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Review of Dr. Pousti, La Mesa office. I am a...
Review of Dr. Pousti, La Mesa office.
I am a 43-year-old mother of two. My surgery was to remove silicone implants.
The implants were 360 cc each side. Silicone, they were implanted in 2005.
A little background. I had small breasts all my life and from a young age I wanted to have larger breasts. I then decided after my first child, when I had no breast tissue left, to have saline implants, so I had Saline, under the muscle and after one year they had started to migrate under my arm pits toward my back. Evidently the pocket had been made too large. I then had revision surgery by a doctor in La Jolla and that's where I had the 360 cc silicone under the muscle. So, having those and then after breast-feeding my second child, I was left with extra breast tissue. My size went from 34D to a 34 E. I decided that being 40 and having very large breasts wasn't sexy anymore it was more frumpy so I started on my search for a new doctor and to have the implants removed.
I searched San Diego surgeons and came across Dr. Pousti a lot in three years. Then about September of 2014 I looked again as I was set to get the implanys removed and saw that Dr. Pousti was in fact a surgeon near my home town that had done quite a few implant removals. I set an appointment at the La Mesa office and on the Thursday I went to meet Dr. Pousti. I immediately felt welcome in his office and his staff are very warm and friendly. Another thing I noticed is that the office and the staff are not pretentious, unlike a few la jolla offices. I was taken back to the exam room by Vanessa, one of Dr. Pousti’s assistants. She made me feel very relaxed and was very professional. She talked to me and took my information and then had Dr. Pousti come in. Upon meeting Dr. Pousti I knew I was in great hands. He is a very personable doctor and talks to you not down to you. He explained the procedure and then examined me. We both agreed not to have smaller implants, but to have them removed completely. Dr. Pousti asked me a lot of questions and made sure that I definitely wanted the surgery.
Then came the question, “When would you like to do the surgery?”. I told Dr. Pousti that I wanted to do it ASAP and if he had a scalpel I would do it myself right now. Dr. Pousti laughed and said that he had had a cancellation for the next day and would I want that appointment. I said yes please and the appointment was set.
Friday afternoon (the next day) came and off I went to the surgery center. The staff at the surgical center were really nice and I did not feel nervous. Surgery went great, Dr. Pousti even held my hand as I was going “under”. He is the nicest Doctor I have met.
Recovery was less painful than my other two surgeries and I was only on pain meds for about four days. Tubes were a bit uncomfortable, but that was to be expected. I am so glad that Dr. Pousti spoke in depth with me about the location of the incision, as my first two surgeries were through the areola and this time I had it done under the crease. I don’t think my outcome would have been as aesthetically pleasing if my incisions (a third time on the areola) had “puckered”.
In summary, if you want a kind, considerate doctor, go see Dr. Pousti.
Thank you Dr. Pousti.
I am a 43-year-old mother of two. My surgery was to remove silicone implants.
The implants were 360 cc each side. Silicone, they were implanted in 2005.
A little background. I had small breasts all my life and from a young age I wanted to have larger breasts. I then decided after my first child, when I had no breast tissue left, to have saline implants, so I had Saline, under the muscle and after one year they had started to migrate under my arm pits toward my back. Evidently the pocket had been made too large. I then had revision surgery by a doctor in La Jolla and that's where I had the 360 cc silicone under the muscle. So, having those and then after breast-feeding my second child, I was left with extra breast tissue. My size went from 34D to a 34 E. I decided that being 40 and having very large breasts wasn't sexy anymore it was more frumpy so I started on my search for a new doctor and to have the implants removed.
I searched San Diego surgeons and came across Dr. Pousti a lot in three years. Then about September of 2014 I looked again as I was set to get the implanys removed and saw that Dr. Pousti was in fact a surgeon near my home town that had done quite a few implant removals. I set an appointment at the La Mesa office and on the Thursday I went to meet Dr. Pousti. I immediately felt welcome in his office and his staff are very warm and friendly. Another thing I noticed is that the office and the staff are not pretentious, unlike a few la jolla offices. I was taken back to the exam room by Vanessa, one of Dr. Pousti’s assistants. She made me feel very relaxed and was very professional. She talked to me and took my information and then had Dr. Pousti come in. Upon meeting Dr. Pousti I knew I was in great hands. He is a very personable doctor and talks to you not down to you. He explained the procedure and then examined me. We both agreed not to have smaller implants, but to have them removed completely. Dr. Pousti asked me a lot of questions and made sure that I definitely wanted the surgery.
Then came the question, “When would you like to do the surgery?”. I told Dr. Pousti that I wanted to do it ASAP and if he had a scalpel I would do it myself right now. Dr. Pousti laughed and said that he had had a cancellation for the next day and would I want that appointment. I said yes please and the appointment was set.
Friday afternoon (the next day) came and off I went to the surgery center. The staff at the surgical center were really nice and I did not feel nervous. Surgery went great, Dr. Pousti even held my hand as I was going “under”. He is the nicest Doctor I have met.
Recovery was less painful than my other two surgeries and I was only on pain meds for about four days. Tubes were a bit uncomfortable, but that was to be expected. I am so glad that Dr. Pousti spoke in depth with me about the location of the incision, as my first two surgeries were through the areola and this time I had it done under the crease. I don’t think my outcome would have been as aesthetically pleasing if my incisions (a third time on the areola) had “puckered”.
In summary, if you want a kind, considerate doctor, go see Dr. Pousti.
Thank you Dr. Pousti.
Provider Review
Dr. Tom Pousti is a very kind, considerate doctor. Has an impeccable bedside manner. I cannot fault this doctor. He is fantastic. I will definitely go to him for any future surgeries.