I have researched plastic surgeons in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and my home country, Canada. The idea of medical tourism and recuperating in another country was enticing. However, it says mommy makeover and taking 2 weeks from my kids was not ideal so I chose Dr. Jacoby in Kamloops. Cindy has had amazing communication throughout the consultation process. During the consultation, Dr. Jacoby was extremely thorough on exposing the various procedures, options, and his opinions on a informative, gentle manner. He also listened to what I wanted. I secured my appointment and will update as time progresses. Updated on 22 Sep 2022: Came out of surgery with no complications. Dr. Jacoby and the team at Kamloops Surgery Centre are amazing humans! That being said…. I am trusting the process. I am so swollen, my boobs are up to my chin and it’s hard to imagine this is going to get better. The pain is tolerable though with the medication regiment. Trust.The. Process.
Super professional and knowledgeable in the consult. I had breast lift and reduction and the result was perfect. Highly recommend him. Recovery was very manageable and exactly as expected. He clearly had a lot of experience
I have worked out and eaten right and yet my lower abdomen just gets worse the smaller I get. Scheduled Sept 12/17 for a full TT, abdominal repair and lipo. I have had my pre-op appt, got the time off work, and the money ready to go. I will also be getting married about 4 months post-op and can't wait to buy my dress last minute! My worries are complications but I'm trying to stay positive. Updated on 30 Aug 2017: Fees paid, time on the surgical slate confirmed, all that is left is some final prep; buy a wedge pillow, a few otc drugs, and get the house organized to be off. I have taken just less than three weeks off work. I am so excited but nervous as well. Just trying to put out positive thoughts and prayers. I love some of the results I see on this page and hope for the same. Updated on 13 Sep 2017: Had my full TT, with flank look and muscle repair yesterday. Total removed with skin, adipose tissue and flesh was just over 7lbs!Woke up with moderate to sever pain but it has subsided to moderate pain. Have already been out of the house 4 times and mobilizing well, just slow. Lots if swelling, bruising and some oozing but still in love with the result. Highly recommend Dr. Jacoby o anyone. His 19years of experience benefits all of his patients. Awesome experience! Can't wait to see how it looks as it heals and swelling dissipates. I do not regret this at all. Every fear and uneasiness I had about this procedure is gone. Updated on 15 Sep 2017: Post-op day 2 was more pain than day 1 for sure. It freaked me out a bit. Perhaps I had mobilized too much the day prior; not sure. But the staff at my surgeon's office assure me that 48-72 hours tends to be the greatest pain then I can taper off my heavy pain meds to Tylenol/ibuprofen during the day and save the heavy stuff for night. Night time is definitely more painful for me then being up and down during the day. My back is aching from being hunched over and my incision/inner abdominals burn so bad getting out of bed sometimes. However, I am making it through; it's not like I'm sitting here crying in pain! Most of my surgical tape already came off under my binder and I have replaced it with steri-strips myself. I think my incision looks great; also using a little bit of polysporin after my first shower last night as per my surgeon. Hopefully today I can use less Tramacet and mobilize with a little less pain! We shall see. Updated on 17 Sep 2017: I tried moving from tramacet to plain Tylenol and ibprofen yesterday because I was running out of tramacet; huge mistake! I was in agony and crying. I have moved down to one tramacet Q6h and taking and extra if need be. I am also resting way more than I did the first few days; I may have overdone it. I'm going to run out of tramacet tomorrow so yesterday and today I'm in bed just getting up every hour or so to do very small tasks. This way I can build on my mobilization once I switch to OTC meds tomorrow. My incision looks great and I've lost 7lbs of water weight since the day after surgery. I'm drinking tons of water and my binder stays on. I usually eat low carb but the nausea made that impossible. I will move back towards low carb as I feel better. Right now I'm trying to eat lots of fruit, veggies, almonds, yogurt, and protein. It's hard not to overeat when you are in bed all day so I track and try to eat an appropriate amount to support healing but also avoid weight gain. I am so thankful I'm not going back to work at week 2 post-op. I took a full three weeks off. Going to try a shower again today. Hoping that I have turned the corner from the pain. The most painful part for me is getting out of bed. I found getting up on the right side of the bed is way easier than the left. Also happy I have worked out lots as my legs are strong enough to get me up from almost anywhere. Updated on 20 Sep 2017: I read a lot of reviews and it feels like I am experiencing pain longer than most. I try not to compare but it's draining to have a constant ache. That being said I'm increasing my endurance each day and finally driving short distances, able to do laundry slowly and increased my walking up to 35min straight today. I think getting out of the house and walking in the sun is not only important for my body but also to fend off the blues. I'm not used to not working