Choosing Dr. Lam as a surgeon was one of the worst mistakes I've made in my life! Not only does my body look odd and unnatural now following his surgery, with over-sized breasts and a pooch of fat hanging over my suture line, but I've developed serious health problems as a result of this surgery as well. Dr. Lam, although he makes a good first impression in a showman kind of way, is not a good listener, and communication is quick to go wrong and will only grow worse, never better.
I wish I could write a 5-star review about this surgeon I paid $13,000 to improve my appearance. I wish my relationship with him was a good one. But I have to be honest. I just wish I had known more about Dr. Lam before I chose him as a surgeon.
MY STORY: I've been tall and thin most of my life and I wanted to stay that way. I wanted to recapture the figure of my younger years with a thinner tummy and younger-looking, more shapely breasts.
Re: My Breast Augmentation: My biggest fear was that the surgeon might misunderstand my wishes--that it was 'youthful shape' I was seeking for my breasts with only a modest increase in breast size. so my first words to Dr. Lam were,"I'm not here for the reason most women come to surgeons. I don't want large breasts--I only want mine to look younger and 'more lifted.' I emphatically stated to Dr. Lam, "I do NOT like the big-busted look. I only want a modest increase in size." Dr. Lam assured me that he understood that I only wanted a 'moderate" increase in size, not a large one. He even repeated it twice. Dr. Lam's last words to me during our very brief (5 minutes?) conversation were, "You'll be happy with the results." I believed him.
So imagine my shock and horror when I woke up from surgery and discovered that, instead of having nicely-shaped D or DD cup-sized breasts that I had paid him for, I instead woke up with implants so large that I now have to wear a size 38 G / DDDD bra. That's HUGE! So huge that bra companies only make ONE SIZE LARGER --an "H." Now instead of looking lean, I look fat and top-heavy and have trouble finding clothes that fit. My body is out of proportion.
In the beginning, I couldn't let myself believe it--that Dr. Lam, whom I had paid $13,000, had done anything other than improve my figure--this was his job, after all! I went into denial, constantly telling myself, "But surely he knows what he's doing and surely he wouldn't give me "the big-busted look" that I hate so much. It must be me who's wrong about what l see in the mirror!"
But it was impossible to discuss my confusion with Dr. Lam because he would just sit there glaring at me and not say a word at all. He wouldn't give me any kind of feedback whatsoever. Nor, over the course of time, would he EVER mention the possibility of a revision even though most surgeons do offer revisions to patients who aren't fully satisfied with their result.
In the absence of feedback--confused about my breast size, I had myself professionally measured at a specialty shop and finally got some Real Information. What am I? A huge cup size G/DDDD! Now look at photos of shapely actresses. Do any of them have size G/DDDD breasts? NO, because it's an unattractively large size!
HOW COULD DR. LAM DO THIS TO ME! Dr. Lam had given me the very thing I told him that I absolutely did NOT want--big breasts? SUPER big breasts! I look like a fat cow, and the size G / DDDD bras I'm force to wear now are massive, ugly things that look like they were built for Sherman tanks!
Dr. Lam avoids any conversation with me at all. His attitude is, "I gave you implants, didn't I? I did my job. If you aren't happy with how it looks, that's YOUR fault."
Regarding a possible revision? Unlike responsible plastic surgeons, Dr. Lam never brought it up to me. And when I brought it up to him, what did he do? He sent me a "Cosmetic Quote" informing me that a tummy tuck/breast augmentation revision would cost me ANOTHER $13,000! Which would bring the total cost of my surgery to $26,000!
Re: My Tummy Tuck: It came out bad-looking, too. The photos I've posted on the website Realselfcom speak for themselves. My stomach has a big puff of fat that sticks out above my unattractive surgical incision.
I have run out of room. I regret that my review about Dr. Lam can't be positive, but at this time it can't. I wish I could have read more posted reviews before I chose Dr. Lam as my surgeon--it would have saved me $1,000s and spared me a lot of anguish.
I have posted photos of Dr. Lam's work on me on realself.com under Dr. Benjamin Lam's name. In summary: Dr. Lam to my horror dismissed the most important thing I was seeking from surgery--modest rather than large breasts. His implants made me a massive G/DDDD cup. When asked he said, "Ah! I used my (skilled) eye." Decide for yourself. Look at my
photos. I wish everyone well. read more
