Case1: I just had breast reduction surgery done. My doctor failed to tell me that he removed my nipples during surgery. So here it was 4 weeks later, after seeing him 2 times a week, a scab came off one of my nipples after taking a bath and there was no nipple. I screamed! Where is it? Where is it? Oh my god, my worst nightmare! He didn't even tell me that he removed them. I am so angry at my doctor. I have lost a big part of what makes me feel like a woman. Its only been a few days since I found out that they are gone and while searching the internet, I can't find anyone else this has happend too. I asked him why he took them off and he said he thought it was the best thing to do at the time. I am so confused and sad over this. Does anyone know why a Dr. Would remove your nipples and keep the areole?
Reply: I'm sorry to say but this is really stupid. The fact that he removed you nipples I mean. It is true that the nipple and areola are removed from the skin during such surgery but they are placed afterwards. Your doctor not placing your nipple back is definetly wrong...I believe you can sue him for that. It is not professional. Furthermore he is not allowed to do anything without your approval unless it is a life threatening situation. And it wasn't in your case. What? What if he had done a mastectomy? Would he have motivated that he felt like doing that? Maybe he was tired and wanted to go home early? This can't be. You can't allow that. Talk to him and ask for reasons to why he has done this. Sue him if not and with the money go to a real doctor and try to have your nipples made. I believe it can be done. I just don't know how much you will feel afterwards. Good luck!
Case2: My name is kristina and I am 28 from california. I had a breast reduction 3yrs. Ago and suffered many complications. My surgeon was supposed to remove the nipples during the surgery and re-apply them st the end of the procedure. He claims that 15min. Before surgery I told him to do it keeping the blood flow attached during surgery (which I didn't). I chose the first method sice it had the greatest chance of survival for me. To make a rather long story short. Within the first two weeks I had lost both nipples and my insisian was seperating (about 8in. On one side and 6in. On the other)and much of my remaining tissue was falling out and dying off.
I now have no nipples, no remaining breast tissue, severe pain from the nerve damage, depression and lots of mental issues surounding all of it. I am currently in the middle of a case against the doctor who denies any responsibility, and claims it is because I did not take extra viamin c for the first two weeks after surgery. We are heading to trial this month and although having a financial win would be nice, I just want to make him suffer a little and make him understant and feel helpless like me for just a moment.
The doctor said he couldn't wait for his anesthesiologist to get back to the office. He needed to open my breast back up asap to relieve the pressure. I can't tell you how horrifying it was. I gushed about a pint of blood when he pulled out the stitches. He said several large blood clots had formed and he needed to redo the surgery.
After about 1 hour of paging his anesthesiologist (who never returned), he called the hospital and told them send one over. (just across the street) the anesthesiologist did not want to put me back to sleep unless I was in the hospital. The plastic surgeon finally talked him into it. I was scared stiff....But way too out of it already to object.
A couple days after he said the blood flow was not good to my nipple and I almost lost it. He wanted to do another surgery immediately to remove it. I said no. I told him that I wanted to wait and that if any more surgery was to be done that I wanted it done in the hospital. The extra day saved my nipple from being removed permanently.
My breasts are still extremely sensitive a year & a half after surgery. The scaring isn't too bad, but when I lift my arm, there is a noticable dent under my breast. They are also mostly numb....Even tho I get terrible itching from nerve damage.
I've contemplated a law suit......Mainly due to the trauma of removing the stitches without anesthesia. And i'm also a cup size smaller than what I asked for. I have also suffered from some depression since.
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I am lucky I guess. I had breast augmentation surgery done too. I like the way I look now, but like so many cases I'm reading, I have lost sensation in my nipples as well. I had large areolas, and had always wanted them to be smaller. I had a lift and implants done. The scarring isn't too bad, and will (hopefully) fade as time goes by. But the loss of sensation is so sad for me. Someone else commented that the sensation made her feel womanly (in the loving way we are with our mates) and I agree that it has been very disappointing to have lost that tactile stimulation, especially since I asked my PS over and over, "are you SURE I will get the sensation back?" He'd said yes, YES, you will. I did everything exactly as instructed before and after surgery, and still sleep in a firm support sport bra to protect my $7000 investment. Would I do it again knowing what I know now? Probably not.
I am a 33 year old mother of 5 and I also have and breast enlargement surgery. I had my done August 30th 2007. I have 550cc in the left breast and 570cc in the right. So far so good I have had only a few complaints. My right side seem to be much more firm that the left side and also I have some concerns that my right breast is some what larger and sits a little higher on my cheast that( bothers me)somewhat.
