 Rishma Varma, 23 years old. Currently, I am in Intan at KMC Hospital, Manipal. I live my MBAs also there. I am from Trivandrum, Canada. So basically, I had a problem with how I looked. I had what they call as an overbite, I think. And I had a small job and I retracted the job. So basically, my job was very small. It was backwards also. So it affected my confidence, obviously. And I wasn't happy with the way I looked. And I was okay looking when I was a kid. And then as I grew, my job stopped growing. So initially, I was planning to get a procedure done in Trivandrum. But that's when my best friend from school actually, her mother, was a doctor in Trivandrum. She suggested that I come to Dr. Ravey College in KMC. So like, she also knew Dr. Ravey. And the first time I met Dr. Ravey in Manipal, I started treatment there. But then it did not really go as expected. And so, got transferred to Manipal. Like, he started working in KMC Manipal. So after the whole COVID break, I restarted my treatment. So I came to Manipal. I met Dr. Ravey. And he suggested that I start orthodontic treatment with Dr. Shreyasi. So that's when I got my braces. That was in around March 2021. When I was in my third year of MBBS. And I've had this braces for almost two years now. And then we went about with that. I had to... Like, it was a pretty long journey, but it was all worth it. And I finally had my surgery on 21st of April 2020. And I got admitted on 20th. And the hospital, like the ward, everything, it was very nice. Like, I felt accepted here. The nurses were very good. And obviously Dr. Ravey and Dr. Vasili were very supportive. And preoperatively also, they came and met me. They talked to me about the risks as well. But also, like, the benefits. And overall, they were being very supportive. And I was also feeling really confident. Like, I never... I was never, there was never a point where I felt scared and alone because I knew my doctors are there for me. And the hospital service was also very good. Pre-op, I was very comfortable. The day before the surgery, I did not feel like I was having a surgery the next day. I remember going for coffee the previous day at like 7pm. And I was chatting with my parents. I was chatting with my friends. I was listening to music. So that's how a comfortable life felt in the hospital. And the day after the surgery, also, I woke up and it was already going very smoothly. There was not a single moment where I felt extremely scared or I felt like I had to back out. And the surgery post-op period, I was in ICU for one day. And Dr. Ravey and Dr. Vasili and the other doctors also, they came and saw me every 2 or 3 hours. So, the sisters there were also very nice to me. And I did not have any difficulty in the post-op period. After I was shifted to the ward also, every day they used to visit me. And they used to be updated on whatever complaints I had. Dr. Ravey from medicine and Dr. Vishal Pacharya from pulmonary knowledge also visited me. Dr. Ravey Prasad from ENT also came and saw me because I had an infection free of. So, he treated me. So, all of the doctors were up to date about my condition. And they visited me at GD. So, I was very confident about my recovery. So, in the post-op period also, the surgery was not without difficulties. There was some swelling but the pain was really very well managed because of Dr. Gaurav. He did an amazing job because my pain level was not beyond a 7 out of 10. Even at the worst it was a 7. And I was able to adjust to the pain and swelling. And I used to be called in for rinsing every day twice a day. And because of the rinsing I never felt like I never got an infection and it was fresher. Like overall I was very comfortable in the post-op period which is actually a great thing. Because post-op is when you have to adjust a lot and you actually know the difficulties of recovery. And it's not an easy period to go through but the hospital staff and my doctors made it much easier for me. Especially the sisters in the ward, they were very nice to me. There is one Veena's sister, she was amazing. She genuinely cared about me and whenever I had an issue, she was always there. So the staff, all of them, all the sisters and even the Akkas, all of them were very sweet. And the doctor seems to check up on me every day. And the day I got discharged also I had no words. Like it was sustained, the hospital was very good overall. And even after going home I had alternate daily visits at the hospital for rinsing and for regular checkups. And I'm saying again these surgeries are not without risks, not without complications, not without difficulties. But this hospital in my opinion is the best place to get it done because everything is taken care of. Like you don't have to be worried in case you have a complication. In case you have certain risks, it will be taken care of. You don't have to worry. And the staff here, especially they are very helpful, they are very supporting, the doctors are very supportive. During my hospital stay also, my parents were also incredibly supportive because it was difficult for them to obviously seeing me with a swelling, seeing me in pain a little bit because surgeries are not without post-op pain. So seeing me in a little bit of pain, even if it was minimal pain, even if it was minimal swelling, it was difficult for them but me never showed it. So that is also important. Parents of children who are going to do this, you have to be a little strong. And you know it's not, it's just for a couple of days after that we will improve, that is also there. And the doctors were also very supportive. Dr. Rave, Dr. Vasudev, they used to come and see me every day. They kept things light. They never freaked out in front of me. Whenever there was an issue, they handled it calmly. So it boosted my confidence also, especially Dr. Vasudev was very positive throughout. He would crack jokes also. So it was a very nice experience and I had to talk to Dr. Rave because he never took a risk in my case. Like he prepared everything, it's been going on for two years, the entire procedures. Not like you decide to do it and tomorrow you can do it. It's a long journey and he's never taken any risk in my case. And he made sure that there were no complications, minimal complications during the surgery and after the surgery. And in my case there were no complications, there were not much complications. And overall I would rate my experience five stars because I'm not saying this just for the sake of it. I really recommend you getting your treatment down here because AIMC Mangalore is one of the best places you can get this done. Because my experience here was entirely comfortable and I had minimum complaints about anybody in this hospital. We are the Akkas, we are the Annas and the people are the reception and the sisters and obviously the doctors also. Everybody was incredibly supportive, they were incredibly nice to me and I would rate my experience ten on ten. I cannot recommend this hospital, this is one of the best places you can get the treatment done. Thank you.