Mark H. Leech, MD

Dr. Leech is a magician! I am more than pleased with the results from my mommy makeover. He was very honest about what he could & couldn’t do for me. He and his staff are very personable and easy to work with. I’ve sent a couple friends to this office & I will continue to tell anyone who wants to listen to see Dr Leech!

My first procedure was a brow lift, tummy tuck and a chemical peel. My second procedure invludrd a face lift, lip injections and the removal of excess skin from my arms. I am exstatic about my results from both surgeries. My first surgery went well and gave me excellent results. My second surgery was earlier this year and once again I have excellent results. I felt very confident in Dr. Leech going into both procedures. Dr. Leech and his staff explained the procedures and my results exceeded my expectations. The staff is very friendly!!

I had a botched scar on my face where a previous dermatologist removed a suspicious mole. Dr. Leech cut the scar and restitched the incision in hopes of reducing the appearance of a botched scar. The results are great!! His staff told me how to care for the new incision beginning with a timely stitch removal and the proper use of sun protection. In order to obtain your best results you must follow the instructions which I have done. The staff is very friendly and I love Dr. Leech’s humor. I would recommend this physician.

Dr. Leech and is staff are excellent!! The office is beautifully decorated and very welcoming. I have had filler in my lips and Botox injections. I am always very pleased with my results. I would recommend Dr, Leech and his staff to everyone.

I am a breast cancer patient from 2012. Dr Leech did my reconstruction! He and his office staff are AMAZING!! The office is beautiful and welcoming!!!! Dr leech has THE BEST bedside manner! The office complex is easy to enter and exit!! GREAT EXPERIENCE all around!

I was diagnosed with breast cancer when my son was just 2 yrs old at the age of 41. I had bilateral mastectomies with tissue expanders and later breast implants. Needless to say, it was a very emotional and stressful time for me. Dr. Leech and his staff were amazing! If I could post before and after pics, I would. He is truly a gifted surgeon! I would recommend him to anyone!

Dr Leech is all about doing the right thing, not miss leading, like others in the area. He truly cares for his patients and their out come. I recommend him to everyone. His staff are the most involved staff I've ever met, I had a wonderful experience and know many more people will do the same. I won't go anywhere else

I am beyond happy with Dr. Leach and his staff. They were so friendly and made me feel right at home. I contacted him due to a ruptured implant. I called him on Monday and was seen on Wednesday. I felt very comfortable with him, his knowledge and his confidence to give me what I wanted. I was not happy the first surgery I had (not performed by him) and was so ready to finally feel good about myself again. He was able to do my surgery that Friday and I couldn't have been happier. I did not want to walk around with one implant. I am 6 days out of surgery now and I feel and look amazing!!! They are exactly what I was wanting. I cannot thank Dr. Leach and his staff enough!!

Updated on 15 Nov 2015:


Updated on 18 Dec 2015:
In love with them

All of the women in family are big chested including myself. I knew since puberty that I wanted to do Something about it when I was able. Yesterday was finally the day!

At 8 years old, even the little boys in my class would be trying to look down my shirt. Anywhere we'd go, my mom was always being momma bear when she would see an old man staring at meand go dry something to them like "she's 11 years old Don't you dare keep staring at my daughter!" It was so embarrassing. I was pretty much confined to t shirts my whole life. Even my mom would get upset with the way I looked as I enjoyed the freedom of wearing a tank top in the comfort of my own house with just me and my mom And say things like "go put on a shirt!" Or "I better never ever see you wear anything like that outside of this house! Do you understand?" Like It was my fault somehow. Not like I was going to anyway...I was embarrassed of them too. I was never really one who enjoyed having large breasts. I never considered them fun or a blessing.

One I got married I gained a bit of weight, making my Breasts somewhat larger but have since lost most of it. Of course the boobs didn't go anywhere though.

Now that hubby and I have pretty good jobs (we Work at a health insurance company) and health insurance we decided now is the time. The authorization was a piece of cake since I actually used to work in that department..I was pretty familiar with all of the criteria and what it took to get them to approve it. My insurance company actually took my 3 years of massage therapy as conservative medical management. I actually ended up not haVing to have any Kind of xray s or mris to show that there was nothing else wrong with me. If you guys have any questions if you're getting denials or anything let me know and I'll try to help explain.

