David M. Godat, MD - Account Suspended

I am the mother of six birthed children. One set of twins. No matter how much I weight my stomach was always a hindrance to me feeling good about myself. I am 5’6 and weighed 178 the day of surgery. I am hoping for a smooth recovery. The only horrible thing I have encountered so far is that I coughed post op one day and thought I saw Jesus and the host of heavenly angels!!

Updated on 23 Jun 2021:
My recovery has not been that bad! I believe pain meds and Valium have helped tremendously! I only take them when my back has had enough from being hunched over! I brought a walker from the Goodwill for $8.99 it looked brand new! I tell you it came in handy because my back hurt so bad from being hunched over. My daughter told me I walk like an old lady.

Updated on 14 Jul 2021:
I am glad to report that I am fully healed at 4WPO. My PS said I know longer need to wear my compression garment; however, I am not comfortable without the tightness around my waist. Now that I am fully healed and can “resume all normal activities” I will try to incorporate some exercising into my regimen in moderation. I feel good about my results despite not having lipo!

I had an amazing experience with Dr Godot. After having a gastric by pass I went to see Dr Godot. I lost about 79 pds and was not happy with my wrinkle stomach looking like 90 years old. I didn't have sagging skin but didn't like the way my stomach looked. Dr Godot did my surgery in 2019 and after having the surgery done i wasn't happy. We both notice the scar was too high. He told me don't worry I will fix it next year. So in 2020 he reconstructed my tummy tuck and I love how flat my stomach is and I could wear my bikini and you can't see the scar. Thank you Dr Godot for an amazing surgery. Lots of friends who sees my stomach today tell me how great it looks and he's a good plastic surgeon. I am very happy.. The entire staff is so friendly. The day of the surgery they made me feel so comfortable and took good care and explained everything. The office very clean. I love this place. I recommend Dr Godot he does an amazing job.

Can’t say enough great things about the office staff and Dr. Godat. Recently had a breast reduction surgery and could not be more pleased. The initial visit really gave me confidence that this was the best choice for my surgery in the DFW area . He was the 4th doctor I had seen about my breast reduction surgery . The others just treated me like a number and a $ sign - they also seemed very rushed and my questions appeared to annoy them .Dr.Godats staff have a real caring attitude and answered every question to put me at ease . He also has a very calming demeanor when you see him in the office , and at the hospital for the surgery .My results are simply fantastic !! I would highly recommend anyone looking for the services Dr. Godat provides to make an appointment and you will see why I say they should be your choice .

After years of being dissatisfied with my back fat, I decided to look into liposuction. Over an eight-week period, I visited 10 plastic surgeons in Dallas, Austin and Houston. I narrowed that down to two in Dallas and then scheduled an additional consult with both. During my visit with Dr. Godat he asked me how I felt about my breast- they were awful, but since going through breast cancer treatment (chemo, radiation and surgery) I just thought the appearance of my breast was the price I had to pay for being alive. I told him that I didn't like them at all, and then asked if there was anything that could be done and his reply was "of course". It was for this experience that I chose Dr. Godat. I felt like he looked at me holistically , whereas the others 9 doctors did not. Dr. Godat explained how he could do it and Chrissy his assistant reassured me. By the time it was all said and done, I had signed up for a tummy tuck, breast lift and repair with fat grafts and lipo of my back, stomach and upper arms. I had the tummy tuck and lipo of the arms in December 2016. In February 2017, I had my second surgery for fat grafting to my right breast.

Today, 8 days post op of my second procedure, I stood in front of a full length mirror for the first time since my breast cancer treatment to look extensively at myself. I cried. And cried. And cried. For the first time in years, I see glimpses of the body that breast cancer and breast cancer treatment stole from me. Also, with the z-plasty I can now lift and extend my right arm with much less pain. Other painful scar tissue and hardened areas have been removed from surrounding areas, as well. I am still swollen and still have one more procedure for fat grafting for my right breast, before his surgical plan is complete. After the swelling resolves from my next procedure, I will share before and after pics.

Lastly, I almost made the mistake of not going to Dr. Godat, because I read a couple of negative reviews about his "bedside manner". If you are looking for someone that juggles balls, turns somersaults all while telling jokes, go find yourself a circus clown; but, if you are looking for a professional surgeon that is very attentive and has a laser-focus for the task at hand, go to Dr. Godat.

Dr Godat is not very personal he can work on his bedside manner, however his nurse Chrissy is a people person and showed tons of compassion towards me throughout the process. His staff are very nice and helpful as well. Also his anesthesiologist was a hoot I enjoyed his conversation before surgery. I would trust him again I wish I remember his name.

