Patient Comment: Facial Rejuvenation
May 20th, 2013
Dr. Bashioum’s patient shares her experience with having an office consultation, her uncertainty about having surgery and her ultimate decision to have facial rejuvenation surgery to fix her sagging chin. I want to thank Liz for sharing her story.
Liz writes: I recently had liposuction facial rejuvenation done to my neck to reduce/lift the sagging below my chin. While it is easy to write this comment, it took me an entire year before I was felt 100% comfortable with the decision to have surgery. My reservations were not about Dr. Bashioum’s ability to improve my neck or the surgery itself. I had done my research, met with Dr. Bashioum several times and felt informed. My reservations were all about me. I am 40 years old and I had a hard time with the idea of “cosmetic surgery”…aren’t I too young. I felt I may have been overly focused on my neck, meaning that it was more my mind than reality. I also wasn’t sure I deserved the cost of the surgery.
I shared all these concerns with Dr. Bashioum. His advice was to wait and take time to decide if my neck really bothered me and then don’t worry about what others thought. So, after a year of hiding my neck, ducking my chin under high-collared fleeces, and frowning into the mirror, I realized 3 things. First, I wasn’t too young, secondly, my neck really, really bothered me and lastly, I was worth it. I am so glad I took the time to really reflect on having surgery and thankful that Dr. Bashioum encouraged me to take it instead of pushing me to make a decision I wasn’t ready for. I am very happy with the results and rarely find myself thinking about my neck anymore.
Patient Comments: Breast Size
October 24th, 2012
Lorray writes:
I am officially 6 months post op from my implant surgery with Dr Bashioum. I can’t tell you how happy I am that I went ahead with the surgery and my choice of Dr Bashioum. I had wanted to do breast enlargement for years and years. FINALLY… I mustered up the courage for the consultation and once I did, it was a slam-dunk to move forward. My biggest fear was how to face my (conservative) family and circle of friends and whether they were going to accept the decision I had made to “complete” myself. I say it like that because I didn’t always feel very feminine and really struggled with how imbalanced my figure was. It seemed like everything about me was “big” except my breasts – clothes didn’t fit and I felt almost deformed with that missing link to my figure. Now, I’m a size 10/12 EVERYWHERE and I love it.
Shopping still isn’t a favorite activity of mine, but it is a lot more exciting when you try on a dress and you actually fill it out and it looks fabulous!! More people tell me how great I look. Everyone has supported my decision. My friends ask me for Dr Bashioum’s card when they find out and they want to know all about the whole experience.
Dr Bashioum and the entire staff at the office are some of the nicest, most professional and caring people I have ever met. They treated me with respect, kindness and concern for my health and my choices. My intent was to “research” a few surgeons before moving forward, but I stopped at one – I knew from the start they’d take great care of me. Dr Bashioum’s talents being a gifted surgeon where what I wanted. I highly recommend him.
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