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Written by a patient
25th August 2020


Prior to meeting Mr Gore I met with a couple of surgeons but I didn't continue with them as I didn't feel 100% convinced they understood me as a person rather than a patient. I first met Mr Gore in October 2018 when I was considering breast augmentation. After breast feeding four children I had lost a lot of volume in my breasts and they sagged low. I had spent huge amounts of time and money trying to find the best push up bras, bikinis, padding, - I'd often wear two bras under a dress if going out filled with fillets just to look 'normal'. Considering surgery was a BIG step for me not just financially but emotionally. I read a huge amount of negative press about 'the types of women' who have cosmetic surgery and how natural is more beautiful and we should celebrate the boobs that fed our babies. But at 46 years old I wanted to feel me again, to be able to wear a dress or vest top without tight, uncomfortable padded restrictive underwear. My initial consultation with Mr Gore was brilliant. I took up a lot of his time with so many questions and never once did he make me feel like he was pressed for time or that my concerns were unimportant. I went back another three or four times to discuss the breast augmentation with him, minute details about the operation and tried on numerous sizers to get the volume that I felt was right for me. Every time Mr Gore understood my hesitancy and answered my questions directly and openly. He showed me before and after photographs and discussed implant shape - even offering me an additional last minute meeting when I felt I had chosen the wrong size only a few weeks before my operation. My Op was booked for January 2019 ... I bought the aftercare bra, got everything ready and a few days prior I panicked and felt I couldn't go through with it. I emailed Mr Gore's assistant (who is AMAZING also) apologising profusely and said I had decided I couldn't have the Op. The reaction was so positive and non judgemental. After all the hours he had put in working with me to reach a decision on shape and size I expected he may be a less than keen to work with me again. But in April that year I had reached the point where I felt mentally and physically ready to go ahead. So I met with Mr Gore again and discussed why I had cancelled previously, my concerns, my anxiety about being under anaesthetic but also my conviction that I really wanted to make this change. After another few consultations with him again, choosing the correct size and shape (I went for 305-320cc) we agreed that he would have two alternatives of similar sized implants and would use the one that looked the best on the day. I had my op on 31st July 2019 and Mr Gore came to see me in the hospital before with his anaesthetist. He completely put me at ease understanding that the lack of control I felt under anaesthetic was one of my biggest fears. In the end he offered me sedation which meant it was not a full anaesthetic but I was asleep. This was the biggest relief for me mentally and I recovered brilliantly and quickly. As predicted I needed a lot of hand-holding and reassurance post op. It was painful and when I panicked that some bad bruising meant that something had gone wrong (it hadn't) Mr Gore made an appointment for me to see him immediately. He had annual leave after my op and even during that he checked to see how I was healing. One year on and I am over-the-moon with the results. They are much better, more natural than I ever expected (and I expected them to be good!) and I no longer have to avoid seeing myself in the mirror when I am undressed. I felt amazing in bikinis on my holiday. It has improved my confidence and the whole journey with all my hesitations and mind-changing would have been very stressful if Mr Gore and his team hadn't been as professional, knowledgeable and as kind as they were. I would thoroughly recommend him and his team.

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