A Lesson in Trusting Your Surgeon: Ella’s Breast Augmentation - April 28, 2026 -
Most patients walk into a breast augmentation consultation hoping to leave with answers. Ella walked in with research, reference photos, and a clear vision — and then made the deliberate decision to trust her plastic surgeon’s judgment in the operating room.Born and raised on Oahu and a self-described petite, very active person, Ella spent over a year researching plastic surgeons in Hawaii and San Diego before booking a consultation at La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre with Dr. Hector Salazar-Reyes. Six weeks post-op, she sits down with host Monique Ramsey to walk through every step — from the research that led her to LJCSC, to her first time ever going under anesthesia, to the moment Dr. Salazar quietly chose a different implant size for her in the operating room.
Find out how she landed on 220cc Allergan Natrelle implants after sizing 265cc, why she’s describing her closet as “a brand-new wardrobe with all the same clothes,” and the one thing she wishes more first-time surgical patients understood about being mentally ready.
Links
Meet San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Hector Salazar-Reyes: https://www.ljcsc.com/about/meet-the-team/plastic-surgeons/dr-hector-salazar-reyes/
Learn more about breast augmentation: https://www.ljcsc.com/procedures/cosmetic-surgery/breast/breast-augmentation/
Please request your free consultation online at https://www.ljcsc.com/ or call La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, San Diego, at (858) 452-1981 for more information.
Questions answered by this episode
1. Does breast augmentation hurt?
2. How long does breast augmentation recovery take?
3. Is breast augmentation worth it?
4. How do you choose a plastic surgeon for breast augmentation?
5. How do you decide what size breast implants to get?
6. When can you exercise after breast augmentation?
7. What size implants are best for a petite frame?
8. Should you tell people you’re getting breast augmentation?
9. What are Allergan Natrelle implants?
10. What is the day of breast augmentation surgery like?
About this podcast
Learn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre (https://www.ljcsc.com/), the 12x winner of the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine’s Best of San Diego Awards.
Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego’s most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.
La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.
To learn more, go to https://www.ljcsc.com/ or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSC (https://www.instagram.com/ljcsc/).
Watch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre (https://www.youtube.com/@LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentre/).
The La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: https://www.theaxis.io/
Theme music: Busy People, SOOP
Chapters
00:00 Meet Ella and why she wanted breast augmentation
03:13 Choosing Dr. Salazar and LJCSC
07:04 First impressions and meeting the surgeon
09:09 The sizing surprise: 265cc to 220cc
14:53 Day of surgery and first-time anesthesia
18:19 Recovery, pain meds, and family support
25:06 A brand-new wardrobe and advice for first-timers
