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44 Yr 34A Tuberous Breasts 280cc Furry Brazilians Dual Plane - Cancun, MX

UPDATED FROM mole
1 year post

14 month post op - back in England

$4,250
Just been to see a new surgeon today. In short, I have CC in the left breast which has never been right from day 1.

I want them out but whilst I CAN have that done, they will, I am told, look a mess for a whole variety of reasons. Cost for explant with mastoplexy: £5,800

Or explant and replace with much smaller, anatomical implants with mastoplexy, but run the risk of having CC again. cost £6,800.

Ooofffff!

I feel sick with the whole thing.

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Marco Carmona, MD

Marco Carmona, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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Dr Carmona and his team are very lovely and caring. He is wholly likeable and has a great bedside manner. That said, he could have been far more forthcoming, and clear, with several bits of information at various points before and after my operation. This would have had a huge impact on my expectations and the resulting scars. (And overall I am not happy with my results and am having to have them explanted or redone - this part is a 14 month update. Just came back from a different surgeon's today) I had to have my breasts re-operated on, on day 10. My left breast was in constant pain and the implant wasn't sitting right, so he called me in to have it redone. I was anxious as to who would be paying for this but he said the cost was his, as he wanted to get it right, and that his name is his guarantee. I paid for nothing therefore. I recovered much better second time round and went straight home. All of this was great. He said that last year about 30% of his patients were from Canada. I would NOT recommend travelling (to anyone) if you have a breast deformity like me as it has not been plain sailing and I have had to go back to him so many times. I am not happy with my breasts - they are nothing like the shape I was assured I would have. Also, as I was unaware that stitches may well - and did - poke through my scars, I thought I had an infection when what it was was the stitches. I wasted therefore valuable time taking more antibiotics when what was needed was the 'spitting' stitches removing. By the time they were they had severely damaged my scar. Mr C assured me on several occasions that I was not to worry as he could fix it in his office - local anaesthetic. At month 6 he told me he couldn't do it as the scar was too thick and that I would have to massage and rub expensive cream in the scar for another 4 months! I wish, once, again, he had told me this far sooner. Other people, without breast abnormalities, have had great results - I'm just not one of them. HE is happy with my results but neither I nor my boyfriend are, sadly. I have 3 more months of cream rubbing before he is/is not able to rectify my thick ugly scar. That will then be 9 months post op. Overall - I cannot recommend Dr Carmona, because although I liked him, I did not like his results starting with me ending up with a C cup when I expressly said I didn't want to be this large,and also a shape that I don't like and am having to have taken out or redone at huge expense.

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how are you ? we're they saline implants? what did you decide to do ?
What is CC in your case? I thought it indication ( Instead, breast implants are sized in cubic centimeters (or cc's), which actually refers to the volume—how much saline or silicone filler they contain. The higher the number, the larger the implant ).
On my old implant pasport it was saying 300cc. So what are you refering to this CC?
Sad we can not see your pictures?
I had 7 days ago surgery with Dr. Carmona. Breasts lift with implants 420. I love them. I asked contrary from you. I ask fake look, under muscal, because I know, no one have change law of gravity.
I have had implants befor and they went down a lot. They were over the muscal.
I am that tipe of woman, who recover super fast. Shopping in 5th day :)I think its all depend of person, your body, size of implants. I have been lucky, I have not had yet any complications.
Anyway I understand how frustrating have been your experience, when you get complication after surgery in different country.
UPDATED FROM mole
11 months post

almost a year on

So Dr C did repair my large scar. It took place in his office and didn't hurt at all. He gave me a sedative and of course injected round my nipple to numb it. The whole procedure was great actually. If you have to have something like this done, don't be the slightest bit afraid. I was riding a fabulous wave of whatever pill he gave me and I chatted away throughout the whole thing. The best bit is that in cutting away skin and restitching he inadvertently made the whole breast have a more rounded look which is just great.
The other one is still pointy though which is a shame, but I am focusing on my good one.

Dr C did not charge me for the repair to my scar.

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Hi there, i'm so sorry you don't like your results. I don't like mine either i'm 5 months post op tuberous correction +implant and i also am not fully satisfied with my surgeon. I feel she did not explain enough, i didn't get to choose the size either. She tried 5 implants before picking the ones i ended up with. Tuberous breasts is more of a challenge but still feeling self conscious after surgery is unacceptable. Are you meeting with him to discuss other options/revision? Best of luck
Hi, I hope he did not charge, it would be embarrassing if he did ... is he's work to make them as good as he says he is .
Hello Kroge, you sound as angry as I am, really. Yes, Dr C also told me he was happy with my results. At least one of us was! I am going to another surgeon next month to see what can be done. I'll let you know. Mole x
UPDATED FROM mole
2 months post

photos

Finally got some photos.

The more time passes and the clearer it is that this pointy-torpedo look is the one I'm stuck with, the more angry I am. While I am aware PSs can't give 100% assurances, I think you'll agree, that given the attached dream examples that I showed him, and which he told me in an email that I would have, my results are so far from what I had been lead to believe I would get. I really don't like them.

In the mail in which I attached my example, preferred breast shape, I said this was what I was after, and that if he didn't think I could get this shape, could he tell me which shape I could get. This is the mail to his secretary: “Please pass on the attached selection of pictures to Dr Carmona.  It is important that he is aware of the SHAPE of breast I would like. Most of the breasts in the pictures are too big for me but it is the shape I am after, …. so if Dr C does not think I can have something like this shape, I would like to be shown the shape he thinks he can achieve.”

So I gave him the opportunity to tell me there and then that this shape was not possible. He chose not to tell me that but instead, his secretary wrote back: “Dr. Carmona saw the pictures, and he says that's the shape you'll get.”

On the basis of this clear and confident assurance, I proceeded. As you can see,
I don't think he can claim to have given me the shape he said I would have.

3/4 of the implant is above the pole and so they bulge out in an unnatural, fake manner. And as I have furry Brazilians, this is where they are staying.

It seems that an earlier email was also not noted:

“I am specifically looking for very natural breasts that are round and with my nipple in the middle - not at a pointy end. They feel horrible at the moment - I can FEEL that they are pointy and I hate this. At the same time, I don't really mind having small breasts - it is the shape I dislike intensely.”

I'm very probably going to have my left breast operated on for a 3rd time. In the interests of fairness and honest feedback, I will report what happens, good or bad, hereafter.

But how I feel now, is that I want my money back.

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I'm sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. I can only imagine the frustration of being misled like that. He should have never assured you that you would end up with a result that he fully knew was not possible. I feel very fortunate that my surgeon was extremely honest and forthcoming about what he can or cannot do. That's great that your PS agreed to cover all costs though! Most would still have you pay for anesthesia and hospital fees. I wish you the best in whatever may come in the future.. keep us posted!
I am sorry to hear about your experience , I am going thru the same experience and I so regret getting my breast .
He is very happy with his work , I m glad he is if it WAS HIS BREAST not my they still look ugly , hard, not shape either I can't even massaging because the implants don't need them but they are very hard niples are ugly and non shape.
Me too..
Hi, believe me if I can have a returned I would returned them asap without a doubt, very unhappy with my look