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Spent: $7,100 in New York City, NY

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Updated 3 Apr 2011

Posted 9 Apr 2010

PS performed a full anchor BL, mind you I'm 5'5" ht., 111 lbs, don't have children was a b cup before BL and after and I don't have sun dammaged skin.

NEVER mentioned it during the consultaion that I would be left horizontal scars, only said she was doing a vertical scar. Left breast now droops 4 months after procedure, which means she OBVIOUSLY undercorrected. A total rip off.

Plastic surgeons have proven to me, from her performance that they are out for a quick buck. When I mention the horizontal scars in the subsequent follow-up visits, she totally minimizes my concerns. And, that, is what hurts the most!

Updated on 31 Mar 2011:
First PS sent me to a dermatologist ($180) for a consultation. Dermatologist said she could not do anything for the inframmary scars until they were 12 MONTHS OLD! I complained to my PS about the horizontal scars (which she NEVER mentioned of during the consultation, but only that she would be doing a lollipop scar) and the 2cm difference (unevenness) of the nipples position from the sternal notch, but she said she could only perform revision after one year of the original surgery. Seriously folks, my results look like two different surgeons perfromed my BL. I advise anyone to DEMAND that only the surgeon they paid for perform the entire surgery and never some PS fellow under the supervision of your surgeon! I never imagined this could be a possiblity until much later. My 1st BL was performed in a teaching hospital.

She became very dodgy after my complaint and called me in June 2010 to state she didn't think she could help me and would refund her surgical fee if I signed a waiver that would prevent me from complaining publicly about her results (in print or online). I have her lawyers waiver still with me, and can send copies of it to anyone, which I didn't sign or mail back. You can view my results on realself under the heading "What is the best option for a breast lift revision?" and read what the PS commented/recommended. I'm not deluded or an alarmist, but I knew she did a terrible job.

Fastforward one year later from original breast lift: I had revision BL surgery for the still ptotic left breast and scar revision in the right breast. I am still in the healing phase so I won't know the full results for another 1-3 months. I have now spent $20,000, between the 1st surgery and the 2nd, but I'm not out of the dark yet. 2nd PS is now injecting scars with Kenalog (which 1st PS should have been doing from the start once the inframmary scars were turning hypertrophic.) I just had my first V-beam laser treatment today ($450) to reduce the redness and visible capillaries that are a result of the Kenalog injection + revisional surgery.
 

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Dismissed my concerns. Poor outcome which obviously were a result of extremely poor planning. Little communication before surgery. Would not recommend her to my worst enemy. My only mistake was choosing her as my PS. I urge anyone to please type "What is the best option for a breast lift revision?" in the custom search right here on realself.com to view my results from the first surgery which was posted last year and read what the surgeons on realself commented/recommended. I don't have pre-1st surgery pics to upload, they can only be scanned and then uploaded, which I will try to figure out how to do shortly.

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Angiemcc (Community Manager) 12 Apr 2010

I'm so sorry you're unhappy with your results! Have you considered contacting a board certified plastic surgeon for a second opinion?

rnuch 13 Apr 2010
I'm going to Scotland this summer for ReCell treatment. The PS who performed my BL is a Park Ave. board certified surgeon, mind you, so I don't know why she just didn't perform the LeJour technique. She did for one of her patients; she went from a DDD cup to a C cup! And she raves about her results! I warn all my friends to tell all their friends to avoid this PS like the plague.
modelchic (unregistered guest) 15 Apr 2010

May i know the name of the PS so i won't end up with the PS who ruined ur results since I m also looking 4 PS in NY city... TIA!

rnuch 23 Apr 2010

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modelchic (unregistered guest) 26 Apr 2010
thanks for ur help!!! i got it ....i have heard of her name a lot .... i was trying to make an initial consultation appointment with her. Her staff sounds very rude too. i m happy that i have already outlisted her. Hope everything works out for u ......
4529anon 30 Apr 2010
i have been thinking about getting a breast lift in new york city just wondering if you could give me the doctors name so i dont go to her.
dor 30 Apr 2010
Hi Rnuch thanks very much for the initails, ofcourse i have heard not so nice things before i hope every things works out well or even beter for you.
rnuch 21 May 2010
I have a follow-up visit with her in two weeks. Left breast is sagging already! Revision will definitely be needed. Very disappointed! Should have had breast lift done by Dr. Lloyd Gayle, or someone of his caliber.
MAH2393 9 Jun 2010

