I went from G36 to a D36. My main reason for the BR is to help with weight loss. I was referred to Dr. Ziesman, from a walk in clinic. The doctor that referred me spoke very highly of him. Upon my own research the majority of the reviews and testimonies were positive. The wait list was suppose to be a year and some months, I got the surgery around 10 months after the consultation. His office team are wonderful, Dr. Ziesman is very straight forward. The surgery team made me feel very comfortable. I won’t lie, the recovery process was difficult, but this was my very first major surgery, so I didn’t know what to expect. Overall, I recommend dr. Ziesman and this surgery! Updated on 3 Sep 2018: Updated on 4 Sep 2018:
I feel extremely lucky and blessed to have had the opportunity to have had Dr. Ziesmann as my plastic surgeon. He is brilliant and his staff was great! I've lived almost everywhere and he is the best, of the best. I don't like writing "reviews" but I just needed to share my amazing outcome!
My road to needing a TT all began when my husband and I got pregnant in 2014 ...surprise baby number 3. Fourteen years after the second child. It wasn't a pregnancy, it was a trauma to my body. I've had two babies before this, so I know what it's like to be pregnant and this was nothing like the first two. I do believe the main reason for this was because I developed a fibroid right from the very beginning of my pregnancy. I knew right away something was wrong. I was only 4 weeks and I looked like 4 months. Plus this lump in my stomach was quite hard, sore and didn't move. This fibroid, which is I guess technically a benign tumor, grew to 17x15x13 cm. It was on the left side of the outside of my uterus. It caused me extreme amounts of constant pain that I don't want to go into. I'll just say that there were days I literally couldn't move one foot in front of the other more than an inch at a time. Because of this thing (fibroid) growing in my stomach, it is what stretched my skin to the point of it not returning back to normal. On November 10, 2014 we went in for an ultrasound, and ended up having a cesarean 12 hours later. Then one hour after she was born they came and told me I didn't need a C-section after all as her head was down. Four months later I was back in the hospital for a hysterectomy (March 2015) as my uterus was not contracting back and I was bleeding to the point that it seemed like I was hemorrhaging. So just over a year past and next came my TT. I had my TT surgery on June 9, 2016. For the first 12 days I was in excruciating, unbearable pain but only because my lateral femoral cutaneous nerve was being compressed by something. Every time I would go to get up, sit down, walk or move my leg in any way, my right top thigh, towards the outer side of my leg felt like someone was putting out a dozen cigarettes in my leg, and I'm not exaggerating even a little bit here. It was brutal. I felt like I was being tortured. I believe it was the drainage tube that was pressing on the nerve because once they were removed on June 20, 2016 the pain was gone. I now have nerve damage in my leg, but it's not a big deal. It just feels a bit numb and sore all the time, but nothing I can't live with. The only time I'm reminded of it is if I press hard on my thigh or bump my leg into something, then I will feel the soreness. 12 WEEKS POST OP I am now at the beginning of my 12th week and I have this deep burning feeling on the right side of my belly button, about an inch and a half out and about 2 inches down ...basically in that general area. It's been like this since around the top of my 5th week. Over the last 2-3 weeks now, it's been much worse and seems to be getting worse with each day. I'm thinking that it's been worse because I've been sick, sneezing and coughing for the last week. I will say that any time I sneeze, cough, blow my nose, clear my throat, lean forward (like when I'm changing my baby's diaper), suck my stomach in or breathe deeply, what I experience is like a searing feeling ripping through me. However there are many times throughout the day that I could be doing nothing at all, just sitting quietly at my computer not moving, coughing etc. and it will happen. It will out of nowhere, just start to burn. Sometimes the burning persists and becomes so intense that I'm forced to lay down. It doesn't feel normal. My gut is telling me something is not right. Let me also mention that this feeling is not the same feeling I had early on in the beginning when I first had my TT. Then when I had sneezed, coughed etc. it hurt like hell but it was a very different feeling then what this right now feels like. I've already told my PS about this on August 4, 2016 when I saw him for my 2 month PO appointment but he didn't say much regarding that. Mind you at that time it wasn't near as bad as it is now. This chronic intense deep burning feeling is not some I can live with. If anyone can shed some light on this, please let me know. Updated on 25 Aug 2016: When I woke this morning the burning was still there and I hadn't even moved. All day I tried not cough and I avoided blowing my nose. This burning is so intense, I had to take some pain killers. I also put my binder back on. I'm going to call my PS tomorrow and take the soonest available appointment. Still if anyone has experienced this deep intense burning in their stomach without doing anything to bring it on to cause it, please tell me what you know about it. Thanks! Updated on 26 Aug 2016: I forgot to mention too, I keep feeling this popping in my stomach directly under my belly button down to the top of my incision ...so basically in that whole area. I'm wondering if that's normal?