However my Dr. says it has only been a couple months it will take some time. My husband says he can't tell the difference but I CAN !! I have talked with many women that have used the same Dr. as my self and we all have the same look to our body even years later the right breast is always higher on the cheast wall. I go back the end of November for my last re-check so well see what He has to say. (WISH ME LUCK) All in all I have to say compaired to what I had before this has not been to bad.
Hello. I had breast reduction back in August 2007. So it's still pretty new. The scarring is not good, I had separation under one breast and it was very painful for the first 6 weeks, and the wounds wept continuously. BUT having said that, they are now so perky and lovely and high and girl-like, I'm smiling like I've never smiled before, wearing beautiful bras and my clothes actually now fit.
Nipples are itchy, scars are red and still angry, but the benefits of no pains in my back and shoulders far outweight any downside.
Would I do it again? Absolutely - a hundred times YES!!
e is lisa and i think all of you ladies are stronge fighters and very much the importance to this particulare page!
you have given me alot more fear but in a good way and all the things i was told would never happen when it came time for a boob job have happend to you and seriously i thank you for being brave to still deal with your issues!!
good luck every one and i hope i can share my story with you on this site again some time that is if i dont back out !! haha
mery xmas and happy new year!!
lisa,
im so sorry to all the women here who have had trouble, but as i say it happens to the best of us
we want something so badly and because god and karma know it we never have it perfect!
just like children we go threw ivf and painful times to get pregnant and they come out speaking to us like dirt!
we wanted a better chest and some confidence for out partners and ourselves and we still CANT have what we want! the ones who use there breats as a porn accessorie never have issues
bitches ahahaha!
ne wy
take care and goodluck with any other procedure (although it seam there wont be)
lisa
I also have breast implants (almost 1 year ago), and my surgeon warned me of every one of the risks, several of which you are all complaining about! Its the risk you take when you decide to go under the knife!Were you not told of the risks, i find that hard to believe as every surgery you have to sign a waver form declaring that you are aware of and have been informed of all the risks. I am sorry that not all of you have had a good result, but it also lies in your choice of surgeons-did you reseach him/her? Did you research the procedure? At the end of the day WE are all responsible for our OWN ACTIONS!
My name is Maria Myrback. I was 40 when I had my breast lift and augmentation with Dr. Jan V. Karlin in Orlando, FL.
Within 2 weeks of the initial surgery in October of '07, I had developed necrosis. There really are no words to describe the horror of watching my breasts rot. It took an entire month before he finally took me back in for a second, repair surgery and to have the implants removed.
By this point I had lost both my nipples and areolae on both sides.
I had been complaining about pressure and heaviness in my chest and this man actually had the unmitigated GALL to suggest I take a Valium.
When he opened me up, he reported that there was about 300ccs of serous fluid in the pockets on each side. The implants were intact.
At one check up, his nurse even pointed out what looked like a bubble on the outer edge of one breast.
So he closed me up. I was relieved. He promised that he would do nipple reconstruction and areolae tattooing once everything was healed.
After a few days, the sutures started opening up. Within two weeks I had two tennis ball sized gaping wounds where the sutures had opened up.
Did I mention he was on vacation during this time and all his office could do was refer me to his on-call doc?
Karlin actually wanted me to pack the wounds with gauze and saline until they healed. That would have taken SIX MONTHS.
One of his staff members who is no longer there did research and found a portable machine called a V.A.C. It uses low level vaccume pressure to close the wound.
So for six weeks over Christmas (I had to cancel my family's holiday vacation because there was no way I could travel hooked up to this thing 24/7) my husband did bandage changes every 72 hours.
The wounds closed finally but in an odd way so now I am deformed. With no nipples and I will need at least two more surgeries to repair this damage.
And if that wasn't bad enough, the breast tissue on the outside edges of both sides are numb.
This man butchered me. I cried every day for four months.
Florida allows for a minimum of $100,000 in malpractice insurance to be carried. If I were to sue, all of that would be eaten up by lawyer's fees.
Do NOT let this man go anywhere near you and think VERY long and hard before you have any sort of cosmetic surgery.
This CAN happen to you!!