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rnuch 12 Jun 2010
MAH2393, I hope you read this post. I went to her last week and confronted her about it. She will give me my money back if I don't post anything bad about her ever again. BULL! I sought legal counsel and I'm getting a second opinion this coming week and another in August. I'm going to sue her for malpractice. She did not perfrom a breast lift. I've posted my results here on Realself and the PS all responded that the breast lift needs to be redone all over again! I hope your revision was to your liking. She's goet some nerve calling herself a breast specialist. I've requested all my medical records. I think you should too. Don't believe any of her online posted reviews!
MAH2393 18 Jun 2010
The truth is I havent really confronted her. I have but I have done so in a non confrontational way. I guess Im a trusting person and she comes across like she knows what shes doing. Maybe I should request all my medical records. I was peeking through my chart last week , the day of my revision, and I looked at my pictures. I almost wish I was back to my original self, they way I looked before she operated on me. I think you should sue her. She also came across alittle arrogant at times, like she knew everything.
rnuch 12 Jun 2010
Her lawyer called me the next day, June 8, after my complaint and mailed me the release form with the stipulation that she would refund her surgical fee if I never ever mention the poor outcome. Her technique is very lacking and when a surgeon uses the inverted-T procedure there is no reason for the entire breast to sag the way mine has after the fifth month post-op. I mean mine is really saggy! MAH2393 please e-mail me if you can.
rnuch 17 Jun 2010
Here staff is trying their hardest to make me the happiest client ever. Let's see.
MAH2393 18 Jun 2010
I wonder if it affected my ability to breast feed because she re-arranged my glands, and moved them to the top of my breast? I have an appt this coming Tuesday and I think I am going to request a copy of my medical records. I also sensed that shes not 100% honest. After the 1st surgery, I knew something was very wrong and I showed her the open area on my righ breast, it looked like I had a giant, crooked nipple, with an open wound on the top and a smaller one on the bottom. I asked her what will happen to thos areas? And she responded "they will look better and better"
MAH2393 18 Jun 2010
I am going to go to another doctor in August to get a second opinion. If I end up getting another surgery to correct this one, that will be a total of 3 surgeries!! So, now I have a few months of healing to look forward to...
MAH2393 18 Jun 2010
Hi, June 8th was the day of my revision procedure w/JW. I was left waiting for about 2 hours before she arrived. She spent maybe 10 minutes or so as a pre-operative meeting. It came out alittle better then before but Im still not happy. It is so hard to have to go through surgery 2 times in 6 months because the first surgery failed. It had really caused me alot of suffering. My situation is somewhat similar. For the first surgery, JW decided she was going to rearrange my glands and move them to the top of my breast to give me more upper pole fullness, however, I never asked for that and she and I never discussed that. After the 1st surgery, my stitches were taken out too soon and my skin openned up and I had open wounds on the top of my breast that healed after many months and were sore for a long time and left me with a lop sided looking nipple. The first time I saw my breasts in the mirror after the first surgery, I started to cry. So, for 6 months I did not look at them again in the mirror. I wish so much I had picked a more competent doctor. I was inexperienced with this kind of thing so I rushed into it a little, and just trusted her good reviews online. Im sorry you also had to go through this. originally, JW told me she wouldnt charge me for ther revision, however, I think she reaized the whole thing needed to be redone so she said it was better if I was sedated and I ended up having to pay an additional $1000. After I aready paid for the entire surgery the first time. For the second surgery, I specifically said my left nipple had to be raised because it was very low. She maybe raised it a tiny bit but not that much. JW performed the circumaerolar lift on me and I dont think it was really the right technique to use on me thats part of the reason the lift was a failure. My whole experience there was bad, rushed pre-operative meeting for the first surgery and I also had the feeling JW was eager to be quick with me so she could head off to see her next patient. My friend today actually mentionned contacting a lawyer but I feel kind of embaressed talking about my breasts with a lawyer/and or judge. Also, the reason why I let her perform the revision was because I did not have another $8,000 to pay for the same surgery twice. So, I just prayed she would do a good job and fix it. Its crazy, I went to her in the beginning to fix something about my body that I was self conscious about and after the surgery, I was almost more self conscious then before. I looked at before and after pictures and after the first surgery, I basically looked like a mutilated verison of myself. I think I looked a lot worse. She kept on saying I look like I have little implants. But I kept on saying to her I dont want implants. I have since looked more online and have seen a few surgeons that look more skilled in breast lifts and I feel a lot of regret for putting myself through this experience. I hope you find a good doctor so he/she can fix what JW did. By the way, I am definitely planning on writing about my bad experience with her. I have thought about it. Shes given me a lot to write about. The public should know she sucks with breast lifts. Just to make sure we are talking about the same woman, her last name starts with Wal, and first name Jen.
arnyc 1 Jul 2010
I have to jump in here because I had a breast lift by this surgeon a little over a year ago and I couldn't be happier with my results. I shopped around A LOT for my surgeon, spending a small fortune on consultations all over the city. I went to her because she made me feel the most comfortable and her reviews were amazing. I was really nervous about my surgery and spoke with two of her old patients both of whom had really good outcomes and they were very informative about what to expect from the post-op period. Before my surgery I was a saggy C and never liked my breasts. I didn't even care about the incision locations that much, I just wanted a nicer shape to my breasts! I'm at 14 months and I look great. The "lollipop" part is completely flat and faded, barely noticeable, and the scar under my breast I can't even see without lifting up my breast. They way I look at it is I chose the scars to have better looking breasts and if I wasn't okay with having them I wouldn't have had my surgery. I am so glad I did. I am so much more confident and wear clothes I never dreamed of before.
MAH2393 2 Jul 2010
I think she is capable of doing good work, but with my experience it was not positive. I think there was not enough planning before the surgery. There was some comunication but not thorough enough. Im glad you are happy with your results. I think that is what cosmetic surgery is about; maing a change to improve your self esteem and self confidence. I also think picking a doctor is a type of relationship and some people click better then others.
rnuch 31 Mar 2011
Nice try Alix, but my results are still bad.
One thing that you must consider here beyond the technique used and the talent of the surgeon is the nature of your own tissues. By definition, someone who needs a breast lift has somewhere between challenged to outright poor elasticity and this has a significant bearing on the outcome. In other words, it is possible that one's starting point is much worse than others.
MAH2393 4 Jul 2010
I agree with you. My skin happens to be kind of thin. For my first surgery for a breast lift, my stitches were taken out too soon, before my skin had a chance to heal and my skin openned up in several places. In one area it openned up a lot. I think being a 'good' doctor is about treating your patients on an individual basis, not rushing at all, getting to know your patients and really listenning to what they want. Also, a breast lift is a about lifting the breast and reshaping and raising the nipple; determining the best technique to use. If the breast and nipple havent been raised enough then thats another reason for why a breast lift can fail.
tatta 12 Dec 2010
Hi I was hoping you can help me. I got a breast lift and implants done 6 months ago. The procedure cost me $10, 800. I'm really not happy with the results for that kind of money. The implant size is 240 cc. My breast still have excess skin and they are very sagy. What should I do?
rnuch 3 Jul 2010
You can see my results under the heading "What is the best option for a breast lift revision?" on realself. That pic was taken just 5 months post-op. I also went to see two PS in person and they also agreed that the left breast was too saggy for just 5 months after the procedure. What did she do wrong?
Angiemcc (Community Manager) 21 Jul 2010

