Karl B. Hiatt, MD (retired)

This doctor deserves this 5 star review! Dr. Hiatt is true professional and will do the best possible work.
I am two week and three days post op of a very invasive full Tummy Tuck with Liposuction. I trust him and his staff to do the best possible work to help folks feel as comfortable as possible in their own skin and I appreciate him so much for it.
I try to get the staff to laugh and smile and laugh every time I go into the office. sometimes there is a stoicism about the doctor but I like it! Excellent job!
Book your appointment and just do the thing! They are the best.

I have my Mommy Makeover scheduled for March 7th. I have had 3 c-sections in the last 10 years. I was very young when I had my first child so I never got the chance to love my body as an adult woman. I am so looking forward to my transformation.

The only thing I'm really regretting is the fact that I have not taken care of my body in reference to my weight. I've fluctuated quite a bit. I guess I was never satisfied with progress I've made because no matter what my stomach is ugly and breasts saggy. It kept me from having the motivation to maintain my desired weight. So between now and my surgery, I am working on getting some weight off. I know I won't reach my ultimate goal but am confident I can get within 15 pounds which is where my PS said is a safe place to be before surgery. I have lost 18 pounds and would like to lose another 15.

I will be getting a breast lift with silicone implants (size to be determined at post op due to weight loss goal), full tummy tuck with lippo to the flanks. Really excited, but really nervous as well!

Gave birth to two children via c-section five years ago and most recently fifteen months ago. I am a very fit and active person yet gained 65lbs during each pregnancy. I had an enormous belly that hung LOW during each pregnancy. Needless to say my stomach is a mess. I have a wildly extended stomach, and skirt of skin over the c-section scar and stretch marks gallore. I have trained my muscles to hold in quite tightly when I am sucking in, but I am EXHAUSTED!

I can't suck in that tight any longer. I have wanted to do this since after my daughter, but it's a good thing I didn't because I decided later to have one more. I have four children, two I raised (and adopted)since babies that came along as a package deal when I started dating my husband ten years ago and two more that are biological.

I work hard to give my family a beautiful life and I think I deserve to do this for myself. I am definitely dealing with guilt on a daily basis and the what if's. That's been very hard on me, but I am trying to block it out and push forward. I will post pictures soon.


Updated on 13 May 2011:
Ok...After today only two days to go until I go in Monday morning. I am getting the tummy tuck and lipo on my flanks/hips and inner thighs. I am getting more excited then nervous now.

Updated on 14 May 2011:
So, it looks like the stomach flu is making it's rounds around this house! One more kid threw up early this morning. I am freaking out that I am going to either get sick before the surgery monday or get sick and need to throw up when I get home post op. DAMN IT!
The kids rarely get sick and they hardly ever get stomach flu. Why now?!
Murphys law right? I guess I will tell the Doctor Monday and ask him to give me a script for something to prevent me from throwing up I guess.


Updated on 14 May 2011:
Ok posted pics. I NEVER expose my flaws like this to many people- it was a little difficult posting these, but it's all good. I got over it.

Updated on 14 May 2011:
What did everyone wear home from surgery?

Updated on 15 May 2011:
Well, tomorrow is the big day! It's been such a crazy weekend of sick kids that I am actually looking forward to this just so i can get a little quiet! ha ha!

Updated on 23 May 2011:
One week post op appointment was today and my drain was removed. I am very swollen but I like the results so far. I will have fluid drained out with a needle next week if needed-and I am thinking it will be needed.
I will take pics tonight of my after.

Updated on 25 May 2011:
Definitely having my up and down days- more up than down but still get emotional. The pain isn't bad at all but it is still there, and the fact that I can't just do what I need to do is wearing at me I think. I am very independent and hate getting help.
Got my drain out Monday and I was so scared but it wasn't bad at all. It was nice to get out ofthe house after a week.
Went to Target yesterday for a short trip. It is painful to walk upright all the way, but no one was the wiser because it just looked like I was leaning over while I pushed my son in a cart.
Started the silicone strips per doctors requests. I could see a difference after twenty hours. I don't feel like my incision is closed enough, there is a little bit of scabbing and discharge like its healing, but he said to do it...?


Updated on 14 Jun 2011:
Yesterday was four weeks post op! feeling pretty good. I have a lot of swelling and pain in the afternoon but over all it's been fine. I have swelling in my upper abdomen more than my lower. I walked on the treadmill and did some eliptical and paid for it in the evening. I get this pretty nasty pain on my right side middle area when I have been on my feet or walked too much.