and having to rest so much. I am so grateful I took three weeks off. It was suggested I take two, but I can't imagine being ready o go back to work in 6 days! My belly button is the only thing worrying m as it seems so much slower to heal and seems to have a tiny hole. My surgeon assures me this is normal. The swelling is pretty big today but I know I ate too much salt yesterday. Updated on 21 Sep 2017: I am on my fourth day of walking for exercise. I have progressed from 23 minutes to 43 in that time. Feels so good to be mobilizing so much better. Today I feel more like myself; my head is clearer and I can move better. Finally I feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel! Now to tune my nutrition back in line!! Updated on 30 Sep 2017: I was thrilled to have my check up with my PS yesterday and was given the go ahead to return to controlled exercises including spinning and light weight training. Just no core exercises allowed and of course as tolerated. I was up to walking 5km per day on a level track plus most normal household duties. I return to work in 4 days and am looking forward to it. My incision is healing beautifully and my belly button is not far behind. Onward and upward! Updated on 2 Oct 2017: So grateful to have gotten to go back to spinning today. 20minutes. No uphill off the seat but moderate resistance. No pain. Such glory! Updated on 23 Oct 2017:
I have been interested in a breast reduction ever since I can remember. After years of asking my doctor, he finally referred me to Dr. Michael Jacoby in Kamloops, BC. I met Dr. Jacoby for a consult in March to discuss the reduction (thankfully covered by BC medical), and the liposuction which was an additional charge of $5260.50. My surgery has been booked for May 29, 2016. As the day gets closer I begin to get more and more excited. The nerves of going under the knife have not hit me yet, but i am sure once I am at the surgical center and in the hospital gown I will feel nervous. Will post an update before the operation. If anyone has any advise for scaring reduction I would really appreciate it! Updated on 28 May 2017: I never thought the day would come, but at 7 am tomorrow morning I will put on my gown and head into the operating room where I will undergo breast reduction surgery and abdominal liposuction. I am feeling anxious today but I think it is just the suspense, I am not scared of the operation it self and I have mentally prepared myself for the recovery process (as much as I could lol) however, as the hours close in I am feeling nervous. I'm sure once the procedure is complete my mind will be at ease... at least I hope so. I have posted pre-op pictures and will upload a few post-op photos within the next week. Wish me luck!! ???? Updated on 28 May 2017: The photos in my last "pre-op photos" post didn't turn out. So here are my actual pre-op photos! This was hard for me to look at, I don't typically look at myself naked. I want to be able to look at my body in a positive way again, I hope after this surgery I will be able too. (Please excuse the tramp stamp lol, oh to be 16 again haha) Updated on 29 May 2017: Well, I did it!!!! I can't believe it, I feel like I'm in a dream (probably from the pain meds lol). I feel great, but that is due to the local anesthetic, tomorrow will probably be much worse. I can take off my bandages and have a shower two days from now. I can't wait to see the final result when everything is healed and beautiful! Updated on 5 Jun 2017: Well here it is! One week post-op review! I would like to start by stating how happy I am with my new body, I know the final result won't show for another month or so but I LOVE my itty bitty boobies lol. My stomach looks slightly smaller, I can't wait for the final result but so far so good! The recovery process has been surprisingly easy. The first 3 days I needed 24 hours support from my boyfriend and mother. Getting in and out of bed, going to the bathroom, making snacks were all difficult tasks. I highly recommend having a support person around to assist with daily activities. The only time I was in an unbearable amount of agony was the night of day 3, the Emtec pain medication prescribed to me made me very ill. At 4:30am I started vomiting and my skin became very clammy, nervous that I was getting an infection I made my way to the emergency room where they gave wonderful drugs that made me feel 100% better. Luckily no infection, it turns out the pain medication does not agree with my stomach. By day 4 I felt well enough to venture off to the nail salon and shop for more sports bras. Day 4 and onward have been a breeze, I am cooking, doing light chores and am back to my typical daily activities with some modifications. My surgeon has scheduled a post-op appointment for 2 moths from the day of the operation. In my opinion, he is a good surgeon but I would have appreciated a little more attention post-op. 2 months seems a bit too long after surgery for a post-op appointment. What if my breasts weren't healing properly, I wouldn't know, I am not a doctor. Booking a 2 week post-op appointment seems more reasonable. Another thing that bothered me about Dr. Jacoby is, he didn't really ask me my opinion, I get he knows more being the surgeon and all, but I would have liked my nipple to be a tad bit higher. All in all I am happy with my results and he is a good surgeon. Updated on 5 Jun 2017: Updated on 5 Jun 2017: Caution, nudie pics! I am too lazy to cover with hearts like my previous photos.
