Melonie’s Blog: The Consultation
October 6th, 2009
When I arrived for my consultation, I felt a bit nervous but was immediately put at ease by Becky at the front desk. She collected my information and it was just a few minutes before I met the nurse and other staff. They were all very friendly, upbeat and informative. When it was time for me to meet Dr. Bashioum, I actually felt relaxed, having already met his staff first. As part of my research, I had read his patient blogs and I could see now that they were accurate about the staff. So I thought, this is going to go just like the other patients had described. My time with him was professional and comfortable. He asked a few questions, gave me a lot of information and took a very quick look at my breasts. Nothing at all uncomfortable or embarrassing. I was most impressed with his utmost concern being for my health, peace of mind and well-being. That is when I really decided he was the right doctor for me.
After we were finished the consultation, I was instructed to try on different size implants with the help of the nurse, to determine my new size. She did not offer any opinion and I felt comfortable choosing the size I thought looked best for me. She told me I could come back and re-size anytime I wanted before surgery, if I chose to do so. That day I chose the 475 cc, but felt I may want to go a little larger. I came back a week later with my boyfriend to re-size. I then chose the 500 cc and asked my boyfriend if he thought it looked right on me. He felt it looked good but said that it was most important that I was comfortable. I felt that I would most likely need time to adjust to whatever size I chose, but I liked the look of the 500 cc. So as of now, this is where I am at. My surgery is scheduled in 2 ½ weeks and I am feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement.
The surgery will be filmed for the blog, so check back to see how I’m feeling the morning of my surgery and hear what final decision I make regarding implant size.
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.
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