Breast revision

I have wanted to get my breasts done for years.. and many of the women on this site understand what I mean. Things went terribly wrong around 2 weeks post op, and it has been nothing but a nightmare ever since. I haven't gotten any for sure answers, or reassurance from my surgeon. I had to switch to a new plastic surgeon to get an actual diagnosis. I have stage 4 capsular contracture, and this is all started two weeks post op. Doctors time and time again tell you that you cannot get CC this early on post op. But I did, my surgeon did not use drains and there is blood surrounding my implant. Which is the number one cause of capsular contracture. Like I said, my surgeon would not admit this to me. I had to speak to other board certified plastic surgeons to get the answers I deserved. Sad, and true. Now I am stuck with the reality, and the bill.

Scheduling my revision for January to have the right breast fixed. Can not wait to get back normal.

Two weeks ago I had my revision to fix the capsular contracture in my right breast. Surgery went great, and the healing was very smooth! My surgeon is very knowledgable about how to treat capsular contracture, and prevent it from happening again. This really helped to put my mind at ease. :-)

With my previous surgeon I had never gone through any time of plastic surgery process so I didn't know what to expect. Having gone through with the revision with my new surgeon I am now seeing the differences in a good surgeon and a great surgeon. My new doctor is so thorough on the entire process, and takes every step to make sure things go as planned. It feels refreshing to have someone that treats you like a person instead of just another patient.

My surgeon told me after surgery that he had removed the entire capsule, and it was much thicker than he had anticipated. He also showed me some of the gross leftover blood he cleaned out from the untreated hematoma that had initially caused my capsular contract. I remember after I woke up he told me that had I given him permission he would have fixed a few things on my left breast as well. At the time I didn't really understand. I knew that I wasn't thrilled with the outcome of my left breast, but I didn't understand what he meant it needed fixing. It turns out that my suspicions were true, and there are issues with my left breast as well. It is bottoming out, and I will now need a 2nd revision surgery. To most people this would seem terrible, but with my surgeon ( Dr. Schlesinger here in Hawaii) I have no worries at all. I know he will makes things right for me. He has taken my nightmare, and turned it into a learning experience. I trust him with my life, and he just knows the ins and outs of the entire process so well that I know he will fix my previous surgeons mistakes and I will eventually have the breasts I wanted.

I am so saddened by this entire process. I was just a normal woman wanting to have her breasts done. I saved up my money like a normal person, did research and though I had decided on a reputable surgeon. Unfortunately when things went wrong, he didn't perform the way you would expect a doctor who looked you in the eye and told you he would give you beautiful results to perform.

I didn't do anything wrong, and all I can do is thank god I found Dr. Schlesinger. He is making things right for me. I hope I can soon be back to my normal, active self.