Re: en bloc vs. capsulectomy?

[Guest guest]

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Your surgeon is right. They can't always do enbloc but at least he's aware to get the whole capsule out. He sounds like a good guy.

Are you getting a lift?

-Marieholymary1974 <holymary1974@...> wrote:

thank you for all your responses! i can definitely feel the love and support among this group...i had a question though: what is the difference between en bloc and capsulectomy? during my search for a surgeon, one told me that he would make every attempt at doing an en bloc though sometimes it's not possible b/c of the danger involved. yet he told me he would definitely remove the entire capsule. is this sufficient? or should i insist upon an en bloc at all costs? thanks again.

[Guest guest]

Do you mind saying what doctor said that? That seems correct from

what I'v learned. Sometimes, I think, the capsule may be to thin.

Crystal

> thank you for all your responses! i can definitely feel the love

> and support among this group...

>

> i had a question though: what is the difference between en bloc and

> capsulectomy? during my search for a surgeon, one told me that he

> would make every attempt at doing an en bloc though sometimes it's

> not possible b/c of the danger involved. yet he told me he would

> definitely remove the entire capsule. is this sufficient? or

> should i insist upon an en bloc at all costs?

>

> thanks again.

[Guest guest]

My capsule was extremely thin.

Lynda

At 10:44 AM 6/28/2004, you wrote:

>Do you mind saying what doctor said that? That seems correct from

>what I'v learned. Sometimes, I think, the capsule may be to thin.

>Crystal

>

> > thank you for all your responses! i can definitely feel the love

> > and support among this group...

> >

> > i had a question though: what is the difference between en bloc and

> > capsulectomy? during my search for a surgeon, one told me that he

> > would make every attempt at doing an en bloc though sometimes it's

> > not possible b/c of the danger involved. yet he told me he would

> > definitely remove the entire capsule. is this sufficient? or

> > should i insist upon an en bloc at all costs?

> >

> > thanks again.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

the name of the surgeon is dr. melmed in dallas texas. he's done

over 750 explantations and from what i hear, does not do implants

unless the patient is adamant after knowing all of the possible

risks.

i don't anticipate getting a lift because i have very littls breast

tissue. but then again i guess i'll leave that up to dr. melmed to

decide.

lisa

> > > thank you for all your responses! i can definitely feel the

love

> > > and support among this group...

> > >

> > > i had a question though: what is the difference between en

bloc and

> > > capsulectomy? during my search for a surgeon, one told me

that he

> > > would make every attempt at doing an en bloc though sometimes

it's

> > > not possible b/c of the danger involved. yet he told me he

would

> > > definitely remove the entire capsule. is this sufficient? or

> > > should i insist upon an en bloc at all costs?

> > >

> > > thanks again.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> the name of the surgeon is dr. melmed in dallas texas.

, he did my surgery on May 12th. He is very straight in what he

tells people. You will be well cared for.

Jade