James Barber, MD (retired)

When I was growing up, my entire family had rather large breasts. However, I was not blessed with those genes. So I spent ten years researching how to look like I belonged to my family. I consulted doctor after doctor, and finally came across Dr. Barber. The staff was really friendly and answered all of my questions. Dr. Barber was great and provided a ton of information. Six months after my surgery, I can't get enough of my boobs! They are amazing!! I feel great, like the person I've always meant to be. Not to mention I look great in my wedding gown! I can't thank Dr. Barber and his staff enough!
Updated on 5 Mar 2015:
450cc Mentor Memory Gel. I was a 32B and wend to a 32DDD (Victoria's Secret sizes).

My motivation was to help move my body forward after having children. I am pretty good at eating well and working out. As much as I can be for a mom that works outside of the home. I was always fairly confident, but my beautiful children sort of wrecked me. Everything is about my kids....I do everything for them. Can I tell you how guilty I FELT about doing this? Now I don't. I feel like a different person...in some way. I just hold myself differently. I am comfortable with my body again. The first 5 days after surgery was rough. I was lucky enough to have help from my sister and husband. I was just uncomfortable. And the pain medication made me sleepy and off. I would have days I felt great and so happy....then days I felt sad and wish I didn't do it. Now that my healing is done and the scars have faded, I am so happy that I decided to do this for myself. Dr. Barber did a great job. He answered all my questions, even when I was concerned and distressed. The staff was so compassionate and helpful. I have absolutely no complaints. I recently had my final follow-up and they asked if there was anything they could do better. I couldn't think of 1 thing. Really, I highly recommend giving Dr. Barber a visit. I will try to get photos loaded.

I always wanted breasts that match my body size. Nothing too crazy big. Just be able to fill out a top nicely. After kids, they shrank even more. Didn't think it was possible BUT THEY DID! Just had my final follow-up with Dr. Barber. I can't believe it has been 6 months, and they are mine. They look and feel like me. It's just me....and I feel awesome. I have nothing but praise for Dr. Barber. At every step, he was there. At every step, the girls in the office were there. What a positive experience from start to end. I didn't feel like a number...or a chart..... they made me feel like family. The only con would be the 1st two days after surgery. I was very sore and not able to do much. Very sore. No doubt, I would do it again. I will continue to refer friends to Dr. Barber. Up next for me-my tummy!

I am completely satisfied with my decision to get breast implants, and I contribute this to the doctor I chose; his opinion, experience and work were each a factor in my end result. He was completely informative, patient, responsive and genuinely kind. His staff were the same. I feel I have a natural appearance after a pleasant experience.

I really like doctor Barber. During my initial consultation I met with him(not his nurses) which I really admired. He was extremely down to earth and made me feel really comfortable. His nurses were great and made me feel at ease and answered all of questions for me as well. They were extremely helpful when it came to scheduling because I had some issues with that. I am very nervous yet excited I have wanted to get breast implants for about 11 years now. I have 3 children and I had my last child 8 months ago and I am just ready to get my body the way I want it be. I breast fed one of my children and with my last child my breast were so large that after I had him they got smaller than they were previous to having him! im excited to see my results and never have to wear two bras again lol

Updated on 13 Apr 2014:
Ok so I had to get a chest x-ray because I am a previous smoker, and my lab work done, I also got my prescriptions filled. Those were the last few things on my list to do before I knew this was really really going to happen and im super nervous now lol. I have a girlfriend that I have been friends with for about 13 years now and we both stuffed our bras and hate our breast we always talked about getting a boob job and I recently told her about everything and she is so excited for me. I have a mini countdown going and as of today I have 3 days until my surgery date. I forgot to mention in my other review that I am currently like a 32AA and im getting saline high profile implants 400CC in both breast I am hoping for a full C but I think I am going to be a small D which I really don't want because I am very petite and they would look really weird on me.

Updated on 21 May 2014:
I will be honest I did not like my breast a few weeks ago I thought that they were incredibly small and when I received my registration card it said 330cc's when we talked about 400cc's(I know that saline implants can be filled with more cc's). and then I thought well maybe my skin would not stretch far enough. I had so many questions and none of these things were discussed at my post op appointment :( they just took my stitches out, gave me my card, and sent me on my way. I didn't like that of course. Well anyway I went to Victoria secret and ask the lady to size me for a bra and she measures me in the middle of the store with my shirt on and says that I am a 34B!!!!!!! I was freaking LIVID!!!!! So I try the 34B and it was so tight I could not breath. so she asks me did I get implants and we both laughed and she came back with a 34DD and it fit PERFECT! I could not stop smiling. In the bombshell bra that adds 2 cups sizes I am a 36D. I purchased everything except the bombshell bras because that was a lot of boobies lol. I am now EXTREMLEY pleased with my breast and started working out again and you just cant keep a shirt on me I am always walking around with a sports bra on like hey everyone look at the girls. OOOOHHHH how good it feels to have boobs after years of not having a things. I wish I could post pictures on here but the way my career is set up I don't want to jeopardize anything. I hope everything is working out for you ladies and you are enjoying your new girls.

