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At 8 years old I realized my body didn’t look...
Fast forward many years and I’m the proud mother of wonderful children who I cherish with my whole being. Seven years ago my family had something traumatic happen that has been difficult to recover from and led to some weight gain. I found I had to put guilt aside to allow myself to make the decision to pursue the tummy tuck, as it is a large financial decision for a one income family, but something I felt I really needed to do for myself. I needed to do this now, as a part of my personal healing and emotional rebirth.
I’ve gone to several consults over the years, but always left feeling awkward or feeling I hadn’t been understood. To me, I can’t imagine a much more personal experience than this, aside from childbirth. Upon finding Dr. Schlesinger on RealSelf, I called and immediately felt comforted by the gal who answered the phone and was willing to answer my hundreds of questions! She scheduled my free consult, and encouraged me to call back with any more questions. The day of the consult was emotional, as I felt already that this was going to be the right time and right Doctor. My husband came along, and was equally impressed with the level of care, compassion and professionalism. Dr. Schlesinger has an amazing way of making patients feel totally comfortable in a very vulnerable appointment. (Well, for someone who isn’t used to taking naked photos ;-) His staff is the BEST; they are incredibly friendly and cheerful!
The day of surgery I was a nervous wreck, but Dr. Schlesinger assured me I’d be ok. I remember lying down in the surgery room, then waking up in the recovery room. I stayed overnight and had a wonderful nurse who stayed with me over night, and helped me relax and stay calm when I was unable to sleep. In the morning I saw my stomach for the first time and couldn’t believe it, I DID IT! The stomach donut was gone and I had a waste line!!! The first few days of recovery were tough, and my naturally high level of anxiety didn’t help matter. But through it all Dr. Schlesinger was available day and night for any concerns or issues that came up (for example, pain management). I can’t imagine going through this process without such an attentive Doctor and staff!
Now, at 4.5 weeks I’m still healing well. Standing up 95% straight with a PERFECT, tight, beautiful stomach!! Even still a bit bent over and still kind of swollen and healing, I am by far the most comfortable I have ever felt in my own body. For the first time in my life I can look at my body in the mirror without feeling plagued with a defective stomach that no amount of diet or exercise would fix.
In addition to the full tummy tuck, I got lipo with fat transferred to my butt. I never would have imagined I’d get a butt lift, but Dr. Schlesinger knows exactly what he is doing, and does it perfectly. I also have a very cute little belly button :-)
THANK YOU DR SCHLESINGER AND STAFF!!
Provider Review
At 8 years old I realized my body didn’t look like other little girls. I was an average size child, yet I had fat deposits in a donut shaped ring around my belly button. My 9 year old older sister assured me it was baby fat, since I was the baby, and I would outgrow it. Her 9 year old logic failed, and the donut only grew as I grew. Its been a source of discomfort and insecurity since childhood. At age 14 I decided I would have a tummy tuck when I was done having children. Fast forward many years and I’m the proud mother of wonderful children who I cherish with my whole being. Seven years ago my family had something traumatic happen that has been difficult to recover from and led to some weight gain. I found I had to put guilt aside to allow myself to make the decision to pursue the tummy tuck, as it is a large financial decision for a one income family, but something I felt I really needed to do for myself. I needed to do this now, as a part of my personal healing and emotional rebirth. I’ve gone to several consults over the years, but always left feeling awkward or feeling I hadn’t been understood. To me, I can’t imagine a much more personal experience than this, aside from childbirth. Upon finding Dr. Schlesinger on RealSelf, I called and immediately felt comforted by the gal who answered the phone and was willing to answer my hundreds of questions! She scheduled my free consult, and encouraged me to call back with any more questions. The day of the consult was emotional, as I felt already that this was going to be the right time and right Doctor. My husband came along, and was equally impressed with the level of care, compassion and professionalism. Dr. Schlesinger has an amazing way of making patients feel totally comfortable in a very vulnerable appointment. (Well, for someone who isn’t used to taking naked photos ;-) His staff is the BEST; they are incredibly friendly and cheerful! The day of surgery I was a nervous wreck, but Dr. Schlesinger assured me I’d be ok. I remember lying down in the surgery room, then waking up in the recovery room. I stayed overnight and had a wonderful nurse who stayed with me over night, and helped me relax and stay calm when I was unable to sleep. In the morning I saw my stomach for the first time and couldn’t believe it, I DID IT! The stomach donut was gone and I had a waste line!!! The first few days of recovery were tough, and my naturally high level of anxiety didn’t help matter. But through it all Dr. Schlesinger was available day and night for any concerns or issues that came up (for example, pain management). I can’t imagine going through this process without such an attentive Doctor and staff! Now, at 4.5 weeks I’m still healing well. Standing up 95% straight with a PERFECT, tight, beautiful stomach!! Even still a bit bent over and still kind of swollen and healing, I am by far the most comfortable I have ever felt in my own body. For the first time in my life I can look at my body in the mirror without feeling plagued with a defective stomach that no amount of diet or exercise would fix. In addition to the full tummy tuck, I got lipo with fat transferred to my butt. I never would have imagined I’d get a butt lift, but Dr. Schlesinger knows exactly what he is doing, and does it perfectly. I also have a very cute little belly button :-) THANK YOU DR SCHLESINGER AND STAFF!!