Donna's Story

My name is Donna and I've had my breast implants for a week and a half. I am 20 years old, 5'10" and weigh 145 lbs. I was a VERY small "A" before surgery and am now a 'Full C.' I must start off by saying Dr. Hedden did an EXCELLENT job on me! I didn't consult with any other surgeon besides him.when you meet him and see his work you'll know why.

I have researched breast augmentation for about 2 years and finally saved my money to go ahead with the surgery. I read up on breast augmentation on the Internet and watched about every plastic surgery show there is. My boyfriend's mother had her 1st surgery performed by Dr. Hedden about 9 months ago. I went with her to have her surgery (which he performed at the Lake Martin Community Hospital), that's when I first met Dr. Hedden. I told him I'd be a 'future patient'.not realizing I'd be a patient only 9 months later!!! My boyfriend's mother had a 2nd procedure performed by Dr. Hedden 5 months ago and by then I'd decided that I would definitely use Dr. Hedden because of the beautiful work he did on her. By then I'd saved my money and decided to call and schedule a consultation with Dr. Hedden

I actually scheduled my consultation just to ask Dr. Hedden a few questions and before even consulting with him I scheduled my surgery! I knew he was the Doctor for me! When I met with him I felt VERY comfortable with him and his staff. He has a beautiful office and everyone there makes you feel very welcome.

When I met with Dr. Hedden he took a look at me and told me I have what is called "Constrictive Breasts," which means they never developed. Dr. Hedden asked me what size I'd like to go to and I told him I thought a 'Full C' but I wanted his opinion. He told me a 'Full C' would be good for me and for me to achieve that it'd probably take approx. 400-450 cc's to get me there. I got to try on the implant sizers and I really liked the 400 cc range. After that, I scheduled my pre-op appointment for blood work and to decide on the final size.

Surgery Day!!!! I woke up, not really nervous (because I've had surgeries before and I really trusted Dr. Hedden), but I was anxious to get it over with. My mom and her friend took me to Dr. Hedden's office the morning of surgery. We sat in the waiting room for a little while and then I was called back. FINALLY!!!.I would no longer be "flat-chested!" The nurse took before pictures of me and gave me a robe to wear. She then gave me my IV.but first a numbing shot.I didn't even feel the IV go in.which was GREAT! The anesthesiologist came in and put some medicine in my IV, which totally relaxed me (it actually made me laugh...at EVERYTHING!). Dr. Hedden then came in and talked with me and drew on me with a marker.

After that I was walked to the operating room. I laid on the operating table and was hooked up to several monitors and the anesthesiologist put a mask (kind of like an oxygen mask) on my face and told me to take deep breaths. The last thing I remember is my head feeling really heavy and I was out!

The next thing I remember was waking up (which seemed only minutes later) in recovery. The nurse gave me some ice chips and asked if I felt like I had an elephant on my chest (yes, I did feel that way). I stayed in there until I felt all right and she put my clothes on me along with a sports bra that I am to wear for 2 weeks. That is another thing I really liked about Dr. Hedden and his breast augmentation procedure.he doesn't wrap you in all kinds of "dressings".you just have to wear a supportive sports bra after surgery.

I was then wheeled to the car.it was hot outside and when I tried to get into the car I thought I was going to get sick.but I sat in the front seat of the car with the air on and then felt fine. I don't remember much else about the ride home, just that I was sore. When I got home, my mom helped me to the recliner and I slept for a while. I wasn't in that much pain, just really sore. Although the pain pills did help, the muscle relaxers were what helped the most. It was hard to take deep breaths but after taking the muscle relaxer (valium) it was a little easier. It just felt like something heavy was compressing my chest. I actually took a shower by myself and washed my hair by myself the very next day. Although the first couple of days, I had to have someone help me get out of the recliner, open pill bottles, get in and out of the bed, etc.

I had my surgery on a Wednesday and then went back to work the following Monday. I have an office job so it wasn't that bad. Monday was my first day driving since surgery. It was a little difficult making sharp turns, but not terrible. As far as being painful, I would say that it wasn't "painful." I only took pain med's the day of surgery and the day after. Since then I haven't even taken any Tylenol or anything for pain. After returning home from work the first couple of days after surgery I would take a muscle relaxer before going to bed (which is wise).

I have now had my implants for 10 days and I am doing GREAT! A lot of the swelling has gone down and my new boobies look good! I am so happy that I chose to have the surgery and that I used Dr. Hedden. If I should have to have any type of surgery in the future, which Dr. Hedden performs, I'll definitely use his practice. I feel very confident now with my new look.THANKS DR. HEDDEN!!!