I HAD BREAST REDUCTION DONE TO ME,,IM RELIEVED THAT I HAD IT DONE BECAUSE OF ALL THE PAIN I WAS IN.BUT I BELIEVE MY SURGERY COULDVE BEEN DONE BETTER.I HAVE HORRIFFIC SCARING,I HAVE NO BREAST I LOOK LIKE A FAT MAN.THERE ARE NO SHAPE.JUST FLAT AND UGLY,IVE BEEN IN SUCH A DEPRESSION,I CANT GET OUT OF.I HAVE NOT BEEN WITH A MAN I MANY YEARS CAUSE OF IT.IM IMBARRESSED BY IT.I DONT FEEL LIKE A WOMEN, I DIDNT SUE MY DOCTOR BECAUSE MEDICAID PAID FOR IT. I DIDNT THINK I HAD A CASE.AND ITS BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS ALL READY. I JUST WANT TO LOOK NORMAL THATS ALL.
I am a 36 year old who had breast surgery about a year ago I was 34dd and 34f. Surgery went great, recovery went excellent and know a year later I am still size 34D. Can someone help me understand what went wrong and what recourse do I have.
this is an interesting case, why don't you contact the surgeon who did this surgery on you? i hope everything's alrite.
I had a breast agmentation 6 months ago. I went from a 32aa to a 36b. I had no problems. There was some pain right after the surgery but it went away pretty quickly. I love my breasts the way they are now.
Hi everyone, I'm 26 and I am interested in getting breast implants. I've done some research, but I'm scared to go through with the procedure considering what I have read on this site. I am torn between two doctors that I've looked up online. There names are Dr. Constantino Mendieta and the other is Dr. Sam Gershenbaum. Both doctors are from Miami, FL. What I am looking for is some advice someone can give me on this subject.
I have had several surgeries and I regret the day that I thought having great looking breasts was all I wanted. I've always been big but was a 36F when I breast fed my kids. The first dr. just put implants in to inflate me back up. I had chronic headaches/shoulder and back pain b/c they were way too big. I tried to get him to listen to me but I eventually went to another surgeon. I asked for a reduction to a "full C" but ended up with 34DD - barely down 1 size! What a disappointment. But that's not the worst. My left side kept bottoming out and after 3 surgeries to correct it, the surgeon put in a "shelf" to hold the implant. It still looks like it bottomed out as there is little to no fullness above my nipple. My right breast looks very different from the left. It is round and full at the top but way too long under the nipple. My breasts look nothing like each other. They are different sizes so my clothes shift to the side. I feel deformed and don't know where to turn. I have spent in excess of $30k on breast surgery and don't know how I can possibly justify another one to my husband - we are both self-employed. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I do?
Get before and after photos before you trust any surgeon. My wife had breast reduction from a board-certified Mayo Clinic trained doctor. Even that is no guarantee of success. The areolas are not the same size, one is sunken into the breast, and one is not even round. He reduced the circumference of both, which neither of us expected. It has devastated our sexual relationship.
I truly feel for some of the ladies on this post. I had a breast reduction done, size 38DDD and was supposed to go to a small 38D/full 38C since I have very broad shoulders and have been big breasted all my life and wanted some pain off of my back. Well needless to say I am a small C cup, one nipple faces a little outward and upward and smaller while the other is more centered but downward and larger!!! There are bearly any areolas left which ofcourse was not discussed with me. I have also lost pretty much all sensation, not much left at all, the scarring is bad and I look like I have eyelashes because of the way she stitched me, she also made the breast that used to be bigger, smaller now so they are even more uneven than they used to be. The thing about it is, I did not have a problem with my breasts before, I just wanted to relieve some pain, no I am left with this. I feel so depressed on most days and even though my husband says he loves me regardless I have to say it takes alot of energy to feel sexy when you feel like crap about a part of your body that makes up your womanhood. My surgery was done by Dr Lagere in Brunswick, Ga, nice staff but alsways felt rushed and all I kept getting was give it time, give it time and your body just does not heal good. Well I had 3 c-sections in a military facility and they look fantastic compared to what she has done to me, so my skin heals just fine!!!!!!!
I just had a reduction and one is sitched up tight like you said and now they are totally different. It's only been a week but it's a pretty dramatic difference. My doctor said that it could take months. I hope not, I'm a lil worried about it.
I had breast augmentation 5 years ago. I went from a 36A to a 36D. It was pretty painful at first but my breasts are absolutely beautiful. Everyone says they look completely real and my finance says they feel real as well. I had a great experience and would recommend my doctor to anyone.
