Yes Scrappy37 I do see where you are coming from and I do feel I was wrong to jump in like that. Again, I was trying to offer my "eye" and assistance from the doctor's perspective but I can see that all I did was make her feel bad and that was the last thing I wanted to do. I hear about alot of doctors telling their patients everything is fine when its not and this bothers me. Yes doctors do breast augmentations differently. I have noticed by watching films of other doctors at work that I really do go about it diferently than anyone else I've seen except for the person who taught me alot of what I know. Is there a private e mail thing here? I'd love to send you some of my work so you can see where I'm coming from. Also if you knew me personally, you would know I don't have a cynical or sarcastic bone in my body. as far as I know, I've never intentionally hurt anyone in my life; certainly not a patient. I'd like to direct you to some critiques of my work too if you're interested.
My critics are right. I just re-read my comments and it sounds arrogant to be criticizing someone else's work on a site like this even if I was trying to tell the patient she had the right to ask him to correct it. Also, on point two, I shouldn't be comparing my results to other doctors' results no matter what I think. I get so involved in trying to teach patients what to look for that I sometimes neglect proper etiquite. My apologies to racecar and others.
I didn't mean to be negatve. I was supporting the patient by telling her to go back and have the doctor adjust the pocket. There were many comments by the patient above regarding her observation that the implants were riding high. So she agreed with me on that point. But if she's happy, thats the most important thing. Good luck to all and thanks for the responses.
PS When I get my website up I will have a video showing that if done properly, the breasts don't need to "drop". My patients have them in the right position immediately after surgery. I've heard doctors saying this before too and I wonder what they're talking about. If dissected properly, you shouldn't have to wait for them to fall into the right position.
Are those your pictures? Your implants are riding way too high. This is why your nipples are pointing down. The surgeon did not dissect the pocket fully. The NA complex should be in the middle with the upper pole straighter (ie not bulging out) and the lower pole convex and longer. You need to go back to your surgeon and have him fix it. The sooner the better. He should do it free of charge for you. Dr. Sheftall
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