Douglas L. Vander Woude, MD

A little backstory…I’m 31 years old, mother of 2. I nursed both of my kids for 18 months a piece but prior to that I wore a 34 D bra, I’m now in a B or sometimes C cup. I was also quite curvy in my teenage years but lost about 80 pounds when I got out of high school so there’s been a lot of weight fluctuations. So my girls are SAD. I’m currently 5’7” 145-150 pounds. After years of wanting implants, I’m officially 6 days away from my surgery. I ended up switching doctors because

Dr. Vander Woude was referred to me by a plastic surgeon in the GR area who had retired. I was a little nervous about the surgery since it is on my face (my eye lids) and it's the first thing a person sees when they meet you and what I will see moving forward. The pre-op procedure was exactly what I thought it would be - clear, to the point, and thorough. The procedure itself was a piece of cake - I was awoken during the procedure intentionally so the time spent in recovery

Dr. Vander Woude is my surgeon and performed a breast reduction Sept 2022. I've had daily neck kinks (like when you have to turn your shoulders to look beside you) and low back pain. I stopped going to bootcamp workouts and stopped all weight lifting. I've needed/wanted a reduction for years. Here I am 6 weeks post op and haven't had a stiff neck or low back pain since before surgery. I truly didn't realize how bad it was until it wasn't. Recovery has been smooth but I am