First let me start off by stating that, unlike some other huge boob girls at BEA, I have not met Suzanne or Dr. Baeke, I have not had any interaction with them whatsoever, and I do not know for as a matter of personally verified fact whether Dr. Baeke's work qualifies as a 'work of art' or merely 'competent surgery' ... although the pics I have seen of the other huge boob girls at BEA seem to speak for themselves in that regard. The point is that, from my personal standpoint, I have no vested interest whatsoever in this matter. With that said ...
I have posted in many other threads about the financial situation existing today in regard to the relative cost of getting huge custom made implants versus the relative income potential stemming from having huge custom made implants. For a fact, that financial situation is much worse today than it was 10 years ago. Part of that financial situation is due to the current scarcity/difficulty/FDA regulations involved in obtaining huge custom made implants in the first place. The costs involved on the custom implant side of the equation are totally beyond the control of any particular plastic surgeon, and those costs are basically the same for any plastic surgeon since there is only one current supplier of huge custom implants.
Another component of that equation is the relatively higher insurance costs to a plastic surgeon and O.R./surgical facility which performs/allows non-routine surgical procedures ... in other words malpractice and liability insurance premiums. For 'specialists', these costs are in a whole different world compared to a neighborhood plastic surgeon performing ASPRS sanctioned procedures in a nearby hospital or clinic. Again, particular doctors have no control over these costs, and if doctors who choose to perform high risk procedures incur high insurance premiums as a result, those costs must be passed on to the patients.
Because of the above, a girl embarking upon a quest to get huge custom implants needs to be prepared to cover the associated high costs. The current financial situation in the huge boob business is not the fault of the plastic surgeon, and the plastic surgeon certainly bears no responsibility to offer at cost or below cost discounts to counteract the fact that magazine modeling, feature appearances, pay website net profits etc. are not what they used to be.
I'll reiterate that the ONLY valid financial question in my own mind regarding Dr. Baeke is the potential ramifications of Dr. Baeke's use of hourly charges versus the 'package price' quote typically used by other 'specialists'. So far, Suzanne has still not had an opportunity to respond to this question.
I would also point out that, of the 10,000 or whatever plastic surgeons in the USA, to my knowledge there are fewer than 10 who are willing to work with huge custom breast implants. Dr. Baeke and his wife Suzanne are the first ever who have been willing to share specifics with the BEA.
Now, for the sake of fairness, if there is a prospective or actual patient of Dr. Baeke who has actual experience of events which portray Dr. Baeke's practice in a negative light, then it is certainly within the topic of this thread and I for one am certainly interested in hearing about it. However, as in politics, such accusations need to involve specifics and the person making the accusations needs to have some credibility before such accusations can be taken seriously.