Re: melmed's article

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This article by Melmed is not the one I was talking about, though I am glad you found it. This one is a number of years old. By the time I went to Melmed a year ago, he had performed over a thousand explants.

The one I was talking about was a post he made on Explantation.com, specifically on the subject of capsule removal. He made it a while back (about 1 1/2 years ago) in response to a flurry of posts about whether he removes them or not. I was wondering the same thing-- does he or doesn't he?-- and after reading his post was convinced he was kosher. I'll try and find it.

Bindi

Talked to Dr. Melmed/more confused what to do!> > > Just when I think I have it all figured it out...I need your help!> > so I had a phone consult w/ Dr. Melmed to go over what the ps I was > going to go to for explant is suggesting. I LOVE Dr. Melmed, he is > darling, but he was really just telling me how he does the explant and > how I could come there etc. I mean, I contacted him just for his take > on this and was going to pay for a phone consultation. I was just > surprised it was about me going there, as that really wasn't an > option, so he didn't refer to the organized questions I sent him. I > LOVED talking to him and what he said, don't get me wrong, I just had > to hurry and get a few questions in there regarding how I was going to > get it done HERE.> > A couple of things I would love you Melmedians' opinions on > please! > > 1) He said the breasts WILL sag after the implants are removed. SO > confused! i thought that was not the case all the time and the skin > healed back. And he does a lift right then and there to everyone? My > ps was saying she doesn't do a lift til she sees if you even need one > after you heal. and she doubts I would! > > If I don't get a lift is it for sure I will sag? Has anyone here NOT > gotten a lift and been ok? I was an A.> > 2) I love his technique of not using stiches, but some of your own > blood to make the tissue stick. I've heard of this, and it sounds > very cool.> > 3) I wasn't totally clear about the capsulectomy thing with him: I > said 'so do you recommend getting all of the scar tissue out' and he > said 'we want to clean you out so your breast is virginal again" but > he didn't use words like capsulectomy or capsulotomy. > > 3) Yes, if I had the money I WOULD go to him in a heartbeat, but the > reality is this: I have a ps here who says she'll do it how I want > it. No, I don't adore her, and I wouldn't follow her advice about not > wearing a bra, for example, but she does have some good things to > recommend her.> > 4) Let's just pretend that if I now I consider FLYING to Texas, I > figure I then might as well explore DRIVNG to OHIO to dr. Feng - (I'm > in Chicago) But that office never got back to me on the two msgs I > left, so I let it go. > > I know people say you 'can't put a price on health' etc, but if she is > a good surgeon, does it matter that she doesn't agree with me? I am > not looking for idealism here, but reality - I do not have job > security right now, and I may be without one around the holidays, so I > have MUCH to consider. We are talking about thousands of dollars > difference, and traveling, which deeply stresses me out. This not $$ I > even HAVE. If I had it in savings, I would spend it. > > The only other thing is, I left word two weeks ago with my ps that I > DIDN'T want deflation prior to explant and just confirmed a "Retalk" > appointment would still be that same day. I never heard back, and > they never put my $300 deposit thru to hold the OR date. It may be > just a fluke...but that was 2 wks ago. I didn't call to see WHY they > didn't take my money yet, because I knew I would be talking to Dr. > Melmed. It occured to me she didn't like that I refused deflation, > but that seems preposterous. > > oh geez, I can't even remember the last time I had this kind of stress > eating away at me.> > Sorry, I babble, but this is my first step in 'meditating on it'.> > I guess I just wanted to talk to him, pay him for his time, but not be > sold on doing it there. sigh.>