Brazilian Butt Lift

21 at the time of surgery, now 22. Im 6 months out of surgery, but i decided to post my story since i did not see any posts about my doctor, dr. Moncada, mcallen tx. I was orginally looking to have my nose corrected ( i have a 'hook nose' from breaking it in a car accident when i was 12). I searched for surgeons in my area and looked at photos online when i came across butt implant photos, and my desire for a big butt ignited like wild fire. I originally liked rgv cosmestic surgery and called to make an appt for a consultation. However im the very impatient type, and didnt want to wait nearly 2 months for a consultation. So i figured it wasnt meant to be and kept looking. I came across dr. Moncadas website, and saw one of the nurses who works for him in the office has work done by him and she looked great. So i gave them a call and had an appt for a consultation 3 days later-100$. I was super nervous but everyone was so nice. A nurse took me back to a room and she took my pics as I waited to be seen by dr. Moncada. Originally i had wanted butt implants, but i was very overweight, 184 lbs i believe at the time. And dr. Moncada recommended a BBL to shape my body, remove excess fat, and give me a nice big booty. I was scared bc i had read that alot of fat gets reabsorbed and i didnt want to end up paying thousands and have no booty to show for it. I stressed to him i wantes a huggge butt! Coco Austin, Ice-t's wife, was the image i had in mind, so, BIGGG! He quoted me 6995$ for lipo of the stomach, flanks, outter thighs, lower back and the fat injections. He wanted me to do my inner thighs as well but i declined (i really did need it tho... Badddd). I booked the surgery and bc i paid the 6995$ in cash, and again, im impatient as heck lol, they booked me really quick, 5 Days later, april 5th 2014. I went the next say for my pre-op and then went to have my blood work done-30$ with coupon from doctors office, around 150$ without it. My husband took me to their office at 6:30am april 5th. A nurse weighed me, and put the IV in, which hurt like helllllll, i swear the worst pain of my whole surgery and recovery was that dang IV. I was so scared and nervous, i was so close to calling it off and going home lol but then Dr moncada came in and drew on me, then we went off to the O.R. The nurse soaked me down in every nook and cranny with i believe iodine soaked sponges (its a very ermmm..invasive...process). I laid down on the operating table, feeezinggg my butt off, and all of a sudden, next thing i know, im waking up in the recovery room. First thing upon waking up, My stomach was on fire; I wasnt in pain, i just felt very stiff and my stomach felt very slosh-y like filled with liquid (bc it was lol) and like my stomach felt like i had an extremely hot heating pad on it. I remember dozing in and out while the meds wore off, and asking "is my husband here yet, wheres my husband" lol. I was bound up in a faja from my upper back to above my knees, a waist binder, and had green foam padding inside the faja. I felt huggge. Once my husband got there, the nurse helped me up and out to the car. The ride home was a breeze, i only lived maybe 5 or 6 miles from the office. I sat in the front seat and was wide awake. I got home, went to bed and sent my husband out to walgreens for my RX's -150$, which of course walgreens gave him a hard time about and it took nearly 6 hrs to actually get the pain killers home. When i woke up, about 30 mins later bc i had to pee literally every 15-30 mins due to all the liquid they inject in you first, My husband made me a light lunch, a tuna sandwhich and apple juice and we talked about how it went, he said i was very funny after the surgery lol all loopy from the drugs haha. I was up and walking around no problem. Back to bed and slept most of the day, except when i had to pee! My face was supperr swollen from all the liquid too, i looked scary and my skin was super stretchy, my husband said it reminded him of the movie "the mask" Lol i took pain medication every 4-5 hours id say. My husband is a photographer, and had a wedding booked that day prior to me booking my surgery so he had to go to work at 5pm and wasnt home until around 1 am. Which was fine bc i figured id be asleep most of the time anyways so i wouldnt really need him, and i was right, i slept through it and he was home before i knew it. So first 24 hrs was a breeze. Hardly anyy pain at all. 2nd day, i was up walking around more, ate again, took a sponge bath (couldnt shower until the doctor cleared it), and slept most of the day. My husband had another wedding booked that night also, so i was on my own again. I had slept most of the last 38 hours or so, so i was wide awake so i fiddled around on my phone, watched tv etc. Still getting up every 45 mins or so to pee. I noticed blood dripping down my leg and started feeling very woozy. i started crying and thinking "what did i do to myself". I was very scared so i called the doctors office, at about 12:30am on a sunday