Updated on 14 Jun 2011:
I just realized I never posted my stats..like my age and weight.
I am 33. 5'4" I weight 163 when I got my surgery and I am at 156 a month later. I'm pretty happy at this weight but definitely won't complain if I lose a little more. I wear a size 8 and that hasn't changed.

 



Updated on 16 Jun 2011:
A little swollen today. I notice I am swollen if I don't wear my compression garment to bed. I noticed that I have a slightly red radius around my belly button about an inch outward. The incision line isn't red just around the belly button...and slightly warm. hmm...

Dr Hiatt performed a breast augmentation on me and now I might as well head straight to the show "Botched." They are HORRIBLE. I am deformed, embarrassed, can't wear a bikini or even a camisole. The ripples are so deep and my breasts are so dreaded. My friends who have had augmentation can not even believe how horrible my results are. I've contacted the office multiple times, even sent in photos and not a single response. DO NOT USE THIS DOCTOR.

Updated on 15 May 2018:

All my life I was flat chested. I dreamed of looking beautiful and having amazing cleavage and looking awesome naked. i knew I wanted to pay cash for my surgery so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. I finally saved up 5500 dollars cash and I got my surgery done. I thought I chose the right Doctor. I'm now almost a year post op and I absolutely hate my results. One of my nipples is super high, it pops out of every type of bra possibly. Also, horrible rippling. I went from a 32a to 435 gel implants. I went with gel to avoid any possible ripping because I am 110 lbs and thought I might get it. But my rippling is awful that I never wear low cut shirts, I avoid swimsuits because people will see how horrible my breasts look. I am so disappointed that they turned out so bad. My ps said there is nothing he can do and that just need to gain weight. First of all, that is so rude to tell me to gain weight. I'm a small person naturally, and very healthy. Second of all I am so sad that I dreamed of this my whole life, paid cash out right and to be totally unsatisfited. I later found 2 people who went to the same surgeon and have the same feelings and results as me. I asp believe that I have some nerve damage in my left breast because it's numb. Can't feel a thing, and my nipple constantly is uncomfortable. So sad. I will now just have to save up again and choose a different doctor who cares about doing a good job. :(

After 15 years, I am ready to have itty bitty boobies again! I was small-average pre-kids (34B), but after nursing 3 kids I went to a 34 A, nearly AA. Nothing. Nada. So I wanted boobs again, like I had had when I was lactating (up to 34C+). I went with an out-of-town doctor who did transumbilical BA (through the navel, so no scars around my breasts). I don't think I sized very well ahead of time, since I ended up with very large implants, around 500cc. Since then, I have gotten active, and have been running marathons for 12 years and just a few years ago started doing triathlons. My newly-active lifestyle doesn't need to be augmented with big boobs-they really stick out, amongst the other female athletes who are mostly thin and flat. I feel like a freak show! So time to get them out. I went to two doctors, and even though I like the 1st one better, she was more expensive, did the surgery out of a hospital and uses general anesthesia, which I don't do well with, The second doctor, who I saw today, is older, his office isn't as high-tech (for cryin' out loud, they had a typewriter in the office!) but he has his own surgical center connected to his office and he can local with twilight. And he's about $900 cheaper, so I decided to go with him for a surgery date of 10/28, after my last triathlon of the season a few weeks before that. He says I don't need drains and that since I don't have much tissue and the implants are smooth/round, it should be pretty easy (about an hour surgery) and I could go back to work in a day or so, just no lifting, tons of moving, etc. I've been reading others' experiences on here for a few months now, so I'm always interested in what others have experienced.

Updated on 28 Oct 2015:
Had them out today! SOOO easy! Just had twilight sedation so I was awake during the whole thing. It was done in the doctor's surgical center connected to his office. I was in and out in a little over an hour. I did take one percocet to be on the safe side, but honestly I don't feel pain right now. I will probably take one tonight just to ward off any nighttime pain, but honestly this was 100x easier (and much cheaper) then getting them in. I was really nervous the past few days. Wanting to get rid of these huge fake, attention getting balloons, but also knowing they represent a chunk of my womanhood. I just got divorced and been on a few dates with a guy. I told him they would be going away and he was ok with that, but I know the way I relate to men will definitely change and it will be an adjustment. I am truly looking forward to not stick out so much (literally!) and having my check scream fake.

Updated on 30 Oct 2015:
Feeling very free! A little squishy and sloshy, but over all feeling really good. Took one day off and back to work today no problem.

