POSTED UNDER Breast Augmentation REVIEWS
30, 5'7, 135lbs, Breastfed, 450CC, BA w/ Conscience Sedation
ORIGINAL POST
30 Year Old Mom of Two W/ Conscience Sedation
WORTH IT$5,300
After years of wanting a breast augmentation but hesitant due to general anesthesia fears, I became increasingly interested after learning some doctors are now performing this procedure under local anesthesia.
It was the same seamless method I had used for my wisdom teeth removal and my balloon sinuplasty. I was concerned how it would apply to such a large area however.
Gartner Plastic Surgery, a NJ practice I found upon further research, gave me assurance and comfort that it was possible. The doctor's regular social media live streams and YouTube videos made the procedure look like a breeze. I was ready to find someone local!
Except, little did I know, finding a doctor to perform the procedure in this way would be nearly impossible. I must've called every practice within a 4 hour radius of Austin - with each practice trying to convince me to go the general anesthesia route.
Unfortunately, this is a procedure I would never consider under general anesthesia, or any procedure for that matter. The exception being a life threatening situation of course. I'm not comfortable with the risk, past experience, and the fact that I have sleep apnea (although I learned doctor thoughts differ on the sleep apnea and general anesthesia topic).
It was important that I insured the doctor was a board certified plastic surgeon, perform surgery in a quad ASF accredited surgery center, had no malpractice cases on record and good reviews [and/or gallery I liked].
When I was nearly ready to call it quits and schedule my surgery in New Jersey, I stumbled upon Personique, a practice I had no yet called! I was initially worried that they claimed to perform the procedure under local anesthesia just to get me in the door. I was so happy to learn that was not the case upon my consultation!
It was in fact the only method they used for their surgeries.
But, I was left concerned at the lack of reviews and before and after photos. I was conflicted between having found a doctor close to home who's a board certified plastic surgeon and performs the surgery under local anesthesia in a quad asf accredited center, but has little to no reviews versus just going to NJ and meeting all my criteria check marks.
I ended up taking a gamble on the good reviews and gallery criteria, chose to stay close to home and scheduled with Dr. Randy Buckspan.
It was the same seamless method I had used for my wisdom teeth removal and my balloon sinuplasty. I was concerned how it would apply to such a large area however.
Gartner Plastic Surgery, a NJ practice I found upon further research, gave me assurance and comfort that it was possible. The doctor's regular social media live streams and YouTube videos made the procedure look like a breeze. I was ready to find someone local!
Except, little did I know, finding a doctor to perform the procedure in this way would be nearly impossible. I must've called every practice within a 4 hour radius of Austin - with each practice trying to convince me to go the general anesthesia route.
Unfortunately, this is a procedure I would never consider under general anesthesia, or any procedure for that matter. The exception being a life threatening situation of course. I'm not comfortable with the risk, past experience, and the fact that I have sleep apnea (although I learned doctor thoughts differ on the sleep apnea and general anesthesia topic).
It was important that I insured the doctor was a board certified plastic surgeon, perform surgery in a quad ASF accredited surgery center, had no malpractice cases on record and good reviews [and/or gallery I liked].
When I was nearly ready to call it quits and schedule my surgery in New Jersey, I stumbled upon Personique, a practice I had no yet called! I was initially worried that they claimed to perform the procedure under local anesthesia just to get me in the door. I was so happy to learn that was not the case upon my consultation!
It was in fact the only method they used for their surgeries.
But, I was left concerned at the lack of reviews and before and after photos. I was conflicted between having found a doctor close to home who's a board certified plastic surgeon and performs the surgery under local anesthesia in a quad asf accredited center, but has little to no reviews versus just going to NJ and meeting all my criteria check marks.
I ended up taking a gamble on the good reviews and gallery criteria, chose to stay close to home and scheduled with Dr. Randy Buckspan.
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UPDATED FROM Mochaccinaa
6 days post
My Measurements and Plan
My pre op stats: 5'7, 135lbs, 36/38A, size 6, breastfed two daughters.
Plan: Go big, but try to stay natural.
Implant choice: Mentor MemoryGel smooth round moderate plus 450CC in each breast.
A breast lift would be a plus, but not required - yet. I really appreciated the fact that Dr. Buckspan or Inna (consultant) wasn't trying to upsell additional procedures.
Plan: Go big, but try to stay natural.
Implant choice: Mentor MemoryGel smooth round moderate plus 450CC in each breast.
A breast lift would be a plus, but not required - yet. I really appreciated the fact that Dr. Buckspan or Inna (consultant) wasn't trying to upsell additional procedures.
UPDATED FROM Mochaccinaa
10 days post
1 Week Post
The healing process has been ridiculously smooth. The claims that wisdom teeth removal recovery holds more discomfort than a breast augmentation holds 100% truth based on my experience and pain threshold. I used regular tylenol once the day after surgery.
The implants are sitting high as expected. I was given a compression band to help them settle in at my one week post op appointment.
The implants are sitting high as expected. I was given a compression band to help them settle in at my one week post op appointment.
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Thank you for sharing your experience so far! I'm looking forward to your updates.