Melonie’s Blog: Intro
October 5th, 2009
Hi, my name is Melonie. I began thinking about breast augmentation quite a few years ago but had decided to wait until I was done having children. I had always been an A-size cup, which I was happy with, for the most part. But there were many styles of clothing I wanted to wear that just did not look quite right on me, due to my small breast size. I had always worn a bikini but I preferred to have the padded top. Although I was concerned about my breast size, I still felt that because of my very small frame and low weight that breast augmentation was not an option for me. I thought I would feel unbalanced and awkward. It wasn’t until I achieved a desired weight that I felt I was ready to have the surgery. I began talking with my boyfriend about implants. We both had some concerns about how it would affect our relationship. After we talked about it, we felt that we were both secure enough with ourselves, and our relationship to go ahead with finding out more about it.
We began to do quite a bit research on breast implant surgery. We read about everything from Silicone VS Saline to different types of techniques (such as where incision can be made), which procedure was the safest, which procedure had the least scarring, which had the lowest and highest incidence or rupture. I also wanted to know which implant placement had the least problems and which looked most natural (over the muscle/under the muscle). After we had done this research, we began looking for a doctor. We looked at about six, but I finally decided on Dr. Bashioum because he is certified by the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and because I had a friend who had her breast augmentation with Dr. Bashioum. She was very happy with him and I liked the look of the result that she had. So I made an appointment for a consultation.
Please check back to read about my visit to his office.
Too Much of a Good Thing – Two to Tango
October 2nd, 2009
Patients choose whether to have cosmetic surgery or not. It is purely an elective and usually non-essential surgery. Some patients end up having so many cosmetic surgery operations that their physical appearance becomes distorted, as I have discussed in prior blogs. Obviously the responsibility of having multiple cosmetic surgery procedures rests with the patient. However, without a surgeon or injectionist doing each treatment, excessive surgery would never occur. It takes two to tango, except of course when patients do surgery or injections on themselves.
I often see patients during consultations that have had multiple surgeries. Most often they have had their surgical procedures over a number of years and performed for specific physical sensitivities. Most results are natural in appearance and they are generally accepting of results, which may not always be perfect. In my opinion, these individuals are not obsessed with cosmetic surgery and I will consider them as patients.
There happen to be a few patients that present having had multiple surgeries on a single body part in quick succession, done by different surgeons. Some have so much scarring; it is impossible to make any further corrections. I advise these patients not to have more surgery. My professional ethics do not allow me to accept them as patients. Sadly this is not acceptable to everyone and unfortunately they will continue to seek out other physicians either locally or in other cities, until they find a surgeon to do what they want. Rest assured, you can most always find a surgeon to operate on you. Understand that surgeons make their living by operating, so when a surgeon recommends not having surgery, there must be a very good reason because they are losing income. Nonetheless it is difficult to disappoint a patient and turn them away. Fortunately, here in Minneapolis, most of my patients have reasonable expectations and seem to be conservative in their desire for unnecessary or repetitive cosmetic surgeries.
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