Updated on 6 Jun 2014:
words can not explain how happy I am with my breast! oooh if only I could walk around naked lol. My confidence is through the roof!!!!!!!!! I am always in the mirror, I walk with my head up and back straight, I have been attracting lots of attention! I just love myself so much more! I had sex for the first time and it was incredible and I was so comfortable hahahahahahaahah. sometimes I get a little pain here and there but I understand that's normal. Dr. barber is great I just really can not say anything bad about this experience. You guys don't understand(well I think you guys do lol) how freaking elated I am and how this has changed my life is so many good ways. Even the way that I am healing is terrific!!!!!! I love them and I love me and hope everything is working out for you ladies and I still recommend dr barber if you are in the Pittsburgh area and looking for a great board certified surgeon

Updated on 30 Mar 2015:
My 1 year anniversary for my breast augmentation is approaching in mid April and I kinda wish I never did this. My right breast has been hurting for a little while now. I am afraid to call dr. Barbers office because his staff is so mean and rude! I Am currently laying here in tears because I took my bra off to hop in the shower and my right breast hurt so bad that I had to shower with one hand and hold my right breast with my other hand. I cannot lay on my right side AT ALL so can you imagine how I feel waking up in the morning and I'm laying on my right side? I'm so emotional right now because the pain is terrible. And I know that my issues will not be resolved at my ps office! Hell they yet to follow up with me to make sure I'm not dead somewhere and that was almost a year ago! I can't stop crying because It hurts and I don't know what to do!

I've had raised scarring on my chin for the last 2 years and wanted to have the area smoothed out. I had the co2 (100% ablative) laser done twice just on the raised scars. I would not recommend this procedure because the laser only goes so many microns deep. Dermabrasion would the be the way to go because it can be more customized and can go deeper to really flatten those raised scars.

I was referred to Barber through a mutual friend . Our first consultation was wonderful. He is very charming and convincing (like a used car salesman. After a couple of months of debating, I scheduled my apt. I asked all the usual questions. I repeatedly asked with my type of body, age , height, and weight you there be any complications. He gave me the normal speech that with every surgery there is risk but he guaranteed mine would go smoothly and I had nothing to worry about. There was no way any of my concerns would be a problem. Those types of problems mostly occur from the doctor using the wrong technique or being to aggressive. So I believed him.

I knew within days after the surgery there was issues. If called immediately with my concerns and to make an apt and his rude secretary Kristy didn't give me the time of day and proceeded to make her own professional medical opinion. This I found off considering she is not a doctor nor a nurse.

Week later I could tell there was an infection, I called in again and got Kristy. Is was treated as if I was bothering her. She then decided to call in antibiotics (her call) but told me everything was fine. When I finally got to see Dr, Barber it was brief and honestly was not a proper medical exam. He spent the few minutes cracking jokes.

Fast forward 6 months and completely terrified by my results, I set another apt. After looking at me he said that it didn't look too bad (liar) we could revise it. But of course this meant more money and another chance for him to mess things up. But I had no choice. My results were horrible. I had a friend go with me to the pre-op where he explained the procedure to be easy, hardly no down time.

Imagine my surprise when I wake up to see he did not do what he told me he was going to be. It did not fix the problem at all. It actually made things worse. My wound gaped open so wide I could fit a finger in it. I was having a lot of pain and running a fever. I called first thing in the morning spoke to guess who and with her crappy attitude told me it was fine but she would let the doctor know. When I did not hear back from her I called again for her to tell me he had left for the day and I would be good till the following week.

By that time the wounds had opened up even more and deepened. I was told my incision would be very small and easy to cover. WRONG. He had no concern of my gaping holes and told me they would just have to heals no he was out the door.

The wounds got so bad and I felt horrible, I had to go to another surgeon to check it out. The other surgeon was mortified with how I looked. She also explained to me what was done wrong the first time and that the revision was a complete joke because it would never have worked. Plus I had a very serious infection that could've ended up with me in the hospital for weeks if gone untreated. Obviously that was not a concern of br. barber and his staff.

Still disfigured and so depressed with the results. I tell anyone and everyone not to go see him for surgery. I've even showed people his work which terrifies others. I'm contemplating posting these pics for the world to see as a warning. Let's see how ok my results are and how he's going to feel once his name is attached to his work. I guarantee his client base would drop.

Mistakes can be made and I understand this. Surgeons are not miracle workers. It's not that the results did not live up to my expectations, it's the fact that I look a 100 times worse and the very important fact that he lied about what he was going to do to me. There's a very big different between a 2 inch tiny scar and waking up to see I've been cut in half.

Rethink this doctor. While he is charming and comes off as very knowledgeable his work shows a different story. Worst mistake I've ever made. Simple surgery turned into a 2 yr long issue which his office is no longer taking care of because they overlooked the issue after numerous attempts. Permanently disfigured and still seeing another dr.

Nervous! Excited! So much is going through my head, constantly viewing you tube tummy tuck post op videos. I weigh 151 5"7 have two kids.
I am having my procedure in 3 days. I hope my recovery goes well.I have heard the drains and swelling are horrible. But recovery won't last forever. I choose to do this to make my confidence better, I hate how I've always had the pouch, even pre-pregnancy.I have never worn a bikini, and never ever had a flat stomach. I've been 112 and I'm 5'7 and still had flab and a pouch. I use to say "I'm the fastest skinny person"