When he was talking post op about the silicone, I interjected and said, what do you mean silicone? I was supposed to have saline. He said, really? Hey, its on me. But you will really like the silicone. It seemed like on my visits prior to surgery, I reminded him that I was having saline. I had saline 7 years ago and decided to go smaller and insisted I stay with saline. He said not a problem. Now what do I do?
July 28, 2014
Answer: Saline or Silicone There are several ways to determine EXACTLY which type of implant you have: 1) Take a look at the operative note 2) You may have been given a card listing the serial number and style of the implants. This will give you a definitive answer on what type of implant you have. Its possible your surgeon may not remember specifically which implant she/he placed in every single patient, but this information should be readily available in your records.
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July 28, 2014
Answer: Saline or Silicone There are several ways to determine EXACTLY which type of implant you have: 1) Take a look at the operative note 2) You may have been given a card listing the serial number and style of the implants. This will give you a definitive answer on what type of implant you have. Its possible your surgeon may not remember specifically which implant she/he placed in every single patient, but this information should be readily available in your records.
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Answer: You got silicone implants even though you wanted saline implants I would get a copy of the operative note from your procedure, as well as the implant sheet (often this is a separate sheet filled out by the nurse during the surgery), and the implant information (stickers, card, or sheet) that you got from your surgeon, and then review those with the surgeon and double-check exactly which implant you received.Then, if you did not get the implants you had agreed to before the surgery, you have a choice. You can keep the ones you have, or if you are concerned about the silicone implants, you can get them replaced with the implants you had agreed to.If you do want them replaced with the ones you wanted, and which you had already paid for, I imagine that most surgeons, had they made an oversight and used the wrong implants, would replace them with the ones you want without any cost to you. But be sure you have taken your time to do your research, and you are certain you want to proceed, before changing them.Good luck with whatever you decide!
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Answer: You got silicone implants even though you wanted saline implants I would get a copy of the operative note from your procedure, as well as the implant sheet (often this is a separate sheet filled out by the nurse during the surgery), and the implant information (stickers, card, or sheet) that you got from your surgeon, and then review those with the surgeon and double-check exactly which implant you received.Then, if you did not get the implants you had agreed to before the surgery, you have a choice. You can keep the ones you have, or if you are concerned about the silicone implants, you can get them replaced with the implants you had agreed to.If you do want them replaced with the ones you wanted, and which you had already paid for, I imagine that most surgeons, had they made an oversight and used the wrong implants, would replace them with the ones you want without any cost to you. But be sure you have taken your time to do your research, and you are certain you want to proceed, before changing them.Good luck with whatever you decide!
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