I had a breast lift with new silicone implants on 4/8/09. After my areolas rotting for 4 weeks with my PS doing nothing except telling me everything was going to be ok, I went to my family doctor, a wound clinic, and another PS, who all told me surgery was immediately required. I now have a gaping hole in my right breast practically to the muscle. I was able to keep my implants for some unknown reason, but I will need the VAC and will require more surgeries. The PS who did this NEVER told me this could be a complication. I am a runner with 4 children and would NEVER have risked this had I known. I am now 1.5 years to being able to begin reconstruction. I can't tell you how much this has messed with me emotionally. I have a 23 year marriage with is my saving grace. My husband willingly and lovingly changes my bandages. BE INFORMED! DO NOT trust that you PS will give you all of the information available, either before or after the surgery. DEMAND information and, if something goes wrong or even if you suspect something isn't right, IMMEDIATELY get another opinion. It may save your breasts. The second PS I used told me the tissue I lost died during surgery. It's a horrifying thing to watch your body rot. I would have never done this had I known all of the complications - or even some of them.
I am 30 yrs old and recently had breast reduction surgery few weeks ago. I was a 34DD on one breast and a 34DDD I think on other breast. I had suffered from lot of neck and back pain over the years. I am 5' 1" and weighed 130 lbs. My doctor finally said after so many years that I should now get the surgery done. I was pretty scared at first. I did not want it to be too noticeable that I got a reduction. I always had trouble with clothes and bras all the time, hence the gym as well.
My doctor suggested I go a Small D cup and I agreed. It has been four weeks since surgery and I must say I love my new boobies...I can actually wear a shirt without a bra if I wanted to. I do kind of wished i would of went to a Full C cup. But the doctor said my breasts will decrease lil more as time goes by because there is still some swelling. I have looked at other pics online of before/after and I must say I am pleased with my results and I did not lose any nipple sensation as it was discussed prior to surgery. My surgery was performed by Dr Hajjar in Michigan.
I am 29 5' 7' 140 pounds.I got breast implants in 2002 because my breast were really saggy and i just wanted them to be full i asked to be a small d and ended up a 34ddd. I was so uncomfortable so i had them redone a year later. I am still a 34dd busting out, my doctor did lypo suction under my left breast without my consent.I also had a breast lift. The day after the surgery when i went in for a check to see how they looked the nipples were really high and he promised the implant would roll out to its normal shape over time. It never happened, my implants are bottoming out so bad, and i am scared under both breast, parts of the scars are as wide as my finger.I feel so unhappy and the pain in my back is getting unbearable. I would never do it again, i just want the implants out so i could have a normal life :(
breast reduction is a crime!!!
any woman considering it should be put in a straight-jacket and sent directly to the nearest mental hospital.
"ohhh the back pain" and "i can't sleep they're just so uncomfortable"
exercise and pilates are much better alternatives for you whining fatties.
you do these stupid things to yourselves and then complain when things go wrong. it's not the surgeon who is to blame you morons. it's kinda like suing macdonalds because you're fat.
elective surgeory should not exist.
people should spend their money on psychiatric help instead.
Niki my case sounds similar to yours. I'm 22 years old, 5 foot 1 inch and have 38DD and the back neck and shoulder pain is outragous! Insurance ended up covering 80%. I had the surgery about 6 weeks ago and am completely happy with it. I am now a full C and love it. Can fit into alot of my shirts way better and can wear the bras I want to wear and they look awesome. The zaps I get from the nerves reconnecting is painful but that is only temporary and is a good thing. Am very very happy with my decision. As much as these boards are helpful to read everyone should decide for themselves because everyone and every surgeon is different. You can't base your decision solely on what others say. Good luck everyone!
I so much agree with anonymous!
WHY THE HELL ON EARTH DO YOU EVEN HAVE THESE OPERATIONS????
YOU CAN GO AND WORK OUT INSTEAD, TREAT YOUR BODY healthily, BALANCE YOUR DIET AND MOST IMPORTANTLY VISIT YOUR PSYCHIATRIST!
Just reading your comments, i felt like crying!
Too lazy to do these things!
Can't you just see...Every single surgery doesn't turn out well permanently!
I do not think that is right, many people do keep fit and eat a balanced diet, but we can do nothing when it comes to growing breasts or getting rid of that nasty apron tummy after a baby, breast enhancement and rhinoplasty surgery are therefore perfect procedures to enhance peoples confidence, and regain a great body!
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