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Q: dealing with symmastia after breast augmentation
asked by: mon310 on February 11th, 2008
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Hello everyone..I would like to share what im going through now with my symmastia. I had my first surgery in 2006 for breast aug. I was a small b and wanted to be a small c. I ended up with the problem immediately after surgery. I was sooo excited about having boobs! But when I tried on a cute top, I saw something was wrong with my cleavage. I told my doctor but he assured me everything was ok and that I was still swollen. So I said ok ,Ill just wait. 7 months past and I saw a show on E! about horrible sugery and there it was....SYMMASTIA. I was so shocked and I jumped on the internet to find out more about it, sadly I realized what I had. I went in for another consultation with another doctor and he confirmed that I had a uni-boob. I cried so much, all I could think about was why me? I was only 20 yrs old at the time, I am a nail tech, and I have been saving so long for my surgery, all I thought was how am I going to fix this? I eventually took the paper work to the old doctor and he then offered to correct this problem. So I aggreed which was the biggest mistake. I had "corrective" surgery in 2007 aout 9 months later after the first surgery. He had no ida what he was doing because his staff told me he had never performed a procedure like that before. I was furious! I went back in and tried to get a refund only because I wanted to sue him BUT after talking to a few lawyers, they all said that I should have never went back into surgery with him the second time. So I didnt get to sue but I did get a refund. So now we are 9 months after that and I met another doctor. I had my third surgery in jan 30 , 2008. It's only been 2 weeks in, but so far the results are good. I will post more info if you guys would like on the after results. thank you for reading my dilema and hope everyone takes very serious precautions before each and every surgery!
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ceciles
replied on February 7th, 2009
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symmastia repair questions??
How are you doing now? I do have a few questions about your 2nd BA. Like: how did he fix it, and when did you notice it wastnt fixed? Im in a symmastia recovery now and am just wondering when i can stop worrying if its going to come back.
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MichelleDM
replied on March 22nd, 2009
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Hello,

My story is exactly like yours, same timeframes and everything, except that I have not yet had my 3rd surgery and I do have lawyers willing to litigate my case. Please let me know how your 3rd surgery results go. Please write me and let me know your results, who your surgeon was who corrected it, and where he is located. I look forward to hearing back from you. Thank you so much. --Michelle
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talia3
replied on April 19th, 2009
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hi michelledm
im on my third ba and i have symmastia and i want to get it fixed asap but dont know where to go any ideas?
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ClaudiaJ
replied on April 19th, 2009
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Thanks for sharing us your story mon. I think this is a lesson learned for all of us. We should only entrust our lives and health to the experts. That is why serious research is very important before going for any medical procedure.

To talia3, may I know where you are from? Can't your surgeon fix it? What are your preferences for your 3rd BA? I might give you suggestions. Smile
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talia3
replied on April 20th, 2009
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hi again
yes my third op i would like high profile as these are moderate and have a diameter of 15.8 which clearly is a ridiculous size to squeeze in a small chest.my surgeon who did it has no experience in fixing symmastia if he did then he wouldnt have tried to fit these in in the first place.im in uk and dont know where i can go to get them fixed.i will ask for a refund and if they dont give it,then its court for them as its poor surgical error and very rare.hope you can help thanx
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babyj722
replied on April 26th, 2009
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I have read all these posts and I myself am in recovery from my 3rd breast surgery. I had tuberous breast malformation, its a genetic breast problem. I had my first surgery to correct this problem and everything seemed fine, after about a year I noticed my chest muscles were starting to lose their elasticity and the implants were rolling under my arm pits when I layed down. I went back to my doctor and he told me that he could correct the problem very easily. I went in for surgery the 2nd time and came out with this nightmare that I am still living I had symmastia after the 2nd surgery. I waited a year and a half to save money to get them fixed and I just came through my 3rd surgery about 4 days ago and I still don't think they are fixed. They just don't look right to me, everyone says its just the swelling and it will be fine, but this is my body and nobody has to feel the pain, anger, and self conciousness but me. I really need some encouragment because I feel so alone and angry. I have my 2nd post op dr. visit tomorrow afternoon and I can't even think, all I do is cry and ask why me?
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ClaudiaJ
replied on June 18th, 2009
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@talia3

sorry this seems to be a very late reply. How are you? Did you get a refund? Hope you did.

@babyj722

How was your visit to your doctor? I hope things go well...
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