I had my implant exchange a few hours ago and I can’t say enough positive things about my experience with Dr. Dash. She is the most personable doctor I have ever met. The entire procedure went smoothly and I have very minimal discomfort. She listened to my concerns and I felt 1000% comfortable in her care.
I'm writing this 18 months post breast reduction surgery. I had it when I was 54 yrs old, 5'1 and 125 lbs. My result is outstanding. My breasts are perfectly symmetrical and natural. I had zero issues with the sutures, and my scars are now nicely faint. My recovery, however, involved painful burning that was intense for 2 months. During that time, I had days where I was tearful, could barely get through work and, despite trying, I just couldn't tolerate any activity that involved carrying items or extensive arm movement. The burning slowly improved over the next 4 months, so did my activity, and by month 8, I was completely pain-free.b Dr Dash was sympathetic, and I knew I just had to do the time. I wish now I would have medicated more and not tried to tough it out. I know everyone's experience is different, but if you're thinking about a BR, please acknowledge that this is serious surgery. Plan time to rest and care for yourself in honor of her good work. Know that you may have to cope with several weeks of pain, and medicate if you're okay with it. Dr Dash is experienced and skilled, and it will all be worth it.
I’m 3 days post op from my BA and couldn’t have asked for a better physician to do my surgery. Dr. Dash and her staff were amazing. I was a little nervous going into my first consult, but everyone made me feel so comfortable. Dr. Dash throughly went over the different kinds of implants, case studies that have been done and answered every question that I had. She is very patient, kind and full of great knowledge. The staff at the Institute Of Plastic Surgery were all wonderful as well. Dr. Dash’s nurse Gina helped me choose the perfect size implants for my body type and the front office staff have been very warm and welcoming every time I’ve gone in. Today, I even received a beautiful orchid at my post op from the staff. I would highly recommend Dr. Dash and her team if you’re looking at getting a procedure done.
I am absolutely pleased with my results. Dr. Dash and her staff made the process so easy and enjoyable. They addressed all my questions and concerns. Even though they have been through many women's reductions they still treated me with concern and caring and took the extra time to explain anything I wasn't comfortable with. I highly recommend Dr. Dash and her staff, very friendly, caring and knowledgeable group.
Dr. Dash is great and I highly recommend her. She is both professional and personable as is all of her staff that I encountered. All of my questions and concerns were addressed and both my husband and I had no reservations with my moving forward with the elected surgery. My goal of alleviating years of back, shoulder and neck pain was achieved, and the day after surgery, I could feel an immediate improvement. Dr. Dash and her staff continued to care for me after the surgery in the same caring and professional manner as before my surgery.
Dr. Dash is extremely capable, compassionate, artful, and professional. She was very thorough at responding to my questions, gave me time, and was not trying to rush off to the next patient. She was very much on time, so much so that I think I only sat in the waiting room once briefly during the last 2 months of multiple appointments. I am extremely happy with the results! I would highly recommend her.
My experience with Dr. Dash and her office was beyond what I expected and what I have experienced at other physician's offices. 30 years ago I had breast implants and recently fell and ruptured one of the implants. Surgery required removing the old implants and replacement with new ones. Dr. Dash did an excellent job and I'm extremely happy with the new me.
Dr. Dash is awesome - I went to her for a breast reduction after many years of chickening out. After the first consultation, she made me feel comfortable and ready to move forward. She and her staff are friendly, knowledgeable and great to deal with! I felt calm and in good hands on the day of surgery. I would recommend Dr. Dash without hesitation!
Dr. Dash is amazing. I saw her for breast augmentation and she exceeded my expectations. She is personable, sweet, funny, and incredibly talented. She made me feel comfortable and excited for the procedure. I'd recommend her to everyone!
I'm a small framed person and live a healthy active lifestyle. I HAD a good amount of loose skin on my abdomen from giant babies living in my little body. You ladies know what I'm talking about, my belly looked like a grumpy man's face. Welllll, not any more!!! Once I realized that no amount of diet and excercise would get rid of this, I consulted Dr. Dash and another surgeon in town - this was about 6 years ago. At that time my budget said " pay the mortgage or pay for surgery, not both" so me and the grumpy man maintained our love/hate relationship. Tax return season was good to me this year and I was finally able to re-consult with Dr. Dash and I finally kissed that loose skin goodbye. I couldn't be happier. Dr. Dash and her staff are incredibly kind, professional, personable, and skilled. My results are better than I could have hoped for and I recommend her in a heartbeat.
Thank you for your question. I find that in my patients who undergo submuscular augmentation the dominant hand side drops later than the non-dominant side. While this normally happens within 2 months, it may take as long as 4 months. If you are right-handed, your right pectoralis muscle is likely to be thicker making it harder for that implant to drop. It is really hard to be patient at this stage, but I would recommend continuing to see your surgeon on a regular basis until this resolves.
Congratulations on your recent surgery. You are still very early in your recovery. A small amount of puckering of the incision is common and will flatten out after about 3 months. Any residual skin excess at the incision ends that does not resolve can usually be treated with an easy in office procedure. In terms of the liposuction done in the flanks, swelling in this area is very normal. This swelling takes some time to resolve and usually flattens out very nicely. Good luck with your recovery!
Hello, While it is difficult to tell from the photos alone, this looks like Mondor's cord, a superficial thrombophlebitis. All that means is that a vein in the area become irritated after surgery. This can be resolved with ibuprofen (if your doctor allows it yet) and time. The area is usually tender to touch to start with and then becomes nontender and gradually resolves. It may take 6 weeks or longer. It is fairly common after breast augmentation. Good luck!
Hello, Congratulations on getting through the toughest part of recovery already. It is likely your drains may be ready to come out soon anyway. My patients do commonly complain that the drain exit sites hurt worse than anything else. While you should definitely ask your surgeon how he or she would handle this, here are some things I often do for my patients: 1-Place an ABD pad under the drain at the exit site in such a way that you are taking slack off the suture so it cannot pull on your skin. 2-Tape the drain up in a loop so that the suture cannot pull on your skin. 3-Ask your surgeon if the suture can be removed. Most types of drains are not going to fall out on their own unless they are pulled fairly hard. Your surgeon may or may not want to do this. However this has helped many of my patients. I will sometimes just tape the drain to the skin. Good luck! Krishna Dash, MD
Thank you for your question. Although every patient is different, I find most of my patients feel that the drains really are the worst part of an abdominoplasty recovery. That said, the first 3 days are the toughest in terms of pain. Complete recovery takes several months, but pain rapidly decreases after day #3 and patient start to feel much better. It sounds like you have made it past that part. Best of luck in your recovery!