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RD's Breast Augmentation - A dream come true . . . (page 3 of 3) The surgery… Now for the part of this story that I find truly unbelievable….my surgery took Dr. Shamoun ALL DAY. I went under at around 10 a.m. and came to at around 5 p.m….I woke up to Dr. Shamoun laying in the recovery bed next to mine, his jovial joking voice telling me how "I owe him" and how much "I wore him out" in the operating room. Of course, I was so loopy from the anesthesia that I had no idea what he was talking about. I went home and slept for two days straight on some good drugs. I woke up enough on day 3 for my follow-up visit and I couldn't believe how much pain I had in my ribs of all places. I was a little concerned. At my follow-up Dr. Shamoun explained the whole procedure to me. Basically, he said he couldn't believe what he saw when he opened me up. In order to fit those 770cc implants in my small chest cavity - my previous doctor had scraped ALL of my natural tissue in that area away….gone…just two huge open pockets with nothing but bone and my pec muscles left. I guess we normally have some other tissue, fat, soft tissue, etc. in there - but my previous surgeon unrightfully removed it all to fit those over-sized implants. \ So Dr. Shamoun had to figure out a way to put my new 550cc implants in that big open space - and get them in a nice high position so I wouldn't have to deal with bottoming out again. This is why it took all day! Keep in mind that this is my layman's description of the surgery of course…but basically, Dr. Shamoun used permanent sutures and temporary sutures to "sew" an "artificial internal bra" of sutures across that space and the only thing he could use as a support anchor was my ribcage - hence my rib pain. I am SO grateful that I was in the hands of such a caring surgeon that he took that kind of creativity, time, and just plain HARD WORK to ensure a good result for me - I can not imagine there are many surgeons who would have done the same. I could have woke up with very different results if it were not for Dr. Shamoun's pure commitment to excellence. The results… You can only imagine how my husband and I feel about the expense now! Talk about earning your money - Dr. Shamoun worked on me for over 6 hours! Now I understand why God gave me such a strong feeling to chose him - He knew what Dr. Shamoun would find in there and He knew he was the doctor for the job! And it does get even better - when it was time for my drainage tubes to be removed, Dr. Shamoun actually made a HOUSE CALL! He happened to live down the road from us, and he graciously offered to stop by and remove the tubing and check on me on his way home one evening. He visited with us, played with our dogs, and painlessly removed my tubes - something he knew I was really bugged about (I'm super squeamish!). SO NICE! It took about 2 years for that extra skin underneath (that you can somewhat see in those 1-year post op photos), to finally tighten up. In the past 3 years, I have noticed the implants dropping some, but in my opinion, far from a "bottoming out" problem. Following Dr. Shamoun's advice, I am religious about wearing very supportive bras - two athletic bras when I run and I even wear a light support bra to sleep in. He did warn me that because my bottoming out was so severe and because there was no natural support system left, the dropping may be a recurring problem for me in the long term. But he also assured me that he was "in it for the long run with me" and that he would help keep me looking and feeling beautiful. And you know what, I believe him! Today… So now it's three years later and I'm about to schedule my follow-up visit for being a part of the "5-year silicone follow-up study." I wish I had sent my testimonial in sooner, but hopefully my pictures in the photo gallery have spoken a thousand words for Dr. Shamoun's talents. I'll also make sure that we send in my 3-year photos, because I'm not totally sure, but I think my breasts might have actually improved since those 1-year post-op photos. Based on my past experience, I'm sure my rating scale for my breasts is very different than people just viewing my photos. For me, they make me feel beautiful and I am so grateful to Dr. Shamoun. I still can't believe what a difference - they feel absolutely amazing - so much softer and more realistic than before. My husband is particularly fond of them too :. They are much more fitting for my figure, my lifestyle, and my personality. Dr. Shamoun was aiming for all of those goals for me, so I'd say I'm a huge success story of his! Considering how bad my troublesome past augmentation was, I never thought I would be so happy with the results. If you have any kind of troubled augmentation, I would highly recommend you consult with Dr. Shamoun. And if you are a first-timer - how blessed you are that you can go to Dr. Shamoun from the get-go! I thank God for life, I thank Dr. Shamoun for the new life he has given me with these results, and I thank you Nicole for the many lives you help with your wonderful site!
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