http://www.chinimplant.com.au Step By Step Detail Of My Plastic Surgery Experience Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:47:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi, my name is Brad. I am a 33 year old male from Sydney Australia. My aim and goal for this blog is to share my Plastic Surgery experience, step by step.   Whilst researching cosmetic procedures I believed would benefit my face, I stumbled upon copious amounts of information available on the ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/introduction/ For me, plastic surgery was always going to happen. It was one of many objectives on a long list of things I wanted to experience before I die. Watching shows like “Extreme Makeover” and “The Swan” only fuelled my desire to have my own make over some day. Weird thing is, there was nothing I “REALLY ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/why-plastic-surgery/ Guilt and embarrassment. I realise this title alone contradicts what I have written above, but please hear me out. If there was one thing playing on my mind (besides the obvious nerves) before deciding to go ahead with my surgery, was guilt. I felt guilty that I would be dropping $13k on ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/guilt/ I must admit, finding the correct Plastic Surgeon for me was one of the most difficult parts of my journey. I have no friends relatives or associates who have experienced plastic surgery before, so I was all on my own. But thanks to the internet I had access to a ton of information. One interesting yet frustrating pattern I did notice whilst ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/finding-a-plastic-surgeon/ What can you expect on your initial consultation? Well like I said before, I was lazy and did not shop around for my surgeon. So I only really had one consultation. Obviously, I was happy with how it went. I already knew exactly what I wanted surgically, and had already researched the ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/initial-consultation/ The most stressful time for me was making a decision. To proceed or not to proceed!? I dwelled on this for about 2 weeks, and in that time I spent many nights stressing about worst case scenario's. Then one day I finally snapped, and decided I am going to do this. So I ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/pre-op-appointment/ I recorded my thoughts and feelings in a note book which I am now referring to. Noted " Have been feeling some nerves, but only when I think about the surgery. Definately having doubts and wondering what the hell am I doing!? This idea all sounded good in theory, but now ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/day-before-surgery/ Taken from my notes.. " The night before surgery....put on my running shoes and go for a run. Eat what could be my last dinner! Don't have any appetite for my favourite food on earth, Ice Cream. Pop 3mg of Xanax before bed. Must have knocked myself out at around 11pm" "The ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/the-night-and-morning-before-surgery/ Taken from notes: " Arrive at Hospital around 6:15am, and greeted by Susie the Hospital Liaison Officer. Susie checks all my paperwork and gets me to sign more documents. Not long after I am transferred to my own private room. I put on my hospital robes, and lie on the bed ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/day-of-surgery/ Taken from notes "I must say, pain and discomfort has been zero. The most painful part of the entire process was having the tape removed that held the IV into place. No kidding! I have been taking Digesic (Pain Killers) every 4-6 hours, and drinking lots of pineapple juice. I am ... http://www.chinimplant.com.au/day-1-post-op/