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Consultation review: I had a bad experience that put me off going through with the procedure
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Bad Experience
I first met Mr Banwell two years ago, I did not leave a review at the time. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience that put me off going through with the procedure that I had been thinking about for over 10 years. I'm now seeking treatment elsewhere.
Firstly, I saw him at Nuffield in Brighton. Whilst it might have been a problem with their reception team that shouldn't reflect on him, the first letter I received from the hospital about my breast enlargement consultation was addressed to my mother! This was VERY upsetting to me as it was a secret procedure I was having. It seemed like a very careless mistake to read my 'emergency contact' and misplace that in the system. I didn't complain, I was just focused on trying to put things in motion for the operation. Although at the time it did cause grief and complications for me.
Secondly, the actual meeting with Mr Banwell. I told him what I was looking for, very-very small natural looking implants. I'm a 32AA currently and I just wanted to be a small A cup.
I also was very clear that to me, the shape is almost more important than the size. I have hypoplastic breasts and its the shape of them that affect me the most.
Dr Banwell was very dismissive of what *I* wanted. It was something which I was very clear with communicating, I even said my main worry was that "there might not be breast implants small enough to suit what I'm looking for". I understand that you can't trivialise the process, and it's often possible to determine the ultimate shape and size definitively, it wasn't that, it was something else. Dr Banwell often replied to something contrary to my own explanations when talking about what I wanted and I did not feel listened to.
He said that I need to so the 'rice trick' which helps women work out what size they want. I said, as I had been saying, I don't want larger breasts-i to want more 'shapely' breasts, I know that I don't want the size to change- I said I understood that the size would naturally change with this-but that its very hard for me to determine with rice as in reality I wouldn't like the appearance of any added bulk on me. I'm all about the shape.
When I came back for my second appointment, I found Dr. Banwell aggressive about the fact I had not done the rice test. I explained why again. He sent me away and said there's no point me being there if I hadn't done it and said l would need another appointment after I had done it. I cried on my way home. I felt like I didn't have a voice, was struggling emotionally with coming to terms with the procedure and Dr. Banwell was making me feel very unheard.
Finally, I decided to take the opportunity to see what my breast would look like after the op on a computer at another hospital. I've forgotten what the technology is called.
I was so sure I wanted teardrop breats from my research online, Dr. Banwell was very pushy with making me go 'round'. I said I wanted to smallest implants avalible.. I can't remember the size he then suggested but he decided to take me up to a C cup!
When I travelled to the hospital to see what I would look like I was mortified. I hated the way I looked electronically. Massive round breats that would have been FAR to big for my tiny frame. I looked ridiculous. I again left crying and confused about my body shape and what was normal/not normal.
Firstly, I saw him at Nuffield in Brighton. Whilst it might have been a problem with their reception team that shouldn't reflect on him, the first letter I received from the hospital about my breast enlargement consultation was addressed to my mother! This was VERY upsetting to me as it was a secret procedure I was having. It seemed like a very careless mistake to read my 'emergency contact' and misplace that in the system. I didn't complain, I was just focused on trying to put things in motion for the operation. Although at the time it did cause grief and complications for me.
Secondly, the actual meeting with Mr Banwell. I told him what I was looking for, very-very small natural looking implants. I'm a 32AA currently and I just wanted to be a small A cup.
I also was very clear that to me, the shape is almost more important than the size. I have hypoplastic breasts and its the shape of them that affect me the most.
Dr Banwell was very dismissive of what *I* wanted. It was something which I was very clear with communicating, I even said my main worry was that "there might not be breast implants small enough to suit what I'm looking for". I understand that you can't trivialise the process, and it's often possible to determine the ultimate shape and size definitively, it wasn't that, it was something else. Dr Banwell often replied to something contrary to my own explanations when talking about what I wanted and I did not feel listened to.
He said that I need to so the 'rice trick' which helps women work out what size they want. I said, as I had been saying, I don't want larger breasts-i to want more 'shapely' breasts, I know that I don't want the size to change- I said I understood that the size would naturally change with this-but that its very hard for me to determine with rice as in reality I wouldn't like the appearance of any added bulk on me. I'm all about the shape.
When I came back for my second appointment, I found Dr. Banwell aggressive about the fact I had not done the rice test. I explained why again. He sent me away and said there's no point me being there if I hadn't done it and said l would need another appointment after I had done it. I cried on my way home. I felt like I didn't have a voice, was struggling emotionally with coming to terms with the procedure and Dr. Banwell was making me feel very unheard.
Finally, I decided to take the opportunity to see what my breast would look like after the op on a computer at another hospital. I've forgotten what the technology is called.
I was so sure I wanted teardrop breats from my research online, Dr. Banwell was very pushy with making me go 'round'. I said I wanted to smallest implants avalible.. I can't remember the size he then suggested but he decided to take me up to a C cup!
When I travelled to the hospital to see what I would look like I was mortified. I hated the way I looked electronically. Massive round breats that would have been FAR to big for my tiny frame. I looked ridiculous. I again left crying and confused about my body shape and what was normal/not normal.
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