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    I've got my First Consultation on Monday for my second breast aug. and I'm not so sure what i need to be looking for besides the obvious and what not. I really want to find a good surgeon in my area and im not dancing anymore so it's not like i can see a girl and so "oh, Who is ur Dr."
    and also im new to the area so i dont know anyone i could talk to about surgeons in the area. What kinds of questions should i ask at the consult. I've looked at reviews but i don't trust those. Thanks so much for any input. I really wanna take my time this time around and not just go to any dr. I was really young and i didn't do much research the first time.

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    Thanks So Much! And im hoping most will b Honest! Thanks Alot! Im going to write this down!

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    I'm going through the same thing I'm going on boob job 3 now! From one shitty dr to one mediocre dr on to hopefully a very good dr... I could have saved a ton of money if I would have just saved up and gone to someone I knew was highly recommended and highly skilled. Hopefully he will be able to give me the look I desire even after the first two left me unhappy. Good luck and even if u have to wait until u meet people who can recommend drs I would do that instead of doing it on ur own and then being unhappy later then having to do it all over! Make sure u find a good one.

    I was recommended the same dr by two girls in my club with amazing boobs and my lady who does my juv/Botox she sees a lot of people who do plastic surgery and gave me a lot of great advice. Could be a good place for u to start.

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    Thanks Twinkle Toes! Yah I have a gf who got a really good BA from Dr. Dednar I'm about three hours away from him but I'm willing to do the drive its not Even a big deal I think ill go to a few I find online and feel them out and see how they all differ. I'm def being selective its so hard to trust a Dr with ur body! And I'm the same way I wasn't happy with my first one I had to get my left one redone about 2 years after and I really felt just brushed off by my doctor he didn't care so I'm really going to find a good one this time around. I've got to find someone who can do the surgery and not make my scars any worse I went underneath the breast and give me the size I want and what not good luck on ur search for a doc

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    At my first consult now not looking so good. I've been here for over and hour and still waiting and his before and after gallery sn't even labeled before and after so on some uve really got to guess which is before and which is after. I like to think the little details mean alot when it comes to picking someone to do the procedure..Idk ill post hoe it goes.

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    hf be thorough in your search for the right surgeon. Find patients on yelp and forums and personally message them and ask them for before and afters. Make sure he is skilled and meticulous. If he's dismissive during your consultation then chances are if something goes wrong he'll dismiss you during post op care. Speaking from personal experience.
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    So Had the consult. First thing i noticed is he is really really laid back and i like that in general but im not so sure i want my surgeon really laid back. i'd like a mixture of professional and laid back i mean i dont know how to describe it but the way he talked was just so relaxed and at one point he reached back to stretch and his stomach was showing. it was just as if i'd known him forever and we were buddies that he could do stuff like that in front of. IDK it's weird hard to describe but he was pretty Informative, and has 14+ experience. Another weird thing was he never looked at my boobs to see what i already had going on and what not... Seeing as i already have implants i would like to think he would wna look at the symmetry and my scarring that i already have but then again it was just a consult maybe he waits until i actually set the date. But i still think it's weird that he didnt check out my boobs, His nurse let me try on sizes and everything i picked out a size and then we talked about pricing and then i left. But atleast i got a ballpark on what im going to be spending : ) Onto the next one!!

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    Thanks Lauren i'll try yelp for reviews : )

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    also there was no full length mirror in the room for me to look at the implants i was trying on just a hand held that was weird. i know im being anal but for a surgeon who does 50-60 BA per year and has been doing it for 14 years thats kinda weird lol

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    Theres a website called MakeMeHeal.com that is all about every type of plastic surgury, and they have a ba area. On it is a directory with doctors, and most of them have reviews from ladies who have had consults or surgurys by the doctors and their impressions of them. Also, if you search the forum by the dr's name, many ladies who had a ba will post photos of their progress with that dr... Some are great, some give you an idea why you should avoid that dr. Really great site for reasearch
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    I also recommend Breastimplants(four)11 forum. That's how I found my really awesome revision doctor. Four meaning number four but I'm missing that key
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    Awesome Thanks So So Much im going to check this out! Ya'll are Amazing! Going to another consult next week!

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    You may want to try realself.com too

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    I just had a tummy tuck a month ago and before that I had to have went to like 6 surgeons offices since December. You need to ask a lot of questions not just look at pics. Most important question is are they board certified and verify that. I googled a list of questions to ask my surgeon and printed it out before I left and when I came back home I verified everything he said. There's also a site I'm sorry I can't remember any of these but if you google it, It can tell you if the surgeon has had any lawsuits against him and his ratings just google the surgeons name and the place you're trying to go and if you're seeing bad reviews run the hell away. Go check out the place and feel the vibe of the doc and remember it has to be sincere because they will tell you anything to get you in the office. Anyways goodluck.

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    dr. jensen has done mine twice now. he's amazing but not sure if you're on the west coast or not. He's one of the top surgeons and hes cute. lol

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    Thanks girls i used helpmeheal.com and saw the surgeon i had the consult with yesterday Dr. Brian Widenhouse and his reviews weren't great. Im going on the 6th of june to Dr. Terranova We shall see i've got about 6 dr's i wna check out! Thanks so much girls! Yes im going to do a ton of Research!
    Thanks GingerStripper im actually in Charleston SC

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    ^ i meant makemeheal.com : )

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    So ive got my Second Consult this coming up wednesday with Dr. Kalus and if anyone who knows a good bit about BA's I would love any of your input on this dr. his website is plasticsurgerycarolina.com
    The consultation is $100 and i've never paid for a consult. but his nurse said it's just to make sure the patients come and what not. So what do you think of that is that an indicator of him being a "good" dr. or does this kind of thing really mean nothing. I think he's "supposed" to be a good dr. and i dont mind paying the fee i just don't want him to be like the first consult i went to.... then i'd feel ripped off. But he is only the second one i will b going to should i hold off on seeing him til' i see a few of the other dr.'s on my list or should i just go see him. I still plan on going to a few more after him. just so i know what all is out there. And have any of you ever paid for the Consult!? Thanks A bunch! I wna find a Dr. But i also dont wanna get in a hurry!

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    I found out my surgeon was awesome by going to justbreastimplants.com. I know alot of people complain about this site but it helped me soo much when I was reasearching my BA. My Dr. had done quite a few surgeries on members of the site and he was also one of the consulting dr's on there which I thought was beyond awesome. I mean, I practically knew him by the time we had our consultation because he answered many of my questions personally on the site. I'm glad I found them because I and many others think that my boobs turned out phenomenal!
    But being able to talk personally with people who he had done surgeries on was probably one of the best things I could've done while researching a dr.

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    Thanks so much! im going to check that out!
    I'm very Excited i can't for some new and improved boobs once i find the one im going to give a down payment to
    hold the date! so i really wanna find him
    Going to check out that site right now

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    Thanks so much for that site! Its got so much info on it I will be reading up this weekend before i go to my consult. Thanks again so much @ KaiaRose!

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