34 Year Old - Florida, FL

Thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us. I am so sorry that you are not happy with your outcome. $13,000 is a lot if money to spend along with the pain and the stress that you are feeling right now with your results. You have every reason to be upset, when one thinks that they are going to who is considered to be the best in there field. You not only expect your results but your experience to be positive. I have read other reviews off of RS of patients that were not very happy with Miami Breast Center. Some of the comments were not always about the results, it was about the way they were treated. I don't know if they have just grown so fast, have so many patients coming and going that they have just become more like a factory and have lost sight of why they were considered the best. I would be livid if I spent $13,000 and had your experience along with a outcome that I am not happy with. I am sending you a BIG hug! Again, thank you so much for sharing your story with all of us.

You are scaring me. Ahhhh......Three days ago, I just had my breast implants removed by your same doctor, Roger Khouri M.D......................He gave my breasts an incision-free breast lift by carefully-stitching in, an internal bra. My breasts were then enhanced with both a fat graft and temporary placement of 130cc implants until I can come back, no less than three months from now, so they can be removed and my breasts, touched up with another fat-grafting procedure (Can you imagine doing this twice???).................Anyway, I can't stand straight either, but that's how it also was when I had my original textured saline breast implants put in--and it was even WORSE when I had a different set of smooth silicone implants placed under the muscle. I walked like a hedgehog for weeks, if not months!........But I should've known better from gymnastics, that if you don't thoroughly stretch your muscles each and EVERY day, you will quickly lose flexibility................Am I correct in guessing that you were walking around with your shoulders turned inward, and hunched over like a turtle?--(That's how I am now)................So your muscles are now very tight, but you CAN REVERSE THIS by putting your arms behind your body, grasping your hands together, and then slowly to lift them up. There are many other stretches you should also ease into...............I'm telling you, I couldn't stand straight for weeks when I had my sub-muscular implant surgery. But years later, I was doing front walkovers while I was pregnant! (That actually wasn't very smart, though, as the bending motion probably compromised my already stretched-out abs, which were in the process of separating in order to make room for my baby)............Please note that I am totally not trying to minimize your pain.....but I think you might benefit by hearing some facts: human skin is very elastic. That is why I could go back to having a flat belly 6 weeks after child birth, and how reconstructive surgeons are able to pull skin from a breast cancer survivor's back and stretch it over onto her chest in order to create a new breast.............And one mustn't forget how a baby, the size of a watermelon can be squeezed through an opening, the size of a kiwi---And last, all mothers know how flat chested, lactating breasts can swell with engorgement and grow from a prepubescent size 34AA to a "Dolly Does Dallas" 38DD in only a matter of hours---You just wait until you have babies! (Or maybe you already have had children and I'm just being incredibly presumptuous, in which case I apologize) ....BYW, I could've told you that this would be a HUGE surgery with a painful recovery..............But I can see why you were ignorant of this fact. It seems like most of these reviews make it seem like a walk in the park. Either these women are lying, or they forgot the extent of their pain, or they just have a higher pain threshold than we do (In which case, they'd be the women who have drug-free child birth when we are the ones whose pain can't even be lessened by the incredibly strong narcotic, Nubain).........Anyway, as I was saying, Liposuction is very invasive. And caries a lot of pain with it. Not to mention that your tortured body then started to retch over and over, heightening your already, excruciating agony. I can't even imagine it. I am so sorry you had to go through that......In addition, a well known side effect of general anesthesia is nausea. It's just too bad you didn't get stronger antiemetic (anti nausea) drugs before, during, and after your surgery...........In conclusion, hang in there and don't lose hope. Google, "arm and chest stretches" and slowly ease into doing them daily.......and please keep me posted. You shouldn't have to go through this alone.

I think your new breasts look beautiful! I am very sorry to read of your ordeal, i do hope that you heal well and keep all that beautiful fat!

You've posted a lot on my blog about your terrible and uneven liposuction results. Please post more pictures so we can see how you looked before and after.....Also, did you have bilateral tissue advancement--in other words, did your surgeon pull up your upper abdominal skin to use in increasing your breast tissue?

