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Less Than 3 Weeks to Go!!! Nervous

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Ok. So I'll be having surgery with Dr.Otega on Nov...

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tammyc85
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Ok. So I'll be having surgery with Dr.Otega on Nov 1st. Payed my deposit last Friday and I finally got my lab and medical papers yesterday which I did this morning. My coordinator Liz is very nice but I feel a bit rushed whenever I'm speaking to her on the phone. I think I'll wait until I hear back from them stating that I'm cleared for surgery before I pay in full. Just to be on the safe side. I'm a 34 b now hoping to be a full D cup. So I'm thinking about 500 cc or maybe 550cc silicone. A lot of reviews on here about the office has me really nervous but my Doctor I chose has really good reviews so we'll see what happens. Now just waiting to get clearance from the office. If everything goes smoothly will be coming back for tummy tuck in a few months.

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Mel T. Ortega, MD

Mel T. Ortega, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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October 11, 2016

Hey there, and welcome! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. I hope you'll get lots of support from the community. Have you checked out the Breast Augmentation Guide yet? It's packed full of great tips and information. Hope you'll enjoy reading it. Good luck, and please keep us updated.

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October 11, 2016
I'll be sure to check the BA guide out. Will keep u updated.
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October 12, 2016

Thank you! We are all here to support you. Can't wait to follow your journey :)

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October 12, 2016
Tammy I too have been speaking to Aesthetics in Miami but I have spoken to Emily and get the sense in my second communication I felt I was pulling teeth when asking questions about being considered for a different procedure pricing and information on the surgeons . I look at it this way there are other places I can take my business if they don't value you or care to answer you. After all this is not charity surgery I'm financing it! I think the surgeons need to do better screening on who they are hire to represent them. As we only need less than five minutes to form first impressions
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October 12, 2016
Yes. Initially they got back to me ver quickly about everything. I was also getting worried because I didn't get my lab orders from them right away as well. And when I was asking questions I really felt like Liz was rushing me even tho she answered everything. I was even thinking about canceling with them and going to CG cosmetics. But I had already payed the deposit and I didn't wanna let my 500 go down the drain. But what gave me hope was that the doctors have really great reviews. Especially dr.Ortega.... But if you feel uncomfortable I would def shop around or maybe try speaking with someone else. After all we are putting our lives in their hands I do feel like they should handle each case with care. Which doctor were u interest in. We're u getting a Breast augmentation too? Initially I was gonna do the tummy tuck as well as the Ba but I decided to do one at a time.
UPDATED FROM tammyc85
20 days pre

Wish pic updates and how I am now before the magic!

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tammyc85
Still very nervous. Keep going back and forth with myself about maybe not going. But I do really want it. Keeping fingers crossed awaiting lab results to be cleared. I really hope my doctor can achieve the size and look that I want.

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UPDATED FROM tammyc85
19 days pre

Wish pics and my body before surgery.

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October 12, 2016

Thanks for adding your pics! We are all here to support you!

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October 12, 2016
Last night was really hard for me. I kept reading about implant illness which is really scaring me. I wonder what are the chances it will happen to me. Most of the people who claim they had it, had their implants in for a really long time for the most part. You are suppose to change them in 10 years from what I've been researching. I'm still gonna go through with it though. I think I'm just getting ore jitters and I need to stop looking for what can go wrong. Well... I'm still waiting to here back from spectrum to see if everything went ok with clearing me for surgery. Fingers crossed.