Dr Zeismann is an amazing plastic surgeon his work is amazing, I totally recommend him if you wanna change something on ur body that u are not happy with!!! Shifra Tobiasch Dr Zeismann is the best in the city/ province ***** as my family dc refer Recommend him to me few years ago for every thing that we need from plastic surgeon and other beauty assistance
I hated a dirigible scar on my abdomin my whole adult life and tried to get out covered by a tattoo which failed to do so, it left me with a larger area that I disliked on my stomach. Dr Ziesmann was able to cut the whole area out. He removed a hand sized area of skin and I'm so impressed by his work. I don't expect it will leave a scar at all. It was very impressive and I would strongly recommend him as a surgeon!
Having ribs that protrude further than my breasts was a massive source of embarrassment for me. I have a foot deformity which prevents me from wearing most feminine shoes and some scar tissue on my legs due to childhood surgeries. These issues on top of my flat chest made me feel very insecure and very far from feminine. I made the decision to consult on breast augmentation to find my femininity. I chose a cohesive gel implant, 325cc with a moderate profile which were inserted through an incision under each breast over the muscle. They took my 32AAA to a 32C. I am incredibly happy with the results and feel so much more feminine now. I cannot fix my other issues, but my breast augmentation gave me the boost of confidence I needed to face the world.
So I just recently went for my consultation, I wear an a 32 in bra but I could probably even do a aa. I'm looking to be between a full c and small D when I finish. My surgeon and I decided on 375 cc, smooth, round, over the muscle, silicone implants. I will attach before pictures and wish pictures! I would love to hear from any of you ladies that have similiar stats as me or advice for me! Updated on 24 Sep 2014: So today was the day and i was really freaking out about going under the anesthetics! All that worrying was for nothing! I literally went to lay down, fell right asleep and then woke up with boobs lol! I was in a lot of pain when i first woke but a lot of that pain went away after they gave me pain medication. I am in pain now but this was nothing i wasn't expecting. The final size I decided to go with was 375 CC High Profile, round, smooth, mentor implants. i started off as a very small 32 A i could have possibly even been a Double AA. I was worried about going to large but its the day of surgery and even with the swelling i think i could have went a 400 CC. I was however told that i shouldn't go larger then 375 CC because the width of my chest is only 12 cm. Although i could have gone a bit bigger I'm extremely pleased with them! they are shaped exactly as I wanted! And considering i just got them done, i would say they look pretty amazing!! I will post a few more post op pictures for you all, as well as some photos i took today. I hope this has been helpful and if anyone has any questions for me feel free to ask. I will try my best to keep this as updated as possible to you can see how they drop, fluff and heel! Updated on 26 Sep 2014: So today I went and got my drainage tubes removed and wow what a relief! My boobs are still extremely sore but getting the drains out made a huge difference! I also went to get a sports bra to wear on the days I have to work cause this compression bra hangs out of all my shirts. I was measured at D34 at Victoria secret and she said I'll probably end up being 32 DD once I'm all healed up. I thought forsure that they wouldn't be bigger then a C so I'm in complete shock right now, wow does a bra ever make a difference as well I'm absolutely loving the way they look in something other then a compression bra!! Updated on 26 Sep 2014: Do they look uni boob ish or is it just the swelling? Updated on 27 Sep 2014: Day 4, I'm still very sore but starting to become a little less sore! Updated on 28 Sep 2014: My right boob seems to be dropping a lot better then my left, it also seems smaller. Is this just because it's dropping. And is it normal for them to drop at different rates? Updated on 1 Oct 2014: So as of today I'm 7 days post op and I feel as though my left boob is a lot more sore then my right, especially on the outside region while I wear my compression bra, I have already moved up one size in the band because of this but it's