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30 Yrs Old Mommy of 3......

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1 year post

Happy 1yr bootyversary!!!

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A year ago around this time I was completely depressed and in so much pain. I was hating life and hating myself for putting myself through that whole thing. Fast forward to a year later I am happy with my results my butt/hips are currently at 40in but fluctuate with weight gain or loss. The smallest its gotten is 38in and the biggest is 41inch. I deal with cellulite that I didn't have before, I workout religiously and I have noticed a difference, an improvement. I also struggle with a lump around my belly button so I can't really wear a 2 piece without feeling self conscious. Over all I am happy with my results. There are certain materials that make my butt look huge, so i try to stay away from those.

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Jaime Campos Leon, MD

Jaime Campos Leon, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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November 14, 2017
Wow happy 1yr anniversary:) This experience could definitively be a roller coaster. How have to dealt with people noticing a difference? Are their any other changes you have notice since exercising?
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November 16, 2017
Thank you girl!! We'll i feel like my butt has somehow settled to fit ME, if that makes any sense. I felt like I looked like everyone at first (that gets a bbl) the tiny waist big hips big butt. By working out it has helped loose some of the volume but not a lot, it has helped me tone and grow my legs to match my butt. It has also helped with cellulite, but I do still have cellulite. As far as ppl I feel because I've been in "hiding" for a year it's not as noticeable because I have lost weight and I have toned my upper body as well so over all I look "fit". The comments I get are always like "omg, you look so good" "wow, you've lost weight". And the "shelf booty" has settled. If I wear dresses or anything that tends to show more attention on that area, it's softer now not as harsh as it was at the beginning. So there's hope love!! Hope that helps!!
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November 16, 2017
Thanks love! This really gives me hopes! How awesome that your butt now matches your body! I really hope I can also achieve this through exercising. I just really need to work on being consistent. Some weeks I work out almost every day and others just like 2 or 3 times:/. Some days I can really notice the muscle and I get super excited, but other days my legs look so skiny that I lose motivation and get sad. I really hope I can lose the shelf booty, that definitively makes me look fake. I have also been hiding all this time. I feel some ppl have notice a difference but I leave them wondering because I cover myself. I wonder if I would've been more confident if my butt was a little bit smaller..
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December 14, 2017
Thank you for this review update. You made me feel so much better. I have a shelf booty too so i feel i can’t wear alotta bodycon stuff. I am gonna start working out like you said and hopefully the shelf goes away. :-)
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January 2, 2018
I agree friend. It does settle down. However, for me, I LOVED the shelf :-). Glad to hear your happy with your results, glad to say 'hello' again :-)
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December 4, 2017
Glad to hear in the end you are happy. It seems that no one is a hundred percent perfect but we are all definitely much better than we were. 95% perfect!!! You look great!
March 29, 2018
any updated pictures?
June 16, 2018
Can you post before and after pictures?
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9 months post

Cellulite ????????????

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Ladies, what are you all doing for cellulite!!??? Never had this issue before.

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October 10, 2017
Is it on your butt? I just noticed some uneveness on my lower butt, not sure if it cellulite.
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October 11, 2017
Yes i have some dimples on the bottom off my butt and aroundy hips were fat was also injected, not cute
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2 months post

Did you get something done????

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I have had a couple if ppl straight up asked me. You look different, did you get something done?. My answer "not much just working out"... What does everyone else say? Are you honest and tell them or you just play it off? Both these ppl that asked me are not even close to me at all, they are just acquaintances. It makes me wonder if the ppl that ARE close to me notice but they just choose not to say anything or they just talk behind my back? Which ever one it is, I guess it doesn't matter I did this for myself. But it also isn't the best feeling to know ppl are conversating about you behind your back. I would love to hear from you ladies how you have gone about this?

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January 26, 2017
I told my close friends. None of my family know. But im sure there going to ask when they see me. I plan to just tell my family later on that i got a tummy tuck instead of bbl if they ask. And just say my whole body has swollen up from the tummy tuck lol. But i plan to be on hide out for a few weeks after surgery lol in the end of the day i really dont care and im sick of breaking my head about the lies i have to make to not get judged
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February 9, 2017
My family hasn't said anything. And I try to wear long shirts that cover my butt. Everyone knows I go to the gym religiously so I'm just gonna go with "I've been working out"!
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March 15, 2017
This is a great questions and I have been wondering the same thing. One of the reason I wanted a very natural result. I will be going to work next Monday which will be my 2 week post op. I'm still very swollen and my butt looks huge. I don't know how I'm going to hide it.. It sucks to think that instead of making me feel more confident, I'm going to have to find ways to hide it. Hopefully once it heals I like my projection better.
I wasn't planning to tell anyone at work, but my results are pretty obvious. I asked my husband if I should tell one of my friend and he said better not because he doesn't want them to judge me. If anything I'm planning to say that I've been wearing a garment 24/7 and that has given me a smaller waist... Let me know if you have other ideas:)
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March 16, 2017
Hi! You know i thought this surgery would also give me confidence and that booty ive always wanted and have worked so hard for at the gym but unfortunately just wouldn't grow. But i find myself hiding it. I always wear longer shirts or tie flannels/ sweaters around my waist. At first my results weren't that great to be honest but then i started getting more projection/roundness/fullness (fluffing) and my body is definitely more curvy now, so anyone who knows me should notice a difference, i think. I didn't tell anyone other than my husband a 2 friends. At work i wear scrubs so you can't see all my curves but you see the booty. I just say ive been squating more weight and focusing on growing my glutes and wasit training. And everyone knows I'm into workingout so it helps. I honestly wouldn't tell anyone that you are not close too. You never know with people
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March 29, 2017
I thought my results weren't going to be that obvious, I just wanted hips but because I got a smaller waist my butt looks pretty big. I've been wearing long sweaters to work and it's barely going to be 2 weeks back to work and I already run out of outfits lol. I will be leaving the company soon and honestly I cant wait because everyone there knows my old me.
When did tou started liking your results?
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March 29, 2017
I didn't start liking my results till about 2mo post. What I'm dealing with now is the cellulite. I have never had cellulite like i do now. I also hit hips as well and i have a few dents/cellulite there as well
March 29, 2017
Thanks so much for sharing and talking about this - I have my surgery scheduled for June and I've only told my sister and of course husband knows .... I'm not planning to tell anyone else -- for me it's better to keep it a secret and mystery :)
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July 22, 2017
Honestly the least ppl that know, the better!
July 21, 2017
I pretend to be happy & shocked that they could actually think my body looks worked on.
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July 22, 2017
Lol its get better with time, now i can act shocked when someone insinuates it. Everything looks more natural now that it has soften and dropped. So its more if a "did she" "she looks good" "she has a nice butt, tjose squats are doing her good" . I am bumpy though from the lipo,so i can't really wear a two pice