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23yo Breast Augmentation with the Harley Medical Group (Mentor Implants)
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Hi all, my name is Julie. So far on my breast...
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Hi all, my name is Julie.
So far on my breast augmentation journey I have had my free consultation (November) and today I have had my pre-operative screening appointment with the nurse. On Saturday I meet my surgeon, Mark Solomos. Today I had my pre-operative screening appointment, I didn't know what the appointment was for until I arrived at the clinic. The nurse just asked me a lot of questions about my health and medical history, she weighed me and measured my height, calculated my BMI and took my blood pressure which was all fine. The nurse also explained to me that at 6 weeks pre op I should stop smoking - which is this week.. She also went through the 10 golden rules of prepping for surgery (no food 6 hours before surgery etc).. The nurse also took photos of my breasts from different angles with my bra on and off. The appointment wasn't very exciting and left me feeling a little bit deflated but I'm hoping that when I meet my surgeon later on this week I'll feel excited again!
So far on my breast augmentation journey I have had my free consultation (November) and today I have had my pre-operative screening appointment with the nurse. On Saturday I meet my surgeon, Mark Solomos. Today I had my pre-operative screening appointment, I didn't know what the appointment was for until I arrived at the clinic. The nurse just asked me a lot of questions about my health and medical history, she weighed me and measured my height, calculated my BMI and took my blood pressure which was all fine. The nurse also explained to me that at 6 weeks pre op I should stop smoking - which is this week.. She also went through the 10 golden rules of prepping for surgery (no food 6 hours before surgery etc).. The nurse also took photos of my breasts from different angles with my bra on and off. The appointment wasn't very exciting and left me feeling a little bit deflated but I'm hoping that when I meet my surgeon later on this week I'll feel excited again!
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January 20, 2017
Hi JulieI am so glad I have found you. I started my journey with HMG on the 3rd Jan, and it is only this week I decided to go ahead with the surgery after hours and hours of web searching, and reading reviews on RS. I have decided based on a personal recommendation and the reviews I have read on Mark Solomos and I have finally arranged to meet with him only to be told his next available slot is 20th Feb.....which seems like an eternity. If this meet goes well and I feel comfortable I will book my surgery slot, but based on you surgery date and the 1 months wait I have before I have my first meet with Mark, I am now considering actually booking my surgery date as I don’t wont to wait another 2 months or so. Just a few questions:*Did you choose him specifically or was he the earliest Doctor available? As I know I was offered at east 4-5 names to choose from at my initial consultation.*What hospital have you decided to go to for the surgery?*Have they said if they provide a post op bra?*Is there a possibility of bringing your surgery forward if there are any cancellations?
Please keep posting as much as you can, as I want to get your feel for Mark and your upcoming surgery with HMG.
January 20, 2017
Hi Marie,
I'm interested to know about the personal recommendation you have had about Mark. That's great that you've decided to also go through with the surgery! I'm so excited for you and myself! I haven't met Mark yet, I'm meeting him tomorrow and it will be my first consultation with him, it's also my only scheduled consultation with him at this time before I have my surgery in 6 weeks time. If this is any help I put a deposit down for my surgery date so I could hold it, a deposit of £500 but it was only held for a month and then I was asked to cough up the rest of the cash or lose my booked slot which was very important for me as I've made all of the necessary arrangements with work to have the time off.
I'm going to try and answer your questions as well as I can!
*Mark Solomos is the surgeon that was recommended to me by the nurse in my first consultation, I said to her that I wanted to go for a more natural look and I think I showed her a photo as well, she spoke very highly of Mark and that he was very friendly and his work was superb and he would be able to give me the look that I want, so I decided that I must go with him; the nurse didn't tell me about any other surgeon except Mark.
*In my first consultation I was told that Mark usually does his work at the Highgate hospital in London, so this is where my surgery will be based, I did not get to choose which hospital to have my surgery but I think that if the choice was available then I would be able to, but I've done a lot of research on the Highgate hospital and it looks and sounds lovely.. As I live in Clacton on sea I have reserved a hotel for the night before my surgery and the night after for myself and my boyfriend - he will be escorting me and caring for me.
*The post op bras are called Macom bras, when I choose my size (tomorrow) Mark will advise me what size bra I need to buy and I will probably buy 2-3 of these because no doubt one of them will be ruined by blood or something haha.
