Hani Sbitany, MD

GREATEST BREAST RECONSTRUCTION EVER !!
Dr. Hani Sbitany did the DIEP flap on me and I am OVERJOYED!!
I went from two years of severe pain caused by another doctor, left
flat to the point my ribs were visible, to the most INCREDIBLE BREAST
RECONSTRUCTION. I traveled from another State to have Dr. Sbitany has my
Doctor. He not only has the most experience you will find, there is something
very , very special about him. Genuinely cares about his patients like they are
his family. I highly, as high can go, recommend Dr. Hani Sbitany for Breast
Reconstruction. ( I will come back and add my photo's, stayed tuned)

I'm going to start off by saying, Absolutely Brilliant!! I finally found Dr Sbitany after consulting with over 18 surgeons, with all of them saying they could not help me. When I found Dr. Sbitany in Mount Sinai New York my initial consultation was awesome, he was so kind and never hesitated when examining me, after all I have been through. He was very confident, he made me feel comfortable and confident in his hands.

Dr. Sbitany had me scheduled at Mount Sinai in the actual hospital, my surgery was October 14 2021. I went for my last post op November 30 and they are absolutely perfect!! Trust me, after over a year of looking at before and afters, I am absolutely blown away with my results!! He is an actual Angel. I wanted to share this to the World! Call Dr. Hani Sbitany you will be so happy you did. Thank you Dr. Sbitany you are forever in my heart.

Dr. Sbitany was amazing from the my first consultation in his Manhattan office at Mt Sinai West. I had been turned away by other surgeons, telling me my case was too challenging, and I was not a good candidate for breast reconstruction, given my cancer treatment history. But Dr. Sbitany listened to me, and thought about my case, and told me he had the ability and experience to offer me a safe and amazing reconstruction....and he sure did! He did a great job, and I am so happy with the outcome. Also, even after everything I went through, I am so confident thanks to the outcome he got me. I recommend Dr. Sbitany always for any breast/plastic surgery. He is the best!!

Dr. Sbitany is the "Michelangelo of Plastics!". Hands down he is a "Rockstar" and did an amazing job with my Breast Reconstruction. Methodical, detailed, artistic, caring and a brilliant surgeon. Very happy and highly recommend.

I am 38 years old. I have wanted to have a BR for 18 years. I first waited until I have my kids. Then I wanted to loose all my baby weight. Just when I was ready to go for it my dad got diagnosed with cancer. A year after that he had a massive heart attack. Two years after that my mom was diagnosed breast cancer. It has been a hard 2 years but she is now doing fine. So now it's my turn to focus on my health now. I am a 34 GG and I will be going down to a D. The doctor did not recommend that I should go any smaller. Last time I was a D was in 7 th grade.

Updated on 16 Sep 2013:
I can't believe I only have 4 days to go

Updated on 18 Sep 2013:
In 2 days I will head to the hospital to have my BR. I have to be honest, I am getting a little scared. I know that I want to do this but it is a big surgery. Trying to think positive happy thoughts right now.

Updated on 21 Sep 2013:
I just had my surgery yesterday. I am doing ok.

Updated on 23 Sep 2013:
Today I saw my new boob for the first time. My boobs look awful. He also had to take out more breast tissue than he was expecting. Now I am a C cup. Tomorrow I will go back to the doctor to have my drain tubes out.

Updated on 23 Sep 2013:


Updated on 27 Sep 2013:
I have survived the first week! It has been hard. I was surprised how emotional this week has been. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. For the first few days ever time I woke up I would think what have I done to myself. But I have been able to wrap my brain around it for now. On Tuesday when I went to have my drain tubes out I found out that he removed 3 pounds of breast tissue.

Updated on 27 Sep 2013:


Updated on 4 Oct 2013:
I have made it through 2 weeks. I am doing pretty well over all. I still have a lot of pain in my right breast. I have also notices that if I do too much( which is not much) I have swelling. I will have my stitches removed on Thursday. I am also having a little burning type of pain at some of the places along my incisions. A few spots are not healing as well.

Updated on 11 Oct 2013:


Updated on 11 Oct 2013:
Yesterday I had my stitches removed. It feels great to get them out. I was not able to stand up strait with them in. I think I am healing very well. I am having problems with my breasts swelling now that I am trying to get back to my old routine. I think I am going to have to slow down a little bit so the swelling doesn't got out of control. I am also having pain in my right breast. They are not sure if this due to the swelling or if it is a nerve encapsulation. For now I am just going o wait a little longer and see what happens.

