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dont be reckless with the medicine like I was...even if u are in a lot of pain
chin implant revision... 6/24/14 ( if your getting one please read)
Let me just start by saying I am no the most self aware person in the world. It was early this June when I realized that my implant really wasn't big enough (a year and 3 months later). I contacted Dr. Soteckel, he immediately got back to me and he agreed I could use a bigger one (no fault of his own cause I had agreed with going a little bit more conservative). Within literally only couple weeks they fit me in despite being quite busy.
Here is why I am writing this review though. I hope someone planning on getting a revision sees this. If you have had the implant in for a while like me, it will probably be ingrown a little bit. This makes taking it out a little trickier and more painful. Spend the extra money for to be put to sleep.
The surgery itself was pretty uncomfortable and somewhat painful because it was ingrown. There were parts of it that actually hurt even with being numbed. But that is not even the biggest reason.
I was wide awake afterwards, so when I got home, the pain/soreness started creeping up as the local anesthesia wore off. I had my brother rush to get the pain medicine as fast as he could. When he finally did get back ~30 minutes later, I had to wait another ~30 minutes in agony for it to kick in. Longest hour of my life. Had I opted to be put to sleep, I may have been groggy enough to fall right back asleep again when I got home.
But since I was awake and hurting, I think I may have taken a little too much of the medicine (2 350 oxy, another 1 hour later). I ate food with it but I ended up throwing up anyways to the point where I was dry heaving. I called the office at around 11:30 at night and left a message telling them I could use a prescription for nausea medicine. To my surprise, not even 5 minutes later, Dr. Stoeckel got back with me and told me he would call it in first thing in the morning. I went on throwing up for the rest of the night every couple hours until about 7, when finally some ginger ale quelled my stomach.
So ya, if you have the choice, get put to sleep.
Here is why I am writing this review though. I hope someone planning on getting a revision sees this. If you have had the implant in for a while like me, it will probably be ingrown a little bit. This makes taking it out a little trickier and more painful. Spend the extra money for to be put to sleep.
The surgery itself was pretty uncomfortable and somewhat painful because it was ingrown. There were parts of it that actually hurt even with being numbed. But that is not even the biggest reason.
I was wide awake afterwards, so when I got home, the pain/soreness started creeping up as the local anesthesia wore off. I had my brother rush to get the pain medicine as fast as he could. When he finally did get back ~30 minutes later, I had to wait another ~30 minutes in agony for it to kick in. Longest hour of my life. Had I opted to be put to sleep, I may have been groggy enough to fall right back asleep again when I got home.
But since I was awake and hurting, I think I may have taken a little too much of the medicine (2 350 oxy, another 1 hour later). I ate food with it but I ended up throwing up anyways to the point where I was dry heaving. I called the office at around 11:30 at night and left a message telling them I could use a prescription for nausea medicine. To my surprise, not even 5 minutes later, Dr. Stoeckel got back with me and told me he would call it in first thing in the morning. I went on throwing up for the rest of the night every couple hours until about 7, when finally some ginger ale quelled my stomach.
So ya, if you have the choice, get put to sleep.
Taking down pics. PM if interested in my results.
Taking down pics. PM if interested in my results.
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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
111 Ridgeview Dr., Cary, North Carolina