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Uplift and Implant Gone Wrong - Liverpool, UK

  • Not Worth It
  • Cost: $75,000
  • liverpool, england
  • burst areola with cream on 6 weeks post op
  • burst areola
  • underneath my breast
  • my wound was left to get like this
  • deteriorating wound
  • my wound was left to get like this
  • deteriorating wound

I am 6 weeks post op form having a breast uplift...

  • 22 Sep 2010

i am 6 weeks post op form having a breast uplift with implant.my right breast has bottomed out and the areola around my left nipple has burst open right they way around i can see the tissue inside .i am really unhappy at the way my breasts look there is still no fullness at the top of my breast.my surgeon recommended that i got a 320cc implant which i did.now he is saying i need a 380cc and will have to pay again.also he is saying that the bottoming out should fix itself as it needs time to heal inside.which is untrue as the only way to fix this problem is further surgery.and when my left nipple does heal they will look odd.i just feel like my surgeon is fobbing me off.and i dont no why i should have to pay again.after getting wrongly adviced in the first place..


 

Sadly my breast never healed it just got worse..i...

  • 28 Jan 2011
sadly my breast never healed it just got worse..i went to see another surgeon for a second opinion.and he told my if i was to get another implant in there is over a 50% chance that i could loose my whole breast.the surgeon has caused too much damage to the blood supply and my nerves.i now have no feeling in my breast.i am really upset as i am now left with odd breasts.one is alot bigger and wider and hangs further down.he has also positioned my nipple too high on my right breast.my right breasts need an uplift again but i wont be going back to the same surgeon.

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Hi Sampantha I hope you have recovered. I am looking at getting a breat operation in liverpool. What hospital was this at and which doctor? I'm a bit terrified now. love A xx
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hi hun
do you have any pics of your boobs.were did you get them done
sam x
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my lift and aug is very similiar to her pics but much worse mu breast both busted completely open and now i have 3 inch scars around my aerola and the lollipop scar up and down is also 2-3 inches wide and i look horrible. my husband hasnt seen them since my surgery and my surgeon kept saying at each 2week follow up that they looked great and at one time you could see the actual implant inside my left breast.
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hi shelia1975
yes i had my operation done in the uk.I would never go abroad for that reason.the think the main problem was the surgeon as i have found a number og girls that have been damaged by him now. i have been to see a number of different surgeons now.and they have all said the same.the surgeon had caused alot of damage to the blood supply and he thought by changing dressing this would fix the problem.he left my implants in for 4 weeks.which my wound was getting worse by the day.he only took action and removed the implants once i had gone to a nhs hospital for help. can i just ask were you live ..
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Hi Sampantha, did you get this done originally in a UK practice? Do you think the implant was the main problem? I'm thinking of having just a breast lift, but am quite scared about it all. Thanks x
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I just had my done a week ago breast enlarge and uplift. I had done in Belgium. The Dr is very good.
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thank you everyone it means alot.. will keep you all updated x
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Thank you for keeping us updated. I'm glad you're able to get a revision. I truly hope it brings you the confidence you deserve.

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My thoughts are with you. It is truly heart breaking to see what you have gone through. I hope in time that you can make a full recovery physically, mentally and emotionally. Keep your head up and be positive. Xxxxx
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how r u doing a year later from when i last post? do u have new pics? i am getting mine done april 6th. i get so scared something bad will happen
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hi everyone.
i have found a surgeon that is willing to put implants back in me.this surgeon is meant to be really good.he has been on the television ( the ugly face of beauty) fixing operations that have gone wrong.i am going to see him again on the 11th april and hopefully get a date for my operation.. this is going to cost another £5000 .. please everyone keep your fingers crossed that this operation is a success .As for the doctor that caused all this damage to me. he has not replied back to my solicitor and i have also found another 8 girls that have been damaged by him.He has been banned from practising in the uk while the gmc investigate him.and they feel he is a danger .. I just hope he is not operating elsewhere outside of the uk damaging other woman .. my scars have healed well and my nipple is still alot higher on my right breast.but as for the emotional scars i dont feel they will ever get better.this man has really destroyed my life and my confidence ..
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I firmly believe that this new doc will be the answer to your prayers and he'll make everything right. and with that said your confidence and life will be back on track:) your in my thoughts…..
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hu i am just reading through your trauma and feel for you hun i hope you got sorted out. are you happy now? Did you do a websearch on surgeon to see if he is operating abroad? good luckk and thanks for sharing your awful experience
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My heart breaks for you, I am so sorry you went through all of this sweetheart. I hope the wounds have heald and your atleast physically healthy. I know the emotional part is gonna take a while. I check on you from time to time to see if there's any update and just hope and pray your well. Love from San Francisco Bay Area, Muah!
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Brookeh, Hi there....... I smoked liked a chimney 18 years ago when I had my implants put in. I realize after having my lift/reduction done 4 weeks a go, that Augmentation is nothing like the incisions needed for a Huge lift HOWEVER I just felt like I had to say I healed with no visible scar around my areola 18 years ago. Now that I am done with having babies I had my lift I originaly needed and TT. I see no signs of having any different kinds of healing now from then when I was in my twenties and smoked. Just this time there's no pain in healing at all hence the pocket was already created before. So though I agree you should not smoke, I can't say it's a forsure doom to great healing.
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are you a smoker? i heard they dont heal if you are?
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You poor baby I am so sad to see this.
I have had a bad surgery too the Doctor put implants 5 times bigger than I asked for and my nipples are two inches one higher than the other and the right side bottomed out making them look horrible and deformed.
He also did a breast lift cutting vertically when I asked that he did not do thisI wanted a mastopexy which just cuts around the nipple to make them exactly the same as one side was a little larger areola than the other now its ten times worse...
I am in France and I am suing the Doctor and hope to get a settlement soon it has been going on for three years.
If I do not get the expected settlement I will take it to the European Court of Appeals.
I had to go to an Expert in the field and he has said in his report that the Doctor did a wrong procedure so he is at fault its just taking a long time and I have had to live with this for three years..
I know how horribly stressful this is for us Woman especially when we do these procedures to improve ourselves, my heart is with you, all of you who go through this you are not alone ...
Lynsey
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sampantha, I'm so sorry for all that you've been through. Those photos are shocking. There really aren't words for it, but I am just so glad you are here. Please do keep us posted periodically so we know that you're okay.

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Thanks sharon.
your support means alot to me.just really upset over what has happened.the worst part about it is am getting married in august.thats part of the reason why i wanted them doing.but i need to stay positive,as you say atleast i am still here..
thanks once again for your support xx
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sadly my breast never really healed.I had to go back to theatre and have my implants removed.i went to another surgeon for a second opinion and he has told me that if i was to have another implant inserted.there would be over a 50% chance that i could loose my whole breast.there was severe damage to the blood supply and nerves.(i have lost all feeling in my breast now).whilst getting my uplift ..i am really upset about this.and also my surgeon who done my operation never told me there would be that risk if i was to get another implant in.he just told me he would bring me back at a later date.and insert another implant.i now need another lift on my right breast as this is bigger wider and is further down.he has also positioned my nipple too high on my right breast.. i wont be
going back to the first surgeon for anymore tratment..
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I am so sorry. You should seek a second opinion immediately. Please keep us posted on how you're healing.

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