Worst mistake of my life — 8 years later and a new surgeon

Hi! I'm so sorry :( can you DM me who you went to in order to fix everything? I was seriously considering this surgeon for my surgery and would like more details about your experience

Kerry,
HIPAA regulations prevent me from responding directly to your casual accusation of malpractice, however I cannot let a comment like this go unanswered. I have been in practice for nearly 20 years and have carefully and deliberately nurtured an impeccable reputation. As anyone who works with me can attest, I always do the right thing for my patients - always- even when it is difficult or expensive or inconvenient. I do this because it is an oath I swore to uphold 25 years ago, and because the only thing you really have in this business is your reputation. I state with absolute assurance that I have never lied to a patient, certainly not about a procedure I may or may not have performed. I can tell you that we discussed "retained capsule after capsulectomy" at a national meeting I attended earlier this year, and it was the opinion of the expert panel that scar tissue would form in the plane from which the capsule was removed, even if a complete capsulectomy was performed. This scar tissue could later be removed by another surgeon and held up as evidence that a capsulectomy was not done but could be inaccurate. I hope this helps you come to terms with whatever challenges you are facing and wish you health and happiness.
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Andrew, Capsules have an undeniable characteristic that shows mucous membrane in the middle, and is smooth and shiny. What was found in me 8 years after you, was just that. The fact that you told me that you removed my capsules intact, in full, is incorrect. You may very well think you did, but you didn’t. You either left enough in there to regrow because it had a blood supply or you simply didn’t. You also took my known ruptured implants Per: You telling me that they were probably ruptured, out by squeezing silicone out my very small nipple incisions. Really?! I never had an issue with granulomas, silicone in nodes or anything in my 21 years of having them prior to coming to you. Donna told me that you are all about esthetics and that’s why I wasn’t even offered an additional incision offer to take/replace my implants. I’m sorry, but that doesn’t seem like the best choice for me as your patient and my health. I even had a granuloma on the side of my chest that I had u take out and it was the size of a golfball! And you made light of it and told me it could stay in me. That response in itself got me really wondering about your approach with me and if you in fact had my best interest at heart. Unfortunately, I feel you didn’t. I have two questions for you... 1. How did you remove very thick capsules like mine thru my nipple incision? I’ve asked you that several times, several different ways and have never received an answer. 2- Did you dump silicone into my chest when you squeezed it out my nipples? How could you not have? Seriously?? It’s sticky and a complete mess. How did you avoid this disaster? I’d really like to know? I feel as tho you blamed your choice on me already having silicone outside of my capsule like you told me after surgery, but not written in my report mind you. Do you take any responsibility? And do you really believe that women are being mislead and that their symptoms are all phantom and self afflicting? I mention this because your famous words to me were “There’s no correlation” and “There’s not enough Data”. And whenever I mentioned fatigue or any symptom being better or worse, that’s the response I got. I’m pretty sure i live in my body 24/7. You also advised me to be careful if I decided to go to another surgeon other then yourself because they pray on people like me... Well, I’m happy I did. My breasts, although being put thru the ringer, look much better since then. My surgeon also fixed my muscles that Were obviously torn and not just lifted like u said u did, hence the deep indents when I flexed. You told me that if you tore my muscles then you would have stated that in my report, Well, it wasn’t. I wondered so long why my breasts looked like they did and just believed you. Needless to say, going to the surgeon you warned me about was the best decision I could have made considering my situation and despite your warning. Just so you know.... We removed 3 capsules (Largest one the size of pink grapefruit) 1 was running up my armpit with a granuloma and gel cyst attached and many pieces of extra silicone. I have pictures, and I was shocked at what she found. I went to her on my own instincts and I’m glad I did. Andrew, there is significant evidence out there thru credible sources that back up what so many women and counting have said regarding their health and how many of them have had significant improvement upon removal. And much evidence regarding the hazards of silicone and what’s in the toxic mess that they/you deem Safe. It’s a shame to me that you are unaware of this and to be quite honest, frightening. I’m my humble opinion, it doesn’t do you any favors except financially you keep rolling the dough. I’d love answers to my questions stated above because it’s still lingering in my skull. I would hope that you could answer them with a clear honest explanation. If not, then it’s no different then what I’m used to. I was a big fan Andrew, but I don’t believe you took great caution with me, and that hurts. Bums me out royally. And trust me, I look for glimpses. I’m someone that gives credit where credit is due, and doesn’t blame if it doesn’t fit. I wish I felt differently. I’m just responding to your response. I’m not sure if others can read our thread, but if they can or can’t, Again, I’d love to answers to my questions above. Thanks for the wishes of health and happiness- It’s my wish for myself as well and more now then it ever has been before. It’s been quite a ride.

I wanted to clarify what I meant about rolling in the dough.. It wasn’t an insult. I’m just trying to figure out why better caution wasn’t taken considering my circumstances. I realize we traded camp for replacement, but we took great care of your kids and took extra special care because you were our friends. I’m really trying to understand why.? And i see this is just between you and I, I thought so, but this kind of communication is so hard to tell. Confusing!