Reconstruction by Dr Khouri - Miami, FL

At the age of 25 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I decided to have a bilateral mastectomy with implants as my surgical treatment and was under the impression that implants or a flap was all there was. I had my first implant revision just a few months after my initial surgery to replace a capsular contracture. After that was fixed, my implant bottomed out and I found myself in another OR having another surgery to fix my big fake breasts.... My implants rippled under my over streched skin and were cold to the touch. I had no feeling. I was depressed and felt like I would live the rest of my life in pain and that I would have boulders in my chest forever. That was until the day I found dr khouri....it was like finding a light in the dark. I started the process by calling his assistant Cindy. I was immediately impressed by her kindness and found out later that she too was a breast cancer survivor. I traveled to miami for my first surgery in march of 2014. The surgery was painful like some of you complained about but its surgery people... Its certainly not going to be like you wake up and smell roses and feel relaxed. No....It hurts. The recovery sucks...especially if he takes from the thighs....but the results????!!! After the bruising went away and the tiny scars faded. I think I said out loud, "My God, this man is a genius." They were soft...warm and for the first time in 2 1/2 years, they were me. I had a breast fold, I had a slope and best of all, I had normal looking breasts. Every pain I felt in recovery were worth it. I should also mention that my scars were different too. They were smaller because they were not being stretched by huge implants and they were not purple or scar colored anymore. The fat litterally faded my scars in the first day. I wore a bathing suit with confidence this year. The fat he liposuctioned from my belly, made my stomach COMPLETELY flat. I was so happy about this little bonus. (Breasts that are my own and a flat stomach....OK! ) My second surgery to add more fat was this month (July 2014) This surgery was a breeze compared to my last because he didn't lipo my thighs this time. This time I made my always-hated love handles walk the plank. It was also easier this time because they added a new "feature" to your recovery period. Its a little black bag that had local anesthetic in it and it goes through a tiny catheter under your bandages. This allowed me to not even have to take my pain killers this time. The last time it was 2 every six hours. This time I took maybe 4 and then switched to ibuprofen. I walked to be beach at my "recovery condo" in key Biscayne toady and recovered by the water. I go for my post op tomorrow. I have no worries. Dr. Khouri is a genius in his field. He is such a foward thinker and should be praised for what he has done for the breast cancer community. He truly gave me my life back. I can hug people now...without feeling like my implants are going to knock them out. I rode a roller coaster for the first time in 3 years this summer and the harness didnt hurt. I can sleep on my belly. My daughter rests her hear on my chest to sleep at night and shes comfortable. Thank you Dr. Khouri, I could never tell you how grateful I am with theses words. Thank you for giving a young survivor life after cancer. - J