Thankful to Dr. Burke & her amazing team. It has been 3 years, 7 consultations in 5 states, 2 denials to operate on me due to internal & external scarring post explant which was a huge regret & did not heal my health issues in the two years my implants were out, just caused immense trauma & scarring. I had another augmentations with lots of complications. I’ve been given countless opposing opinions on how to correct my previous surgeries—never quite feeling confided the surgeons knew what to do with me. Afemale surgeon I saw before Dr. Burke simply told me “there is nothing we can do about this, just accept yourself as you are.” I honestly began to loose hope. But I did not give up & I am so glad I didn’t, because found my surgeon & Dr. Renee Burke was it! She not only used her expertise, proudly & without hesitation taking on my very unique case, she explainied things to me which no other surgeon mentioned, & after some research I learned she was spot on, she really saw my issue for what it was & confidently moved forward. My respect for Dr. Burke grew to greater heights when she told me that she had consulted with her colleagues & mentors in order to be positively sure she was correct in her plan before moving forward with my surgery. I felt absolutely safe in her skilled hands. I walked out of the office after my first consultation high on hope & elation. My heart was soaring in joy. Before calling my husband I had a little cry in the car. My search for a skilled surgeon was finally over.
My surgery day finally arrived & I was asked to enter on the side of the building to the surgery center, with is on site. Another huge bonus—I have always been operated on in a surgery wing in hospitals. This experience felt so much more personal & it is evident this surgeon takes pride in her reputation & name. Dr. Burke’s center is meticulously planned out, beautifully designed & shows the pride she took in each detail of the experience. Upon entering her surgical center, I was treated with upmost care by her amazing nurses & team. We went over all of the information previously decided on. I was marked up & off I went into surgery as my husband waited in the family waiting room. I woke up in recovery full of excitement. . I went from under the muscle to over subfascial, because along with all of my other scarring & issues I had “animation deformity.” We also ended up switching my implant from 355 Mod+ to 545cc HP with Galaflex to help support the implant with this “internal bra” made of dissolvable sutures. Before meeting Dr. Burke I had never heard of this but with extensive research I was confident this was a great decision. I had some adhesion of the scar tissue to the muscle which the surgeon removed, then the muscle was sutured to the chest wall. My right side had more issues so it was a bit more sore, but difference from going UTM to OTM was night & day. The recovery was so much easier & quicker than going fully under the muscle.
I am a year out from surgery, I will honestly say that I did think my implants were too big the first several months, & I told my nurse this at almost every appointment, but being a year out, they have settled in & melded into my body amazingly. I have a beautiful shape & upper pole fullness, they definitely look augmented, but not overdone nor fake looking. I truly could not be happier with my results. My husband always tells me that out of the three sets of implants I’ve had these are the prettiest & fit my body perfectly. My feminine confidence has been restored. Dr. Burke is an artist of her craft, I would trust her with any future surgical procedures & recommend her to friends, family & total strangers! & I do! :) Thank you Dr. Renee Burke & your amazing & skilled team for all for the care I have received over the last year. This is a great reminder—if surgeon doesn’t feel right, seek the one who makes you feel fully confident they are on your team & seek to listen to your wants & desires. When you find that surgeon, trust them. I am so glad I did. ♡