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Hello everyone! I just found this forum and I...

KMA167February 1, 2013
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Hello everyone! I just found this forum and I think it is great. Everyones reviews seemed to have helped me so far. I have wanted BA since I can remember. I never seemed to have developed the same as everyone else. I am almost 24 years old and do not have kids yet. Right now I wear a 34A/32B but many bras I can not fill up unless their is pushup padding. I am planning on doing 300 cc moderate plus profile. Which will bring me to a 34 C. I have gone to 3 consultations so far and I have my last scheduled one on Feb 9th. I am planning on having the surgery on April 1st. I am having a hard time deciding on a doctor. The doctor that I am most impressed with uses only IV sedation for anesthesia. He does not put his patients under General anesthesia. For some reason this makes me nervous. I asked if he gives any IV pain meds before I wake up and he said that they assess my pain when I wake up and then they will give me vicodin. The doctor that I am seeing on Feb 9th sends his patients home on a PCA pump for pain control and uses general anesthesia. I know it is best to just go by who seems to be the better surgeon, but the pain control and anesthesia seem important to me. Did anyone else only do IV sedation? What are your thoughts on just taking the vicodin? Was it sufficient?

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Bordeaux
February 5, 2013
Good luck
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Angie_M
February 5, 2013

I think sedation/anesthesia is a valid concern for sure. You want to be comfortable with the whole process. Here's what some doctors say about twilight versus general.

Please let us know when you choose a surgeon and get your procedure scheduled!

Limaboro
February 6, 2013
Good luck :)
dyno01
February 7, 2013
Good luck! I'm going through the same process, I think I found my doc but still on the fence on whether I want to go thru with it or not. Thinking about the same cc's as you tho, which company are the implants from that you are planning on using?
KMA167
February 8, 2013
Well the first doctor I saw uses the mentor implants. I want the moderate plus ones. The doctor that I am seeing tomorrow uses the Natrelle brand, but they do not come in the moderate plus, so i need to ask him if there is something similar to that. The moderate plus was the perfect diameter for my breasts and i loved how much they projected outward without it being too much of a projection. The only problem with the first doctor that has the mentor brand is that he only uses IV sedation which is why I am nervous to go to him. Pretty much I am torn right now and dont know what to do.
Amber99
February 25, 2013
Hi ...The natrelle has the mod + profile - it's style 15. That's what I have. Hope it helps :)
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badkitty876
February 9, 2013
I am from the Chicago area myself, I am scheduled with Dr. Renee Burke on the 12th of this month! SOOOOO excited. She does use general anasthesia as well as mentor implants. Office staff is great, PS is very personable and honest. She has an office in Rosemont as well as Hoffman Estates. Her partner Dr. Sczerba is also fantastic! Just an idea if you haven't seen either of them yet. Good Luck and just make sure you use someone you are comfortable with. There are enough things to stress about when having a BA, you don't need a PS you aren't sure about.
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Okay so I finally called yesterday and scheduled...

KMA167February 13, 2013
Okay so I finally called yesterday and scheduled the surgery. My best friend is actually getting it done by the same doctor on the same day, so we will be going through it together. Does anyone have any advice on incision area? I was told by this doctor that he prefers to go in periareolar rather than inframammary, but I really want to be able to breastfeed when I have kids. I have heard some reviews say it doesnt matter periareolar and others say it does affect the breastfeeding with that type of incision. I am really nervous now that I put down my deposit. I really want it done but if for some reason they are messed up in any way, then I know I would wish i never did it. ahhhh the stress......

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Jilly.Bean
February 22, 2013
My doctor doesn't use general either. She uses what's called lma. I'd prefer not to have general as I feel the risks are greater but that's just me.
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The Dr. That I am going to has told me that he is...

KMA167February 25, 2013
The Dr. That I am going to has told me that he is comfortable doing whatever incision I want. He however prefers to do the periareolar incision because it is much less scarring. I have also gotten to the point where I would prefer the periareolar incision, however many sites say that this incision will decrease my chance of breastfeeding more so than the inframammary incision. My doctor said that it really does not lessen the chance. If I am not able to breastfeed after the surgery, most likely I wouldn't have been able to breastfeed anyway. Any thoughts on this?

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Stazia
February 25, 2013
Have you considered or did your own research on the transaxillary incision? Thats where im getting mine. It is very minimal scarring, it almost dissapears and its in the crease of your armpit so even if a small barely noticable discoloration stays its under your arm where they are mostly down ;) With this incision, the doctor can go right behind your muscle (if your going submuscular) without having to cut into it at all because the pocket is opened on the side near your armpit. The incision is about an inch long.
KMA167
February 26, 2013
I have thought about that, however I need to be able to push womens legs back in one week from the surgery, b/c I am a labor and delivery nurse. You'd be surprised how heavy a leg is to push back into the air. My PS has adviced me against the armpit incision b/c of that.
cdbdds
February 25, 2013
what you doctors name is chicago who only does local anesthsia, cause thats what I want, Which doctor are you goin with?
KMA167
February 26, 2013
The Dr. that I saw that does IV sedation is Dr. Pensler. He seemed like an amazing surgeon. I ended up choosing a doctor that is doing general anesthesia tho. I prefer General.
mustlovedogs
February 26, 2013
I also wanted to make my odds as good as possible for breastfeeding in the future and from research plus going with what my PS said I'm going with a crease incision. I figure we're still young so scars should heal pretty well. Also I'm getting silicone- are you getting saline or silicone?
KMA167
February 27, 2013
probably 330 CC silicone, moderate profiles
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Countrygirl6789
February 26, 2013
I have heard some negative things about the periareolar incision, most PS I have looked up and met with said to go under the breast as the best option.
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