Patient Comment: Breast Enlargement
February 15th, 2012
Sara writes:
I had breast augmentation done at Bashioum Cosmetic Surgery Center back in July of 2010, after losing 90 pounds. After the weight loss, I ended up with saggy breasts. I was extremely pleased with the surgery and the way my breasts looked right after the procedure. But like many people, I wish I would of gone bigger. I guess at first when they are really swollen, they were huge. I loved that size, but when the swelling went down, I realized that I should have chosen a bigger implant size. Dr. Bashioum has various “sizers†available for patients to try on, but I underestimated how big I really wanted to be. He did EXACTLY what I asked him to do as far as size, but I just didn’t make the right decision on my part.
Dr. Bashioum did an amazing job and that is why I would like to go to him again. This is not uncommon, as other patients have mentioned this phenomenon on the blog. One of Dr. Bashioum’s patients also had difficulty deciding on size. In Melissa’s Blog, she wrote about how she wore different “sizers†for several days, to monitor reaction of others and to better understand what size she wanted to be after surgery.
So now I’m going to set up a consultation to consider changing my current implants for larger ones.
Click here to read Dr. Bashioum’s earlier discussion about implant size choices.
Click here to see Melissa’s Blog, where she talks about how she decided on the size of her implants.
Gen X Embraces Cosmetic Surgery
February 14th, 2012
2011 saw an increase in cosmetic surgery in spite of a sagging economy. It’s the Gen X’ers leading the pack in finding solutions for sagging problems of a different sort! According to a study by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), adults between the ages of 31 and 45 accounted for almost half of all cosmetic procedures in 2011. This is really nothing new, because while on the surface it looks surprising, this age group regularly accounts for the majority of cosmetic surgery. This is true in my own practice. Baby boomers (now ages 51-64) have already chosen to have surgery in their late 30’s and mid 40’s, as Gen X is doing currently. Baby boomers accounted for just 28% of the procedures last year, perhaps simply relying on less extensive procedures to serve as tune-ups for previous surgery.
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