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Updated on 9 Aug 2014:
I'm getting pretty nervous. Up until now I've just been excited and stalking everyone's BA profiles on here! My surgery is scheduled for 8/11 7:30 AM. No more mom boobs:-) can't wait to see my results! Still can't decide between 435cc or 465. I'm 5'1" 130 with a huge natural butt so I don't want my new breast to be too big or to make me look fat. We shall see! #excited #newBoobNerves

Updated on 11 Aug 2014:


Updated on 12 Aug 2014:
My parents won't let me lift a finger! Guess I'll appreciate my blessings & not complain. Back to sleep I go!

Updated on 12 Aug 2014:


Updated on 12 Aug 2014:
I was dreading the "frankenboob". Not the case!

Updated on 12 Aug 2014:
I bent down to move a trash bag ( only had two pp diapers and maybe a ball of paper) now if I press the top of my breast I can hear my implant. Is this normal??

Updated on 13 Aug 2014:
Finally got the green light to remove my dressings! I love my results!

Updated on 13 Aug 2014:
Scaring looks pretty good so far

Updated on 16 Aug 2014:
Did a lil pre "drop" bra shopping:-)

Updated on 25 Aug 2014:
I'm officially 2 weeks Post Op today. Why are they so itchy?! They look great and a getting really soft but my skin itches!

Consultation was a few weeks ago due to a coworker recommendation. She had nothing but positive things to say about her results. I am a 27 year old mom of two and I have a pretty annoying umbilical hernia that has got to go! Dr David godat was my second TT consultation due to recommendation. I did have a prior consultation with another dr that has office in the same building months ago but was skeptical of how he performed closures. I'm pretty set on Dr godat and next preop scheduled for next week! If all goes well.....I'm gonna be one hot Barbie mom! ????

Updated on 20 Mar 2014:
I weighed myself today and I've lost 5 more pounds!!! Yippie!!! Now just over 135 pounds, which sounds very thin but I'm only 5'2 so that's about average I think.
My umbilical hernia has been painful today and I can not wait til this thing is gone, along with the excess skin and rolls. I have a large side tattoo on my stomach/flank area so it will be interesting to see how it shifts with surgery, although it's definitely undergone many changes through two pregnancies ????I'll have to upload pics soon.
My surgery date is as if now scheduled for April 04th and needing advice on most helpful vitamins and post op garments?!?

Updated on 21 Mar 2014:


Updated on 21 Mar 2014:
I finally uploaded pics, so now I feel like I'm apart of this crazy cyber tummy tuck world. Lol! Don't mind the boobs, I'm sure I need a lift but I'm only doing this tummy tuck hernia removal combo because it's almost necessary. With my last delivery the genius dr thought to wrap me with a compression garment in order to get my baby girl in the birth canal as she had absolutely no support from my abdominal wall and kept falling over with every contraction! That's how stripped my stomach is!!!! Well, any preop advice is happily accepted. Besos (kisses)ladies!

Updated on 22 Mar 2014:
Another pic with clothes on preop

Updated on 27 Mar 2014:
Just got back from my post up and I am sooooo excited!!!! My hubby came with me so he can hear for himself what to expect as well. Dr David Godat staff is so nice and helpful. I really want to add lipo to my procedure as most if you ladies seen to be happier with results of your tummy tuck with lipo at the same time, but I'm having to convince my hubby if the extra expense soooo I have about another week to try to convince him :/ LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!!!!!!

Updated on 28 Mar 2014:


Updated on 28 Mar 2014:
About a week from today I will be crossing the flat side!!!! I CAN NOT wait!!!!! I spoke to my mom last night and she will be coming in from out of town Thursday night. I really need her help, but hubby and her don't get along all that well so I am praying they somehow bond during my healing process. :/ I can't wait to post pics of my new body soon ladies!!!!! If you know me personally, you know that fashion is a HUGE part of who I am and this belly won't allow me to wear certain trends sooooo my wearable fashion experience will be on overload once healed. EXCITING!!!!!!!!

Updated on 29 Mar 2014:
Going through different reviews, it seems like a lot of ladies start to feel this way once surgery time creeps up. I've been researching myself crazy, and starting to completely feel beyond scared, not to mention I've seen multiple post about girls/ladies dying during or post surgery in different places of the U.S. and Central America. I have two little girls that depend on me. All I keep saying to myself is that God will be with both surgeon and I during operation and prayerfully healing process will go as smooth as ever!