Updated on 22 Oct 2013:
It has been 1 month of healing. For the most part things are going well. My incisions are 98% healed. The scars have turned red and are somewhat painful. I still have one breast bigger than the other. My right breast also still has some pain in it. It is an all day type pain. That is getting old very fast . I just want to feel like myself again. I still do not have a lot of energy. Also I have these triangle pieces of flesh poking out under my armpits on both side. They are very sensitive.

Updated on 26 Oct 2013:
It just got my bill for my surgery and much to my surprise the entire bill was only $811. Wow I just cant believe it. I have now made through 5 week. Much of the swelling has gone down in my right breast. There is a big difference in the size between the two breasts. I am not really liking the way they look with the swelling going down. They are very flat and wide. i tried to fine a bra that would fit me and no luck. I will try to get fitted professionally as soon as my left breast goes down a bit more in size.

Updated on 2 Nov 2013:
Has anyone else had there boobs turn into football shape?

Updated on 2 Nov 2013:
I am happy that I had my BR. I am just not happy with the way they look. I have my next appt with my ps for January. He told me that I will need to have revision surgery. My husband blew up on me this week. Then he shared with me that he is not happy with my surgery. He is really pissed how they turned out. I think he is more upset than me. I am trying not to focus on all that stuff. What I try to remember is all the women ( including my mother) that have had to have mastectomies and will never look normal. That always puts my complaints in prospective.

Updated on 16 Nov 2013:
I can't believe that it has been 8 weeks. It feels like in some ways like 4 months. So much has happend in that short amount of time. I am having a lot less pain in my breasts. My scars are still very sensitive, and very red. I now am happy that I have had my surgery. I still don't like the way my breasts look but I have decided to deal with all that after the holidays. I am putting my boobs on hold right now. I have my daughters birthday, thanksgiving, i have to put on my Christmas party for my employees and have Christmas for my kids. I really don't have time to worry about me right now. All this has to happen wether I like my boobs or not. My kids just want there mommy happy and my little nephew just wants to be able to give his auntie a hug. So until January it will be about others then we will revisit all my cosmetic problems( and I have a lot)

Updated on 16 Nov 2013:


Updated on 20 Dec 2013:
Today is my 3 month mark. In some ways it seems like it has been 6 months. I am back to normal. I wish I could say that I am back to exersising on a regular basis. I have tried but with Christmas and life I have not. I still have numbness in both breasts. Right one is worse then the right. I have feeling in my nipples. I have pain from my scars. Nothing that I can't live with. My breasts are still 2 different sizes. One is a C and one is a D. I still have a hard time finding bras that fit. My breasts are wide but not full. So they don't fill the cup. I only have one that kinda fits. But I am dealing with that and moving on. I also have the side boob problem. I think I will have lipo to deal with that. I will see my PS on 1/16/14. I hope he will be able to answer questions on where to go from here. He will also discuss the dog ear and some scar revision. I have had a few funny things happen. First sitting in a booth when you go out to eat is so different. I have so much room. Also I was eating and I had sauce drop in my lap. That was a first. It didn't fall on my boobs. Also the seat belt keeps riding up and hitting me under my chin. I don't have enough boobs to hold it in place. I ran after our dog and my boobs did not hit me in the face. I bought a size medium coat for the winter. I don't like the way my boobs look but love not having huge boobs.

Updated on 22 Jan 2014:
It has been 4 months and I am doing everything. I have started doing weights about 3 1/2 weeks ago. At first doing anything with my chest felt like the muscle was being ripped off my strum. But 3 week later and it feels fine. When I do push-ups my chest does not touch the ground: ) I love the ability to work out so much better with out big boobs. Wow what a difference. In California we have hit a hot spell and it has been 70 degrees in January so I have been spring cleaning. I have a king bed and i was cleaning under the bed. i was trying to get something in the middle and I can now just slide under and get it. I use to get a broom to retrieve things but not anymore. So as you can see that life is just moving along in most ways. But Last week I went to see my PS and told him that I am unhappy with the way my boobs look. One boob is a full cup larger, I have dog ears, side boobs and painful side scar. He told me that I will have to go back in for another surgery to fix all my problems. I know that I need to have the surgery but part of me just doesn't want to have another surgery. On Friday I sat down and cried. But then made myself get up and move forward. I am now waiting to hear back from the insurance if they will approve of a revision surgery. I have worries about trying to make my boobs my even in size that they will just keep hacking until i have nothing. kind of like when you are a little girl and you cut your own banged. you just keep cutting to try to get them straight. Before you know it them are 1/2 long. That is what I am scared of. My husband does not care either way. He wants me to do what ever I have to do to be happy with myself. So now I have to sit back and wait. I also have to decide when to have another surgery. We wanted to go on vacation the first week of June. I don't want all of this to keep affecting my family.

