My Breast Agumentation Experience! San Antonio, TX

First of all I would love to say, I Love Dr. Lawton! He is an amazing Cosmetic Surgeon. I went in for my first consultation confident that I wanted a breast augmentation. Dr. Lawton informed me all about the augmentation, and the sizing. I started as a small B and going to be a small D. Right away he makes you feel comfortable and confident. His presence is very nurturing. The nurses and assistances are very friendly and helpful. Dr. Lawton also gives his straight opinion. It is not about the money and the bigger the better. It’s all about health and proportion to your body. After trying different sizes he did recommend the 500cc's for my height and body proportion. (I am 5'5 , 128lbs.) He did advised me on, once you have the augmentation with a full recovery, you will end up losing 30-40 cc. So I recommend you go up the additional cc’s to be at the actual size you want. That is something I find informative. So for my second appointment, I paid, set my date for the augmentation. They sent me home with the vitamins, prescription for antibiotics and pain medications. The assistant explains the do’s and don’ts’ for the preparation before and after surgery. Through this process, I did not feel rush. There was a lot of talking and reassuring with kindness.
So this is where I would like to share my experience. I’m a 29 yrs old female, a reserved person that comes from a small town where it’s not common for us to do something like this. I suffer from a bad case of Anxiety for a couple of years. I have been prescribed medication in the past, but never would take it. I just dealt with it on my own. And for some reason I thought I had it under control. Well not the day of My Surgery! To make it worse, I was the first patient scheduled for 6am. I went in with all confidents, which I had thought. I didn’t feel nerves that night or even right before I walked in. I think my anxiety hit me right after I changed into my gown and sat on the bed. I was able to control it for a just a moment. Until, I saw the anesthesiologist it freaked me out! It was surreal at that moment. I did not think, that I would be this nervous. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for many years. My anxiety got the best of me, I couldn’t control it. I also felt so embarrassed and ashamed, that I would put Dr. Lawton and his staff in this situation. But with no more time, I brought it to the nurse’s attention, telling her I couldn’t go through with the surgery. Dr. Lawton, shortly came into the room with me to give me a pep talk, show me comfort and offer to give me meds to calm me down. During this time he was more like my Confidant/Therapist. They also let my sister go to the back to comfort me. And course I still said no. I had no doubt it wasn't Dr. Lawton. I had already grew so much respect for him and I trusted him. Honestly, it was the fact I was going under and put to sleep. It was my nerves controlling me. After about a good 30 minutes of talking and with all respect Dr. Lawton let me go home and rethink my decision.
Couple of weeks later, in a better state of mind, I made another appointment to talk with Dr. Lawton and where I would go from here. I was terrified to see him, thinking he would be mad at me or have less patience with me. Totally opposite what I was thinking! He went in the room with a smile. First off, he was concerned about my anxiety. If he would have known and if I would have told him I suffered from severe anxiety he would have prescribed me meds just for surgery. We talked, joked and laughed about the whole situation. I felt more at ease. He did another resizing, just to confirm my size. He made me feel confident enough where I could overcome my anxiety. At that point I was confident I was continuing with the surgery. My appointment did not feel rushed. The visit was so warming! And the nurse was so reassuring as well. At the end of my appointment I left with my prescription and a Big Smile. Dr. Lawton has so much compassion and patients! So make sure, if you have severe anxiety, please let him know from the beginning, so you don’t put the surgical team in this situation. It is normal to feel nerves, scared. It is surgery.
Shortly, after that, I rescheduled my second surgery. I went in with more confidents than the first time. I was actually excited to go in for my surgery, because he definitely proved to me that everything will be fine. But not just that, his attitude did not change. He wasn’t just pushing me through. He actually helped me conquer my fears. I was reassured he would take good care of me. The Nurses, Anesthesiologist and Staff were so wonderful. They are just as patient and kind. Dr. Lawton is amazing! My surgery went so fast, I didn’t realize it. I went to sleep and woke right back up.
The next day I had my follow up to take off my bandages. Then, I went in for my 1 week follow up, to remove stitches and was taught some massaging techniques.
I ‘am 2 weeks Post-Op, and everything is going well! Just a little in impatient to see the final result, but I feel so confident! My experience may sound a little crazy, but my doctor didn’t think so. And that is why I love my Doctor! Great Attitude every time!
#1 Rule and Only Rule: Listen to Dr. Lawton’s orders! And the result will end in perfection!
I Thank him again and again!