Words cannot express the gratitude I have for the office of Dr. Jane Weston and the entire staff. Straightforwardly, I didn't want to fundamentally change my look. I simply wanted a fresher appearance. Sandra did a spectacular job of taking 5-10 years off the appearance of my face. Sandra is a world-class PA, who is fastidious and a perfectionist. These are the qualities I was looking for when it comes to someone you choose to enhance your appearance. She is personable, professional and she gave me the subtle assurances I needed throughout the process. Both Sandra and Lorraine were superb with my follow up. They continued to check in on my healing as I tend to bruise easily. Hands down, Sandra is the best in her field and I highly recommend Sandra and the office of Dr. Jane Weston. You could not be in better hands!
I have going to this office for seven years for various procedures with the talented PA, Sandra Ewers. No surgery yet, but when I do, I will definitely go to Dr. Weston, as have several of my friends. I also now see, the esthetician, Sarah. Sandra always does my Botox and filler perfectly, and is very knowledgeable in all things injectable. She really listens to what you want, gives great suggestions and NEVER tries to sell you more than you need. In fact, I once went to her thinking I needed filler, but she steered me away - thankfully! I never want to look like one of those crazy lion-faced ladies! I trust her explicitly. Sarah makes me glow and helps me choose the right products for my oily skin. She is also very professional and nice. Everyone here is! From the moment you walk in the door, Lorraine greets you with a warm welcome. Melissa, the medical assistant has a big smile and takes you right into a room, then makes you comfortable and applies your numbing cream. Always an excellent experience!
I met my cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jane Weston through a friend who was a nurse for her in her surgical room. I started seeing Dr. Weston 12 years ago, and have some liposuction, Botox,fillers and a few small minimally invasive procedures with her. I have been very happy with her and her artistry, and decided to jump into upper and lower bleph for my tired eyes. She has been saying for sometime that it will make a big difference, so I went for it! My husband, which I'm sure a lot of readers experience, isn't sold on all of this,as I am. We have been married for 39 years this year, and while his option counts, this time he knew I was serious about this. He has seen enough "famous" people on TV, he is afraid I might look like some of the ridiculous looking women who have had too much. Dr. Weston is conservative on her approach and I trust her 100%. To say I was nervous the morning of,is an understatement! I started taking vit.c, bromelain and extra B12 for a couple of weeks before,I also cut out my glucosamine, tumeric,and Advil for two weeks prior. I was prescribed antibiotics of which I took one the night before. I was told to have nothing by mouth( food or water) after 10 pm the night before. I showered and washed my face the morning of the surgery, and my husband dropped me off at 7:00M, a half an hour before surgery. I removed all my clothes except for undies, and was given a gown and booties. My hair was placed in a bonnet. I was layed down on a bed where my vitals were taken and reviewed with the nurse my proceedure. My BP was much higher than its ever been(I have low BP).. As I was more scared than I thought I was! I was given a sinecch (arnica) with a small sip of water orally, then an IV was started, and Dr. Weston appeared. I was sat up, and she marked my eyes with a magic marker. I was also given a shot in my left arm..OUCH..the most painful part of the whole proceedure!!! This was a combo for pain and nausea..my arm is still sore from it..seriously! They then wheeled me into the OR, where I scooted to another bed. I was wiped down with betadine from my forehead to chest. Then the versed/fentinol combo was given to me via the IV for the conscious sedation. I remember feeling one novicane shot, maybe the first, but none after that. I kinda was in and out for a while. I remember some of my conversations with the doctor and nurse and some I don't. There were only two times anything hurt during the proceedure, and Dr. Weston told me it was while she was removing fat from the lower lid.She stated that that area tended to be painful. I felt a pain that went from the lid up into my forehead on both sides...a nerve maybe? Outside of that it was a piece of cake. I recovered for approx 35-40 min, my husband came and got me at 10:15am. I was a bit shocked at how I looked, (so was my husband)but after looking at this site for weeks, I got over it as I knew it was normal. I was given another sinecch, and was instructed to ice every 45 minutes for the first 48 hours, take the sinecch and antibiotics until finished. When we got home I iced until we went to bed and all day the following day. I tried to listen to some audio books, but they put me to sleep. Music was the better choice for me. Yesterday, which was day one post op, my eyes were small slits when I woke up. After icing and time they opened up a lot by the evening. , Today is day 2 post op, and my swelling is subsiding, no pain, as in zero pain(except my arm from the shot LOL). The eyes feel weird, and sometimes itch...which is hard not to want to scratch at them. I use an ointment on the stitches that was provided to me, and the last two nights have placed that in my eyes to lubricate them as instructed. I use Refresh lubricating preservative free single use drops throughout the day. My eyes have not been dry, but the drops are soothing anyway. My stitches are starting to bug me. They are being removed on Tuesday, which is 5 days post op. I will continue to post how the recovery is going and photos. Updated on 5 Jul 2015: My swelling is going down nicely. The steri strips holding my sutures in place are falling off, and wearing glasses/sunglasses, taking them off I have tugged(by accident) on the ones nearest to my temple..OUCH! I at first cut up a bandaid to replace the strips, but found some cloth tape and am re-securing the ends to my skin using that. The bruising is getting better, but developing new