Bob S.

My Great Experience - Toronto, ON

If you have a bump this early after surgery it may just be a result of swelling. I was told that it takes two months for 80% of the swelling to be gone and six months for all of it to be gone. I think you need to wait until you hit two months before you'll really be able to tell if you're still going to have a bump going forward.

It's unfortunate that your surgeon wasn't more forthcoming!

Hi there,

No, the cost I was quoted was $6,000 plus HST. Therefore, it came out to $6,780. The cost of the initial consultation was in addition to the aforementioned.

After your initial consultation, if you decide to go ahead with it, Dr. Rival's staff will explain the payment terms for the full amount. An option that I was given (and you should definitely ask if it isn't explicitly offered to you by the staff) is digital imaging, whereby you explain to Dr. Rival what you want and he takes photos of you and then mocks them up. I was told that there is a $200 charge for this, but it comes out of the $6,000 plus HST - so it effectively is free as long as you proceed with surgery. I found it helped me to envision the final result, and I suggest you do it.

Good luck - the guy is really great. He continues to provide me with good, caring advice as I attend post-op consultations with him.

Nope. You should consider going for a consultation - the cost of a consultation is very small in relation to the actual procedure. Also check the before-and-after pics on some local surgeons' websites - that was how I chose my surgeon. Good luck!