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Breast lift revision/augmentation
UPDATED FROM Dorene33
2 years post
Just sad
WORTH IT$7,500
Well it is just about a year from my revision surgery and I am very depressed. I’m having issues with my cleavage not only does it look bad it hurts every day. Dr Hedden has chosen not to fix the issues I’m having he said it’s too difficult to treat me being that I am two hours away. When going through the consultation process I was always told we do video chat for follow ups. At was told I was to purchase Bliss insurance before they would do the surgery so I did. I thought well at least if there is an issue it will be addressed. I was sadly mistaken. I really believe in order to fix the issues I’m having I need stratice for my week tissue.
I am out over 13,000$ and told to find another Dr to fix the issues I’m having. I know there are plenty of women who have great results but I’m unfortunately not one of them. I don’t wear low cut tops. The nurse actually emailed me and told me I need to see a therapist and I look fine in a bra and shirt.
It is sad to think that this office feels this way about me. I am his patient and such little care about my feelings and the pain I’m in.
Please do your research and find a Dr who truly cares.
I am out over 13,000$ and told to find another Dr to fix the issues I’m having. I know there are plenty of women who have great results but I’m unfortunately not one of them. I don’t wear low cut tops. The nurse actually emailed me and told me I need to see a therapist and I look fine in a bra and shirt.
It is sad to think that this office feels this way about me. I am his patient and such little care about my feelings and the pain I’m in.
Please do your research and find a Dr who truly cares.
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UPDATED FROM Dorene33
1 year post
Here we go again
Well I would like to report that things are going well but reality is they are not. I had revision surgery this past December and I think look worse than before my revision. The problem is I wanted to go smaller so I picked 325cc for my revision but when I was being prepped for surgery he said I actually had over 500cc but implant card says 425cc. Now I don’t know what to do. So I let him choose the size. I didn’t want too much looses skin since I was previously stretched out. Also I tonight he was gonna remove the extra skin and he said he is gonna tack it up! Well this upset me because tacking it up didn’t work the first time!! Ugh I should have just walked out because I was upset and confused! Now I have no cleavage implants too wide and left breast fell once again!! Also loose skin! I’m so upset and the office says I’m too picky that I look great in a bra and clothes. The nurse suggested I see a therapist because I’m obsessed with my breasts. I laid another 6000$ for revision and now I’m being told there is nothing more he can do. I say he keeps doing the same thing and it is not working. My breast tissue can’t handle the weight of the implant. I’m just beyond upset.
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S
April 22, 2020
Your tissue is too weak. I’m in the same boat but worse. I have not been able to keep my synmastia down twice fixed and I continuously feel I have no support in folds . My last surgery was in June and all was well like first month then slowly started falling apart. I’m going to save up to see Dr Spiro in nj. I should’ve went with him but he was so expensive I couldn’t afford him now I wasted money again with screwed up results. My implants feel like they’re under my armpits not in front of me. When I put my arms down awful feeling under armpit. Burning sensations too. I know I need strattice it’s just so expensive I was hoping I could get away with not using it. My ps this time did not suggest it but Spiro did on my consultation with him. What’s worse is I feel like my surgeon now can’t fix my mess . So more money . Prayers for you girl. You’re not that bad I do see your point though .
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D
April 23, 2020
You know I knew my tissue could not handle that size implant and wanted to go way smaller. I trusted the doctor with the size to use because I didn't even know that he had over filled me so much. My implant card said I was filled to 425 and day of revision he said I actually had over 500! He wouldn't use the size I wanted because he said I would need a lift revision! Working with him has been a nite mare!! I now have symastia and my cleavage hurts. I too did not go with my gut and let him try to fix me. I should have used statice as well!! It is very expensive and I feel he should have insisted on using it. My dr is now blaming me for being to picky and said he can't do anymore for me. The nurse said I need to seek therapy that I'm obsessed with my boobs and I look just fine in a bra and shirt! What the hell!! I just paid another 6000$. I believe he would go in with the stattice in my cleavage and underneath I would have much more success! She said to stop looking at my boobs so much! My husband is mad at me and told me if I didn't stop he would leave me. Everyone wants to blame me. I'm just very depressed
S
April 23, 2020
I have put my husband threw hell and he thank god has been there for me. We did argue at times over this because he just is tired of it it wears on them because to them we are perfect no matter what . What they can’t understand is how uncomfortable physically a bad surgery affects us daily. I put it to my husband like this just imagine having to carry your balls up every day because they felt like they were falling out of you or into your groin or something. I have had 7 surgeries since 2012. Worst mistake I made was explanting when I thought I wasn’t happy with them but got screwed in my head listening to haters hating how good I looked. My dr now did fix part of my synmastia. I do believe he has my best interest though. He’s extremely nice. He is on you tube . Dr Michael J brown . He is in Ashburn Virginia. My surgery was last June 27 . It’s on there. I’ve had 5 plastic surgeons since my journey began . Whatever you do do not let any surgeon lower your fold to correct your synmastia. Dr Spear did that to me and screwed me up more , then he goes and dies months after my surgery. As far as your dr goes once they start blaming you etc just forget him . Clearly he is not confident he can fix what he did . If you can wait a year save up and try to not dwell on it but research drs in your area . I stopped talking to my friend and husband about my implant issues and saved it for here because no one understands unless you’ve been in the mess we are in . They’ll never get it.
