Dr Baker is an amazing surgeon a great doctor and a good person. Like he says on his website ‘you might not like what he says’ but he knows what he’s talking about and if he tells you to skip the procedure or hold off, then I can’t emphasis enough how important it is to listen to him. My face was disfigured in an accident and I was sent to doctor baker by a relative that had been his patient for decades. I figured that I should have some extra work done while I was going under, dr baker refused to do the extra work even though I was a self pay and had a blank check. I was 30 and he told me he would make me look the same way I did before the accident but nothing more. I’m so glad, after 15 years, that I listened to him. I know people who didn’t listen to dr Baker and they have to live with their mistake. Dr Baker only does work he can stand behind, after all your face is his walking advertisement. He’s an artist only rivaled by Mother Nature.
Worth every penny. I am 8 weeks out (surgery June 5, 2018) and I look 15-20 years younger and natural. I will be posting before and after pictures. Dan Baker is a real professional in every sense. His staff is efficient and fiercely loyal. They answered all my questions patiently. I have been wanting this procedure after my weight loss of 100 lbs when I was 17 years old and I saw the loose skin on my neck and lower face even then. And now at 55, it no longer felt optional to me. I was feeling bed about my face. I went to him three times in the last 10 years and had appointments scheduled for surgery and canceled. Still he saw me once again and I went through with it. As an aside: This surgery is not for the faint of heart. The recovery is rough but pain meds not needed at any point. Tylenol was enough. I took a real good turn at about 3 1/2 weeks and felt much better. My ears hurt and I was not be able to sleep on my side for a month. I bought one of those pillows like for a plane with I did my homework and chose him because of his reputation of producing a natural look. I did not want fake or to look 20. I also had no interest in being best friends: I sent my friend to him last year and then she went to a reputable surgeon who gave her a hug and a kiss and she chose him. My friend is a very pretty woman and is unhappy with her results. She said she will be at Baker's office if she wants everything else done. Dr. Baker is neither friendly nor unfriendly: he is the quintessential professional and delivered exactly the two things he promised: "I do all my own surgery and you will look natural." I adore this man and could not be more grateful to him. Aging (and in my case the casualties of weight loss) is not easy for us girls. Dan Baker has made it a little easier. Updated on 20 Aug 2018: I wanted to post photos, before and after my surgery with Dan Baker, MD of June 5 2018. I am now 11 weeks out. My face seems to soften and look more and more natural which is exactly what I wanted. I look like me again. I am so glad I chose Dr. Baker and spent the money to get this procedure done right. Please contact me if you have any questions about the process. My ears still have some pain when touched or I lie on them and I have numbness on the sides of my face the just feels weird. I am told the numbness goes away and of course it is better than it was. I will continue to add photos over time to show my progress.
Daniel C. Baker MD is the best plastic surgeon of this century,- as well as part of the last, which is a well documented fact. His experience and innumerable successes remain unsurpassed and pertain to many areas of the body,- virtually from head to toe,- he delivers reliable results and happy patients like none other in his field. Though knowing about his skills and having met many of his happy patients socially in the past I took my time to decide,- as I desired a kind of surgery not widely embraced (yet) within the medical community, often regarded as "not urgent per se " and also a bit challenging as it involves the lymphatic system of the lower leg to deal with, which some surgeons due to lack of knowledge avoid. Determined to have an Ankle Reduction procedure ,-( via Liposculpture) I walked into his office prepared to be told it was 'not so bad' or I should simply lose weight. Weight however had never been the issue. I was plagued with so called "cankles" all my life, even at age 18, at 98 pounds. The condition ( of living with 'cankles') results in severe self consciousness as one is forced to wear pants and/or really long dresses, so as to not expose 'fat' unsightly and unnatural looking ankles. Boots are out of the question as most are designed for thinner ankle/ calf measurements. Dr. Baker walked into the room, took one look at my ankles and completely understood. He was very sweet, empathetic, calm and exuded the confidence only a surgeon of his caliber can. I felt taken care of and safe instantly. He explained everything in detail, and I scheduled the surgery within 2 weeks of our first encounter. I had no fear,- Dr. Baker's reassuring aura had diffused all insecurity in me. Everything went perfect, his staff was super caring and efficient. I am over the top delighted with the outcome. Dr. Baker saw me 3 times shortly after the surgery to make sure all was fine. A true gentleman, he was delightful, insightful and cheerful every time. As he had predicted from the get go,- I changed my entire wardrobe within 2 months post surgery. I'm now wearing fitted dresses, skirt suits, mini skirts, ankle revealing capri pants, cruise wear, ankle tied summer shoes, slinky booties and ankle revealing lingerie type crossover wear as well as evening attire I'd never dared to sport in public before. My friends are speechless at my transformation ,- and as I now realize,- my successful 'cankle' surgery has prompted many people around me previously thinking they'd be 'stuck' with this problem forever,- to take initiative and make appointments with Dr. Baker. He single handedly changed my life, - the way I see and feel about myself forever. