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Has anyone had gel implants placed day of surgery vs expanders?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 26, 2023 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
No I had the surgery at Regions in St. Paul (Dr Amy Fox and Dr Cherri Heinrich )I am fortunate that was it. I had to wait two months due to scheduling the surgeon, plastic surgeon and the operating room. I almost went for a consult at Mayo but I was really confident in the care I was receiving. Unfortunately not the resensation part…definitely an interesting option. I would guess with that level of micro surgery the time of the surgery would have been longer than two hours.
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@snowdown, Thank you for clarifying. I am scheduled for surgery on October 10 with her and Dr Sue-Mi Tuttle (plastic surgeon) for direct implants. I'm having another consult with Tuttle to address a few more questions and to see if I can actually see the exact size implants they will use, since I'm very anxious about this. At my consult with Dr Fox, I thought she lacks some in "bedside manner" (she was very matter-of-fact with me), I have no reason to believe that she isn't an excellent surgeon. She drew diagrams so that I know what type of incisions she would make, and was forthcoming about the fact that I would lose sensation. She actually called me personally one evening. And she encouragement me to "shop around" if I felt that was important to me to do further research on. Dr Tuttle was a bit more "gentle" and open to my questions. Were you satisfied with Dr Fox as your surgeon? How are you doing now? Does the numbness bug you, or are you just used to it now?