S
April 23, 2020
Don’t give up either ! There is always a way. I pray to god for a resolution to this problem and I do feel I’ve gotten closer to being almost fixed in what I could accept. I’m not searching for perfection I want them stable now it’s so annoying in armpits and pushing up from under my crease. You have to be careful .
D
April 24, 2020
Thank you for understanding! The thing that hurts the most is my husband says I will never have pretty boobs!
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S
April 24, 2020
That’s not true at all. You may have to take them out to let things calm down and shrink up and start again. But you have to really listen to the surgeon you pick. Go on lots of consultations with reconstruction plastic surgeons who specialize in breast revision surgery not just board Certified plastic surgeon because you want someone who has developed their own techniques in tricky situations. We are not your average revision. You have to understand too if they tell you best results may mean downsizing to a size you don’t want but will keep you stable. I had to downsize from 375 to 345 . In the long run I’m 47 and the big chest starts making you look heavier so think ahead too. That dr should’ve never put 500 in you without explaining you would definitely ruin your lift. It’s too heavy. Your husband isn’t being very supportive by saying that either I’m sorry for that but don’t ruin your marriage over implants. He has no idea what they can make breast cancer survivors look like so shoot there is hope for us.. I’ve seen some breast cancer survivors look amazing . We just have to go through some crap first . I blame myself for a lot my issues no one started this except myself so
K
April 23, 2020
Firstly sweetie however unhappy you feel don't give up .
If your husband is saying he won't stand by you because you want to regain your beauty and be satisfied with how this beautiful part of your body feels and looks , well that's not love is it.
For the nurse and doctor , I can see that they may have a limit but they aren't the ones being dreadfully unhappy and feeling terrible.
I think a few things.
One is that surgery is traumatic fear recovery bruising etc.
I think you need a little rest to rethink who you trust with this repair.
I also think there are pros and cons with strattice but also that a totally different approach from restructuring the breast tissue the cleavage the sides and the fold using your own fat similar to a flap rebuild is needed as well as a larger not smaller implant. And after this is done tightening fat the right size shape and style implant , review after 6 months to see if you need a strattice due to rejection and complications.
But most importantly you are living every day with this. So it's your right not to give up to regroup and to find a better surgeon when you are ready.
Yes it's going to cost money and you can plan how to do that , but in the end you will feel and look the way that satisfies you.
It's not acceptable to say well you look good in a bra or clothes. Plastic should mean you look great without your clothes on. That's the point.
So my thoughts are with you and I will look at suggestions of another doctor up your way.
Love
D
April 23, 2020
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! What upsets me the most is the lies from this Dr. he gave me an implant card that says I had 390 filled to 425 so I based the implant I chose on those numbers. Then getting prepped for surgery he says oh no you have over 500cc so you can't go that small because my skin wold be loose he didn't not want to make the pocket smaller or for a lift. As it is I do have to much loose skin. I paid a lot for these gummy bears so I don't want to change implants. It's been hard dealing with this alone! I wish you nothing but the best as well!
S
April 23, 2020
You can always write a letter to the Board of plastic Surgery explaining your story too . At the time you sign your papers you should have a size on your paperwork if you don’t have that in you now that’s clearly in your favor. He gave you something you didn’t want
D
April 24, 2020
Thank you so much for your caring words of encouraging! I paid 6000$ for the revision and new gummy bear implants. I'm just confused as to why their attitude because they made me buy insurance which cost almost 400$ now I'm the crazy person! I have pain in my cleavage if I don't wear a bra. I'm gonna not talk to my husband about it anymore
G
April 23, 2020
No I think your thinking is fair considering your situation and it's no one there body but yours. You have the right to want a decent best job after paying your money. If your husband is giving you an ultimatum about your breast and the fact that you want to have a creative surgery he was ready to leave anyway... My breast revision had been delayed due to Covid 19 but I can honestly relate.. my right breast dropped lower than my left.
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P
April 24, 2020
seems he didn't do a good job, seeing a therapist??? there is nothing wrong to have the body that some one envision, the section where the breast get together seems displacing down (like melting), so what was the number he inserted, 500? 425? if he was going to cut extra skin for Inverted T he could have put the 300, as a breast reduction surgery.
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G
January 23, 2020
Congrats you look great
D
January 25, 2020
Thank you i can finally be happy when I look at my boobs :) You look amazing
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Hugs xxx