Marguerite Bernett, MD at Pacific Lipo Beverly Hills and her team did excellent work . My results are flawless and on top of that the surgeon was hands on and really cared. She called me , FaceTimed me , and really took care of me even post op. It felt like a genuine care and my experience is better than I could ever hope.
I simply cannot imagine anyone not loving this doctor but I know there are defective people who need a scapegoat to blame for things they don't understand. I don't believe a single word written by that disgruntled patient slinging blame. I'm quite convinced everything she said is dead wrong. I just can't say enough about what a great doctor Dr Barnett is and I would never trust my body to another.
Amazing doctor. Dr. Barnett embodies a perfect combination of professionalism and personal care. She removed my breast implants (a very emotional decision & potentially difficult procedure) & the results were better than I can express here. We travelled 6 hrs. roundtrip for this surgeon & it was worth it!
Dr. Barnett is a fantastic plastic surgeon. She takes her time to go over all the procedures that she can do to make you look beautiful. I had my surgery 1 year ago and I have healed perfectly and I look beautiful. She removed my textured saline implants and complete scar tissue capsule. My breasts were sagging down and Dr. Barnett had to take off a lot of skin with the anchor lift in order to get my breasts up to where they should be. They are exactly perfect to one another. She is truly a perfectionist and I can't thank her enough. Her staff is amazing too. They were always helpful.
I explanted with Dr. Barnett 8 months ago. I had some minor complications and have been seeing Dr. Barnett once a month since my surgery. Dr. Barnett spends time with me explaining everything to me. She is very compassionate and extremely skilled. I am very happy with her service.
So I don't usually write reviews, but I have been thinking of how to show my gratitude toward this doctor. I was thinking of writing her a thank you letter, but then decided to do that publicly so that others can read of this very happy patient. A little over three weeks ago she took out the implants that have been a major pain and disappointment for me for almost 23 years. I'd had multiple surgeries by a total of three different surgeons to try and get those things right. It really didn't occur to me that I could have them removed and not look horrible from stretched skin since I'd had implants so long and having breast fed four children. That was until I learned of Dr. Barnett! I am so happy to say that breast surgeries are over for me! She performed an explant and lollipop lift on me and I couldn't be happier! They match my body so much better than those water balloons that I had on my chest. I'd developed a grade 4 capsular contracture on the right side so the left hung lower and now they are small because I had little breast tissue. She made my areolas smaller and shaped my natural breasts beautifully and the incisions are healing great!! I'm so happy to have natural breasts after dealing with those implants for so long. I can't thank her enough for doing such a fabulous job for me so thank you again Dr. B!!! I'll put a picture on here but I'm covering my nipples because I'm too uncomfortable sticking my boobs up for anyone to see. Thank you, Staci
Dr. Barnett was amazing in every way. From the consultation to the surgery to my follow-ups. She was kind, considerate, extremely knowledgeable and patient. I felt so comfortable with her and she did an amazing job with my surgery. She was my 3rd consult and my final choice to perform my surgery. I traveled 5 hours from home to have her do my surgery. It was all worth it. She is wonderful.
I was very ill for a long time with my breast implants. After many late night sessions researching surgeons all over the world, I decided I would meet with Dr. Barnett. After meeting her the first time, I knew she was the surgeon for me. Absolutely wonderful experience from beginning to end. Her work is outstanding and she provided me with excellent results.
I found out that my implants were not FDA approved and they had been in my body for 20 years. I had always been healthy for the most part but had started having a lot of problems and pain. Inflammation that caused such pain I had to take medication daily and stop being active. I had vertigo and colitis and was so miserable I had to find out why. Everything I read led me to the implants and removal was a necessity for me to get my life back.