Updated on 1 Apr 2014:
Today is my last day at work until my scheduled surgery And I'm only working a few hours. Woohoo!!! Any ladies on here ever have just a hernia repair in past then undergone an entire muscle repair and abdominal plastie? I know it's a lot more extensive, but how did the pain and recovery compare? My hernia repair recovery was easy breezy and hoping I have a similar experience. (Wishful thinking) :/

Updated on 4 Apr 2014:
Nerves are cray cray!!!! I'll be going under the knife in hopes of a new pretty flat and healthy belly today!!!! Prayers!!!!

Updated on 5 Apr 2014:
I'm doing okay. I feel like I just got ran over by a train, but I'm still alive!!! Lol! The nurse said I did really well and still in hospital this afternoon. I haven't seen anything under all the compressions, but it seems flat under here. I have three drains that seem to be draining properly. All in all Ive had a great start to my road to recovery. Thanks your prayers and thoughts.

Updated on 5 Apr 2014:


Updated on 5 Apr 2014:
My dr came in and told me about my previous mesh and how it was rolled into a ball just sitting around the hernia area. YUCK!!! I got a sneak peak of my belly and it looks amaze so far. My Incision seems super low from what I can tell. Once I attempt to shower I'll try to get a quick snap shot in, but it's coverd in lots of tape. The pain SUCKS!!!! I'm hoping it gets better. The thing that bothers me the most is my throat and feels like mucous in it, but coughing it up feels like my inside is exploding. Other than that, the pain is manageable with meds.

Updated on 6 Apr 2014:


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Updated on 7 Apr 2014:
As of today I feel a lot better! I no longer have that mucous in my throat and the nurses in the hospital gave me this breathing tool to use in order to help me cough and it worked tremendously! I took a shower yesterday and the warm water hitting my back felt amaze. I am also a lot more mobile and able to get in and out of the recliner on my own pretty much. The first day I felt light headed even with help so my progress is moving along. My drains have to be emptied once a day still and hopefully I'll be able to get one or two of the three removed on my Thursday post op visit. Results as of now are looking great even with the swelling. I haven't seen my bb or scar yet, but I'm pretty confident in my surgeon and how well and healthy he said it looked during operation!!!! All smiles about my decision so far!! :)

Updated on 7 Apr 2014:
I finally did it! I had a bowel movement post op!!! I'll spare you the details, but I'm glad I had one. Lol!

Updated on 10 Apr 2014:
Ok, so as you guys already may know my Dr. uses this special medical grade tape that promotes healing and keeping infection out so today was my first time seeing my bb, scar, and lower belly area. I'm not gonna lie, Dr Godat's bedside manner is not the best but his confidence in his work, plus his nurses, assistant nurse, and administration team more than make up for it to me, as they are all wonderful and knowledgeable.
As far as the revealing of my results, I am amazed and love what I saw so far. Only things is my bb is kinda flat and one side of the scar is a little high, to avoid dog ears per dr. Of course there was swelling and I got two of the three drains out!!! Happy, flat girl here!!!!

Updated on 18 Apr 2014:
Been a roller coaster of emotions the past few weeks but here's an updated pic. I had a huge hernia where my previous bb was and my PS saved it instead of creating a new one hence very shallow inset.

Updated on 19 Apr 2014:


Updated on 20 Apr 2014:
Today was my first day out and since surgery and complication issue last weekend and IT WAS GREAT!!! I'm starting to feel good now! I also was able to put my faja on today (has to be put on in first thing in the morning with minimal swelling or it won't fit) and I love that thing. I got the one with butt lift support and it does make a great difference to enhance and lift the bootay. Lol! The kids had a blast at church and a great lunch afterwards.
I don't know if this is TMI, but my husband gets turned on by the faja, I'm guessing because it crotchless. Lmbo!!!! And I'm too scared to have intercouse especially with complication issue recently resolving itself. My paperwork from PS says 4-6 weeks so he has a few more weeks to go :(
Hope you ladies had a great weekend as well :)

Updated on 29 Apr 2014:
Quick update. All is well, very mild swelling and one side of my belly is harder than the other, but my PS said it will even over time. My belly button still looks kinda funny to me, but when I look at my kids belly buttons there's kinda do to, so maybe we just have naturally odd shaped bb? Lol! I start back to work Monday and kinda ready to back to normal. My hubby has been my angel through this whole process so I agreed we could get another newer car so here's a pic of me by the car :)

Updated on 4 May 2014:
I think I like it even better than the faja. It's sturdier and I have thick thighs and the one I ordered has nice butt lift but uncomfortable on my legs. The squeem is comfortable with no rolling and has improved my swelling!!!

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Updated on 13 Jul 2014:
Hi there ladies!!! I hope everyone is healing and looking fab this summer! I'm in the process of moving and found some pants from freshman year of high school. Guess what? They fit!!!!!