Thank you for sharing your photos. Your story is an outrage and I'm so sorry you're in such discomfort. How long ago was your transfer? Have you noticed a reduction in the size of your breasts as some of the fat is reabsorbed? Perhaps the fold lines will smooth out after the stitches dissolve. Maybe your breasts will become more even as your body absorbs more fat. Have you discussed your concerns with your Dr?

So so sorry my friend, I wonder if contacting the board will help or even have someone help you to get a lawyer , sounds terrible and you maybee need help from another doctor. I would try to start legal procedures , since your in soo much pain, is their someone to help you ? I'm worried and sad for you . God bless.

As members we all come here to learn, share our knowledge, experiences and for that I think almost everyone is greatful for the information. I do not write negative comments to anyone for what they choose to post. For those that have had a great experience with Dr. Khouri we are happy for you, especially those who have lost their breast’s to breast cancer. You have been through enough and it is wonderful that your surgeries were successful. But if someone else has not had a positive outcome with their surgery they do not need to read any negative comments. We all should be here to support one another and as miamigirl has stated several times, if you don’t like what she wrote don’t come to her site. She is going through enough stress right now and no one needs to add to it. I along with many others support her during this time and if she nees to vent some days it is ok with me.

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Miagirl1234 is NOT exaggerating. I had the same procedure done on May 15 (but I also had my ruptured implants removed).....I've since had to take narcotic pain medicine with NSAIDS EVERY day because the agony has been so severe. I have skipped a few dosages here and there to make sure I haven't started becoming an addict. So far I'm fine--and very thankful I at least have some recourse, because it feels like I have barbed fish hooks ripping through my pectoral muscles....Of course I knew I'd have pain in the lipo sites and also on the breasts--but I never thought the pain level would get as high as a 10, where it literally feels like torture.......I still have pain all over, but the pain in my breasts is the worse. It even sometimes starts in my armpits and travels down my nerves into my arms....Something is just NOT right with this surgery. And I thought I would just be getting fat injections. Yea right.

HappyIchoseFatGrafting, There is absolutely NO WAY that you could had the same procedure as miagirl1234 if you were on the beach seven days post op. You wouldn't have be able to get up off of the sand after you agonizing laid down--And you definitely wouldn't have been in a bathing suit only one week out of this invasive surgery. Even if you had nerves of steel and didn't care if all the passersby saw your bloody dressings and tape--all of those hundreds of needle-point scars and unsightly lipo sites would be ruined by sunlight. New scars overproduce melanin and so they easily darken with just a little sun exposure--But you couldn't have used sunscreen to prevent this, since the sores would still be open and the suncrean would clog them. Even if they weren't, you'd barely be able to touch your skin--not for weeks and weeks--to be able t slather on and rub in that viscous liquid!! So, perhaps you've been mistaken.

Miamigirl and Flat 2Flab, there is a wonderful member by the name of GinaMax. She had a procedure/treatment done that caused some nerve damage to her face. Not only is she very knowledgeable, but she has spent years doing research trying to find someone to help her. She found a doctor 2 hours from where she lives. The doctor is doing a lot work with stem cells with promising results. You should read her posts, write to her and maybe she will share more information that could help you. As always, I am sending you both the best!

Well...all I can say...is the crazies are back and in full force today. Oh, so LOL.

Hey everyone , I like this page, it's so interesting and full of life and drama ! I wonder what will be said next ha ha ! But two thumbs up for sticking up for each other !!

Hi Blutee, I just wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your post…It gave me a good laugh. I agree with you that this site is so interesting, one does wonder what will be said next, LOL. I don’t know if you read a current post from Recon? *** Recon said: My last fat grafting surgery was in December and I left the surgery center in the early morning hours and attended my husband's company Christmas party that night. Yes, my chest was bandaged and that was my biggest challenge - finding something to wear that would hide it. Physically, I felt great!*** I almost fell out of my chair when I read all of that!!! I just thought WOW…that is amazing. I don’t think, that I have ever read a review or a post, where anyone said that they were able to do all of that on the same day that they had surgery. So, you are so right, who knows, what will be written next! LOL LOL.