Amir Tahernia, MD, FACS

Having lift and aug in 3 weeks ! I lost about 40 pounds over the past few years with diet and exercise. I have always had deformed breasts. I have always been extremely self conscious about it ever since I started developing at a young age. I remember being in p.e. class in 6th grade and having girls make fun of me and ask why they point down. I even went so far as to have my mom take me to a surgeon when I was 16 to have reconstructive surgery but she told me to wait until I fully developed. I went off to college and have thought about it a lot in undergrad. Avoiding the beach and being in a swimsuit, not even being comfortable enough to wear a strapless top EVER ( Even with a strapless bra they didn't look right :( ) I feel like I have wasted a good chunk of my life hiding my boobs and being self conscious about my body for so long that I am finally ready to go under the knife to get them to looking the way they should for me a 26 year old girl who has never had kids or breast fed. This is going to be a life changing event ! I am so ready for the surgery ! This will have a tremendously positive affect of me emotionally and physically and I am so thankful to have this opportunity. I am posting my journey to hopefully help others make the decision to do something to make them feel good about themselves. Some of my friends think I'm crazy and don't understand but its been a really depressing and embarrassing part of my body for so long. Im so excited to finally fix things and feel like a young woman, wear cute clothing. I know it may sound silly but I can't wait to try on a strapless dress and look cute in it. :* Thanks for reading and love to all. If you have questions about who is performing my surgery feel free to contact me! And sorry for the typos got a little emotional there ;)

Updated on 1 Dec 2014:
Not really going for the "natural" look. I don't mind if people know my boobs have been augmented when they see them while I'm showing them off !

Updated on 19 Dec 2014:
Im so excited! Cannot wait to see how they heal. I feel great actually but I know I will probably get sore overnight. Been in and out of sleep all day ! The pain isn't bad at all. I am not taking a muscle relaxer. Only Oxy 5/325 2 every 6 hours. Happy healing to everyone else also ! Especially for boobday sisters and brothers :* Love you all good night ! And better photos coming in the future haha

Updated on 23 Dec 2014:
Tegaderm was taken off today ! just steri strips and sports bra for a while now! Im obsessed !!

Updated on 29 Dec 2014:
My back still hurts I might opt to sleep in a recliner tonight ! Also my incisions are itching like cray ! Im so paranoid about keeping them clean and applying neosporin I need them to heal beautifully

Updated on 14 Jan 2015:
About a week after I had my stitches removed my wounds around my nipple started to separate :( . I was advised to perform wound care to it 2x a day and keep an eye on it and see me PS 2x a week. He is very comforting and diligent with his after care. Even reaching out to me and checking on me himself on the days in-between my appointments which is extremely impressive and lets me know he truly cares for his patients. I ended up having to go back to the OR today to have the wound around my nipples closed. It is indeed a bump in my road to recovery but I am trying to stay optimistic ! I am still extremely happy with my surgery just waiting to heal now !!! Ugh !

I debated so long and went back and forth whether or not I should write this review, but honestly I hope I can save someone from making the same mistake I did. Or maybe if the doctor reads this he will take more pride in his work in the future and take care of his patients who trusted him and paid him thousands of dollars. I got liposuction and fat transfer to my breasts. I was very unhappy with the outcome of my liposuction/fat transfer. This doctor really doesn’t care for his patients and he just cares about getting to the next patient so he can make more money. My whole experience felt rushed. When I started my procedure he started making tunnels and numbing me with the tumescent fluid, it didn’t seem like he had any type of methodical process while doing this or with the liposuction as well. He was supposed to do my bra back rolls as well, but when he went to take the fat out I think he realized he forgot to numb that area because it hurt so bad that he had to stop. I had to later email them to get a refund for that procedure because he never did it, which is annoying because I paid for it. I wish I knew where he was going to make all the incisions because I have little scars all over still, some of them have faded but I think he could have done a better job at explaining that before. I would have chosen a different surgery had I know beforehand. In terms of my results, my stomach turned out so lumpy and extremely uneven. It was so uneven that on the right side of my belly button there was still a bunch of fat left but the left side was flat it looked so embarrassing. If I took pictures from the side it looked like I was pregnant because the other side was so flat. There was also a lot of other noticeable lumps of fat and divots all over my stomach. I emailed them and they agreed that it was uneven and to do a revision. When I went in for the revision appointment and pointed out all the areas of concern that I wanted fixed, he just said “let’s just focus on this area right here.” Also I forgot to mention, I was getting ready for my wedding so I had also lost 10 lbs on top of my surgery, and even after losing the weight it was still super lumpy and uneven. I was just upset that I came back for the revision and he couldn’t even be bothered to do a decent job the second time. Like it’s already a lot to have to go through this process once, but to go through it the second time and made feel like you don’t matter is just so defeating. He dismissed my concerns about the other areas that were still lumpy and just focused on the right side and a tiny bit under my breast. There is still a noticeable amount of fat on the right side that he didn’t fix and I’m just pissed I paid all that money for him to mess up my body. The fat transfer to my breast almost completely disappear ed and now my breasts are lumpy too, I can’t even get breast implants now because the lumps will show. People are paying a lot of hard earned money, not to mention that the whole process is stressful as it is to just have everything turn out botched.

I had a terrible experience with Dr. Tahernia. I had 360 awake lipo with a fat transfer to the buttocks. He was 3 hours late and nobody even called to let me know. They just left me sitting there in the waiting room.. for 3 hours. He was extremely rushed and didn't let me ask any of the questions I had prepared. He and his surgical team started my procedure without the tumescent fluid function enabled so the initial insertion of the cannula was extremely painful and I felt everything. He called his previous patient that was right before me crazy, and told me personal details about her which i thought was extremely unprofessional and rude. I was nervous about what he might say about me to his other patients. I could overlook these things if I loved my results but my stomach is totally lumpy and my hips are uneven with harsh ledges that look very weird and unnatural. I honestly feel like he botched me and I would encourage you to find a provider who will take their time with you and listen to your concerns. I would take my old body back honestly :(