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RD's Breast Augmentation - A dream come true . . . (page 2 of 3) Answered prayer… Now for the GOOD part of my story - Dr. Shamoun! I'm a Christian, and I had been praying for God to guide me through this trial. I asked for forgiveness if my prayers were vain, but I figured I had already gotten myself into this mess - I know God wants to bless me with my hearts desire - and that was for a great surgeon who would treat me right and make me look beautiful. From the moment of my first visit, I knew Dr. Shamoun was the right one, the feeling was so strong - like overwhelming intuition - like answered prayer!! Luckily, I had told my husband about this strong feeling before we found out the cost estimate… Dr. Shamoun was exactly twice the cost of all the other Orange County estimates I had received. There is a reason I tell you this - and it's not to scare you off! It's the exact opposite. I now realize that my body, health, well-being, and happiness are too precious to let money deter me from the best possible doctor. There was also very sound reasoning for the extra cost - Dr. Shamoun's strategy was totally different than any of the other consultations…and it was much more geared to my benefit. The plan… Here was the strategy…to use high profile 550cc smooth silicone implants (although these were the most expensive implants at that time, the high profile provided the "upper" volume I needed to "counteract" the effects of bottoming out and the smooth surface reduces rippling), and to use my existing nipple incision to eliminate additional scarring, and to reinforce my tissue in the pockets so that the new implants would not bottom out again. Dr. Shamoun did not tell me that I had to stay so huge and he did not tell me he needed to give me a lift with additional scarring. You see, I was a real challenge case: I wanted to go smaller, and because I was so bottomed out, the implants would need to sit much higher - and be able to stay there. That meant I would surely have a bunch of extra skin hanging from where they had been so stretched out and so low. Dr. Shamoun conservatively suggested we leave that skin alone and see if my skin still had enough elasticity that it would gradually retract and retighten under my breasts. This way, I had no additional scars from a lift - which are much more visible than the nipple incision scar.
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