still extremely sore just in the one boob. I also started gently massaging my Boobs and noticed my left is pretty hard in the lower left region near the incision. I also have a lot of very loud gurgling sound coming from my boobs, I can even feel the gurgle. I have a check up in two days but I'm becoming concerned. Am I worrying too much? Is this all part of the healing process or should I call and see if I can get in sooner? Updated on 2 Oct 2014: So I'm 8 days post op and today I noticed my nipples are extremely sensitive! It's almost uncomfortably sensitive! If anything even grazes over my shirt It feels as though someone tickling my nipples. Although this is super uncomfortable I'm assuming this is a good sign and means that my boobs are healing the way they are supposed to! Yay! Updated on 3 Oct 2014: Just a couple more pictures for you! Updated on 3 Oct 2014: Updated on 4 Oct 2014: Updated on 9 Oct 2014: Hey everyone, just thought I would keep you updated with some more pictures now that my boobs are starting to fluff and and I'm able to wear some real bra's. I'm so happy with them but I'm having some serious boob greed, I wish I would have gone just a size bigger! I feel like I'm lacking a little bit of that upper pole fullness I was wanting Updated on 15 Oct 2014: Hey so everything is really starting to come together nicely! They are starting to have real shape! Especially in the middle, I couldn't be any happier!!! Updated on 17 Oct 2014: Ugh I'm so in love everything is healing so nicely and I'm not the slightest bit sore anymore! Updated on 26 Oct 2014: Yaay I'm loving how my boobs look at my one month! Now that they have fluffed and the swelling has gone down they look much bigger and fuller and I have that cleavage that I so badly wanted!
I had very large breasts which caused me a lot of back pain. I knew many people who had successful reductions. Mine was a disaster. My breasts are not the same size or shape. One is round and the other is square. I have large rope like scar tissue. The worst of all, is that my nipples are so extremely high, that they do not fit into even the highest shaped bra. I had serious complications following surgery. I never saw this Dr again, after I left the operating room. He discharged me, to a nurse, over the phone. I later had to return to emergency. I had a very long and painful recovery. I have had 2nd and 3rd opinions, who both have told me that I require reconstructive surgery. But I am afraid to go for it.
Hi I wanted to write this as I havea few thingsto say, as well as get some feedback I hope .9 years ago after the breakup of my 18 year marraige , i felt unattractive my breasts had dissapeared to 3 pregnancys , weight loss and gain . I decided to get back the largefull breast of my youth .I decided to get implants to ffill up the loose skin I had aquired due to losing density in my breasts , I had 450 cc gel implants over muscle put in . I always felt that that was the first thing people noticedon me andfound myself being mindful of what i would wear as not to enhance them .Overthe course of those 9 years I haveput 15 lbs of weight and in doing so my breasts have grown even bigger . I find that I suffer from constant back and shoulder pain , headaches and such. I went back to thedr thathad originally done them and we decided id like areduction and lift . My insurance is coveringthe cost . My dr has been kind enough to allow me to pre purchase a 250-275 implant that will bedecided durringsurgery if it will be neededas hewont know how much breast tissue will be left , I have told him that i would prefer him not having to use and would be happy with a small b as i have neverhad small breasts. If the implants are not opened i will get my money back . I have also decided to have flankoplasty to try and rid myself of the muffin top I haveaquired overthe years , my husband is sooooo supportive as I know most men love big boobs lol. So my surgery is scheduled nov 25 for breast reduction and lift and flankoplasty , heres praying i have enough of my owwwwwn breast tissue to fill out a b cup and dont haveto use small implants!Nervous , excited you name it I feel it . Im at a point in my life that i want to feel free to wear cute shirts , bras that i can buy off the rack andno more sore neck and back due ti thesemelons lol ill post pre size pictures shortly , If any one has had there implants removed and a lift please feel free to comment !
