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50y/o Chinless Male - Rancho Mirage, CA
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Met with the MD today, 12/21/15. The office, as...
opinionfreeDecember 22, 2015
$3,800
Met with the MD today, 12/21/15. The office, as reported A+. The MD, my opinion and as reported, A+.
A possible mistake (my part) I went in saying the name, model and brand implant I wanted. (I was nervous and started talking too much. That's better than peeing myself.) Instead, I should've pulled back and asked for his recommendation first. He hi-5'd me and said good choice. In my fluster I wanted to confirm and he said, ...with chin implant. (finishing my sentence before I could re-assert my choice.) He knew what I wanted and was alert enough to confirm the oddly (but correctly) named implant.
The doctor's manner and time were top notch. When I say I'm petty, that's being nice to me. I wanted to know if he's a morning person, what time of day does he like to cut people, the status of his marriage, finances and children. (my first nose job, the MD was scream fighting with his wife over the phone in the operating room. BAD EXPERIENCE.) He understood and answered everything and knew it was going to be repeated the day of surgery.
I wanted (get ready, here it comes) the Mittelman Pre Jowl CHIN implant. We went back and forth on large vs. extra large. In the second picture, you can see how weak my jowls are. We (I deferred to him) on the large size. If he's wrong, I'm going to give him such a pinch.
As an afterthought, ( and to check for any untoward motivations) asked about kybella and neck-o-suction. He made the meh face, started choking me and said, we could. I pooh pooh'ed the neck-o-suction and said kybella. I've read too much about post-op nerve pain coming from bad neck-o-suction. He said that I have the fat under muscle which is most responsive to the klebsiella. Truth be told, at my age, I wanted a little tightening under the neck and kybella should clean it up. Hugs/kisses, not really but sounds better than a handshake, he and nurse leave. Not sure why we needed a nurse to chaperon us but can't be to careful I guess.
Nurse comes back in with a big day planner, BP soars and I get scared. I'm sure that this procedure isn't gratis and we haven't discussed price. (Discussed, most likely, Not. Told, what the price will be, Better.) I'm thinking I have a few months to go before this madman slices me from stem to stern. Nursie (she was wonderful and said in humor) wants me to come back tomorrow (12/22/15) for the pre-surgical exam. Then nursie looks at me and comments on the green hue enveloping my face. Realizing something is off, she says tomorrow is bad. The color begins to normalize and she remembers my warning about me being a super sissy. Commence, hand holding and breathing exercises.
My excitement about the great office and MD visit, may have been taken as the green light to go. My fear from previous/disastrous facial surgeries and concern about cost has my shorts riding high. Is it going to cost $5000 or $15,000? I accidentally pull the price sheet from her hands. It's $3,800. Let's do the damn thing, is where I'm at. 12/28/15 is pre-surgical exam and 1/5/16 is surgery.
Can't upload pre-pictures. It shows the picture in the little box then says error. Will try to figure it out.
A possible mistake (my part) I went in saying the name, model and brand implant I wanted. (I was nervous and started talking too much. That's better than peeing myself.) Instead, I should've pulled back and asked for his recommendation first. He hi-5'd me and said good choice. In my fluster I wanted to confirm and he said, ...with chin implant. (finishing my sentence before I could re-assert my choice.) He knew what I wanted and was alert enough to confirm the oddly (but correctly) named implant.
The doctor's manner and time were top notch. When I say I'm petty, that's being nice to me. I wanted to know if he's a morning person, what time of day does he like to cut people, the status of his marriage, finances and children. (my first nose job, the MD was scream fighting with his wife over the phone in the operating room. BAD EXPERIENCE.) He understood and answered everything and knew it was going to be repeated the day of surgery.
I wanted (get ready, here it comes) the Mittelman Pre Jowl CHIN implant. We went back and forth on large vs. extra large. In the second picture, you can see how weak my jowls are. We (I deferred to him) on the large size. If he's wrong, I'm going to give him such a pinch.
As an afterthought, ( and to check for any untoward motivations) asked about kybella and neck-o-suction. He made the meh face, started choking me and said, we could. I pooh pooh'ed the neck-o-suction and said kybella. I've read too much about post-op nerve pain coming from bad neck-o-suction. He said that I have the fat under muscle which is most responsive to the klebsiella. Truth be told, at my age, I wanted a little tightening under the neck and kybella should clean it up. Hugs/kisses, not really but sounds better than a handshake, he and nurse leave. Not sure why we needed a nurse to chaperon us but can't be to careful I guess.
Nurse comes back in with a big day planner, BP soars and I get scared. I'm sure that this procedure isn't gratis and we haven't discussed price. (Discussed, most likely, Not. Told, what the price will be, Better.) I'm thinking I have a few months to go before this madman slices me from stem to stern. Nursie (she was wonderful and said in humor) wants me to come back tomorrow (12/22/15) for the pre-surgical exam. Then nursie looks at me and comments on the green hue enveloping my face. Realizing something is off, she says tomorrow is bad. The color begins to normalize and she remembers my warning about me being a super sissy. Commence, hand holding and breathing exercises.
My excitement about the great office and MD visit, may have been taken as the green light to go. My fear from previous/disastrous facial surgeries and concern about cost has my shorts riding high. Is it going to cost $5000 or $15,000? I accidentally pull the price sheet from her hands. It's $3,800. Let's do the damn thing, is where I'm at. 12/28/15 is pre-surgical exam and 1/5/16 is surgery.
Can't upload pre-pictures. It shows the picture in the little box then says error. Will try to figure it out.
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6 days pre
1 week (really, 6 days) till Chin day.
opinionfreeDecember 30, 2015
Met with the nurse today. Nothing real eventful, just pre-surgery visit. Had to have my EKG, blood work and and note from my primary Doc. So now it's just a waiting game. My nerves are starting to get to me but it'll be done before I know it. Fingers crossed.
Good luck and I hope you enjoy your last small-chinned holiday :)
So while I'm in that nether region between life and death, after enduring MAJOR SURGERY (chin implant), he will pattern my neck and like some crazed junkie, shoot me up with kybella. I need to do a pinch of research on this, because I thought it would be better to do it post recovery. He assured me that this was the way to go and I trust him (but will look it up anyway).
I can't wait till next year and NOT needing a Santa beard to cover my weak chin.
Thanks.