My Result Isn't What I Wanted

BBL review. (Disclaimer: This is not a fake review. I know Martin will likely come here to discredit it) The true measure of any great surgeon is one that is able to take criticism both good and bad. First, it’s taken me a lot of thought to write this review as I didn’t want to be attacked for an experience that I paid for that HAPPENED to me. If you're considering doing a BBL, please do substantial amount of research. Research based off of the internet/social media shouldn't be sufficient for you to make a permanent decision on who your surgeon will be. I can’t emphasize how important this is. Everything is not what it seems until you speak to the actual patient the surgery was performed on. After my BBL with Martins clinic, I realized how I under looked so many things. First, I chose him based off online reviews, popularity on Instagram and how thorough he was in his explanation of various procedures. My initial consultation was done by Kim and NOT the surgeon. This is something I overlooked then but deeply regret today. Truth is at first I thought it was odd but was filled with too much excitement to give it any extra thought. I actually thought he’d magically appear at some point.
Then came the day before surgery. I was at the clinic and Kim had to ask me first if I wanted to meet Martin. In fact her words verbatim were, “Would you like to meet him?” I was shocked! But said yes of course I want to meet the stranger I’ll be trusting my life with. I asked where he was and she said he was in the OR operating. So she had to go fetch him. Had I not asked for him to be present, my first interaction with him would have been the few minutes or hour or so before surgery. He rushed through the door and my excitement was shuttered by a doctor who barely gave eye contact and felt rushed. I got the feeling he didn't want to be there. He was very different from what I saw on his Instagram feed. The knowledgeable shade throwing assassin. As I vividly remember it, that whole interaction was strange. And Kim could feel the vibe but I wasn’t sure if this was something she was accustomed to seeing or it was just me that was interrupting a doctor who had to be in the OR operating. She reassured me and said Martin had several years of experience with the procedure and that everything would go well. I went home that day to prepare for surgery feeling very anxious.
I saw Martin the day of my surgery and I have never seen him again after that. The day after surgery, when my binder was taken off by one of the nurses, I immediately realized some things were off. I kept calm as the nurse assured me that it was all swelling that would go away with time and massages. I obliged. When Martin learned that I wasn't happy with my result, I felt that he was PISSED at me. I mean what was I supposed to do? In the end, the result I communicated to Kim wasn’t what was produced in the operating room. I felt alone. Until I saw a video of one of his dolls on Instagram where she was complaining about similar treatment from him after requesting a revision. I've since spoken to other dolls that have gone through similar experiences and realized I should have not rushed this.
The initial consultation should have been enough of red flag. A surgeon who's not there with you at the beginning will not miraculously appear somewhere along this journey.
After surgery I spent a lot of money on massages and post op care. There several indentations that every therapist swears are a result of poor lipo technique i.e overly aggressive lipo. I look a mess. To make a fair assessment I even went at great lengths to ask for a second opinion form other surgeons and the response is the same every where I turned. I tried to bring it up and Martin told his nurses I should continue massaging while pointing to my lack of adequate massage for the indents. At the moment am not sure whether to go with him for my revision or just go elsewhere. In retrospect if I could do this all over again, my decision would never be based off internet popularity. For you dolls out there, remember this: your spending a pretty penny and deserve a great outcome, regardless of how great a surgeon trains his nurses, they AREN'T the ones performing your surgery. Peace and love