I went to Dr Mark Leech in the Chattanooga area and from the first second I met him I was impressed. He's very smart and quick witted, allowed me to bring my husband and mom to my pre op appointment to meet him and answered any questions they had.

I had my surgery yesterday. As soon as I came out of surgery and was in the recovery room I was in a lot of pain in my incision site. I remember not having enough energy to talk but tried spelling out in sign language "ow" over and over again... but I realized that it jUst looked like I was saying "0-3" and they had no idea what I was doing lol! eventually I was able to talk and tell them and they got me on some meds pretty quickly. I was hoping to be out of the hospital by about noon or 1 but I got so queasy anytime they'd move me or I'd look around our keep my eyes open too long I didn't want to try to get in a moving vehicle. The nurse gave me some medication that dissolved on my tongue for the nausea and about 30 minutes later I was ready to go. I kept my eyes closed the whole ride home just in case.

When I got home I was in and out for a bit. Slept an hour here and there. .. but I found it difficult to pee for some reason. I normally pee every hour during the day but I've only been going on 4 hr increments despite all the fluids I'm drinking. Not sure what that's about yet.

People talk about constipation With anesthesia. .. so far it hadn't been a problem for me as I only do number 2 every 2 or 3 days anyway. I was sure to go the day before my surgeRy and took a stool softener last night since I know it can take a while for them to work and I don't want it to become a problem later.

I've been taKing my pain pills every four hours. I can normally start to tell I need the next one after 3 hours but I'm paranoid enough taking them every four. Once it gets in my system pretty good there's not much pain at all. I've been pretty awake and alert except those first few hours getting home.

I'll post a before picture. .. One after I gained a bunch of weight and one after I lost most of it. I currently don't have any after pictures because I haven't taken off the dressings or anything at this time. I guess I should check and see when I can do that huh?

From what I can tell so far, my Breasts are so much smaller! After reading reviews on real self for the lay few weeks the biggest complaint I saw is that girls kept coming out bigger than they wanted. The doctor would say c and they'd come out a d. I feel like there's hardly a point If you don't get what you want and what you know is going to make you happy and feel better. My doctor originally said a large c. Since I was between a ddd-dd, if he said c and I came out a d I knew I would be furious. I wanted him to go as small as he could- I even Told him at one point that I'd take a full mastectomy if he'd give it to me! Of course that was out of the question but I managed to talk him down to a b. I figured the worst that could happen was that I'd come out a c and I could live with that. However I was very adamant with my Doctor that I wanted a b and if there was going to be a margin of error that I wanted them to be smaller, not larger. He seemed to get the point as when he was making me up prior to surgery he wrote a big B in my chest "so he wouldn't forget" ha! That gave me a good chuckle and I immediately felt better.

Even though my Breasts are swollen and feel like rocks right now I can definitely tell they are much smaller and will likely turn out just like I want them to!

Also as a side note, I'm not sure how much the procedure cost yet as I don't have a bill. It just won't let me post the review without Putting in a number.

Updated on 25 May 2014:
I was just able to get on my computer and find this pic. this is after i lost some weight but you can see my boobs are still pretty large!

Updated on 25 May 2014:
We're working on weaning me off of the pain meds... at least stretching them out anyway. I was taking them regularly every 4 hours and am now waiting about every 6 hours. My head is a mess from the crazy sleep schedule.

Took a shower today for the first time. I think I'll be waiting another day our two before I try that again. After removing the gauze I nearly passed out and had to lie down. Even though I still had the surgical tape on My incisions, the thought of the whole thing just grossed me out. What didn't gross me our was taking of the bra I was wearing to see that it was, in fact, the B I'd been hoping for! Things can only get better from here! Check out my new girls!

Updated on 26 May 2014:
I've stayed of the pain meds all day m the last time I had one was 8:30 last night- it's 4:30 now. The pain isn't horrible but it's more the stiffness that makes it harder to move. It will get easier though.

