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Breast Lift After Weight Loss.. - Tijuana, Mexico
UPDATED FROM AZDee
1 year post
"Never seen anything like this....."
$3,400
I know I'm a little late in getting my mammogram, had my script for almost 2 months before I made it in to get it done, but today was the big day...My tech told me she has never in all her years seen anything like my implants...She asked what recourse I have taken against the Doctor. And also said I need to write a review. I told her I have already done that here on this site. It was hard for her to get the pictures as the implants were moving all over the place. She has been doing this job for a very long time and I was a first for her...Oh wow aren't I special....I told her I was planning on having them removed (with a new surgeon) and the breast pocket completely rebuilt and allowing them to heal for 6 months before new implants were placed. Sometimes people read these reviews, and think that we are just picky or have a grudge against our surgeon and take no thought for our warnings and go right ahead and go forward with their planned surgeries, to those I say go right ahead and enjoy your outcome....I'm just stating my personal outcome.
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UPDATED FROM AZDee
1 year post
Picture Perfect
Several people have asked about the breast, so I thought I would try to explain what is happening. First of all they do look picture perfect, so that along makes it hard to think about changing anything. But for a year now, the first thing I think about when I wake up is my weird breast, they are all over the place when I sleep one maybe to the side of me one up by my collar bone, but never in the chest area. There is no pocket to hold them in place. I do have a lot of scar tissue under the breast from skin being folded and sewn which wasn't a good thing to have been done to begin with, but that never really bothered me much because I couldn't see it. It bothered my husband, more. I dream of a time when I have beautiful breast, that I don't even give one thought to when I wake up. It's depressing to be reminded, you have implants every day. I thought they would just go in and I would go on my happy way, and forget I had a little something extra, but not so. Every day I am reminded I have fake weird breast. When I am dressed they look great they stay where they are supposed to be unless I decide to push them up to my tonsils (I did that to show my new PS and freaked him out!). I make sure I don't recline to far in a beach chair, so as not to gross out any sun bathers. So for the moment, I will continue to live with them until I can save up the money to have them redone. I am not looking forward to that either, since the pocket must now be totally rebuilt, with the old implants removed and then allow the breast to heal for 6 months before new implants....Ugh
Replies (4)
R
June 1, 2014
Oh damn. That doesn't sound good at all ;( I think the most difficult part would be the taking them out and waiting period. Ugh. So if Dr. G rebuilds your pocket, will he be using Strattice to help keep them in place? I have that (for other reasons) and although it added a lot to the costs - time involved for the surgeon plus the sheet of Strattice, itself is about $3,000 in the U.S.), it really was the best possible decision in my case. Good luck, D.
L
June 2, 2014
I am happy that you are bold enough to share your experience. You are really helping many people make wise and informed plastic surgery decisions
A
June 6, 2014
I hope so....I only wish I had known about this site before I started my Plastic Surgery Journey, as I could have saved a lot of heart ache....Hoping my story helps others....
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LA
June 16, 2014
First off i want to say..you look amazing and i can't wait to see how you look after Dr. Gutierrez work on you (especially the arms) lol. I hate implants, i think they make you look older, they do not feel like normal breasts and judging by what you have described i think you would be better off just getting those things out and then having a scar revision underneather where the scar was doubled over. Maybe you even need another lift. Only you know that...Keep in mind implants sometimes cause many problems. Once we are over fifty do we really want these big fake looking boobs anyway? They are a foreign body and can cause many problems besides encapsulating and feeling uncomfortable. When i want a bit more volume i just wear a padded push up and they look great (and natural too)...Dr. Victor G sounds very good. Take care xx
A
June 16, 2014
I agree...I never had planned on having implants, it was the day of surgery for the lift that I was told I only had enough tissue for a A cup, so it was a last minute decision...and it turned out to be a bad one...
UPDATED FROM AZDee
1 year post
Who Knew....
Who knew that the implants are not supposed to move up to where the tonsils are...I always thought that was weird but when I would ask other women with implants if they moved around a lot they never quite understood what I meant. When I showed my new Plastic Surgeon how they move he cringed and asked if they hurt, Nope they just move all around....Since this was my first time having implants I didn't know anything about them. Now I find out that I will need to have the implants removed and allow the breast to heal for 6 months before reconstructing a new area for them. So as it now stands this who ordeal has been a waste....feeling disappointed at this point.
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S
May 18, 2014
I just read your post and I am so sorry you are experiencing this. I hope things get better:) Be strong and think positive. I just saw a picture on facebook of Cynthia Nixon "Miranda" from "Sex in the City". She had both her breast removed due to breast cancer and has her chest tattooed beautifully. She has no breast...I think she is a strong, inspirational woman to live postively this way. I wish I had her strength.
A
May 18, 2014
Thanks, I'm disappointed but not down....I always thought something was not quite right but I am not one to complain, and yes other than the nasty scaring on the bottoms they do look good, just move so much I am constantly reminded of them, and your boobs aren't something that you should always be aware of...Not sure when I plan on going though the ordeal of having them out and waiting for them to heal 6 months. Sounds like a big project.
R
May 19, 2014
Just wondering, what comments would you change about the ps who did the implants considering they were done incorrectly? Your review of him doesn't match the long term results of his work. Might be helpful for other women considering using him. Hope your revision goes well.
A
May 22, 2014
I know, what you are saying...Not sure how to go about addressing the situation, since yes there was a drastic change, (improvement) and never having had any PS before, I was happy. And from day one I knew they didn't look as good as they should have with the folded over skin on the bottom. I was told that was normal and that it would go away, (which it never did). So this has all been a journey. at the time of writing the review I believed all that I wrote. Now I learn the results are not what they should have been. So hoping that by posting the fact that I now have rated it as not worth it, will cause someone to read the updates. I did love my experience, the center the Doctor, just not the outcome....I am in a state of disappointment more than anything....
S
June 19, 2014
Have you contacted him & told him, given you like him? He may redo at no cost?
SG
June 19, 2014
From multiple experience I spoke up right after surgery with concerns... i have sent him pictures twice, what he has told me is to wait until 6 months. I asked about the difference in breast size, he again said contact him in 6 months post operation. I am getting fearful to do a follow up with him, I have seen worse surgeries he has done and I have to think about my health with the MRSA infection I had. My surgeon here in the states no surgeries for 9 months to a year.
SG
S
June 19, 2014
Oh my goodness - well you have a surgeon now, you can trust & put your faith in - wishing you all the very best :-)
SG
June 19, 2014
No, surgeon was for the MRSA. My entire stomach was infected and the thought was if I.V. medication did not work I was going to need surgery. I won't be seeking revisions any time soon.
SC
May 24, 2014
Im am so sorry!! I too am going through a similar situation. Needing to get a revision. I know how you are feeling. But I try and think of that fact that this is something that CAN be fixed by an experienced Dr. :-) I still have hope I will be happy one day with nice results. Hope the same for you.
A
May 28, 2014
I agree, and for me they still look great standing or sitting, so until I can save up to have them redone, I just wont be laying down on a beach chair....Lol
BL
May 26, 2014
Him...sorry to hear you are looking at a revision in the future. Can you explain more about how the implant moves? I am not sure what problems that causes? Thank you!
A
May 28, 2014
When I lay down they go up into the collar bone area...I can simply push them all around, side to side up or down...Always wondered if it was that way for everyone....New surgeon says no...that I need the pocket rebuilt to hold them in place...
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