Updated on 16 Nov 2015:
Feeling much better and back to activities and even tried swimming last week. Wishing there was more fullness as it's been little discouraging going bra shopping and not even feeling in a cup. But I guess I'm happy to have that problem rather than being so darn top heavy.

Updated on 2 May 2016:
I think I have finally settled into the new me. While I miss having boobs in the newly-dating world, for my athletic endeavors I am soooo happy. I do a lot of running and triathlon races, and always felt so self-conscious. I feel great and I've been getting personal records in just about every race I've done!

I've been trolling this website for about a year now thinking about getting a tummy tuck. This is actually my first "review" or what I'm going to call my online diary of my journey to the flat side! I finally had my first consultation yesterday with Dr. Karl Hiatt. I was just going to go with a TT with lipo but I don't like the way my breast look after two children. I had my son when I was very young, age 17, and my body never fully recovered from that. Even before my son was born, I always had a genetic predisposition to stomach fat so I've actually never enjoyed midriff. I'm also finishing off my last semester at ASU so I can't do the procedure for another 6 months. However, this will give me time to go to the gym and try to drop some of the weight I want to lose on my own. I've had alot of people tell me to try to lose what I can before surgery so that the surgeon is able to get even more and refine it versus just getting what I might be able to lose on my own. Another plus is the cost! For everything it will be slightly under $16000 if I combine all of the procedures together which I'm very excited about! I might actually be able to swing this cost all at once!

I know I am atypical but I am grateful for an inspirational review I read that has helped me with my decision. I got a breast augmentation done in June of 2014 and I am done. I have had a lot of crazy things happen to me this last year and I am a different person. I began a journey of self love and respect. As I began to love myself more something seemed off. I'm quite modest and more so now after the implants. I have found myself to ALWAYS be covering up and wearing baggy shirts or scarfs to cover my breasts. They have served no real benefit to me other than a symbol of a lack of self love on my part, which has now been made whole. The only reason I THOUGHT I had small breasts is because I would compare myself to other women who have had this done. Don't get me wrong, my breasts were quite small ("barely"B) but the point is I would THINK about it in a negative way. When in fact, looking back they were flawless and beautiful. Now, they are 85% numb and without feeling, huge, and a with a shiny scar.
So, its time to go! I'm ready for my small natural boobs back and make right with my body. I can't believe I judged myself so harshly to the point of altering my body and cutting into it to place these foreign blobs to make me feel better about myself.
Submuscular 425cc silicone

Updated on 13 Apr 2015:
My PS office gals were a little perplexed and one even asked me "you hate them that much, huh?" I just said I am ready for my body back. No need to explain myself to a damn soul, lady. (I didn't say that last part out loud;) After scheduling the procedure I left in tears of joy! My PS told me it'd be a quick recovery, like a few days and I could return to work. No general anesthesia required.
So I am getting this done on a Monday and that weekend I have a camping trip.. good idea???
5 days of recovery and I could go on a trip?? It wont be an incredibly active trip...

Updated on 15 Apr 2015:
I've decided not to tell too many people.
But those I have told definitely have their opinions. But what I've also become aware of is that I'm not going to be buried w these suckers.. And if they're going to come out eventually, might as well be now before I have any other repercussions!
Anyway it's going to cost $1500 which I'm stoked about. Versed, local and ketamine is what he's planning on using. He said to expect some tugging. Sort of worries me that I might feel a lot of it but he was reassuring. Can't wait for my b cup again!!!!
So I don't have any pics of me but I am inspired by Victoria Beckham's explant photos so I'll share one.

Updated on 15 May 2015:
Might have been finding out about my ex husbands hot new girlfriend (with big implants) idk but I have my explant scheduled on Monday and I'm sorta freakin.
WHY do I think that I am not enough!? How did I become SO scared to be myself!!?
Why is it so scary to just be me. ugh. feeling defeated.

Updated on 18 May 2015:
On my way and feeling good.
Made up my mind and not looking back.

Updated on 19 May 2015:
Am I tiny? Yes. Am I happy? YES. So glad I did this and SO happy to be ME!
And I am not worried one bit if I stay this small. Making it right with my body is more important than trying to make it look like something it's not. If I end up with a guy that wishes I had bigger boobs then clearly it's the wrong guy. And he can go you know where;)
Procedure took 60 mins from start to finish, versed and local.
At first I just got a loading dose of versed (2mg) and he started injecting the local and it was painful, and I told him, then he gave me more versed and I went to Lala land.
I took 2.5 pills of Percocet yesterday for incisional pain.slept most the day. Cotton mouth was probably my biggest complaint.
Wish I could shower today but they said to wait til wed.
I wish he put an ace wrap on me bc gentle pressure on my incisions feel better.
I'll go get one today:)
Happy happy happy girl.
Do IT!

