Silicone/ Biopolymer Removal from Butt

Hello,
I had silicone injections into my butt over 12 years ago. I had 3 sessions of injections. I weighted 120 lbs and I am 5’5 and had no extra fat for a fat transfer. Also 12 years fat transfers were new and most women did not have a significant change with a fat transfer. About 3 years after getting the injections I noticed my butt was starting to hang and had some well what I thought was cellulite. I decided to get liposuction, at the time I did not know this was a bad idea and it would make the situation worse. I went to 1 surgeon twice for liposuction the other I went to once both surgeons located in N.Y. These surgeons took my money knowing biopolymers could not be liposuctioned and would spread the silicone. I’ve had liposuction 3 times which has caused my butt to become even huger and disfigured. Liposuction is a horrible decision but it usually makes my butt look good for 3 months until the product respreads if that makes sense. At this time I have not found a doctor in America that removes biopolymers and does reconstruction without limited deformity. I have lived with this horrible decision for years.I know this isn’t a time to worry about vanity but mainly health. I can’t mentally handle deformity at this time as I had a botched breast reduction and now have implants with contraction on one side. The silicone injections have caused no pain physical but the mental pain is horrible. Women who are living with this condition can relate. I have done a lot of research. I considered Dr. Gomez, Diaz, Torres, Rios, Pacheco. I have also spoke to some of their dolls prior to surgery and post surgery. Dr. Julio Zuleta is a Surgeon in Armenia Colombia. I follow him on IG, he has great results. He is located in an area of Colombia that does not have recovery houses. It was very difficult to get in contact with the doctor, I went through messages on IG, reaching out to women in Colombia waiting for surgery, non stop what’s app messages. He is very busy and great at what he does. I had a virtual consult and received a quote. The surgeon has a book on Amazon about the biopolymer removal surgery. I have paid a deposit which was 60% of the total surgical price and even then it was difficult to contact the doctor, but he did give me a date. I had to awns it through western union. I also have no idea what is cancellation and refund requirements are at this time. I usually try to do a great amount of research. I’ve done as much research as I can, I have heard anything negative about the surgeon but I just want to make sure I’ve made a wise decision. I will be traveling with a previous patient. I look forward to a new start. I’m scared of course to go to another country to have surgery, I’m concerned as all surgeries have risk, the surgeon is still up and coming. I hope I made the right choice. I will continue to research as I wait for my surgery date. If anyone has any advice please respond to this post of message me.

Hello,
I had surgery in March of 2021. I arrived to Armenia Colombia to Dr. Zuleta office. When I arrived I went directly to his office with my surgery sisters. I don’t speak Spanish all The documentation is in Spanish if it wasn’t for my surgery sister I would not have been able to fill out the documentation. There is no preoperative information or care provided except injections of iron. I stayed at an apartment I hired a nurse and a massage technician. My surgery cost $6000 book my surgery in November 2020.I was told I did not need an MRI prior to surgery on it was ultrasound. I requested an MRI my personal preference and Colombia across $130 to have an MRI. I provided the surgeon with pictures of women that I would like to look like that he’s done surgery on prior. I had to provide these pictures to Instagram. I had my surgery for BP removal, Abdomen liposuction, leg liposuction My surgery was a total of one hour and 30 minutes. The surgery should take 4-5 hours for removal. The postoperative care was horrible the surgeon did not call me nor did his staff nor did they know I even had surgery. When I went to his office which is not in great condition he would come down to see me after the nurse remove my dressings to look at my incision. I told his surgeon on several occasions that my budget was very big and I was concerned I was so I can return in six months and that it was due to swelling. I had two drains in an accordion drain in a Penrose drain which I had to leave Colombia with. When I got back to America the only way to contact the doctor was through Instagram. The surgeon showed limited amount of care after I left Columbia. Just waved red flags for me also my butt seem to be getting much bigger after having the removal and my scar was very jagged and not attractive. I remain hopeful thinking that my butt would eventually go down. I started to hear reviews about the surgeon that he gives a butt lift and removes only silicone from the spinal area. As time moves forward my butt got bigger and I started to realize that the silicone was starting to spread again. Once I started speaking out in the WhatsApp group for us women supporting each other I was done blocked by the surgeon. This goes to show how much does Surgeon cares about his patients. It also goes to show anyone can write a book. At this point I look forward to having my MRI to see if any product was actually removed from my butt. I don’t expect the surgeon to return any of my money as he has not refunded any women who have canceled surgeries with him. Also when I got to America I had the drains cultured at a urgent care and antibiotic I was I need to be switched because it was no longer the correct antibiotic. I also had a CAT scan done of my butt because it was extremely heavy when I got to America and it showed a lot of inflammation, cellulitis, and Adema I was placed on antibiotics again and also placed on Lasix. I would not recommend a surgeon as this procedure is not a one and done procedure and also he’s not removing from the buttocks he’s only removing from the spine. And also giving a butt lift. If you question his work or speak poorly about him he will block you on Instagram and he will not answer any of your messages also has assistance will no longer answer you as well. I will keep you all posted once I receive my MRI next month to see how much silicone was actually removed but at this point I can tell it was not much removed. I encourage patients we have a lot of silicone product to not go to dr Zuleta. If you have a small amount of product like some of my Surgery sisters he is able to remove from the top but if you have a lot of product he is not on the correct surgeon for you.

Hello,
I went to Dr. Folleco for a real Silicone removal. He is located in beautiful Cali Colombia. I again don’t speak Spanish but took a leap. He requested an MRI prior. Once he compared my previous MRI to my recent MRI it clearly showed I did not have anything removed by Dr. Zuleta. Dr. Zuleta gave me false hope, ruins lives, takes money and is a horrible surgeon who leaves you with scars and no removal of Silicone. So September 2021 I had removal with Dr. Alexander Folleco in Cali Colombia. He is a hidden gem. He changed my life. I was so scared and was very professional and his office and surgery center are clean. He changed my life. He is truly a great surgeon and I was blessed to have found him. I think GOD he was genuine and caring and wanted to truly help women like myself. Please do your research this is a reconstruction surgery and it’s good to have the right surgeon that doesn’t want us to feel worse then we already do. I hope this helps someone.