so you'll be in great hands. I'm slowly getting people from out the woodworks telling me Alvarez is amazing so I'm super hype.
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March 22, 2016
Vanity didn't call me either (deposit/pricing based on dr o). When I EMAILED THEM, was told dr mcadoo/dr valls as alternatives or dr fisher for 1000.00 more. I'm debating waiting things out and looking at reviews/results, getting a refund with a lawyer, or going to totally diff PS. I saw Dr. Alvarez with spectrum and am very interested. I'm looking for small waist, dangerous curves with attention getting booty projection. NOT back breaking ass for days attention, hahahaha. I don't think I could pull that off!! Luckily, I'm not in a hurry. I've researched BBL for literally years, waited til fat grafting became better and still gotta wk to pay it off. So I got time. Please keep us posted. We all should post so we can educate ourselves and others. Best wishes and healthy healing.
March 22, 2016
I saw some of Mcadoos work and it's hit or miss. some look really amazing and some look decent. So I wouldn't take the gamble either. I don't know about Dr. Valls so who knows if he is worth the extra 1k. Honestly, I've heard nothing but great things about Alvarez so far and his pricing is exactly like Dr. Osaks. You'll get that sick body from him I'm sure of it! :)
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March 23, 2016
@saveiticu girl y is they makin u pay more money it ain't to fault da doctor u want ain't there n they knew he wasn't gown be there girl them bitchiz just made me MADD again ugh I CAINT!!!!
March 22, 2016

Keep us posted.

Try looking at the reviews about him on his RealSelf profile page, some of them will have pics:

https://www.realself.com/find/Florida/Miami-Beach/...

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March 22, 2016
Hi love! I am connected to quite a few ladies on IG who have gone to him and post photos. Do you have a SX profile on IG? If so, shoot me a private message and we can connect on there and you can look around. Good luck!
March 22, 2016
Hi hunny! No I just have a regular IG it's MissJanbaz. Do you recommend me making one?
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March 23, 2016
Yes...make one...you can have 2 accounts on the same page.....
March 23, 2016
Ok cool I'll do that. I really want to know what I should bring to the recovery house for sure. I feel like the Assistance 4 life (the RH that's included in spectrums bbl price) doesn't have everything I might need. I wanna ask the lady that works there but idk how thorough she is. Because I be reading some girls lists for supplies and they are longer than the bible. What do you think?
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March 23, 2016
Lol hey If u find any photos of the girls on I.g who went to dr Sergio can u upload the photos to yor page as I do not have twitter or ig at this time
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March 23, 2016
And my surgery is like literally 3more days away and I don't kno wat to look fwd to which scares da crap out of me right now
March 23, 2016
Oh damn that's like right there! Ill add them ASAP Im waiting for one of his old patiences to add me back on IG any moment now.
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March 23, 2016
I had the same thing happening to me I was with Dr O at first I had surgery with Dr Alvarez at spectrum 3/7 n loving my results recovery wasn't as bad as I expected he is a cutie pie Has a sense of humor but got right down to business Don't think it's any need for all of those supplies unless you're staying in a hotel I also stay at the recovery House assistant for life it was clean and they were very helpful So so helpful I tipped great before I left
March 23, 2016
Ok dope. That gives me a little peace of mind. So pretty much just bring some clothes, vitamins, and my meds and I'll be fine?

What did you use to sit down on? The boppy pillow ?
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March 24, 2016
Yes baby wipes came in handy I use a foam roll that I cut in half people actually exercise with them The boppy pillow didn't do the job for me And it's great for going to the bathroom with as well
UPDATED FROM BlinskiDoll
27 days pre

Moving right along.

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I got an email from Liz this morning answering all my annoying questions. LOL God love her.

She confirmed my date with Dr. Alvarez and gave me the contact for the recovery house. I will be staying at Assistance 4 Life. Karla is great and has been accommodating so far since I'm adding two more days to my stay. 150/night. Adding up to 7 nights 8 days. I wanted to make sure a full week passes before I get my buns on a plane back to OKC.

But their website leaves a lot to be desired. I really want to know what I should for sure but and bring with me. I know they provide transportation to/from the airport, clinic, massages, and store runs. Provide 3 meals a day and a snack. 1 garment and Socks. I'm sure they have pads and all that good stuff but honestly IDK. I need to harass Karla some more and have her draw up a list of things I need that they don't provide. I don't want to go on a shopping spree and come to find out they already have there. Instead of a boppy or beach chair I am going to order Dr. Miami special BBL cushion seat. It's like the Rolls Royce of butt seats (google it!). And I can use that at work and in my car for as long as I need to. And it doesn't look like anything but a seat cushion for comfort and posture. None would be the wiser.

