update on the real results of my breast

**Updated Review:** August 2024 (1 year and 4 months later)

When I first posted my review just four days after surgery, I was over the moon and excited, rating the experience a 5/5. However, I now deeply regret not waiting to see the full results before sharing my initial thoughts.

After the initial excitement wore off and the swelling subsided, I began to notice alarming issues with my results. My confidence was destroyed, and I was left traumatized by the entire experience. What began as a journey to enhance my self-esteem has instead left me deeply depressed and embarrassed by the way my breasts now look.

Just a week after surgery, I had to go back for a follow-up, where my doctor discovered a blood clot (hematoma) in my left breast. He removed it on the same day under local anesthesia. I didn’t fully understand that this was a significant procedure until it was happening. He reopened my breast to remove the blood clot, and the sight of it was horrifying—I almost fainted when I saw how large it was.

After the procedure, I had to drive two hours back to San Diego, but I didn’t realize I was bleeding out during the drive. It wasn’t until I got home that I noticed the extent of the bleeding—I had soaked through an entire roll of toilet paper, and there was a puddle of blood. Thankfully, my neighbor, a nurse, came over, and after seeing what was happening, she immediately called 911, fearing for my life.

It turns out I had developed another hematoma, causing significant blood leakage. The medical team told me I needed to have my breast implant removed and the wound cauterized. Terrified, I called Dr. Taneja, who reassured me that the implant didn’t need to be removed. After a lot of back-and-forth between the general surgeon, plastic surgeon, and Dr. Taneja, I decided not to remove the implant and went ahead with cauterizing the wound. While I’m grateful that I saved the implant, I can’t shake the feeling that I narrowly escaped a life-threatening situation.

The aftermath has been devastating. My scars are unsightly, my nipples are uneven and not even circular, and the overall healing has been terrible. My right breast, which had no complications, still healed poorly and looks uneven. Despite paying $12,000, I now deeply regret the decision to undergo this surgery.

I consulted another surgeon who confirmed my fears: my skin was stretched too much during the procedure, making proper healing nearly impossible. My nipples are larger and positioned too high, which is not what I wanted when I opted for a breast reduction. This has left me with oversized, uneven nipples that look worse than they ever did before.

I tried to follow up with the original surgeon six weeks after everything happened, but I missed the appointment. When I attempted to reschedule, I was completely ignored. It’s been incredibly frustrating and disheartening to feel abandoned by the very people I trusted with such an important part of my body.

I’m now faced with the painful reality that I may need corrective surgery, but I’m too scared to reach out to them again because of how they’ve handled my concerns so far. My confidence is shattered, and I feel deformed. Even after expressing my worries to the surgeon, I was told to just wait and that everything would be fine. But looking at myself now, I can honestly say that if you saw how my nipples look, you would understand why I feel like crying.

This has been a nightmare, and I can’t recommend this surgeon or practice to anyone. Please, if you’re considering this kind of surgery, think long and hard about who you trust with your body.

**Photos to come, though it’s difficult to share due to my insecurities.**

When they say trust the process, I really do trust the process. Although, I will say I am still in aggravating pain. It made me realize I have such a low pain tolerance. I’ve spoken to other girls who I’ve got the same surgery and they expressed the same amount of pain but I am such a baby but I wish I was a little bit more stronger when I came to this pain. I did get a massage to loosen up the knots that I have in my back and my traps. I do feel a lot better but a small pinched nerve in my neck. Enough rant about my pain. I am posting to photos one with how my breast look like without a bra and the other with how my breast look like the post op bra on. I still have a lot of bruising, but the swelling has gone down immensely. Before my nipples were like an inch long and now it’s minimal swelling. I see the doctor in two days and I’ll keep doing updates.

It’s been a struggle. I’ve been in still so much pain but nothing like surgery date. I’ve been having a hunched back since surgery because my breast are so big and tight I don’t want to snap a stitch. I’m so scared for all the activities I’ve done today because I don’t want to mess up results but I have no one to help me at home. I do get out of breath just even changing up my pillows. My left arm hurts so much and feel like a stabbing pain. Overall, still happy and grateful to doctor Taneja. I sent him a picture of my nipple because I thought I broke out a stitch but he said it was swollen. I’m just freaking out since my swelling is so bad I feel like I’m waiting for an infection or some negative outcome. I’m trying my best to take care of them but I’ll keep you guys updated