So my diet had been pretty healthy this entire time as I wanted to ensure a speedy recovery. My food has mostly been nothing but apples, crackers, fiber bars and almonds. I've drank tons of water and some sprite to make sure I stayed hydrated. I also took my daily stool softeners. Let me tell you ladies, none of it mattered last night. When my body Finally decided to have a bowel movement, I had never been more constipated in my life. Without going into gory details, I was in so much pain I was in tears. My doctor kept calling to make sure I was okay. I wasn't. 3 fleet enemas and 12 hours later I finally had some relief. Those 12 hours truly make me question whether or not having the procedure was worth it. I don't think I could go through that again. The doctor said that I really needed to try to get of the pain pills because that was the leading cause, despite my ridiculously high fiber intake. So I'm off. Ive not had anymore fiber because some areas of my body -ahem- are still in pain from that ordeal. I'm just really grateful to have a husband who went through all of that for me. The whole thing was just embarrassing and I hope it doesn't continue.

I know this was kind of a downer post but I was in unimaginable pain and discomfort foreseeing no end to it for a Long time. Really try to go without the pain pills if you can our at least spread them out more than the 4 hours I was doing.

Until tomorrow!

Updated on 27 May 2014:
Today was all smooth sailing! It was Isaacs first day back at work so that left me and my mom all day! I really didn't do much but spent all day out of this recliner! I'm pretty proud of that! I enjoyed the sun (well after taking my antibiotic this time, I didn't make that Mistake twice - though it did kinda make me feel like a vampire haha), watched my mom do my laundry, read a little bit, piddled around on my phone for a while, went back outside, ate some food, piddled some more until it was about time for hubby to get home and then we made some dinner. I ate a salad while they had grilled chicken, rice and sweet potatoes. I'm 48 hours without a pain pill and I feel fine. There's still really no pain as much as it is stiffness though with more bruising showing up, I imagine that will be where the majority of my pain comes from.

I took another shower today and that was all fine. I washed my hair while mom stood outside the shower and held my drains for a minute. I attempted to remove the surgical tape in the shower with a little success but then the air got stuffy and I didn't want to pass out in the shower so I stopped. Theyll take it off tomorrow at my post op. I also attempted to get my eyebrows back under control with some success. I felt the anesthesia hit me a few times today but I wanted to make it a day without a nap, which I may have done yesterday but I can't remember too well. Even without the pain meds, all my days are running together.

I've not been wearing my surgical bra other than the first two days, we couldn't get it back on so I think it may have been too tight. Did anyone else expedience this?

I've also not had another bowl movement yet but I'm not too terribly worried about that or looking forward to it just yet either!

Oh and I feel like my boobs are more swollen today than they have been this whole time. I'm going to ask the doctor tomorrow in my post op about the bromelain everyone keeps recommending. And Hopefully get my drains out!

I've wanted a BR for so long. Ever since I hit puberty I've been large chested. After my first son was born and I BF him, I went from a DD to a H cup. I knew I wanted to wait until we had our second child though. Luckily with that PG I didn't go up any more sizes. I had my OBGYN start putting stuff in my file about my breasts at every annual exam. At my 6 week checkup with my second son I told her I was ready to get the ball started. She sent BCBS all of the information she had. I saw a primary physician which also wrote a letter on my behalf. She sent me for 6 weeks of PT and the physical therapist also wrote a letter for me. Lastly, I saw my PS who took pictures and sent everything in. That 6 week checkup was at the end of March and I finally received my approval last week!

My surgery date is set up for 10/25. I can't believe that this time next week I will be about to head into surgery. I cannot imagine what it is going to feel like to be pain free! I've been dreaming about it for so long it is surreal to me. I'm very nervous, but also very excited.

Updated on 21 Oct 2013:
Since last Friday everyday I say to myself "This is the last *insert day of the week* that I will have to put this huge bra on." I still can't wrap my head around it actually happening. I had my pre-op appointment last week and I got the call from the lab today to come in for blood work. My surgery is set for 12:30 on Friday, so I'm supposed to be there at 11. They said I could just come in at 10 and do my labs then, but I think I'm going to stop by sometime this week and get them done. I don't do well with blood draws anyway, and doing it on an empty stomach is always worse. If I get it done before and I can drink a bunch of water and be good to go.

I have childcare all lined up. My 4 year old can do a lot for himself, but I'm not going to be able to lift my 8 month old for a while. That's going to make it tough. I'm so lucky to have a great support system around me. My sister will be spending the night on days when my husband has to leave for work at 4 am. That way I won't be alone. I've bought me some comfy button up jammies. I have my Netflix queue all lined up and a huge stack of magazines. And a new book in a series I'm reading comes out tomorrow, so I'll have it. I did a deep cleaning on the house this weekend too. I don't want to be laying there noticing stuff I need to do. LOL!