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Well, if I had never gone to Doctor Baker, the doctor who performed my first rhinoplasty, I never would have lost weight. I came when I fit into the scared stereotype of an overweight teenage girl who thinks a nose job will change her life. If I remember correctly, I came when I was 16 for the first time, to his office, where there was a wait (but it's always quite packed and the women are always fun to look; also, who wants a "barren" plastic surgery office?) When he did see me, he told me that he wouldn't operate on me unless I lost the weight. Out of the six doctors who I did see (Including Ashton), he was the only one to explicitly state how important doing so would be. I'm surprised people say he is super cruel because I started to cry when I heard he wouldn't do the surgery and he pulled me back and went through, feature by feature, what was good about my face. I don't think most doctors will do that. Then he didn't charge my mom on our way out. He also told me to come back when i lost the weight. Which I tried to do, struggling down from 200 pounds to 145-his own goal, which I would look better at--was 135. He also performed the nose job on me, which I saved up years for. The nose job itself was ok. I wasn't that happy but I had viewed him sort of as a god and I don't think I made it that clear what I wanted before hand. As it was, it was so conservative; he didn't touch the bridge or thin the tip-whenever I mentioned I thought he would do more, he sort of shrugged it off, like you read about here a lot. At the same time, recently, he told me if I lost the remaining weight, to sharpen my features, he would do it. (Keep in mind, at this time, his office(-Robert-Sandy-Mirette--probably hate me and think I'm that crazy patient pestering their boss so it wasn't fun going). This seemed like a good tactic as well as a way to save up the money, which I did do. He then said he changed his mind and wouldn't touch it. At that point, I had passed up 1) a chance to go to Athens while saving for the rhinoplasty revision and 2) another top doctor who had been ready to do it, open, at a reduced rate. I only really trusted/loved him-I remember, he had brought a Brazillian dcotor into the waiting room with us to see my nose and that really upset me because I just felt she would confirm whatever he would say. For some reason, I was beyond shocked. My mom was also really scared because i came home researching the fabeled "cheap surgery in India" while crying. I guess it's okay to string along patients for no reason. Or maybe there was a reason-when we were looking at my photos together, he said "focus on inner beauty" which seemed to be what you would say to someone who can't really be beautiful. I started to cry and he said "sorry, honey." Anyway, my nose that I have from him is goodish for new york standards but bad in how badly my "relationship" with a doctor I once thought was a, basically, a god ended and now I'm really following through with this goal of the perfect nose, as I'll be flying to turkery to get it. I hope this was helpful. Basically, as someone who believes in plastic surgery, I think he can do the job but he's very refined, which is exactly what East Side daughters of bankers/lawyers/whatever want. Seriously, when I compare my nose to VG in Glendale or any nose in Iran, I want to die, but when I compare it to the "best" in New York, it's him. He has a very effificent office staff and a beautiful office. As a person, while I was in love with him as a child, I have no idea who he is but it certainly made the somewhat easy in theory process of getting a revision rhinoplasty a drawn out, year of your life sucking nightmare.
I have been reading this board for a long time. I had a mini-lift with Daniel Baker in NY in 2004 when I was very young and barely needed it. Preemptive strike, this is how I called it. Baker is still considered the top plastic surgeon in the US, but, before making my decision, I went to see him (travelling from out of state) three times. The first was the initial consultation, the second and the third visits were to address all the questions that came to my mind while in the decision-making process. In the end, I concluded he was the one for me. NOTE that at the time (and still now) he did not have a website, there were very few reviews of him, NO photos, and I came to know about him through friends. Still on this site there are 6 reviews on Daniel Baker, one of the world most renowned plastic surgeons, that should say something, right? Certainly not like this site, where you see flashing 4-5 stars reviews on even the most mediocre never-heard of-, plastic surgeons, who probably spend a lot of money and effort to advertise their business. The outcome? It was amazing (not perfect), but no scars, no bruises, 9 days recovery time, back at work in 14 days. I got married and my husband's friends who did not know me, thought I was 28 (I was 43). However, there was a drawback that was immediately obvious. Do not expect plastic surgery to be perfect because it never is, it always comes at a price, you gain something but also give up a bit, in the expression perhaps, the smile, the eye, etc. I had a slight asymmetry where my right cheek looked slightly bigger than the left one, and because he did not use any fillers (I hate fillers), there was also some hollowness in the sides of my cheeks. I lived with it perfectly well. I went to see him at least 5 times after the first surgery for a few issues, he never charged anything for the subsequent visits, this is how he is. This procedure lasted 10 years. In fact at times, I wished it would relax a bit. Now, year 11 thereafter, it is starting to relax indeed, and the asymmetry really begins to bothers me, even though everyone says