Anywho...I've decided to stay in the shared room so I can have someone to talk to and complain with LoL. I didn't invite anyone to come with me anyways.

On another note -- yesterday when I was freaking out about Dr. Osak and the fact that I couldn't get in contact with my coordinator, I sent my pics to two more Doctors for a virtual consultation. Dr. Wilberto Cortes in Houston. Whom is AMAZING. WOW. but his all inclusive price (minus the recovery house and massages) is $10,600. That's pricey. The other is Dr. Salama. You all know his work. BBL with ONLY 3 areas,recovery house (a super nice one that provides everything, btw), massages, and garments is around 9k. I applied for 12k on my Care Credit card so I don't mind paying all the way up to that much. Everything is in my price range but considering it's only 6k (was 5k but I'm adding chin, lips, and arms) and I get a good surgeon does excite me but worries me at the same time. I don't want him to crank it out because I'm not paying that much you know what I mean? I'm going to make it super clear that I want the waist cinched in, projection, and round hips. I will pay as much as I need to get that.

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March 23, 2016
Hi doll will you plead provide me with Karla info for RH I'm need one ASAP thanks
March 23, 2016
Please*
March 23, 2016
(786) 327-0510 that's her number Hun! You can all or text. She replies very quickly.
March 23, 2016
Hi I need your input How do you feel about Ortega? Somebody please let me know something I feel left behind with no clue about this doctor
March 23, 2016
Go on spectrums IG page. You'll see a lot of his work. I think he does pretty good work. Hes really done some amazing bodies but he also wasn't very aggressive on some as well. It's totally up to you and what your needs are. :)
March 25, 2016
I did and I'm ok with his work However I think I'm gonna have to tell him what I want because this money doesn't come easy Dr Osak was my original doc but my coordinator Liz rescheduled me to Ortega Is anyone going in May Please I need some company
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March 24, 2016
Hi í had mine done last wk w dr.Alvarez he pretty muchdoes exactly what you ask for but tells you what n not to expect..my experience was w spectrum was ok í mean they're nice n all but i waited hrs for my turn n i was scheduled for 730am just be prepared to tolerate pain pain pain un 7days post n still in pain also make sure they give you correct size garment mine shrunk after washing it n its been hell sleeping í ordered a new one thru amazon but overall i have no regrets i just cantidad wait to get thru next few weeks...good luck
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March 24, 2016
If you any questions you can ask me oh n i stood at the same RH too!
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March 24, 2016
If you have health insurance they might cover if not meds will cost about 60$...when you go back for followup the next day make sure you have them take out stiches otherwise they wont n de Alvarez does not recommend massages till a week from surgery im getting mine today for the first time....there is a lady at specrtum that can drain you at least..ask Dr about her
April 26, 2016
Hey hun, happy healing... was there 3 to a room at Karlas
November 1, 2016
I was at Miami escape. Sorry so late lol
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August 23, 2016
So you went to Alvarez or Blinski? How satisfied were you with your chin and arms?
October 29, 2016
Blinski. He did amazing. I think I could take a lil more from the arms on round two (just doing lipo) but he took out the Max amount of liters he could so I rather it had been from my belly and back than anything
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October 29, 2016
Oh great! What about your chin?
November 1, 2016
I didn't do chin
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November 1, 2016
Oh ok
UPDATED FROM BlinskiDoll
26 days pre

Just a little curious...

BlinskiDoll
Is Dr. Salama the only person that does BBL's? LoL! I feel like he's the only Doctor whose transformations I see on here. I wonder how many surgeries he does a day. I don't think I would be comfortable with a surgeon that did more than 3 a day.

That's just me though---I was shopping around as I mentioned before and got to talking to Nancy @ Elite and she is amazing and if I went to Salama it would cost me a little over 9k to do everything I wanted and stay at the recovery house.

I am still excited to go to Sergio Alvarez. Definitely lucked out there. Just wish I could see as many photos of his work as I do of Salama. LoL

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March 25, 2016
Do you have I.g if so add me alvarezdoll2k16
March 25, 2016
i just send a request .. @alvarezdoll2016
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March 25, 2016
What's ur name its a lot of request
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March 25, 2016
I think I excepted you
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March 25, 2016
Let me kno your name so I can except you and I'll tag you in his page we made with all his work and pics trust you won't be disappointed
March 29, 2016
Mine is MissJanbaz
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March 29, 2016
I just requested to follow you. How do I make a second account for surgery??
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March 29, 2016
I'm going to send you a pm
April 3, 2016
Does anyone have any feedback on Ghurani