I'm just taking 1 week off of work, but I'm trying to make sure supplies and errands are caught up for a few weeks. I don't think I'll feel like running all over town and I know I won't be able to tote stuff like normal. I'm getting very nervous, but mostly excited. I'm debating adding before pictures. I'm definitly going to take them, but I'm not sure about posting them. Haha!

Updated on 26 Oct 2013:
Surgery went great. It felt like I had just fell asleep and I was already waking up in recovery. I've had some mild burning or pressure but nothing too bad. Staying on top of my pain meds. I arrived at the hospital at 11am and we were home by 6. I slept from the time I got home until around 10 this morning other than taking medicine and going to the bathroom. I've napped off and on today too. I was dreading drains but they aren't so bad. I took some before pics but no after yet.

Updated on 28 Oct 2013:
Of course I'm no where near fully recovered but I'm shocked at how easy is been so far. Pain hasn't been too bad. I stay on top of my pain meds. The day before surgery my sinuses started acting up and they have been a bigger pain than the surgery. I was supposed to shower yesterday but I got dizzy every time I stood up so we put it off. We did take off my dressings and put the surgical bra back on. I was nervous but it didn't hurt at all. Still have drains in but they aren't as bad as I expected. I'm not draining much either. I have such a great family who had been bringing meals and helping with the kids. My parents even rented me a recliner for the month to help me sleep. So much better than trying to prop up in bed.

Updated on 11 Nov 2013:
I haven't updated in a bit, so I'm going to try to think back. I saw my PS 10/31 (6 days post op) to have my drains removed. I was so nervous, but it didn't hurt at all. It felt weird because you could feel it coming out, but no pain. However, they took all my surgical tape off, wiped me down with alchol, and put new tape on and that did not feel good. It wasn't too bad, but it was a little painful. While I was under for my BR I also had a mole removed from my forehead. I've had it since birth which makes it more likely to become melenoma, so he wanted to go ahead and remove it. All of my BR stiches are disolvable, but the ones in my forehead he had to remove at that appointment and that hurt! On my right breast where the vertical and horizontal stiches meet wasn't healing as well as he would like, so he kept the tape off that area. I was told to change the dressings and keep aquaphor on it to keep it moist. He wanted to see me back in one week. I was doing it 3 times a day until I returned to work, now I'm doing it morning and evening.

I returned to work 10 days post op. I had a desk job, so my PS okayed it. The first few days back were hard because I was sooo tired. I have never been that tired in my life. But, each day got a little better and by Friday I made it the whole day without being exahusted. I went back to the PS Wednesday. He said the area wasn't looking any worse which was good. He said to continue doing what I was doing. He thinks it will heal up fine on it's own, it's just taking a little longer. He said he took more out of that side and that might be why. He took 680 from the right and 550 from the left ( I think that's what he said).

My husband is an EMT and he works late/long hours. We have a 4 year old and an 9 month old. I couldn't have made it this far without my amazing family. I still can't lift my 9 month old, so anytime my husband is gone to work after my work hours, I have to have someone with me. My mom and sister have been with me a lot and I'm very thankful. My sister has spent the night with us a lot too. On the weekends the kids have been spending the night with my In-laws. It's hard because I miss them, but it's only for a few weeks and I feel like I can be such a better mom after this recovery is over. I can run around the yard with them and snuggle them closer!

Right now my energy level is back to normal. I'm having to remind myself to take it easy and not do as much as normal. I'm a pretty active person who doesn't like to sit when I'm home, so I'm having to watch it. I have overdone it a few times and then I get some pain. Otherwise, I'm usually pain free. This whole recovery has been pretty much pain free. If anything there have been moments of very mild pain, but nothing like I imagined. Sometimes I get a feeling like my stitches are pulling and it's a little uncomfortable, but not painful.

I don't have to go back to the PS for 2 more weeks. He said to keep the surgical tape on until it falls off. It has started pulling off in places and I keep it trimmed back. Everything underneath is looking very good so far. He told me when the stitches are exposed to just put regular lotion on them. I'm looking forward to be able to lift my baby and trying to run. I've tried running before, but it didn't work out well with the big ole boobies. I'm so excited to try it now- that will probably be a bit though.