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Tom J. Pousti, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Mermaid Bath!!!!

Can we all just talk about how real and public these baths can be. Most master baths ( I believe) have no door to the shower and bath tub. Very public to those of us who have kids, significant others etc. I have to say our baths (some ps suggest sponge baths bc of steri strips) to just wipe. But I’m all honesty the other day I told my guy, ok ima go take my mermaid bath. It was not till the next full day that he came home from work and said “I finally got it”! Bc I only fill the tub just below hips. So ladies I don’t know if you be into this, but it almost makes our bathing situation that much more tolerable when we can compare it to something as a tale! (Pun intended).ive never heard or seen someone call those baths a mermaid bath.... but why not?! It just puts our situations into perspective! Girls I hope u feel that mermaid coming out when bathing in our conditions. But hey girls... let’s me mermaids even for a little while. Make ur mermaid moments ladies, all proud:)

Late update on 13days post op

Well I’m still settling as expected this soon out from surgery. I’m doing my massages in an - in and upward motion. Due to the fact that I did choose mentor Xtra, upper pole fullness was important to me so my PS has not instructed to do the downward massage. In all honesty just some itching going on and slight burning on my right under boob, especially when I’ve been doing too much. I’m not going to lie, all this is making me nervous for my return to work. I’m a server, and I just don’t want to compromise anything. Other than that I’m instructed to keep our lovely known bra friend on for another two weeks before I can switch out.

Post op visit— got to see my new assests for what they will become

So I’ve been pretty obsessed with this website for the past two years. Reading everyone’s experience’s , their concerns, what they do during recovery- and reading the no-no’s of recovery. Maybe that’s why in the end, on my way to my adventure I was not nervous. Any who, one big similarity I read in all the time on RealSelf was how uncomfortable the band was on the surgical bra. So many women would loosen it, and then soon feel like their lower breast was on fire. So because of all those stories I just bit the bullet, my ribs were sore and when I pulled on the band to get a little breathing room, I felt the relief those women felt immediately after unfastening the band. But again I was like - nope! I will not! No matter how tempting, how much pressure was on me I kept that damn thing on! So today at my post op since I was 6 days post op I was relieved to hear the nurse tell me that they will remove the gauze, and the bra! I was ecstatic:) so I sat on the table and she unfastened my bra and I let out this huge sigh of relief right in her face! Thinking about it now I’m still embarrassed that I did not hold back, since she was like 3 inches from her face. ( btw, if she is reading this— I’m sorry I did that) but they release of pressure was amazing! And of course I had a bruise where the band was bothering me, and like one other small one. But seeing my boobs for the first time I was just like , wow! Then Dr Pousti came in to make sure everything was alright and left me know that I was complication free, which is so great to hear! He’s so amazing ! Back to the reveal,The size the profile, everything about the implant just fit me! Which brings me to my next thought... some people feel it takes them time for the implants to become a part of them. In my case, and again I think due to so much research, when I woke up, I didn’t think anything more than the fact that I’m sore. This is just me, I don’t think of them as implants, I just think “some amazing dr and his amazing team did a few touch ups on me”. I hadn’t felt emotional, or second guessing myself. This was what I wanted for my own self for a long time now. I’m getting back to me now, recovery is still evident but I was able to cook dinner again tonight, bath my two littles, and I’m a little tired now , but it’s all still me! And I love what I see in the mirror. Regardless if others, when I get back to work have their opinions on my body ( which I’m sure they will) I know I love what I see. This is for me, and it’s me :D thank you thank you to my lovely surgeon and all his staff!

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
8851 Center Dr., La Mesa, California
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Amazing, kind doctor. Very ethical, listened to my wants even up to the last 10 min before surgery. I would recommend him over and over.