Updated on 22 Jan 2014:
Bangs not banged

Updated on 1 Mar 2014:
It has been a little over 5 months since I have had my BR surgery. I have been approved for my revision surgery and I will have it done on March 17th. My life has been so busy that I didn't realize how quick that is coming up. I have been sick for the last 2 weeks. I also started a bathroom remodel a month ago. I hope it will be done before the surgery. I feel like it is taking forever. I did all the demo myself. i took it all the way back to the studs. we had some mold in the drywall. i think that is why i got sick. My husband has been working out of town. So I have been on my own with the kiddos. On top of all that my office manager quit and had to fine a new one . I had 55 people apply. So for the last month I have really not thought about my surgery or my boobs at all unless they hurt.

Updated on 16 Mar 2014:
Wednesday it will be 6 months. I am having revision surgery tomorrow at 12:30. I have to check in at 10:30. We live about 2 hours away. We will be heading out at 7:30. We are giving ourself an extra hour because of traffic. Part of me does not want to go back under the knife. I am a little scared that I still will not be happy with them after the surgery.

Updated on 16 Mar 2014:
My bathroom is still not done but very close.

Updated on 18 Mar 2014:
Nothing went as planned yesterday. My surgery got bumped to 2 pm. A lot of waiting. Then I am allergic to latex and they set up my room with latex in it. So they had to clean my room all over again. And reset it up with new everything. Then I was already to have my surgery start. I was strapped to the table and everything. Then the surgeon walked in and wanted to do his markings with me sitting up. So the had to disconnect everything. Then my surgery took 2 hours instead of 1. I started off my day at 7:30 am and did not get back home until 8:30pm. All that said... I am feeling ok with only pain under my arms.

Updated on 20 Mar 2014:
Today I decided to come off my pain meds. My husband has to leave tomorrow. He will be gone 7 days. I want to be able to take care of my kids. I will be honest that is surgery was a little more painful than I thought it would be. Also my scars go almost all the way to my back.

Updated on 20 Mar 2014:


Updated on 30 May 2014:
It has been 2 1/2 months since I had my revision surgery. I am 100% back to normal. It took me about 4 weeks to get back to normal. I ended up having about 1 pound removed durning my second surgery. I have had a total of 4 1/2 pounds of breast removed total. 3 weeks ago I started swimming. It has been somewhat painful. I have a lot of scar tissue built up. After about a half hour I feel like my muscles are being ripped of my sternum. I know that I have to just keep going. It is a freeing feeling to swim with out big boobs. I have also started back on weights and even push-ups. I realize how weak I have become over the last 8 months. But I am determined to get my strength back. I know I just have to have patience . I am sorry that I have not updated. Life has been crazy. I feel that I have not even had time to breath. Up until last week my husband has been working in NV. I have had to run the business and take care of the kids and plan my moms 60th birthday bash. All of that is now over and we are getting ready to go on vacation. ( much needed vacation) We are going on a cruise. I can't wait to wear all kinds of clothes that I have never been able to wear before. I am very happy with my revision but my breast still have issues. They will never be perfect. I have decided that for now they are ok. My scars are once again pretty bad. But at least they don't hurt like before.

Doctor did a poor job with revision and made a last minute change right before the operation. He basically did nothing to address the poor cosmetic outcome of the diep flap, which was one of the main reasons for the revision.

After surviving 2 bouts of cancer I was referred to Dr. Sbitani for reconstruction. I am disappointed, sad, and angry at the result. They are horrible. And he claimed to have done a lymphnode transplant for the lymphedema in my arm but his own residents, the surgical report and my arm say he's lying. I returned for follow up and asked what he thought of his work. His only comment was they could have been bigger, that the puckering and dumpling is permanent and come back in a year. No apologies, no possible remedies. Some said he was The Man for rhe surgery, to me not the man. Just a sham! And I'm left with a mess for a chest! I would not recommend him at all.