Surgeon advice!

have booked three consultations for breast reductions with Surgicare,
Hospital group and Transform. Does anyone know anything or have
experience about the following surgeons?

Mr Moraci

Mr Sulamain

Mr Uppal

Also one of my consults is at Transform in Harley St, is there a particular surgeon anyone would reccomend there?

Any advice/experience would be so appreciated! Very nervous!

Elizabeth

I've no personal experience of the surgeons you've listed Elizabeth, if no-one comes along with further advice on the surgeons for you, it might be worthwhile using the search bar facility at the top of the forum and typing in their name babe to see what threads come up about them, I recognise the first 2 names, but not the last, but still worth searching...

I will say though that if you're wanting a BAAPs/BAPRAS surgeon in particular you won't find them in the larger commercial clinics babe, they tend to work privately or for a few of the smaller clinics called MyBreast, BMI, Nuffield healthcare or Spire healthcare. xx

Thank you again!

I have made three appointments for next week, one with Transform, one with Hosp group and Mr Moraci and one with Mr Jag Chana at Bushey Spire. I had a recommendation for the latter, and he certainly seems well qualified. I'm so excited to get started! I think three consults should be enough to see the difference between surgeons and make a good decision.

Do you have any suggestions of what to look out for at the initial meeting?

Liz x

Yes, 3 consultations would be great Elizabeth

I too have heard good things of Mr Chana, I'd be very interested myself to see how your consultation went with him if you wouldn't mind telling us lovely, along with the other consultations too of course.

Things to look out for, hmmmm.... Checking their qualifications before you go like I said is most important, the highest qualification a plastic surgeon can get in the UK is a FRCS (plast) if they are on a specialist register for reconstruction surgery, all the better I feel when opting for an uplift or reduction, which makes sense doesn't it hun when they will in effect be reconstructing your breast, so having that would make all the difference. But that's my personal feeling as well as good qualifications.

Getting a feeling of reassurance from a surgeon is so important also, you want a surgeon who you feel you'll be able to approach should you be unlucky and suffer a complication. If you have a surgeon that rushes you through the consultation or is abrupt or arrogant, you have to think beyond that day to a time you might need him. If he treated you in that way at a consultation to get your business, just imagine how he'd treat you if you come back to tell him there was a problem!

Ask to look at before and after pictures from the surgeon

If a surgeon does try to rush you through a consultation, don't accept that and don't leave till you feel all of your questions have been answered. Although some consultations are free, it's their time you'll be paying for when you hand the money over so make the most out of your consultation.

Take a notebook with you. It's VERY exciting going for consultations and in your excitement your mind can go blank, so writing down what you're told about your procedure and what you can expect from your result is best for you and easier when it comes to comparing notes between consultations before making your decision.

We have our own consultation notebook here which you'll find in the 'Breast Augmentation Information' section of the forum. Although alot of the questions on there might be about breast aug, there's a lot that will help you in questioning your surgeon to help you get the best from him, it's available to print out if you wish to lovely.

In going to Transform/The Hospital Group for 2 of your consultations, you'll first be seen by a 'patient care co-ordinator' (PCC) before they let you see the surgeon, if I were you Elizabeth, I'd personally call and request you bypass that appointment and ask to just see the surgeon of your choice, you could just tell them you don't have time to go to the clinic twice and they'll be OK with that, if they make a fuss, stick to your guns, they WANT your business, so until you hand over your money Elizabeth, you're in control!

A PCC has no medical experience, they are sales women and are there to keep things sweet between yourself and the clinic as well as to encourage you to part with your money LOL. They'll just ask which procedure you're having and give you a price.

If you see a surgeon first, you'll see a PCC straight after anyway, so I personally think it's best to do it that way, especially as you know which surgeons you're happy to see.

NEVER, no matter how tempted you might be Elizabeth, book on the day, you may be offered deals or money off the price, but say you'll think on it and ALWAYS walk away.