I look 10 years younger my age (thank you Dr. Baker). I have also started to see some fat underneath my neck, so I contemplating the idea of a small revision, for the lower face especially. I have been thinking to go back to Baker, but his prices have more than doubled since, and he has been reluctant to do a revision to correct the asymmetry, perhaps because he thinks it will be difficult to correct or perhaps for other reasons. Anyhow I have not pursued Baker aggressively mostly because of the costs and perhaps he is also 11 years older now, even though he is still very active. This is how I got to realself and one of the first doctors who captured my attention was, of course, Dr. Harley, given the number of reviews for the most part positive. However, after having read virtually all of his reviews, including either some overtly negative (some of which have been taken down), and others that showed minimal difference, I have decided against pursuing this Doctor. The major reason is that it seems to me he does a "one surgery fits all", the same type of surgery for everyone. After having looked at so many of his patients, I have come to the conclusion (my personal opinion), that this BL surgery provides very little benefits to women who have minimal signs of aging (beginning to relax the jows and neck) while perhaps is more advantageous for women who are a little bit forward in the aging process, especially when the neck is the major issue. The scars in front of the ears are way too pronounced (most of surgeons use pre-tragal incisions hidden inside the ear), the under chin scars looks huge (mine was 1 inch, disappear in 1 month), and the incisions on the back (having had them before) are not as clean as they should be, with huge folds and bumps. And nerve damage, I also have my opinion about this, because with Baker for example, he mentioned the surgery could have given me "a weakness" (NOT a palsy) short-lasting and that he had seen this complication very few times out of literally thousands of surgeries that -I knew- he had performed. Additionally, in the case of Harley very few people post long term, his prices have increased, he does not do a face-to-face consult, the follow up is complicated by the distance, so....why take the slightest chance? We are not talking about Igor Pitangui or Daniel Baker, exactly. Then I was impressed with some of the reviews of Dr. Jacono, but after researching carefully, there it goes with lawsuits and an unacceptable number of unhappy patients. In essence, I have decided not do anything at all, at least until I am 99% confident (as I was with Baker) that the outcome would be good and I was in the best possible hands. I decided to write my story not because of the happy patients, but because of several wonderful women here who have been unhappy and have decided to share their journey, expectations and frustrations. My advise for those who rely on this site for making their decisions, is DON'T, or be very, very careful because looking at Doctors here, is equivalent to looking at a commercial on TV. Best to all. Updated on 27 Dec 2017: Correction: date is 2006 not 2004
My experience was an A+++++++. From the very beginning to the day of the surgery and all the post op appointments.. He is G_d of plastic surgery.. I had a nose job, abdominal liposuction and breast implants.. love the way I look and only 16 days post op..
At the time there were 3 top drs in NYC to consider. He was the one you went to , if you didnt want to look too plastic, too tight, or unnatural. Some women opt for the tighter face. I wanted the natural. I knew what I didnt like about myself, but I wanted to hear his opinion to see if we were on the same page. I knew my eyes needed to be done, I was 43 at the time. I was shocked that he recommended a facelift, but I had jowls and a very full face. The pain was minimal, his manner is impeccable. He is warm, but not fake, very professional, honest. I adore this man for his integrity. He is pricey, but hey this is your face.....You would pay that for a car, right? I think its worth every penny. I will be turning 60 and my profile is still better than it was at 43.
It was a LONG time ago. but insurance covered much of the procedure because large breasts are hard on a spine. I was 23, 5'ft4.5inches and weighed about 145. I thought I was fat, but I was very fit actually. I studied professional modern dance for a while and then left it mostly because I was not flat chested like all the other dancers and I felt self conscious and awkward so I made dance my passion, not my life. Anyhow, I LOVED my new breasts and at 51 yrs old, I would do it again if I could. They went from a large heavy saggy DD to a full B/small perky C. also my back went from 36 to 34 even a 32 sometimes. My self esteem was raised exponentially!! I had the best surgeon in NYC at the time. He made sure i lost no sensation in my nipples which made a lot of the difference. I highly recommend it.
Had a neck and face lift which has left me in terrible discomfort for over two years. My face is extremely uneven and Dr Baker has shown no concern and is extremely condescending. He stated my chin was crooked before. His attitude is awful. I have spent thousands to relive some of the pain. Had second opinions and will spend over ten thousand to correct his mistake. I will be seeing a lawyer.
Dr Baker should NOT be classified/ authorized as a nose/rhinoplasty doctor. It has been 3 years since he did my nose, I cannot breathe right since! on top of that its not what I wanted my nose to look like; Ive explained to him exactly what I wanted, had 3 appointments prior the surgery but he is very preoccupied and doesn't listen to what the patient wants. The outcome is a shock and a disaster, my nose is very tilted; He even offered me a FREE nose job because he knows he messed up. I would NEVER recommend dr.baker to anyone, and will certainly reject that offer.
