Should I Use a Teaching Hospital for a Breast Lift?

I am a mother of five babes. After breast feeding them all and weight loss and weight gain my breast are extremely saggy. The worst thing about my breast is how it makes me feel. I always keep my bra on during sex. Also, it changes my mood instantly. I could be cooking and it pops into my head. I tried accepting it but I can't I don't see how I can go on being happy this way, it hurts.

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Teaching hospitals for breast lifts?

Hopefully your children will all appreciate the sacrifices you gave up for them to be the healthiest they can be. A lift can be a huge boost in your self-confidence. If the teaching hospitals are closely supervised, you can save oodles and have a good result. But when I think back to my residency days, my experience and judgment now is so much better as are my results. Good luck with your decision.

Curtis Wong, MD

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Redding Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift after pregnancy, breast feeding and weight loss

Congratulations on 5 successful pregnancies, breast feeding successfully, and losing weight. These are all great accomplishments that few women have achieved. Your breasts should be a reminder to you of all you've accomplished - not anything to be ashamed of. Also remember that before your pregnancies everyone probably loved you for you, not for your breasts. That hasn't changed. If you do choose to undergo breast lift surgery, teaching hospitals versus private hospitals have... more

Hospital Choice

The key issue is surgeon experience and proven results. Whether a surgeon is in a teaching hospital or not really shouldn't matter. Every surgeon you meet will have been trained at a teaching hospital at some point, so I wouldn't be prejudicial of a teaching hospital-based surgeon. Many surgeons work in both private and teaching hospital settings as well. Best, Asif Pirani, MD, FRCS(C)

Cosmetic surgery at a teaching hospital

Unfortunately, your post doesn't explain whether you plan to be a private patient of a plastic surgeon at a teaching hospital or a clinic patient. Some training programs offer reduced cost cosmetic procedures performed by the residents under the supervision of the faculty. I recommend that you price check in comparison with plastic surgeons in private practice because the hospitals have substantially increased fees in the past few years. If you are a private patient, it is true that we... more

Should I Use a Teaching Hospital for a Breast Lift?

We all trained at teaching hospitals, and most of us feel that we were trained by excellent surgeons. If your concern is that a trainee will be involved in the surgery, that is something to discuss with your attending surgeon. If you want to be certain that no trainees are involved, find a surgeon at a non-teaching hospital. Whatever you choose, it sounds like you will benefit from a consultation to discuss your goals, and how best to achieve them. Thank you for your question, best... more

Teaching hospital for breast lift

There are advantages to going to a university medical center for surgery, since the surgeons and anesthesia are often of high caliber. The key factor is the skill and experience of your surgeon. He or she should have a practice that has a significant focus on breast surgery. If your concern is the possibility of of residents participating in your surgery, this should be discussed with your surgeon. It sounds like a breast lift could be very beneficial. Best of luck more

Breast Lift at a Teaching Hospital

Breast lift at a teaching hospital done in a chief resident's cosmetic clinic may produce a very nice result for half the price.

Teaching hospital and breast lift

It is really a personal choice as to who you want to do your surgery. At a teaching hospital a resident in training under the supervision of an attending will perform your surgery.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Surgery and Teaching Hospitals

Hi there. Teaching Hospitals are typically among the top hospitals and usually have great patient outcomes. While you are selecting a Plastic Surgeon for your procedure, ask where the surgery will be and the level of involvement that residents will have in your care. This will allow you to make an informed decision about who will be participating in your surgery. Also, make sure you select a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Good Luck!

Teaching Hospital for Breast Lifting Surgery?

Thank you for the question. Based on your description, the aesthetic appearance of your breasts is of great importance to you. I would therefore encourage you to find the best plastic surgeon in your area, when it comes to demonstrable aesthetically pleasant results after breast lifting surgery. If the plastic surgeon you find works in the private arena you should go with him/her; on the other hand, if he/she works in the university setting then go with that plastic surgeon. In... more