I truly enjoy the results of dysport. I do this treat for ME. I am the one who I see everyday, when I look rested and fresh it makes me feel exuberant. I like the compliments I receive from my spouse and others. Dr. Viggiano has an excellent for facial details and he hits the right areas. The staff is engaging and they have a good sense of humor too.
I always ride to stay in shape and do cardio but I could never loose that stubborn abdominal fat. I just had this done and the pain is minimal at worst. The area done is tender to the touch but the pain pills help with that. I will update with photos along the process of recovery. I am very excited about the final results. If your unhappy with your body. I say go for it. If you live close to Port St Lucie you can't go wrong with Dr. Viggiano. Updated on 19 Mar 2017: Very sore today and very swollen. Updated on 21 Mar 2017: Still a little sore but very bearable. I stopped all pain medication yesterday. Updated on 23 Mar 2017: Still swollen and sore when pressed on. Feeling better.
He did a breast implant removal and replacement due to broken implant and encapsulation done about 10 years prior. He took his time and made me feel very comfortable. His staff was very friendly and caring. I highly recommend him to anyone who wants to be treated like they matter and are not just a dollar sign.
Five years ago, I finally decided to get breast implants after I've been debating it for ten years. During my consultation, I told the doctor that I wanted to be a full "C" cup as I was currently a 36B. I left his office feeling confident he would deliver on my request. So I paid the deposit, went through Pre-Op, and had the surgery done within a month. The doctor was very generous as filled both saline implants with 550cc. I am now a 38DD! For almost two years I've been going through the motions to have them removed and finally I've made the choice to get them explant. They're too heavy (4.5lbs each) and I'm having shoulder and back pains and I'm constantly adjusting my bra straps for comfort(I was professionally sized so the bra size wasn't the issue). I'm ready to get them out NOW! I had my first explant consultation about two weeks ago with Dr. John Porcaro, a cosmetic surgeon. I told him that I was interested in getting the removal and my reasoning. He, arrogant as he was, told me that he would perform the implant removal that wasn't his, a bilateral mastopecy, and a capsulectomy all for $6500. I looked at him as if he didn't understand my ONLY request. He didn't even bother to explain why he came up with the recommendations for the two additional procedures and left saying that the patient coordinator would give me price quotes. I left his office feeling defeated. After I left his office, I drove past a plastic surgeon office and decided to do a walk in. The doctor wasn't there so I chatted with the nurse for a bit and told her my story. She gave me hope and I scheduled my consultation with Dr. Viggiano, even though they charge a $45 fee, for September 18. I've researched him and he's done some charity work in poor countries so I'm hoping he'll be willing to do a simple explant for a reasonable cost. Keeping fingers crossed! :) To be continued... Updated on 18 Sep 2014: Today was my consultation with Dr. Viggiano and he was a breath a fresh air. He was very passionate and caring. I told him what I wanted, implant removal only, and he agreed. He didn't try to recommend procedures that I didn't need and was very understanding. He was the complete opposite of the first doctor I went to. His staff was friendly and helped me through out the appointment. I was so impressed by the service that he and his staff provided that I went ahead and scheduled my explant surgery for November 20. I'm super excited to finally be moving on to the next stage of operation implant removal. Thank you all for your support. I'm so ready to be me again! :) To be continued... Updated on 20 Nov 2014: Hello everyone, Just a quick update as I'm not feeling too well. I had the explant this morning and everything went well minus he nausea. I will add more to this update once I'm feeling better. Thanks for all your support. Xoxo Updated on 21 Nov 2014: Hello everyone, Yesterday I had my explant surgery. I don't remember much about the surgery though. Dr. Viggiano and his staff were amazing. I felt like I was part of their family. They even gave me a beautiful rose which made me felt super special even though I was out of it. I recommend them for any surgical procedures on the Treasure Coast,Fl. I just wanted to mention that I am not a fan of Valium. This was the worst part of the procedure. It felt like I was at a rave party and didn't know whether I was coming or going. Also, I took a Percocet about two hours after discharge and I was out like trout. I did switch to tylenol and took two late last night to help ease some of the discomfort as I was afraid to take any of the Percocets. I do have a high tolerance of pain so I'll probably stick to the Tylenol moving forward. So now it's day one of post op and I'm feeling so much better. I haven't taking any pain pills as of yet. I was able to get up on my own and shower. I'm able to eat solid food and just relax without any nausea or pain which I'm super happy about. I am loving the results and I can't believe I even went through with breast implants in the first place. I can't wait to see the final results and I promise to never augment on them again. EVER! ???? I'll keep updated you guys on my recovery journey. Thank you all again for your support, I really appreciate it. XOXO Quiyo PS. I'm not sure why the pictures are not right side up. Hopefull some can fix them. Sorry. ???? Updated on 30 Nov 2014: Hello everyone, It's been pretty hectic with the holidays so I haven't had the chance to do a weekly update. Last Tuesday I had my post op visit with my surgeon. He removed the bandages and said I was good to go and that he will follow up with me in