Patient Comments: Breast Surgery Experience
October 17th, 2011
Mary writes:
I have recently moved to Minnesota and received a warm welcome from the Bashioum Cosmetics staff and surgeon when I was making decisions on having surgery. I was at ease during consultation because of the professionalism, friendliness, and confidence in Dr. Bashioum and all his nurses. The consults that I had at other centers prior to this one were the complete opposite where I felt out of place and the doctor’s portrayed arrogance. In my decision making to have surgery, I had questions, concerns and fears, but these were all resolved when I received phone calls to answer additional questions from both Dr. Bashioum and Sandy. My husband and I were fully confident to proceed with the surgery.
The surgery preparation packet was very informative and detailed. It felt good knowing the whole process from start to finish with both the surgical process and the anesthesia portion. The nurses’ caring and calm demeanor helped ease my fears the morning of surgery. Dr. Bashioum was also calming the morning of surgery as he sat down to chat with my husband and myself. The surgical tech and nurse anesthetist were super friendly as the greeted me in the operating room. The surgery was a success and the nurses took excellent care of me in recovery.
My husband and I were sent home with a detailed discharge/home care instruction packet. That evening Dr. Bashioum personally called my husband to check up on me. Dr. Bashioum left us with his cell phone number and instructed us to call for anything at anytime. I did once I started back to work because I had numerous questions and he was there for me. He took a lot of time out of his evening to talk with me over the phone. Read the rest of this entry »
Silicone Breast Implants Ok’d Again
September 6th, 2011
Last month a federal advisory panel has recommended the creation of a nationwide database to follow women who have had silicone-gel breast implants for at least 10 years after they had the surgery. Currently the two companies that manufacture silicone implants in the US, Allergan and Mentor, are already required to follow women who’ve had their implants for FDA-mandated studies. While the FDA would like to track more outcomes in women who have received silicone breast implants, it doesn’t expect more extensive longer-term data to reveal that the devices are unsafe.
According to William Maisel, MD, chief scientist and deputy director for the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, “Based on the totality of information on silicone gel breast implants, the FDA continues to believe that the currently approved devices are safe and effective for their intended use.†Data from the FDA report that most of the millions of women worldwide who have breast implants are satisfied with them. I find that patients are generally pleased with breast implant surgery. I always give my patients a choice between saline and silicone gel filled implants.
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