Charlotte Breast Augmentation Video
August 11, 2008
My name is Caroline, I’m 37 years old, I have two children. My oldest is 13 my youngest is 5. I live here in Charlotte. I decided to have breast augmentation surgery because after my first child was born I had pretty much lost all the mass in my breast, all the tissue was gone. I went from having breasts to having utters almost overnight.
And working out as much as I do and being as concerned as I am about my physical appearance, you know there was just nothing I could do to make my boobs any better, so breast augmentation was pretty much the only alternative if I wanted to fix them, and that was the route that I was gonna have to go.
I chose Dr. Ditesheim after sitting and having consultations with four other doctors here in Charlotte, four prominent doctors. When I met Dr. Ditesheim I immediately felt a connection to him. I immediately felt comfortable. He seemed more like an artist than a surgeon. He had so much input, so much advice to give me. It wasn’t like walking into a doctor’s office and him saying or her saying, okay you want a C or a B? He had some real input. And there were many options as far as what procedure he was gonna use exactly, from the implants to the incisions to the kind of medication. There were several options, it wasn’t just one route, he offers a lot. And he’s just he’s very comfortable, and he’s just a very comfortable man to be around. And that’s important when you’re thinking about having something like breast augmentation, you need to feel that comfort level and that confidence that the doctor’s gonna do what you want.
I opted to take pain medication, so I did alright. Now I will go ahead and tell you that I had the surgery on a Thursday morning and I was back at work Tuesday morning. So the recovery itself is just days, and I think that the procedure I had is a little more complicated than some of the other, you know a simpler procedure, because not only did I have the breast augmentation, I also had a breast lift. So that’s two surgeries in one, and the incision, there’s more of an incision and so forth. So I mean that being as complicated as it was, I mean I was back at work in four days.
I feel great. As a matter of fact I am happier than I thought I would be. My husband is ecstatic. My five year old’s noticed and of course because my husband’s so excited about it my son gets excited about it too. My daughter, I have a 13 year-old daughter who just couldn’t be more pleased. She’s always making comments about my overall figure. I don’t have a little boy body anymore, I actually look like I’m a woman.
As far as the recovery is concerned you know I know that Deborah calls, she’ll call you every day for a week. Dr. Ditesheim calls you for the first couple days as well. So they really do a lot to touch base with you for the week after your surgery to make sure everything’s going okay.
I know my husband loves the fact that I’m secure, I’m more confident. And this is just a funny story, you know walking around the house naked is not something that I’m accustomed to doing, but he came home, this was probably a couple months after the surgery, and I was walking about the bedroom with no shirt on. And to him, he loved that. He said he’d never seen me walk around like that before, and it was neat to see me have the confidence to do something like that, whereas before you know I never would have. And that wasn’t ever even a conscious thought that I wouldn’t have even realized it had he not pointed it out. So yeah I’m definitely happier about my surgery than I ever imagined that I’d be.
His new facility here in Blakeney is incredible. It’s a beautiful area, it’s a beautiful office, it’s very comfortable, and it doesn’t feel sterile. And I talked to, one doctor in particular, you know you go in and you feel like you’re at a hospital, and it’s a very sterile, cold environment, whereas it’s very warm and inviting here.
My expectations were you know just to have my boobs where they’re supposed to be. But they were far exceeded. One thing that didn’t really come into play until after the fact were the way all clothes fit me. I mean there were so many ways that I just couldn’t wear before because I just didn’t have the chest to make it look nice. Now I do, so my wardrobe has expanded. Because I can wear anything and look good in it now.
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