four months. Ecstatic, I gave him and the entire staff hugs and thank you. Fast forward to today. My boobies look awesome. I have no pain or discomfort. It's like I never I had the procedure done. I've started putting kelo-cote scar treatment on my incisions to help minimize the scar. I noticed I have a lot of breast volume after Explant so I decided to get sized at Victoria's Secret. Man did I give that poor lady a fit. She pulled out a D cup and said well Hun, you have a lot of breasts. LOL! I just couldn't wrap my head around being a D cup after Explant. I was thinking I was still a B cup in my head. I told her maybe I'm still swollen, let's try a C cup bra. In the end, my current bra size is a 38C. I'm ok with that :-) I'll try to update weekly but I go back to work tomorrow and I have finals this week. I'll be graduating in December with my Bachelors so I'm super excited. Also, I start my weight loss journey tomorrow. I'm hoping to not lose so much volume in the breast area but then again, weight gain is what gave breast in the first place. Cest la vie!!! :-) Updated on 30 Nov 2014: I'm not sure why I wasn't able to add more pictures to the last post... Here's what they look like now. Updated on 14 Mar 2015: Just wanted to give an update on my recovery. So far, it's going well. However, back in January, I felt firm, mass like areas in my left breast and it felt completely different from my right breast. Oh course, I was scared with thoughts of cancer and had my doctor check it out immediately! After a mammogram and ultrasound, I was told that it was a loose chest muscle that I was feeling and but everything else looked normal. Physical therapy was also advised. I guess that happened during the augmentation procedure. My left breast always felt tighter and sat up higher than the left. It all makes sense now. Other than that, everything is ok. I did decide to get my nipples pierced this week. I tend to do spontaneous things every now and then. Here's a few updated pictures. I'll try to do an update again around the six month mark. Happy healing! Quiyo
Your photographs show early signs of ageing, particularly in your skin texture. I would start with topical medications for your skin first, such as Obagi or Dermesse (there are others also). I would seek the one-on-one examination and discussion you can get from a boarded plastic surgeon since a plastic surgeon can treat you non surgically as well as surgically if the latter is indicated.
Although the illness that you describe likely would have no effect on whether Botox would work for your back tightness, it is best to be healthy when any elective procedure is performed.
At 4'11" and 160 pounds, you are overweight. Plastic surgery of any kind is not a weight loss procedure. Though some tissue may be removed, the amount is usually not significant. The best thing you can do at this time is to get on a weight loss life style change in order to live a long healthy life. Surgery in overweight people has a higher risk than in those closer to their ideal body weight. Make it your goal to attain your ideal body weight of around 100 pounds, then see if less drastic "tweeks" of your figure would be helpful.
I agree that recovery time varies by the patient, the post procedure activity one wishes to engage in, and the amount of liposuction. Recovery can take days to several weeks depending on the above. It is important to remember that liposuction can permanently change where your fat is stored but cannot dictate your weight. When a person gains weight, each fat cell gets larger, but you do not make more fat cells. Once a fat cell is removed through liposuction, it is gone for the rest of your life, and it cannot get larger if you gain weight. So liposuction is excellent for localized fat. Generally if you are considering "massive" liposuction, perhaps what you really need is a change in eating habits in order to loose weight. If your fat is "localized" in many areas, perhaps it is not localized at all and you would be better served with a life style change.
You have two very different conditions: breasts that you may want larger and breasts that are sagging (ptotic). Breast enlargement is performed by placing a breast implant. Studies show that whether the implant is high, medium, or low profile is not as important as the size (in mL) of the implant. I suggest you visit a plastic surgeon who has sizers that you can place over your breast and below your clothing to get an idea how the different implant sizes can change your appearance. The larger the implant, the greater the enlargement but also the greater the base diameter (too large and the implants could touch in the middle - a very bad idea). There is a limit as to how large an implant your body can tolerate. Also larger implants cause greater tension of the skin which can thin the skin and stretch it. I agree that 500 mL may be too large for you. (The average implant size used in Florida is 350 mL. With 500 mL, you would probably be LARGE.) Keep in mind that no implant will shorten the distance between your nipples and your clavicle and therefore no implant will "lift" your nipple / areola. However, the larger the implant, the more the infra mammary fold may need to be lowered (just to get enough room for the implant with the nipple centered over the implant). Lowering the fold has its own problems, but it can reshape the breast somewhat to make it look "lifted". Consider having the implants placed first, see how you look, then perhaps consider a mastopexy (uplift procedure) later. A mastopexy requires incisions around the areola and variably down from the areola to the infra mammary fold and perhaps side to side in the inframammary fold. Scars are scars and, though they may improve over time, they are permanent. You might decide that a mastopexy is not needed after the breast implant augmentation, but if it is, you may have a more accurate result after the breast augmentation surgery has settled down.
