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Title: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Nero on April 20, 2009, 05:53:48 PM
Did your surgeon ask you how you wanted everything? The nipple position, chest position, etc? Is there something I need to know about this? Or does the surgeon generally know how it'd look best on you?
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Mister on April 20, 2009, 06:12:35 PM
i've known some people to have typed out lengthy emails regarding every minute detail of their chests.  I kept it simple-  I let Brownstein do to my chest what he felt would give me the best result possible.  he's done thousands, I've dreamt of one.  He wins.
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: sneakersjay on April 21, 2009, 06:56:49 AM
I let Brownstein do his thing also.  I had no idea what to do other than lop them off.  My scars are a little wavier than I would have liked, and a bit different than pics I've seen on Transster, etc.  But I'm happy with it and can look in the mirror and smile, because they're GONE.


Jay
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Jay on April 21, 2009, 07:26:23 AM
My surgeon did his thing. After all he is the expert eh?

Jay

Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Dennis on April 21, 2009, 08:46:20 AM
Same. I just left it up to Brownstein.

Dennis
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Flameboy on April 21, 2009, 03:54:08 PM
Heh, seems like Brownstein's a popular guy in these parts - I went to him also!

I more or less left it up to him, the only thing I said was that I wanted the nipples at the low end of the range - I'd heard (and seen in some of the photos of his results) that he has a tendency to place the nipples quite high up on the chest, and from a personal point of view I wanted them slightly lower than that. He was happy with me asking that, and I'm very happy with the overall result, including the nipple placement.

:)
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: GnomeKid on April 22, 2009, 12:50:51 AM
Nah, she just did what looked best, and I can't complain in the slightest!
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Christo on April 22, 2009, 02:35:52 AM
Same thing. went 2 Brownstein to& let him do his stuff.  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Jbuzz on April 23, 2009, 04:29:52 PM
I went to Medalie, and I let him make those choices. And I am very happy with the results!
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Nero on April 23, 2009, 04:34:19 PM
Hey Jbuzz. I'm going to medalie too. He did a good job, eh?
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Jbuzz on April 27, 2009, 11:20:20 PM
Yeah I am very happy with how everything looks including the nipple placement. I do have a little bit of dog ears on the sides, but I was VERY large before surgery, so this was unavoidable in my case. He did say he does revisions for a reduced price for people who have their initial surgery with him as well.
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Kayden on May 07, 2009, 11:28:44 AM
Quote from: Nero on April 23, 2009, 04:34:19 PM
Hey Jbuzz. I'm going to medalie too. He did a good job, eh?

You'll have to let Josh and I know how that goes.  We're both going to him as well.  Better make a giant post about it when you get back!
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Jbuzz on May 07, 2009, 11:45:44 PM
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me as well. I only went last December so all my info is probably pretty up to date.
Title: Re: Top surgery - what do you tell the surgeon about how you want everything?
Post by: Kayden on May 08, 2009, 10:24:09 AM
Quote from: Jbuzz on May 07, 2009, 11:45:44 PM
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me as well. I only went last December so all my info is probably pretty up to date.

Awesome.  I'll round up Josh and see if we can think up some good questions.