Deformed looking result after abdominoplasty & lipo of the flanks

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  • patnuk1
  • Not Worth It
  • $7,500
  • South Bend, IN
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Post op today

  • 29 Jan 2016
  • 3 years post
Went to see doc. Saw the results (as they are at this point) for the first time. I am containing myself from getting excited till I see myself 3 month down the line. After the dash of hopes the first time around, so scared, though it does indeed look good. My husband said the same.

I know I should take pictures. I have not, as yet.

Doc said I can take head wash now. I do have one drain he dd not remove. He will do so on next Wednesday. Dread the 2 1/2 drive to Chicago though. Hate troubling my husband though he has been SO sweet about everything.

Biggest complaint right now is the itching. I just can't bear it. Doc said to use benedryl cream, but I itch all over. I took a pain pill though I am not in real pain, I do not feel the itching as much when I use that.

Stephen Zucker's mess corrected

  • 27 Jan 2016
  • 3 years post
I finally got the revision done day before yesterday. Went to Dr. Shifrin in Chicago who conducted a posterior body lift to remove the excess skin on the sides along with liposuction of the back, the tummy and lowered the scar. It does not hurt as much as last time since no muscle repair but am taking one capsule of the pain medication. Will post pictures later.

Stephen Zucker's mess to be corrected

  • 31 Oct 2015
  • 2 years post
I have finally decided in a physician and have a surgery date. Dr. David Shiffrin of Chicago. Of course he is very pleasant to talk to but I will only really judge him AFTER the procedure depending on the outcome, since I know appearances are deceptive. I decided on him completely based on the reviews here WHICH CONTAINED PICTURES!! Ladies, lesson number one. DO NOT trust the reviews without. They MAY and may not be true ones. The ONLY way you can decide on a doctor is either by seeing results in someone you know or by seeing it in a forum like this. I will post pictures later but I look WORSE now with my side bulges. Going to do back lip, a posterior body lift, flank and abdomen lipo. Will cost close close to 10 grand. Dr. David is expensive but I dont think I have a choice. Please wish me luck.

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  • 21 Apr 2013

First check my pictures by clicking on the blue title link. I paid Dr. Zucker for abdominoplasty and lipo of the flanks and I feel that I am left with a deformed looking result. I have a lot of skin left on my flanks and according to him, it does not have anything to do with what I paid him for, and I will need to pay him an ADDITIONAL $5000 to remove the skin on the sides, which amount he reduced to $1500 when I gave him a piece of my mind. He said that since I was laying face up, he could not perform on my sides and could not have avoided this and now, to rectify this mess, he will have to extend my incision and remove more skin from the sides. He also acknowledged that my issue is not a simple dog ear removal. At no point before the 3 month post op appointment was I ever told of any such option of an extended incision nor a possible outcome like this. His nurses kept assuring me that he is such a perfectionist and I shall be so happy with my result. I have been concerned of the appearance of my sides after the operation and raised this with him from day one, but he kept telling me that it is the swelling. Finally, only after the 3 months post-op appointment, he admitted that the appearance is less than satisfactory but totally refused to take any responsibility for it. He stuck to his story that as far as the tummy tuck is concerned, I have a very satisfactory result. I leave it to you all to decide by looking at my pictures. Please click on the blue link which contains the title to this review which will take you to my complete review which contains the pictures. I initially liked Dr. Zucker and was absolutely devastated and taken aback with the way he handled this situation. Even though he agreed to perform the revision (which he insisted is NOT a revision but a totally separate procedure) for a lesser cost, I have absolutely lost all the trust and respect I had for this physician and would not trust him with my body again. Now I will have to spend close to what I already paid him for to get this corrected, which is such a sad situation.