Updated on 16 Jul 2014:


Updated on 4 Dec 2014:
It's been a while since last update. But I'm fully recovered now, but still wearing my squeem under clothes because Im still self conscious about by side rolls and back since I got absolutely no lipo, therefore considering a Brazilian butt lift now to transfer unwanted fat to the RIGHT place. I defenitely don't want to use the same dr as he was not bad, but I just think my tummy tuck results could have been better based on cost and others I know and what their cost got them. Well, any feedback on BBL is welcomed. Happy holidays!!!!

I've wanted this procedure for YEARS! My new look is a little over a week old; my confidence has already gone through the roof. I can't wait to go bra and lingerie shopping! The surgery was problem free, and post op has been easier than I expected. A little sore - I take my pain meds still - but able carry on w/my daily life just fine.

Updated on 8 Mar 2014:
Mostly, I'm still really excited. :)
But, I'm still quite sore and extremely bloated. I'm worried that they're looking a bit lopsided, but I realize pairs may heal differently; and, I wonder about whether what I'm feeling is normal (On left side and not on right: the implant movement; on right side and not left: still feels much tighter and sore) . My next post op appointment is this Thursday, so I'm just hoping that will be told that I'm progressing well & that I can finally take this uncomfortable bra off!

Updated on 3 Oct 2014:
It's been a little over 6 months & I'm soooo happy with my new look! :)

Had my checkup & all is well. It took almost five & a half months to get used to the implants & not feel like "something's in there," & not mind being groped. I'm pretty past that now, but I still don't lie on my stomach. Not that it hurts to do so, it just feels weird to me.
My weight tends to fluctuate & sometimes there are little bubbly-feeling places on the right side (when I'm on the scrawnier side); but, I think as long as I don't get too skinny, it won't be a worry.

I'm 100% glad I had this done. I feel more like "me" now that I can dress the way I've always wanted without tons of padding!

Now I'm contemplating a tummy tuck . . . !!

I'll turn 65 at the end of November and have lived with large breasts all my life. But over the last 3-4 years things began changing. I grew from a 36 DD-DDD to a 38G. I gained 6 lbs from 182 to 188 on my 5'6" frame. I got married after being divorced 23 years. And, the worst thing, I slowly lost my ability to comfortably hold a pen and write! I had been enjoying journaling for years while I got over my divorce and dated badly, working through learning about myself and the bad choices I made in men.

So how I finally moved to act...my new hubby isn't a breast man, he prefers legs. Well, I thought, he chose me first so that's his problem. When we married, he asked me to give up my day jobs (that I did to support my acting career) which left me with more time. So I started working on a dream project of mine - a talk show for senior women like myself. In the process of developing and producing the show, my inability to hold a pen and write really became problematic. Couple that with increasing mysterious neck pain that radiated across my shoulders and down my spine, I was beginning to think that my 60s were not going to be very much fun even though I was now an empty nester and a newly-wed!!! Geez, I thought. Is God playing tricks on us as we age???

So internet research became my friend. I really got into an obsessive habit of researching everything: biz holiday gifts, topics for my show, experts to weigh in on the topics for my show, interests and trends among mature women, why mature women become invisible in our society, beauty trends among senior women which led me to PS trends which were the usual eye lift, neck tightening, spot removal, etc. But for younger women there was something called a "mommy makeover". Very interesting!!! I dove into understanding that, found Real Self and it's Mommy Makeover section, and that started my personal wheels turning.

I got my show on the air, did a complete 16 show season. But now my Internet research expanded to this whole PS industry, which I found to be very interesting. Long story short, I suffered through the aforementioned neck, shoulder and spine pain while I made a series of appts with my internist, a hand specialist, and a neurologist (their tests really hurt!!!). No one could figure out why I couldn't hold a pen and write. At the same time I learned about the neck and back pain from large breasted women here on RS and that a BR was the solution they elected. Interesting. But my focus all along had really been on my tummy, for decades. It was my melting-down-the-front-of-me tummy, my "kangaroo pouch" that was the bane of my existence, not my large breasts, which I, frankly, had always been proud of. My new hubby noticed how men gave my cleavage a 2nd look. Hehehe.

So I made a series of consultation appts with PS....about my tummy. During one, Dr. Godat examined my tummy/pannus, told me what he could do to make it....OMGosh...FLAT again, and offhandedly suggested I might even consider breast work later on, to make them perky (PERKY!!!?), and he'd bet I could some day wear a bikini. (Whuuuuttt!!!). Aloud, I quipped "Perky? I don't care about perky. I'm 64. I'd just like to get rid of the neck and back pain.". Dr. Godat quickly picked up on that, asked me a series of questions about my breast and pain history, then suggested I consider addressing both issues, because he was pretty sure my insurance would cover a BR (geez, they're THAT big??) surgery and hospitalization, so all I'd have to pay for is the TT.