I was so anticipating seeing a PS I picked out to find out he is unavailable. I'm seeing another PS this Friday, March 4/16.. So very nervous. Not sure if I should be waiting for my first choice or not. All i can say is these rashes are getting worse.. so I'm seeing Dr Manfred Zeismann. He has performed a panniculectomy for 25 years. Updated on 3 Mar 2016: Tomorrow is the day i meet my PS. I'm very nervous, but excites and the same time. Will give update tomorrow. Updated on 4 Mar 2016: So i met with the PS today, i was so nervous. He is an awesome man, so easy to talk to. I was very comfortable talking to him, and he answered every question I had, which was a lot. . It has been determined I need a tummy tuck not just a panniculectomy.. waiting to hear on coveragr and see what the amount is I need to pay. This is getting so real now. Finally all my hard of losing over 100 lbs, to get rid of the excess skin will be a dream come true. No more rashes, and hopefully more self esteem... Updated on 13 Mar 2016: Waiting patiently on hearing back from medical insurance. I will be getting a full tummy tuck. After losing a total of 130 lbs now I am so ready for this. Scared and excited at the same time. Im worried about being sent home the same day. Having to also take care of my drainage tubes, which mine will be placed on my sides. Can anyone give me piece of mind with these issues plz? Updated on 21 Mar 2016: Well my PS said he would call in 2-3 weeks. Waiting on approval for the Panniculectomy and I will pay the difference for the Tummy Tuck. It been just over 2 weeks, haven't heard anything. I find myself thinking about this surgery all the time, I'm not sleeping well. I don'tknow anyone whom has had this procedure and I am scared to say the least. I came to this site for support, I haven't heard from many. Hoping people will reach out.. Updated on 21 Mar 2016: Updated on 21 Mar 2016: Newest pic of rash . Pic didn't upload above. Updated on 11 Apr 2016: So today i finally got the call. My panni has been approved, i will pay the difference for the Tummy tuck. Surgery is booked for June 10/2016. I could of had it done any one of 4 dates she had in may but being a left employed I have to get the business all ready for my recovery time. Hard to explain how I feel, I'm so excited to have it done, no more rashes. Let's face it 20 yrs of these horrible things, it's time to say bye bye. I'm scared as in my town it's day surgery. Really say surgery for a tummy tuck. Im worried about the drainage tubes, infections. Gosh I hope I don't worry myself sick. Anyone have words of wisdom for me? Updated on 14 Apr 2016: So today i met with my PS assistant, Sarah..she is wonderful, so comfortable talking to her. Definitely knows what's she is talking about I felt more comfortable when I left. Got my pre-op papers, wasted no time called my dr to make appt before I left the PS parking lot. Lol.. Sarah showed me the binder, trying to figure out how I will fit into it after surgery. She said no worries you will, lol. Went over complications that could arise, that honestly now has me more worried... the next 7 weeks waiting for surgery is gonna have thinking and thinking. Updated on 21 Apr 2016: So it's getting closer. Had my pre op done today, guess i will hear next weekend if something isn't right. I've started to sleep better the past few nights. I just have to shut my mind off, I'm so worried about the after math of pain, and those darn drainage tubes scare the crap out of me. Last few days I've been worrying more about getting infections, seroma... here's hoping i have no problems. Updated on 2 May 2016: Getting prepared. I've stocked up on senokot stool softener, non acid fruit juices, soups, baby wipes, etc. Have toilet riser already and walker. Bought summer stretch nighties. Just need to find a bed wedge pillow. I really don't think I can sleep in my recliner for a couple of weeks. Updated on 5 May 2016: Paid the rest of the surgery off this morning!! I seem much calmer when I'm at the clinic. Thank you Sarah you always know what to say to me and help me relax! 