Trying to find the right doctor - Los Angeles, CA

Here are my most recent photos. Gosh, just looking at these pictures almost makes me sick. I look so distorted : ( So I met with another doctor last week and I felt so good afterward! I was smiling and so happy... It made me want to have the surgery right then and there. We discussed all the possibilities for the explant, the good, the bad and the ugly. I felt like all my questions were answered. He was very understanding and supportive. He was referred to me by my friend who has worked as a nurse for him in his OR. I am most definitely going to have this doctor perform my explant. I can't have it done until October because I have some work obligations I have to finish up in the next couple months. It also gives me an opportunity to save up the money. He is charging me $4,900.00 which seems to be a reasonable price especially because my surgery is a little more than just an explant since I have a capsular contractor on my right breast. It seems to be getting tighter and is making me uncomfortable. I feel so aware of my implants now more than ever, they feel heavy and I just can't wait to have them out. I am hoping and praying my scars don't get worse. I think I have decided to go through the original scar in my areola. The doctor seemed to be confident that it would be ok and didn't suggest I created another scar on my breast by going through the inframmary fold. The surgeon knows this is a big concern of mine and said he will take great care to make them as clean as possible. I will have to have drains following the surgery he thinks but thats ok. SO now I have 5 months to mentally and financially prepare myself. Does anyone have any suggestions of pre- surgery regimens that can help elasticity in skin or help with the healing process? I have always been one to wear a bra. Never felt comfortable without one, these bags are so heavy. So I feel like even though I have had them for 8 years they aren't too saggy. I wear sports bras to bed even and I always put on coconut oil after a shower. Hoping that has helped keep the skin tighter and healthier so it will retract nicely.

I had my first plastic surgeon send me my Before and After photos. I also included my recent photos. You can see the right breast never looked right from the start. I hate saying this but I wish I never got this silly implants to begin with. But no turning back only moving forward and making the right choices for me now. I can't wait until they are gone and to start the healing process.

So I went to a male doctor today that did a friend of mines breast augmentation. She loved him so i thought I'd see what he had to say. He was very nice and has 30 years of experience the price he gave me for an explant (& removing the capsular contraction) was $4,800. So I'm very confused I have been given prices ranging from $4,800-$10,000 for the same procedure. The doctors have been in different locations around LA. But besides the price he gave me he wasn't compassionate like the female doctors I have seen were, which is to be expected by a male, I'm sure he doesn't mean to be rude or anything he was just very direct and to the point. He didn't spend very much time with me but explained the surgery and answered my questions and that was it. I asked if he had a lot of experience with explanting and he said that he doesn't usually explant without replacing with other implants. This makes me nervous BUT he has 30 years of experience and I wonder if that is enough to do a good job. He made it seem like a very simple procedure... Which is probably why his price is more inexpensive... but I have read so many stories on here of things going wrong and it makes me wary to be so nonchalant about this explant surgery. My hope is that it will be a breeze and everything will turn out fine but I don't have a crystal ball ... So I guess I have to decide if I want a doctor with 30 years experience or a compassionate female that has experience with this particular surgery. I am planning on getting them explanted this October ... I have work obligations lined up so cannot get the surgery done any sooner. I have some time to think and decide who is right for me. I am trying to really research so I make a educated decision this time around.