Christopher A. Crisera, MD

Dr. Crisera is an excellent surgeon. He did a wonderful job. My reconstruction was so much better than I ever imagined. His explanations were very detailed all my questions were answered with great care and insight. My recovery was easy due to his follow up care. I would recommend him to anyone. With Dr. Crisera you will be amazed at his work!

At the date of my surgery at UCLA I was 21 years old, I'm now 19 months post op. I had a lollipop breast lift. My initial sagging was due to a rapid weight gain & loss(60 lbs) when I was 14, & my weight has fluctuated by about 15 lbs on & off since then so my skin quality isn't great. My breast skin feels very soft but almost "leathery", and the breasts themselves feel like an old woman's, like there is mostly fat and skin and no firm tissue. They don't hold their shape and even after the lift my areolas are too large. The only improvement I noticed from the surgery is now they are more symmetrical and the nipple is slightly better placed, but the firmness was not improved even though I was told "tissue tightening" was part of the procedure. I'm not really sure what to do at this point, but I'm disappointed with the results. I was looking forward to not wearing a bra but without one my breasts are like floppy pancakes. I'd prefer to not have an implant because the idea of a foreign object in my body grosses me out and I'd actually rather have smaller breasts, but that may be the only way to achieve the breasts I want. Any ideas are welcome as to what I can do, I'm very sad and self conscious of them still even if they are slightly improved. I have more pictures of the extra skin still remaining on my question asking if I need another lift.

After a cancer diagnosis I went to UCLA for a double mastectomy and reconstruction. While my breast surgeon (Dr. Baker) was amazing, I cannot say the same for my reconstruction. Dr. Crisera has a calm demeanor and good bedside manor, but does not in any way listen to what his patients want. Despite being repeatedly clear about wanting small breasts, similar to what I had prior to my mastectomy, I woke up to find DDD on my chest. They looked absolutely ridiculous and fake and made the whole cancer journey even worse. This part was supposed to be the silver lining, but instead it left me with back issues, pain from stretched skin and emotional distress. Dr. Crisera repeatedly told me that this was the best and only option for my breasts. I eventually went to another surgeon, outside of UCLA, who told me that I had plenty of options and did not have to live with bowling balls on my chest. I have since had them fixed and feel significantly better about my choice and my body. If possible I would recommend looking at other surgeons for reconstruction.