35 days to go!!! Updated on 14 May 2016: The TT date is getting closer, June 10.. I ordered my wedge pillow, with an additional 2 " memory foam for comfort. I am pretty much set except my nerves, lol. I'm having problems sleeping still. I can't seem to shut my brain off. I'm so worried about the pain, and chances of complications. How do you ladies deal with it? 26 days to go.... Updated on 27 May 2016: Well time has flown by. 2 weeks left to the big day. I'm elated to get rid of the rashes but scared about what is to come days after surgery. Can any of you ladies message me about what it's like the first few days after. Oh by the way I'm sent home the same day as surgery.. Updated on 1 Jun 2016: 9 days away from TT. Trying my best not to have a rash at surgery time. I must say so far so good. I'm having some anxiety, not as bad as what I thought. Maybe next week will be different? Keep your fingers crossed for me ladies... Updated on 9 Jun 2016: 8 hours to go till surgery. At the point I want this over with. I'm not nervous or anxious tonight, surprised myself lol. Will let you all know how I'm doing as soon as I can. Think of me tomorrow girls please??? Updated on 11 Jun 2016: Well I made it through surgery yesterday. The pain level was about a 6/10. Nurses were shocked how well I was doing. Nurses were telling me how amazing I looked and I had a nice muscular body. Today is a different story lol. I was warned pain would be start to get worse today, and it has. My fatty area in the pubic hair area is swollen, i called the PS he told me not to worry it can last for a week or two. Yes abdominal pain is worse about an 7-8 when moving aroj Updated on 12 Jun 2016: Well I woukd love to say the pain is better, but I'd be lying. It's a lil worse then yesterday which the PS warned me about. I'm using my walker to get to bathroom and bed. Yes I slept in bed with my pillow wedge. Ladies you need to buy one if your having tt. No bm yet so I know how that will play out. Senokot not working yet.. I can undo my binder tomorrow for a few mins which I think I will to air it out. I thought my vertical gastric bypass scar would be lower but I don't think it is as I can see it on the breast bone. Thoughts on that ladies? I thought it would of been pulled all the way down. Pubic hair area is swollen and bruised. It's a bit uncomfortable. Updated on 23 Jun 2016: Well it's been an interesting road. My pain has gone away just discomfort is what I have now. Pain killers made me talk funny, hallucinate so I stopped those on day 6. I've been taking liquid Advil and everything is going well . Except today I notice I have a belly button infection. I took pics and sent to my surgeon at his request . He asked me to try polysporin for today/tonight and let him know tomorrow if there is any change. Gosh I hope it works? Will post before and after pics very soon. So exciting, the change is unbelievable! Updated on 9 Aug 2016: Sorry I've been off for a few weeks. I've had all complications and my spirits aare very low. Once the drains came out and staples 10 days post op I felt great. 2 days later it all started. My new belly button had an awful infection. I thought I'd lose it, that's all cleared up now. Whew.... then 4 days post op I had fluid leaking out of my incision. I had developed a tiny seroma, but things got worse. My incision opened up 6 inches long and 4 cm wide. Home ccare has been coming daily to pack the incision. They are using iodosorb . I will tell you it smells so bad. Dead fat (necrosis) is awful. I still have a section of dead fat left to come out, it is slowly. Incision is now 4.3 inches long and 3 cm wide. That is in 6 weeks it has shrunk. But just shows you how long it can take for the dead fat to go away. I've been down in the dumps, and the nerve pain is real. Mine started 2 weeks post op. Now I have swell hell. That is awful. Come night I have a spare tire, i just hate it. The only time I feel good is in the a.m. as when I awake I'm flat as a board. Swelling starts in the afternoon. How long does this last? Hoping I can enjoy part of summer soon... Updated on 24 Aug 2016: So my ps wants me to go back into surgery and see up my open incision. Home care is working great at closing it, yes it is slow but I'm ok with that. I don't want more surgery. Anyone else had their incision open up 2 weeks after tummy tuck? If so did you let it close on its own or go back into surgery? Updated on 22 Sep 2016: So 2 weeks ago i developed a bad infection in open part of incision. Honestly I felt awful. Cold, chills, upset tummy. Husband took me to see surgeon, thank god surgeon saw me last minute, it was a bad infection. Surgeon explained that it was in my best benefit to let him clean out the wound and sew me up. So last Monday I had surgery again. Omg was I feeling tight. Not any real pain, just really uncomfortable, it's been just over a week now tightness is letting up a little bit. Incision is staying closed this time, yay me. I went into the second surgery with some swelling and tightness from the tummy tuck in June. When i sneeze Iit's still pretty sore, how long does this last? Also I still swell a couple of ours after I get up in the morning, how long does this last? It's hard to go through 2 surgeries to feel like a blimp by afternoon . I am so happy that I have an awesome surgeon . It's been 3 months since my journey began I just want to feel comfortable not so swollen...
