Breast Surgery

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How you ultimately look will also be based on the experience level

of your PS.

I had almost no breast tissue to work with and I was told I was

going to end up a B if lucky. I decided not to go to the PS mostly

used by ppl in my support group and broke off from the gang to visit

the Chief of PS at a major hospital in Chicago. When I went into

surgery he told me it would take approx. 3 hours. I began to wake

up and thought I was in recovery until I notice a big light overhead

and I glanced over at my surgeon who was just taking his gloves off

and he winked at me and said, " Yep...you are still in OR...it took

me 6 hours to form you the way I wanted. " He massaged what little I

had making every bit of breast tissue count for something and placed

my nipples in a perfect spot to give me that " Glyneth Paltrow " look

instead of " small dogs nose " or that " ski-slope " look I saw on many

of my GB friends. (You know the drill. All of your friends that had

breast surgery grab you, drag you to the john and rip their blouses

off to show off their new tata's.)

That was a year ago and I can't tell you how happy I am that I

searched out that type of plastic surgeon. He also would not

combine the breast job with a braekioplasty (sp) because of the time

he was sure he would have to dedicate to my chest area. I was

disappointed at first but thrilled at his decision once I saw the

work he put into it. Without asking him to, he cut around the sides

and took off some of the drooppy skin and tightened up that area

also.(You can see a bit of the results on my " flexing " pic in the

Photo's section.)

When he came into my room for a visit and we looked at the results

of his artistry and time he said, " Now, aren't you glad I didn't do

two surgical procedures at once? " My answer was obvious.

If for whatever reason (money, insurance purposes, desire, yadda

yadda) you have both procedures done at once, make sure the PS is

willing to put in MUCH time to do the best job on your boobs and be

willing to work past the other surgeries he has planned for the day

should he run into difficulties. We have VERY little breast tissue

to work on at the end of the day and a ton of skin to remove. It is

no easy feat to get it right.

Carol G.