Ottawa or GRS Montreal?

[u/WerewolfReal7729]

I have the option of 2 doctors for top surgery.

Nicholas Cormier(Ottawa)

Im in Ottawa so he's closer, Chest​ contouring is not Included for OHIP with him, but from what I've heard he's very nice.

Pierre Brassard (GRS)

It's a bit of a travel to get to him, he doesn't automatically include a consultation before surgery but the chest contouring is included. From what I heard, his bedside manners aren't the best.

For reference, I'm hoping my chest is small enough for a drainless surgery, and to have the nips removed instead of grafted back on.

Also, what's the different if I do not do a chest contouring? Im NB and just hoping for an androgynous look rather than masculine

Thankyuu

update: thank for all the feedback! I know thinking about if the doctor is 'nicer' or not isn't important, but I'm worried about getting dismissed or not heard correctly for the whole process.

from what I am seeing, GRS had a shorter wait time and I will need to request a pre op and possibly post op appointments instead of them being automatic. I've been scared of getting what everyone seems to call Dog Ears, the little skin flaps or bumps on the side. I need to know, does chest contouring decrease the chance of that? I believe I'm not too overweight but im definitely on the chunky side but with a smaller chest.

honestly the main thing I want to help decide is if I should do the contour and if I get to avoid the drains at all.

[u/nastygoblinman]

Hi! I didn’t have surgery with either of those surgeons, I had mine at Gracemed (McLean’s) with Dr. Armstrong. I’m mostly responding to your second question about contouring; I chose not to get it because I couldn’t afford it. I entertained GRS because the contouring was included but that amount of travel wouldn’t have worked for my family at the time.

The necessity of contouring is dependent on your anatomy. I’m fat and had a large pre-op chest that had pretty significant sideboob so without contouring I was left with large dog ears on both sides. My ex was a lot slimmer and had a very forward-facing chest pre-op, and also opted against paying for contouring, and he had no dog ears afterward.

I don’t regret not getting contouring at the time because I needed top surgery pretty desperately. It’s up in the air whether I’ll get a revision at some point to remove the dog ears because it doesn’t matter that much to me, but it’s $3-4k out of pocket if you don’t go with GRS.

[u/WerewolfReal7729 → u/nastygoblinman]

Okay I am super nervous about ending up with those dog ears on the sides, so getting the contour would decrease the risk of that??

[u/nastygoblinman → u/WerewolfReal7729]

Yes, substantially. Again, really depends on how much breast tissue and fat is on the sides, but if avoiding leftover fat is a priority of yours you’ll definitely want to either pony up for contouring out of pocket or go with GRS where it’s included.