19 Year Old Saline over Implants with Capsular Contracture Replaced and Lifted with smaller Silicone Unders - Beverly Hills, CA

I am so glad I did my research and chose Dr. Minniti. He and his staff have been wonderful through this whole process, from the original request for a consultation, to giving me exactly what we discussed, to the follow-up care and being incredibly responsive and patient with all of my questions and concerns. My case was certainly not the easiest due to the scar tissue on one side, but he did an excellent job and I can't wait to see how they look in a few months!

I thought I would include a few photos of the new girls one week after surgery. I had more bruising than the doctor expected, but I tend to bruise very easily and forgot to take my arnica before the day of surgery to prepare. They are high of course and the Right one is more swollen than the Left since he had to do a lot more work on it to remove the scar tissue when taking out the old implants and closing the former capsule.

I originally had saline implants placed over the muscle almost 19 years ago which were fabulous and very natural looking for a long time, although with changes in my body fat ratio I was now wearing a 34DD or DDD or if I was in a skinny stage, a 32DDD or G. They had just become too big and obvious at this point in my life. Plus they were very heavy and the right side had contracted a lot from scar tissue so I knew it was time to do something about them.

I consulted with two other prominent and highly rated surgeons, one more expensive and one less than Dr. Minniti, but wasn't feeling 100 percent about either of them. I probably felt good enough to take that leap of faith and do the procedure with either one, but still wanted another opinion. Am I glad I held out!

Dr. Minniti listened to me carefully, understood my goals, looked at pictures I brought in, explained things extremely thoroughly (which being a research junkie with a fair amount of medical knowledge, I really appreciate!), and had not only the best looking scars from his breast lifts (which I needed to go smaller and under) but also the best artistic view that agreed with mine on what pretty breasts should look like.

I wanted to have nicely shaped fairly big boobs still, but not quite as big or with quite so much projection. I wanted to be able to wear button up blouses and corporate clothes without looking like a button would fly off at any moment and take someone's eye out. Or having my figure actually work against me and be the only thing people notice. I was thinking in the small D range with upper pole fullness, youthful lift, and closer gap cleavage. We agreed on going under the muscle, switching to silicone moderate plus profile, and doing a lift. Since I had no idea how big the old implants were I trusted Dr. Minniti to find out in surgery, and use sizers to give me what I wanted. He explained that there would be less projection anyway by going under the muscle this time, and that about a 20 percent reduction in volume would probably give me what I was looking for.

The night before surgery both the surgical consultant and the anesthesiologist called to check in with me and make sure I understood what I needed to do and not do. The next morning we arrived at the surgical center, which is right across the hall from the office, and were helped by a very efficient but nice nurse. They gave me thigh high surgical stockings to wear to help prevent blood clots, but I have teeny tiny ankles so they weren't very tight there, which concerned me a bit. Once I was on the table being prepped though, they also put inflatable pressure wraps on my lower legs to help, so I felt a bit better.

The anesthesiologist was wonderful! Very calming voice and manner. great with a needle too, using a butterfly on my tiny rolling veins, lol. He gave me something to relax me and soon I was drifting off to sleep.

I woke up with a nice recovery nurse at my side who gave me something for pain before the ride home on LA's bumpy roads. She also showed my hubby and I how to drain the drainage tubes and keep track of the amount.

One thing I will mention that needs to be addressed is the actual paperwork for patients on after care for the procedures. They are a little outdated or maybe generic and don't always say what the doctor really wants you to do. So ASK and double check!

It turns out my surgery went longer than first anticipated because of the difficulty removing all the scar tissue on the right side, but I like the fact that they didn't rush through it and were very careful. My old implants were filled to 425 and 450, so the doctor chose 325 and 350 for the new ones. Perfect size for what I wanted! Even the first day after surgery they looked good and I could tell they will drop into exactly what I want.