Dr. Marquette Barnette is super skilled, deserving of all her amazing awards! She gets all of the capsule out is so sure of herself which is so comforting. Once I met her I felt totally at ease! On top of her super skills & extraordinary experience she is one beautiful & incredible woman inside & out with an amazing Soul!! She absolutely cares, is committed to making a difference, is contributing to research to help impact the future around Bill. Uber Experienced. More than Competent. Extremely Humble. Extraordinary! Her staff is so loving & warm welcoming & awesome. I am So grateful to go with my gut instinct when reducing down to three options and choosing her! She's one of the ONLY doctors who can operate just 6 weeks after stopping breast feeding without complications which is a huge factor for our breast feeding mammas who have learned about Bill and don't want to wait!! Going to try to have my milk produce again and get back to it thanks to Dr. Barnett! So grateful to her for giving me the true opportunity to work on restoring my health! Also grateful for the fabulous Facebook group who recommended her as well as educates & supports us to & through the operation as well as post opp! Hardly any Pain because she's awesome!!!! Will post how I'm progressing over time as this personally gave me realistic expectations & hope hanging on for explant date!!!
This is a question which cannot be answered over the internet. It requires proper medical history and an actual physical examination with particular attention to the cervical spine, the axillae and breasts and neuromuscular examination of the upper extremities. Only then can a reasonable diagnosis be made. All else is useless/possibly harmful speculation.
It is possible that the enlarged lymph nodes are related to the abdominoplasty as we not only cut through skin and fat but there are also lymphatic channels which get cut as well in the lower abdomen/groin area depending on how low and long your scar is. Lymphatics can take 1 1/2 year to reconstitute and lymphatic flow goes from your lower extremities upward so they may swell after a block from scar tissue. But you do not mention how large the lymph nodes are and often they can flow around a block by using deep channels unless those also are obstructed from some reason like pelvic surgery or something pressing on it inside. Generally when they say "benign appearing" about lymph nodes it means the internal architecture is preserved so that makes us worry less about cancer inside the lymph node which messes up the internal signals. But just to be safe, i would see my gynecologist or doctor especially if i haven't had a pelvic or rectal examination in awhile and rule out any other reason for obstruction, especially if there has been any change in your bladder or bowel habits.
Since i do not see what you refer to as puffiness or any swelling in the upper abdomen, i suspect what you are feeling is normal. What most surgeons do in an abdominoplasty is to tighten the lax muscles with "corset" sutures (as well as remove excess skin and fat). Most of us run a suture from the public bone up to the end of the sternum or breast bone. If you have a lot of fat inside the abdomen, not just outside on the belly wall, then it will become pretty tight in there as we cannot safely remove intraabdominal fat. You won't be as aware of the tightness lower in the belly because a) the pelvic bones prevent any expansion down there but in the upper abdomen the tightness will push on the diaphragm or breathing muscles and b) the lower abdomen is much more numb than the upper for longer since the nerves regrow a little faster for top than bottom. Think of it like wearing an internal girdle 24/7. Most of us are happy to take it off after a few hours once we get home. The good news is this usually lessens with time as things stretch and you also get more used to it. You want that belly tight like it used to be; that was the whole reason for this surgery. Some women use that puffy feeling to signal when they should stop eating and can lose weight easier after abdominoplasty. But try not to worry, your result looks awesome.
As my professor used to say, if there is more than one procedure for the problem, it usually means there isn't one that is the best. More important than asking the surgeons what they recommend is asking yourself what you want! If you expect others to notice weight loss, then your biggest issue is your visceral fat for which there is no surgical solution. Only you have the power to lose that. If you want to get rid of the rolls and shape your arms, then the tummy tuck/extended tummy tuck/circumferential belt lipectomy+liposuction will help. Perhaps you need to ask the surgeons to show you results they have achieved in other patients with a similar body habitus. That way you can see if it would be worth going through this. Frankly, i think your Houston surgeon has the best answer. Not only will that make any procedure so much easier and afford a better outcome but it will improve your general health.
Most women have enough decent breast tissue to have a reduction and get perky nicely shaped breasts without needing an implant but it is distressingly common for plastic surgeons to use an implant. The reason is that implants are firmer than natural breast tissue so they do not sag as much with time but they add the complication of a foreign body and the unknown way that the body reacts to that as well as the need for replacement intermittently. It takes more suturing and care to shape the breasts without an implant but it can be done. Only women who are basically skin sacks will need an implant.