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Visitors' Stories -- # 74 (page 1 of 3) I am a 35-year-old mother of three (2 breastfed, 1 adopted older), currently 12 days post-op, who went from an 34A- to a 34D cup, traveled from Texas to Virginia for a fine surgeon doing the Trans-Ax technique, and am thrilled with my new look and fast recovery! Reading ImplantInfo stories, I was surprised to read reports of easy recoveries with Dr. DeWire's patients and so I read from his website. Dr. D's reasons for preferring the Trans-Ax Technique were enlightening. He doesn't cut any muscle, there are no heavy implants resting on incision sites, the implants are FULLY sub-muscular, the pockets are oversized to reduce CC and keep the breasts supple, no germs from the breast ducts get into the area because they are not cutting in the breast area, and finally (but the least of my concerns) was that there would be no scar on the breast. And because cutting was minimal, recovery appeared consistently fast! The more I researched, the more I learned that people who were "experts" in the field, who had studied the PS for years, and who obtained redos from top docs frequently traveled to use Dr. DeWire. I emailed Dr. DeWire some digital pictures of all chest angles, including from my feet while lying flat on my back. Never before did I realize that my chest wall was like an inverted "V", that I had one nipple lower than the other (by 1.5 cm), that my chestwall was asymmetrical (stuck out further on the Left side in the center of my chest), and just had a whole host of complications. But I was unfazed because I knew Dr. D. was going to fix me up. And he did! Now for the practicalities… Dr. D's office is very familiar working with out-of-town patients. I booked the Homewood Suites by Hilton, just one mile from Dr. D's for $79 a night. The two rooms with full kitchen, recliner, free breakfast and free mid-week dinner made it convenient for recovery! Preparations: I used 100% shea butter from The Body Shop nightly on my breast/chest skin to soften it up with deep-tissue massage on that whole chest area daily for 6 weeks prior to surgery. I stopped upper body workout two weeks in advance and carefully followed Dr. D's directions to not use any homeopathic meds or certain meds (see his website) for many weeks in advance. I stopped shaving my underarms 10 days pre-op to eliminate potential for infection. I drank water like a fish. Flight Day - Wednesday! FINALLY, I took a flight to Richmond, the Hampton Inn at the Airport shuttle, and prepared for the consultation the next day. Very exciting! My "notebook" included a very detailed daily schedule, hotel confirmations, airline confirmations, directions to Dr. D's and the hotel, phone numbers, maps, consultation questions, Excel meds chart, photos, a list of grocery and recovery items to buy, maps to area malls, pharmacies, etc. Consultation - Thursday: Mom picked me up and we made it early to Dr. D's office. I was just thrilled to finally be there! Everyone in the office was very nice. During the consultation, we took pre-op photos, discussed the size that I wanted to be, and the potential complications for going this size. Afterward, Mom and I filled prescriptions for antibiotics, Percocet, and anti-nausea suppositories at a nearby Walmart, bought a few food and the frozen peas compresses for the next day, had dinner at |
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