27 and Alive - Richmond, VA

I have wanted top surgery for years but could never afford it. I have a wife and son and am in school so I resigned myself to the idea that surgery would happen years from now. So one day I was bored and decided to apply for CareCredit and I got approved. Because I obsessively researched surgeons for years I knew what I wanted in a surgeon and what I wanted my results to look like. Since I'm in school and have a kid we had to plan the surgery around a crazy busy schedule and decided that if we could a local choice would be best. I found Dr. Stanwix and decided to meet with him for an evaluation and to see pictures of his work. From the moment he walked in I knew I had found my surgeon. He was kind, warm, and funny. He even laughed at my terrible and cheesy jokes that I crack when I'm nervous. I scheduled my surgery for a month later. The day of my surgery I hadn't slept the night before from nerves and when we got there I got scared. His staff was so kind and made sure to reassure me every step of the way. The worst part was the weird underwear and leg hugger things. After the surgery I was really out of it but I wasn't in pain! Which was my biggest fear. The first time I took off my bandages and saw my chest for the first time I was ecstatic. Dr. Stanwix called me a couple of days later to check in with me which was very comforting and made me feel like I could call him about any questions. Throughout my healing I was terrified of losing my nipple and Dr. Stanwix had to deal with me emailing and calling all the time asking questions and sending him pictures of my nipple just in case! He was so patient and reassured me every step of the way. Three months have passed and Dr. Stanwix did a revision because my nipples healed a little too well. And he got rid of some small imperfections. This time I was awake and got to see him at work and it was amazing. Granted I was grossed out and trying to not look at the blood but he was so exact with every cut and stitch it was incredible. Now my chest is perfect and because of his precision my scar is also perfectly contoured to my pecs. I work out and weight lift and seeing how my scar actually accentuates my chest rather than becoming a focal point is more than I could ever wish for.