Updated on 20 May 2015:
Finally got my shower today. Yes I know I'm small, but I love soft squishy boobs over ginormous hard ones
I don't want to jump the gun but I honestly think both my nipples have sensation again! But I'll wait a few weeks before I get excited about that :)

Updated on 21 May 2015:
Incisions are annoying. Itchy due to the healing process but not painful.
Went and bought some sports bras (padded definitely to maintain contour since there is none!) but I can handle that. Whoever were to see me without clothes on would love me how I am so as long as I can fix my small insecurities with a padded bra for the rest of the time so be it!
Happy I made this decision. Yep I am tiny , but I am me and that's enough.

Updated on 28 Feb 2017:
OK so I never thought I would be saying this, but I have a consult for an augmentation in a few weeks. I don't mind having small breasts. However, I do lift weights and my lats are slightly bigger than average, and with my breast so small, it is very difficult to find a bra that fits. I do not fit into an A cup, so I have needed to buy training bras, but then they do not fit my width. I love my body, but I feel out of proportion.
In retrospect I wish I did an explant/exchange to a smaller size, but at the time I just wanted them gone.

Updated on 5 May 2017:
Hello everyone. I just want to say thank you for all your loving support. Its not common to find a group like this:) So after thinking long and hard I realized that I have a lot better things to spend my money on. I also thought of the recovery time and how lame of a mom i would be for a few weeks until i was recovered from an other augmentation. So I canceled my consult. Side note- i don't have any pics but I did pierce my nipples and that helped them not sink in and it was cute:)

I am now so very glad I canceled. I had my pap smear done a few weeks ago and it actually came back abnormal. First time ever. Low grade cell changes. I am going in for my biopsy today. My presumptive augmentation date was scheduled for a couple weeks from now... and with this popping up in my life unexpectedly, the last thing I would want is an unnecessary surgery and something artificial in my body. I am so focused on my health right now and doing what is right for my body.
Blessings to you all on your journey :)

I am so nervous ! I am a week away from procedure today. . Trying to get everything ready so I am as confortable as possible... I will update with a picture soo and new pics after surgery... and helpful information would be appreciated I am doin this procedure for myself. I have two children 10 and 11 years old and I have lost about 86 pounds. I have been wanting a tummy tuck for three years and finally have the money to do it now ;) I just want to be comfortable in my own skin and be comfortable in a swim suite which I have not felt in 12 years... ;)

Updated on 4 Mar 2014:
Here are some pics of before and I will post pics of after cant wait for that mess to be gone !

Updated on 9 Mar 2014:
Tomorrow is the big day.... I am so nervous but cant wait to see the results...

Updated on 10 Mar 2014:
I am home 6 hours post op feeling ok not to shabby. My muscles feel so tight and like they are burning.... I will post more pics later I cant see anything myself for about 4 day ; (

Updated on 15 Mar 2014:
I am sore but the pain isnt as bad as I thought it would be ... I havent pooped yet whichbis worrying me and I am scared to shower and get anything in the drain sight... also I am barely braining anything wich is good I think ...

Updated on 15 Mar 2014:
Just wanted to let everyone know I am doing a video diary on utube melissa lissa tummy tuck day 1 check it outbi will also be updating and showing progress on there .... thank you

Updated on 16 Mar 2014:
I am doin good and have posted videos on utube under melissa lissa tummy tuck day one.. checkbthem out and subscribe ;) in one video I was messed up on the meds because I was scared to take all the orriginal bandages off but it wasnt too bad... I am so happy with my insision

Updated on 17 Mar 2014:
I am feeling good but this drain keeps pulling and is really annoying.. I go to the doctor today so hopefully its taken out... also I started a utube channel under melissa lissa tummy tuck day 1 check it out and subscribe I will be doin updates there. In most of the vidoes the pain meds were kicked in im sure u can tell. But ,good news is I havent had to takr any except in the morning because I am so sore... well if you have any questions or feedback id love to hear from some of my realself friends. Thanks again !!

Updated on 18 Mar 2014:
I feel great !

Updated on 18 Mar 2014:
Here are some more pics I guess I am swollen ; (

Updated on 19 Mar 2014:
9 days post op