16 year old breast implants- capsular contracture and nipple lift

Every night I struggle to sleep because the scar tissue in my right breast has formed around my implant. It's painful to the touch and I can't sleep on my right side or my stomach. Dr. Marosan has failed to make this right. He assured me before my surgery that he knew what he was doing. He did not.

Still emotionally and physically scarred and NO WORD from Dr. Marosan with an offer to make things right. At least he could have offered to refund my money so I could have corrective surgery. Now this breast is developing capsular contracture because of the scar tissue his botched surgery caused.

I'm left with scars both physical and emotional. I had out of pocket costs for a portion of the hyperbaric therapy treatment charges I had post op. Now I have to consider whether or not the scar tissue should be looked at and what a solution might be.

I've waited a year to post my review. If I could do it all over again I would first reconsider going here and would have listened to the Seattle Doctor that told me not to do a nipple lift at the same time I was having my implants replaced. I was assured by Dr Marosan that I had nothing to be concerned about. He verbally assured me that my surgery would take about three hours and that he promised I would not have any issues with necrosis. I had to sign a waiver of course.

The reason I was having them replaced was because my 16 year old implant on the left had capsular contracture. My surgery took just over five hours. I was under twilight anesthetic which means I was not all the way asleep. I also was given local anesthetic. I remember the doctor leaving the room at least twice. The drape kept covering my face and I was telling them I was having a hard time breathing. I could FEEL him tugging and cutting on my left breast trying to get the implant to break free, and I was verbally moaning in pain. At the end of my surgery I was supposed to have liposuction done along my sides along the breast area. I could feel the cannula going back and forth, was crying, he moved a little and did some more. I could STILL feel it and was crying. I finally heard him say "well that's not working very well." I believe the local anesthetic had worn off by then and instead of giving me more and completing the work promised, he just ended the surgery. What a nightmare.

By that night my right nipple was extremely dark purple, not like the left one. My staples were crooked and oddly placed. The next morning I called the Dr's office and his assistant insisted I go in and immediately have hyperbaric therapy. I did five treatments in three days, four hours at a time, laying in a chamber, hoping not to lose my nipple. Dr. Marosan was in Hawaii that week.

I went in for a few follow up visits, wanting to scream every time. Why did you do this to me? Why did you assure me I wouldn't have to worry about necrosis and lose my nipple? I ended up losing about 2/3 of it. The feeling is all but gone. I also need to say I liked the size my nipples were before my surgery. The left one is now half the size it was and the right one has severe scar tissue and adhesions. I only hope it doesn't cause capsular contracture to start.

I would have hoped for at least a partial refund of MY MONEY or offer to send me to someone who could repair his botch. I had nightmares for months about waking up during surgery.

My advice? go somewhere else.