I too wish I would have found this website link to My Choice Medical before I used them. I had originally planned on getting both a breast augmentation and a tummy tuck. I was going to get them a couple of years apart due to finances. Even though My Choice Medical offers $99 down that was hardly the case. My credit was bad yes, but that is the consurmers they are trying to attract. I had to put almost 50% down of my surgery which I did over several months.
At the dr's visit I spoke and was examined by the dr who seemed bored and disinterested. I was with him about 15 minutes tops. The next hour and almost a half I spent with the rep from My Choice Medical. I signed all the papers and gave her $1000. I had already put down $500. I left feeling uncomfortable but felt it was just becasue I'd never had plastic surgery before or dealt with that sort of finance company.
My hardest desicion was the size. I am very petite, 5'0 and did not want to be too large. I expressed this to the dr. I wanted to go with a 325cc but was talked into a larger size. I was told I would regret not going larger after the surgery. So finally I decided on a 360cc. I called to notify the dr's office of my decision. The day of my surgery I was still concerened and asked the dr directly if he had the 360cc implants. He said he had both. 360cc and 390cc.
I told him I want the 360cc again. When I came out of surgery (which hurt several times throughout the surgery) my first question was the size of the implant and was appalled to find out he had used 390ccs. It was over what could I do? I noticed a few days later the placement was very different. One sat very high and the other very low and heavy.
I did call the dr's office and was assured it would settle in time. It never did. This was in 2006. I went ahead and in 2008 have my tummy tuck with another surgeon who did a beautiful job. He noticed my implants and asked me what had happened.By this time I had gone through the depression and anger of it that I had wasted my money. I was actually happier with my small proportionate breasts then with these huge implants that did not fit my body frame.
One sat high totally above my nipple and the other was low and to the side. Even though the size bothered me I would have been able to live with it had they not looked like they did. The surgeon explained to me what could be done very briefly but in detail. It made sense to me and I was motivated to get it done.
I called My Choice Medical and spoke to Rhabia Khan who I had spoken to before about the tummy tuck and mentioned the botched breast augmentation. Of course she seemed very sympathetic and promised she would see what could be done for me. I was approved for the tummy tuck and the breast revision. However they ended up losing the paperwork which I had at home.
I was at the dr's at my pre-op when I found out. I couldn't go home and get the paper fax it to them and get it all done before my lunch hour was up. So I went with just he tummy tuck. I never heard from Rhabia Khan again.
Now four months after my tummy tuck I called My Choice Medical again and was advised to go see the original surgeon. Of course he took no responsiblity for it saying he gave me what I asked for. I reminded him I'd asked for 360ccs and he gave me 390ccs. First he said there was not that much of a difference then he said it was actually a range of 360-390. This was the first time anyone ever said anything about a range.
I was told 360 OR 390 never a range. But he inisited that is the way it works. That he got a 360 and filled it to 390. Then why offer 360ccs? The surgeon who did my tummy tuck told me if I asked him for a 360 then that is what he would fill it to. Anyway we went back and forth about the size. But when I asked him about the placement he really had no answer.in fact he insisted that even though one was high and he could reposition it he said the other one was just fine. It so obvioulsy not fine. Hanging down and to the side so much I could feel it rub my arm when I walked.
After the visit I called My Choice Medical and Danielle said she would call the dr's office immeditately and call me back the next day. That was Monday. I called throughout the week and was put off until finally Friday I again spoke to Danielle. She gave me a price but told me they were bought out by another company and no longer offered financing. Yet it is all over the website today. As I'm sure it will continue to be. Yet she apparently wanted for me to pay them the entire amount before the surgery.
Fortunately at this point I had already decided to just save it up over several months and let the other surgeon do it. Although he could not offer me a discounted price, he did offer sort of a layaway with no interest. It will be worth the wait.
My issue is of course with the original dr but also with My Choice Medical. I was so confused at the first visit and wanted to ask questions but all they were interested in was taking my money. Once they had that, it was very difficult to get hold of them. I even had the rep from My Choice Medical suggest a larger size to me when I was trying to make a decision. I thought she was the dr's staff and later realized she was not.
Then all this week they put me off until today. Probably because I kept calling all day. Danielle also told me that they had dropped the surgeon that did my tummy tuck because he was not board certified. Yet they are the ones who approved him for my tummy tuck when I refused to go back to Dr. Davis for it.
They pretty much tell you whatever to hook you and get your money then they just want you to go away quietly if you have any problems.
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