*I'm not sure about the last question as my surgery has been organised so that it ties in with the time I've booked off at work, if you were wondering I've booked off the whole of March for my recovery.
I hope this helps!!!
Julie
x
I'm interested to know about the personal recommendation you have had about Mark. That's great that you've decided to also go through with the surgery! I'm so excited for you and myself! I haven't met Mark yet, I'm meeting him tomorrow and it will be my first consultation with him, it's also my only scheduled consultation with him at this time before I have my surgery in 6 weeks time. If this is any help I put a deposit down for my surgery date so I could hold it, a deposit of £500 but it was only held for a month and then I was asked to cough up the rest of the cash or lose my booked slot which was very important for me as I've made all of the necessary arrangements with work to have the time off.
I'm going to try and answer your questions as well as I can!
*Mark Solomos is the surgeon that was recommended to me by the nurse in my first consultation, I said to her that I wanted to go for a more natural look and I think I showed her a photo as well, she spoke very highly of Mark and that he was very friendly and his work was superb and he would be able to give me the look that I want, so I decided that I must go with him; the nurse didn't tell me about any other surgeon except Mark.
*In my first consultation I was told that Mark usually does his work at the Highgate hospital in London, so this is where my surgery will be based, I did not get to choose which hospital to have my surgery but I think that if the choice was available then I would be able to, but I've done a lot of research on the Highgate hospital and it looks and sounds lovely.. As I live in Clacton on sea I have reserved a hotel for the night before my surgery and the night after for myself and my boyfriend - he will be escorting me and caring for me.
*The post op bras are called Macom bras, when I choose my size (tomorrow) Mark will advise me what size bra I need to buy and I will probably buy 2-3 of these because no doubt one of them will be ruined by blood or something haha.
*I'm not sure about the last question as my surgery has been organised so that it ties in with the time I've booked off at work, if you were wondering I've booked off the whole of March for my recovery.
I hope this helps!!!
Julie
x
January 22, 2017
Hi Julie
Thank you for replying and answering my questions.
The personal recommendation came via friend sister who used to work with HMG and knows mark very well.she said if she would recommend him as all his results are great.
Thank you for the name of the bras.
I am getting giddy now. So excited
Thank you for replying and answering my questions.
The personal recommendation came via friend sister who used to work with HMG and knows mark very well.she said if she would recommend him as all his results are great.
Thank you for the name of the bras.
I am getting giddy now. So excited
January 23, 2017
That's fab, his work did look amazing when he showed me! Did you manage to get an appointment with him? I'm really excited too!! Mark told me to get a 34E bra but he said it doesn't have to be Macom even marks and spencer will do (and they are much cheaper).. I've read a lot of reviews and lots of women say the Macom bras are far too restrictive so they switched to normal front clasping sports bras which were much more comfortable! X
UPDATED FROM Boolie
2 months pre
Tomorrow I meet my surgeon!
Hiya,
I'm meeting my surgeon Mark Solomos tomorrow.. Wahoo!
I'm really excited, I think I get to try on the granny bra and pick a size etc... wow.
It's all getting real now! I cant wait to have big lovely boobs!!!
I will update you all tomorrow evening, hopefully I get some embarrassing granny bra pics :)
I'm meeting my surgeon Mark Solomos tomorrow.. Wahoo!
I'm really excited, I think I get to try on the granny bra and pick a size etc... wow.
It's all getting real now! I cant wait to have big lovely boobs!!!
I will update you all tomorrow evening, hopefully I get some embarrassing granny bra pics :)
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UPDATED FROM Boolie
2 months pre
Beyond excited!
Just posting some pics from my surgeon consultation, I'm pretty sure these are the 450cc implants that I tried on. If anyone is wondering my height is 5ft 5inches and I'm around 150lbs/68kg/10 1/2 stone. My body type is curvy, I've always had an hourglass figure. I go to the gym often and I lift heavy weights.
I will post a detailed update soon on my consultation with my surgeon :]
I will post a detailed update soon on my consultation with my surgeon :]
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May 26, 2017
So glad I have read you post your stats are very similar to mine I'm due my op in June
Hope it goes well! And feel free to join the March 2017 breast augmentation surgery forum if you haven't already. If the link does not work, you can type the forum title into the RealSelf search bar!