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Breast Augmentation Nightmare!
Dr Widdowson has caused me nothing but pain & emotion stress. I always had great boobs but after 2 children lost volume. I didn’t want huge boobs just to be what I was before. Dr W. recommend 320cc - I was already a 10C just didn’t fill the top. I was worried this might be too big. I was wanting to be 10D. The fortnight before surgery I called to request 290cc & was advised they’d be there on op day. Called again 2 days before op & again advised they’d be there. On Op day I told Dr W. to go with 290cc, he said they weren’t there & 320cc were put in. At my check up with the nurse, I asked why the 290cc weren’t there, she looked in my file & told me they were. My right breast was always sore & I had constant pain. A few months later I was told I had capsular contraction. Within a yr I was back in surgery where Dr W, opened up the pocket, removed scar tissue etc. I expressed I felt my implants were way too big, I was 10DD/E, should we change them & he said no. I knew straight away something wasn’t right, the pain in my sternum was insane!... and what a disaster it was as I ended up with symmastia . At first Dr W. & his nurses tried to say it was swelling but you could clearly see my skin had lifted off the sternum, there was no gap between my boobs. I was given a bra that would seperate my boobs & had to wear it 24/7 for 6 mths. I was constantly pushing my boobs apart as they would migrate together. After 6 months they were still saying it was swelling. After a year of wearing this bra & my boobs looking distorted, Dr W. agreed that it was symmastia. So a 3rd surgery was scheduled - implants would be removed, new pockets made, mesh to reattach my sternum & smaller implants. Day of Op, I’m all prepped & about to be wheeled into theatre, Dr W. opens up my file, says to me - so this is your first surgery, I said no my 3rd, oh ok, then he fumbles around with my file to tell me he can’t find any notes on me, asks me what surgery I’m having - he had no idea who I was or what surgery I was having. Dr W. then asks me to sign a waiver in case something happens so he or the hospital aren’t accountable. All I want to do is cry, jump off the bed & run. So unprofessional!!... this was my 3rd surgery within 3.5yrs.
My consult with Dr W. 2mth after Op, I said the size was perfect, I opted for 270cc & was a 10D, but concerned my sternum skin was still lifting. Dr W. said - yes, we probably should have gone with these implants in the first place (hello, I did request 290cc not 320cc) then he said he decided not to use mesh but suture my skin instead, it should hold but if it doesn’t we can always go back and use the mesh (WTF!)
So people here I am 3yrs later & booked to have my 4th surgery with a different Dr, he will fix my symmastia correctly (I’ve had sternum pain for 3yrs, Dr W. advised me to take anti inflammatories when in pain) My new Dr will remove implants & capsular, use matrix mesh to hold sternum down, replace implants (he sent me to have an MRI, they’ve both ruptured, I have capsular contraction on right side & sternum sutures have torn) He told me most ruptures occur during surgery from surgical instruments & poor technique, he also said that as I am an active person if I were his patient he would have used mesh to repair or double sutured my sternum - Dr W. only used a single row of sutures to repair. I asked my Dr about not having implants at all, as I’m not showing any signs of BII, he thinks all my issues relate to poor technique & the fact my implants were too big initially. The last few yrs have been a nightmare for me - physical scars, emotional scars, emotional stress, financial stress & caused body insecurities within my marriage. I’m lucky to have a supportive & understanding husband. Though surgery is costing me $23,00O (including the 3 Ops with Dr W. in total I’ve spent around $42,000, none of its covered) I’m looking forward to having the boobs I wanted in the beginning & moving forward with my life. Dr W. might be a lovely man but please do yourself a favour & think twice before going under the knife with him.
My consult with Dr W. 2mth after Op, I said the size was perfect, I opted for 270cc & was a 10D, but concerned my sternum skin was still lifting. Dr W. said - yes, we probably should have gone with these implants in the first place (hello, I did request 290cc not 320cc) then he said he decided not to use mesh but suture my skin instead, it should hold but if it doesn’t we can always go back and use the mesh (WTF!)
So people here I am 3yrs later & booked to have my 4th surgery with a different Dr, he will fix my symmastia correctly (I’ve had sternum pain for 3yrs, Dr W. advised me to take anti inflammatories when in pain) My new Dr will remove implants & capsular, use matrix mesh to hold sternum down, replace implants (he sent me to have an MRI, they’ve both ruptured, I have capsular contraction on right side & sternum sutures have torn) He told me most ruptures occur during surgery from surgical instruments & poor technique, he also said that as I am an active person if I were his patient he would have used mesh to repair or double sutured my sternum - Dr W. only used a single row of sutures to repair. I asked my Dr about not having implants at all, as I’m not showing any signs of BII, he thinks all my issues relate to poor technique & the fact my implants were too big initially. The last few yrs have been a nightmare for me - physical scars, emotional scars, emotional stress, financial stress & caused body insecurities within my marriage. I’m lucky to have a supportive & understanding husband. Though surgery is costing me $23,00O (including the 3 Ops with Dr W. in total I’ve spent around $42,000, none of its covered) I’m looking forward to having the boobs I wanted in the beginning & moving forward with my life. Dr W. might be a lovely man but please do yourself a favour & think twice before going under the knife with him.
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