I wanted to further explain why I removed a few comments above. To do that, I'll include below the message I sent to rnuch regarding violating community guidelines.

If you're confused or concerned, please send me a private message. If you'd like to post feedback about RealSelf, you can do that here.

I’m Angie, the breast lift community moderator at RealSelf. While I’m not an employee of RealSelf, I do moderate reviews and comments. Part of my role is to make sure that RealSelf users are getting the most from their participation on the site.

I love this role because it helps people ask good questions and make informed decisions before deciding whether a procedure is right for them or not.

I do my best to keep it fair for all community members, people like you as well as over 1,000 doctors (who volunteer their time answering questions).

What I consider fair is for RealSelf users to post experiences about treatment reviews (as you've done) and, in the designated field, indicate whether they do or don't recommend a doctor.

I consider it unfair for someone to post entries disparaging other reviews as plants or frauds. No one likes personal attacks --which aren't allowed on RealSelf—or having someone question their honesty regarding their postings.

In the breast lift community, I focus on getting people to open up and share their surgery experience, but I do not allow discussion of individual doctors. I therefore moderate out comments which could be construed as personal attacks (which by law doctors can’t even respond to.). As you probably are aware, there are loads of forums for venting grievances and rating a doctor. It's just not the goal of the breast lift community and RealSelf. That’s why we ask that people refer to their doctors only in the doctor recommendation field associated with their review.

In your postings I see a mix of fair and unfair. I like that you offer insights about what you experienced post-op. That said, I’d really appreciate it if you’d allow people to express their breast lift experiences without suggesting they’re lying. Also, you reference the doctor in the discussion areas, but this should be limited to the doctor field in your breast lift posting.

Thanks for your help on this. I hope you’ll continue to help the breast lift community thrive!

Best,
Angie

Manhattan6074 1 Apr 2011
I have a BL scheduled with her on April 15 and I am excited. I know the risks of the surgery and I am confident in her ability.

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