night, and an operator answered and asked what was wrong and said dr. Moncada will call me in a few mins. He called shortly after, i could tell i woke him up, poor guy. But he was soooo kind and patient, he told me that it was just drainage and it was normal. I tried to sleep but my butt felt like a bag of rocks (it was as hard as a rock) from the fat injections and my legs kept falling asleep.My first post op was the next next (monday the 7th). The nurses were shocked at the work dr. Moncada had done on me! He reallyyy did work! Wow! And they were even more shocked how quickly i was healing, i was what would normally be about a week healed in 2 days! The nurse lorie, removed the bandages covering the incisions, maybe as long as my pinky nail, hardly noticible, and replaced only 2. Took pics and sent me on my way. I came back the next day to see dr. Moncada, as hes only in the office certain days. All looked great and he said i was healing very quickly as well! He said he took out 5 liters of fat, and injected 1000cc's into each cheek. And wow could you tell! By day 3, i was in no pain, despite the severe bruising. I did have very weird tingly sensations almost like getting goosebumps on my lower back alot. I also developed a painful knot in my upper back near my shoulder blade from having to sleep only on my sides and stomach but my husband massaged it frequently. Day 5 i went back to the doctor, still alot of swelling and bruising but no pain and he said i was clear to start getting post lipo massages when ever i was ready (he said usually he doesnt clear you for this until around week 3). I had my first massage the next day with the lady christie that the nurses recommended, at her home- 40$ for the first massage, 30$ each time after. Painful, i had alottt of hard spots to be worked on, but it was not too bad. Week 2, still some swelling but i saw my new figure alot by then! Amazing difference. Still had the weird tingly sensation. And i had another massage done as well so my hard bumps were clearing up nicely. I had i believe 4 in total through the healing process. I bought a hand held massager from walmart and it worked amazing at breaking up the hard spots as well, and helped to get the feeling back in my skin which reduced the tingly sensation. I think the numbess and tingling subsided fully around week 4-5. Follow ups with the doc every week. Felt fully 100% recovered by the end of 1 month . I wore my faja for about a month and a half. At the end of may, i moved houses and my faja got mixed up in boxes so i couldnt find it for a while. Ive had a follow up with dr. Moncada every month since then. Well so now, here we are 6 months later! I kept nearly all my volume in my butt ( sorry, no pics) but i have a 'donut' of fat around my belly button, and a small sliver of fat on my lower back that shows, and a flat spot about the size of my palm developed on my left butt cheek i believe from laying on it too much while the fat was still in the healing process. Dr. Moncada said he would fix everything for free, i only had to pay the O.R. fees-2700$. Ill admit, i Wasnt thrilled but i said hey, its gotta be done ans i get more fat put into my butt for a fraction of the cost! Then decided i wanted to do my inner thighs and knees... Then my arms... lol so things added up quickly! Lol so I am now going back to dr. Moncada on wednesday (october 15th) for retouchs and more lipo to my arms, knees and inner thighs and more fat injections! -5900$. I have my pre-op tomorrow at 2:30 (monday oct 13th). Ive gained some weight so ill have more fat to put into my butt. But my results look great! So im Very excited this time around, and of course nervous lol, i have some wish pics to show him for my butt this time around as well! ill let u know how it goes! (:

Tomorrows the day! Surgery is set for 6:30am! Im so nervous and excited! I had my pre-op on monday and went to have my blood work and labs done. i wasnt able to see dr. Moncada... I had wanted to show him my wish pics and have him tell me if it was reasonable to hope to look somewhat close... But the nurses told me id have plenty of time to talk to him before the surgery tomorrow. When i went to have my blood drawn, i had a small anxiety attack. I guess bc at that point, it hit me, this is really happening...again! I cried as the phlebotomist poked me with the needled and balled the whole time he drew my blood. As soon as he took the needle out, i started laughing.. I now i looked dumb, and i sure felt dumb lol my husband just laughed with me and it made me feel better... as we drove off, i couldnt help but cry again. I pulled over and cried a few minutes. I just had to get it all out! Lol But now, theres 10 hours to go, So theres no turning back now! Im so scared, despite already knowing the process.. But i think Im more ready to get rid of these thunder thighs and bird wings! Ill post before pics soon!(:

Just a few before shots... I know, theyre Not the best looking, pretty fuzzy, and dont mind my dirty mirror lol