areas close to either side of my nose. Very faint so far, but there. Still no pain, but Looking forward to removal of the stitches on Tuesday! Updated on 5 Jul 2015: I can see the bags are gone today! OMG, even with the swelling I see a huge difference! Yay! Updated on 6 Jul 2015: Parts of my bruising starting to turn yellow. Swelling under eyes almost gone. Still some angry dark purple. Getting stitches removed tomorrow! Updated on 7 Jul 2015: The stitches were removed today. To be honest, this proceedure did not hurt. It was slightly uncomfortable on 3/4, and on the final one didn't even feel it! Some antibiotic cream was placed on the holes left behind and some skin glue covered by tape. My doctor was a bit surprised by how dark my bruising still was( I bruise easily and colorfully!). It was recommended to start using heat on my cheeks to break up the pooling blood. Nadine, who assists Dr. Weston, showed me how to cover up the bruises with makeup. She had a rough time covering the close to black bruises on my cheeks. She also gave me a small pot of the cover up she used...she is just wonderful! I went grocery shopping after feeling a bit more normal! Now to watching my self heal..it can't come soon enough! Updated on 1 Aug 2015: I am at one month out since my surgery! I am super happy at my results. I still have a very small faint bruise at the top of both of my cheeks. My upper stitches are ropey across the lids,and the outside corners of my lids have bumps where the removable stitches were. I was instructed to massage them which I have. Time will make all of this go away. Makeup covers all, so no one notices. I have experienced times my eyes are more swollen than others..I cannot say food impacts them, but being outside getting hot while gardening or working I notice them swelling. I couldn't be happier I did this! Updated on 3 Aug 2015: With makeup Updated on 29 Nov 2015: I am just shy one week of my 5 month anniversary since I had my surgery. I love my eyes! It took 3 months for bruising on top of my cheeks to finally disappear...very stubborn! I now have no pain on any of the sutures, the scars are almost gone..but I have two areas that may have milias(little cysts). I will see Dr. Weston in January and have them removed if necessary. This was an easy surgery..and recovery. I bruise easily, and very colorfully, and from what I have read here my bruising lasted a wee bit longer than a lot of others..but I would do it again in a heartbeat because of the beautiful results. I now would like a lower facelift..convincing my husband is the next step..LOL!
What a horrible experience I endured in the hands of Dr. Weston’s practice and her haphazard nurse, Sandra, who injected over 10 cc’s of hylenex in my face. I completely trusted this practice and as Sandra laughed and proceeded to inject a detrimental quantity of this enzyme into my face, I was so perplexed by the lack of medical accountability nor concern for my condition afterwards. They charged me over $7,000 for the treatment and didn’t even follow up to see how I was doing after Sandra carelessly pumped a large quantity of hylenex into my facial tissues resulting in massive inflammation. It was a traumatic experience that caused me pain and suffering. After months of addressing damaged facial tissue, I feel it a moral responsibility to post this review.
Here in the United States, the FDA has made similar recommendations for surveillance of silicone breast implants.... First MRI should be done 3 years after implantation and then continued every other year. Personally, i think it's a bit of overkill, particularly in the early years, since I have never seen an implant rupture within the first 7 years of implantation. That said, safety is important and I make sure my patients are aware of the recommendation.
Although it looked as though your surgeon was aspirating your seroma,(inserting a needle into the fluid cavity), in this instance he/she was doing something else. When sclerosing a seroma, the doctor injects fluid that is known to cause your body to respond in such a way that the cavity sticks back down. It is important that the sclerosing fluid be in the cavity in order to work. That explains why the doctor injected fluid and did not suck it back out. Hope this explanation is helpful!!
It appears as though your surgeon has used paper tape over your suture lines. Paper tape makes a wonderful dressing and the tapes are pretty easy to remove. I'd wait until your return appointment is close at hand and then take a tweezers and lift up one corner of the tape. It looks like some of your tapes overlap. Look for the piece on top and start there. Lift the tape off slowly (It won't hurt like a bandaid coming off!) these tape strips tend to be gentle on the skin but you need to be gentle, too. If if the whole idea of taking off your tapes makes you uncomfortable, don't!!! It's really not asking too much to have your doctor or a doctor's team member to do this for you. It's a typical part of post-op care.
Go to the emergency room! You may have a pulmonary embolus which can occur in patients who have had a lengthy general anesthetic or prolonged period of immobility. This can be serious and cause health problems, even death. I'll keep this short. You should already be on your way to get this checked out!
When to have a breast reduction is a personal decision. In general, patients chose to have the surgery when the size and/or weight of their breasts cause significant pain and discomfort. There are factors that you should consider however. Breasts are unpredictable! Even though your breast size did not change with your first two pregnancies, there is no guarantee that they will respond to a third pregnancy the same way. With another pregnancy they may get bigger and stay bigger, they may get bigger and then atrophy (get smaller than they are right now) or they may stay about the same. It's a gamble. If you decide to go ahead with surgery now, to make yourself more comfortable, just be aware that your breasts may not look the way you want them to after a post-reduction pregnancy. You should have the possibility of a second surgical procedure in the back of your mind. Good luck with your decision-making!!! Wouldn't it be nice to have a crystal ball?