WELL. WELL. Then I told him about my inability to write. He brought up the possible nerve damage in my right arm due to a possible pinched nerve in my shoulder from heavy breasts. My internist confirmed this theory.

I thought about it all a couple of weeks. Did more Internet research. Then made a decision.

So my TT journey is posted in the Mommy Makeover Section of this website. And I'll post my BR journey here. I soooo don't relate to the mommy makeover thing because of reasons I explain in that section. So I guess I have to post in both these sections. I wrote RS administration about creating an area for more mature women like me who have combined procedures but don't want to call it a mommy makeover. I call it a "granny takeover" because I'm taking back my body from the ravages of 5 pregnancies, 4 births, 1 c-section, 1 hysterectomy, twenty-five plus years ago!!! Now I'm an empty nester, newly married to a man who loves to garden and travel the world, like me, I take 2 high blood pressure pills, a cholesterol pill, I don't have the skin tone of a younger woman and recovery may take a bit longer even though I don't smoke. So I consider myself, as a more mature plastic surgeon patient, to be ...."special".

The procedure cost includes hospital and PS charges for all the procedures.

Updated on 15 Oct 2013:
I have these deep grooves in my shoulders from bra straps holding dense heavy breasts. On a recent 4 hr flight from Alaska I wore plastic BR strap shields that contain the straps and disperse the weight on my shoulders. That evening when I removed them I saw blisters that began to itch. Over the next few days they dried, turned dark then my skin peeled. What was left were dark scars which are slowly fading.

Updated on 15 Oct 2013:


Updated on 15 Oct 2013:
So I ended up getting a full granny takeover: BR w lift and lipo, plus a TT with MR (muscle repair) and lipo.

My breasts feel like they are lactating times 10!!!!! Was taking too many Tylenol. Hubby wants me to protect my liver and switch to something else. Any ideas?

Im 2.5 weeks post op and still very swollen in belly and very tender wher my PS lipo'd but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now.

Updated on 25 Oct 2013:
I've tried ice packs for 20 minutes and I took a Naproxen (prescription Alleve).

I want some relief because the pain woke me up at 4am this morning and I couldn't get back to sleep! Tonight I'm going to try a Vicodin. This started 2 weeks ago (I'm 4 weeks post op today) and has grown more frequent and intense each day). Arrggghhh!!!

Updated on 4 Nov 2013:
It's 504am and PAIN woke me an hour ago. Engorged, achiness and sharp bolts inside my breasts. Comes in waves. I cup my breasts with my hands until the pain subsides - 4-5 minutes. 3-4 min later I feel the engorged feeling coming again.

I feel a burning sensation in 3 places on my belly, deep inside. Sometimes it builds to a sharp crescendo then slowly fades away. Sometimes comes right back. Sometimes comes back in a couple hours.

I feel a general achiness and itching in my flanks, across my back and love handles areas, all the liposuction areas.

This has been going on for 5 weeks but worse the last two. Today Im 5 weeks post op. intellectually I know tissue is connecting and healing in my breasts. Nerve endings are reconnecting in them. I know liposuction leaves tunnels that the CG collapses and the areas must heal. I know the MR in my tummy takes several months to heal and flatten.

But knowing all that doesn't stop the pain.

Ibuprofen 800 mg tabs, 500 mg Alleve, 650 mg Tylenol. Nothing works. I only have 3 Vicodin left. I have to save them for trying days. Like yesterday. I took one so I could record a radio voice over then do a film audition in relative comfort. When breast pain broke through the Vicodin relief, I find a way to cradle my breasts inconspicuously in the studio.

In time this will all subside and I can enjoy my new breasts and greatly reduced tummy. But right now.... I have to lay here in my recliner and listen to my husband snore (since he's chosen to not use his C-pap machine tonight). Oh great. He farted. Now is a good time for me to move to another bedroom so I can whimper aloud, hold my breasts and feel sorry for my gorgeous new bodied self. OMG.

Dr. Godat has become an expert at the "Internal Bra" and I swear by it! I have very large implants and over the years they have started to drop. I visited other doctors and they said I either needed a lift or to deal with it. Dr. Godat, on the other hand, recommended using this biologic material that holds my breasts up, exactly where I want them, and without a bra! I couldn't be happier. It's a little costly, but worth every penny in the end.