I know it's always nice to get a bargain, but ultimately that's not what you're looking for, you're looking for great boobs and whatever that takes for you to get them that's the route you should take hun. So do take your time, take in how you feel about each surgeon and how confident each surgery plan makes you feel, although the price is important, the price of repairing the damage after making a wrong choice can be a whole lot worse babe, take it from someone who knows... I made a rash choice myself 5 years ago, excitement taking over and a glittering PCC with an offer of £4,500 for a BA. Fast forward 3 years after that and I had to pay a further £4,000 and had the additional scars from having to have an uplift to correct the damage done. So bargains aren't always so great Elizabeth. Trust me hun, put cost last. Focus on the surgeon and the surgery plan, it's the skills of the surgeon that is going to give you the look you want, not an offer of a lower price *wink, wink.

Take your time. This is a big decision and you want to make the right one. GOOD LUCK Elizabeth and do please keep us updated when you've made the appointments and how you get on with them. xx

Thank you so much! I think thats a great idea to bypass the initial PCC meeting and see a surgeon, the only thing is, How do I know which surgeon to go for at Transform? They have a list of London surgeons on their website, but I've only heard of Mr Khan-and not good things about him!

The hospital group told me I would meet the surgeon, Mr Moraci... is that not what will happen on the day?

Wow, 4,500 sounds a lot for a BA, I thought they were generally half the price of a reduction, which I'm hoping to get for around 5,500! It sounds like you have had a hard time. Do you love your boobs now? What sizes have you gone from and to?

Well, it's a little long winded but it's worth the effort Elizabeth. Call the clinics and request a list of surgeons working in your area. They'll tell you who they are so just jot them down. Choosing the surgeon yourself is far better than having a surgeon chosen for you. Yes, it's going to take a little work from you, but you'll honestly be thankful of your efforts later.

You've already struck Mr Khan off your list so that's one down! LOL, what you then do is check each surgeons qualifications on the GMC register and note them down.

From there, you'll see who has the qualifications you'd prefer from your surgeon and you can strike off any others that don't meet your standards. Then, type in the name of the surgeon into google and you can generally find previous patient info, leaving reviews, sometimes good, sometimes bad.... strike off the bad and you generally be then KNOW who it is you'll want to see xx

Mostly they do have their ladies see a PCC first, but it's possible you may see the surgeon, best to just check with THG that you will infact be seeing a surgeon on the day and not a PCC, save you going to two appointments hun.

Yes, £4,500 is a lot of money hun, that's 'generally' around the price of a BA although you can get cheaper. It seems prices have gone down a little from when I had my first surgery too though with this business being so competitive now.

I do love my boobs now yes babe. I'm still under revision though 5 years later and will hopefully be having scar revision to finalise my surgery very soon and fingers crossed that will be the end of surgery for me for a long time then!

I started out a 32b and am am now a 32F as you can see in my avatar. I have a lovely shape now and am very pleased with that.... just gotta get my scars sorted now and I'll be thrilled! xx

Ok great, I will call Transform and ask for a list and then start making the cuts! Very exciting! Going into the process I am already leaning towards Bushey Spire. They seem very professional and all their surgeons have the BAAPS and BAPRAS as well as regular qualifications which is great. I cant find anything negative about Mr Chana and he seems less pricey than someone like David Floyd. Hope I like him as much in person!

It's funny because my ideal size will hopefully also be a 32F/G, but I need to have an entirely different op than you to end up with the same boobs!

LOL, but when you do have lovely perky boobs Elizabeth, you'll never look back! It really does do wonders for your confidence! you truelly won't believe the difference this surgery will make for you.

Yes, all Spire surgeons will have to have FRCS (plast) at the very least before they can apply to become a member of BAAPS/BAPRAS, they will also have had to have filled further criteria beyond that before their application went to a board and then voted in after being thoroughly assessed so you know those surgeon are at the top of their game.

Looking forward to hearing how you get on xx