I am 21 years old, and like all of you, tired of my breasts. Grade 7 was when they first came in, much earlier than my friends and older sister. They have continued to grow, and cause me more and more problems. I have always dreamed about them magically shrinking or going away with exercise, sadly it's not that simple. I have always enjoyed sports, but found my chest to be holding me back from really committing. Running causes a lot of pain in my shoulders and back, and finding a decent sports bra is an impossible task. Actually finding any bra that fits is impossible. My band size is 32, so I'm not that big around, but my cup size is an E according to some fitters... even though I still have side boob in a bra that size. The first thing I do when I get home from work is take my bra off, wearing one all day gives me a headache because of the pressure on my neck/shoulders. My arms fall asleep when I'm laying on my side because my breasts are so heavy they cut off the circulation, and laying on my back is like laying under two buckets of water. Reading through all the reviews on this website has helped me with my decision to get a reduction. Not one single person has said they regretted it, just that they wished they did it sooner. So I'm not going to wait until I turn 40 and continue to be uncomfortable/unhappy. I have an appointment to speak with my doctor, and hopefully get a recommendation to a PS in my area! :) Thankfully I am Canadian, so if insurance approves me I will be covered. I will be posting more as my story continues, hopefully it'll be helpful for someone who is going through the same thing! Updated on 3 Jun 2013: I just spoke with my family doctor about getting a referral for a surgeon in my area. She sent one to a doctor in Kamloops who seems highly recommended, and is the medical director at his surgical center! It will probably be a few months before I can meet with him, as there are only 3 operating rooms there. My doctor thinks I should hold off on getting it done until after I have children (if that happens, not any time soon!) because she says realistically only 20% of women who have had breast reductions before having babies can breast feed without any problems. 80% of the women have trouble/can't breast feed. Which is a lot to think about, even though I don't want kids for at least 10 years. When I have an appointment scheduled with the surgeon hopefully I'll have my mind made up. Has anyone had a reduction then successfully breastfed? I'm not patient enough to wait any longer! I want to be part of the itty bitty [RS bleep] committee! :) Updated on 4 Jun 2013: Updated on 23 Jan 2014: I was becoming very impatient to have this procedure done, so I called the surgeon's office that I was referred to last year. They said I was 15th on the waiting list and that I most likely wouldn't meet with them until late summer. Needless to say I was disappointed; since I made the decision to have a BR it's all I can think about every day and it seems like my chest is heavier! Then an hour later they called me back and asked if I could come in this Monday! 4 days away! All of the other 14 people on the list couldn't make it on such short notice. I'm so happy and so excited! Beginning to feel a bit nervous as well, it's finally becoming something "real" and not just an idea. Does anyone have any suggestions of questions I should be asking him? I want to make sure I cover everything as it is so difficult to make an appointment with him. I will post an update after our meeting on Monday! Ahh! :) Updated on 17 Feb 2014: Finally got the call today from my surgeon's office! Surgery is scheduled for March 17th, one month from today! I'm beyond excited and nervous, can't wait for this to finally be over. It has been a long year since I've made the decision to have it done, and has been weighing on my mind every single day. Time to get my ass in gear and try to shape up so I'll be strong for the recovery. I'm so happy to have found this site as everyone's reviews helped me with the decision to have it done. I know I won't regret this and I know it'll improve the quality of my active life :) If anyone who's had the surgery has any advice on how you prepared yourself for the big day and tips on aftercare I would much appreciate it. And if anyone is considering having a BR but is too scared to go ahead with it, just get the referral from your family doctor, it takes a long time to even meet with the surgeon. You will have close to a year to decide if it's what you truly want, but I put it off for over a year and wish I hadn't. I am so excited! I'll post the results and some before and after pictures when the time comes. Thanks to everyone who has reached out and been so supportive! Updated on 7 Mar 2014: I can't believe how fast it is approaching! Only 10 more days until my surgery, couldn't be more excited! I'm not really that nervous, I know the results are going to be so amazing and I'm looking forward to the summer so much more now that these will be gone! I feel like I'm a bit unprepared as far as buying smaller bras and tops, but I won't be able to wear an under-wire bra for a long time anyways, and I'm not sure what size they will be. I also don't know if I am supposed to wear the sports bra that they put on me post-op for my entire recovery time. Or should I be buying a few sports bras? I just don't want to purchase anything until I know how small they turn out. I feel like I should be doing something to prepare tho! I have been rubbing bio oil on my chest every night to help with my stretch marks and hopefully to prevent really bad scars. I want my skin to be easy to operate on and healthy to recover quickly. Does anyone have any other oils/lotions they used for scars? I know vitamin E oil is really good and I'll use that post-op. I don't know what to do with myself for these next 10 days, I just want it to be over with already! So excited if that isn't obvious by now haha. I really appreciate every woman on this site that has encouraged me and supported my decision, this wouldn't be happening if it weren't for you! Updated on 18 Mar 2014: I am still a bit loopy from the surgery so my apologies if this review is all over the place. well yesterday was the big day! It didn't really feel that real even as I was sitting in the waiting room. I was pretty nervous but mostly just wanted to get it over with. My check in time was 8 am and they didn't send a nurse to come get me until 9:30. I was brought to a room and changed into a gown and slippers and a hair net cover thingy, they took my height and weight and just confirmed with me what procedure I was having done. The nurses were all so kind and humorous, they really made me feel at ease and distracted me with other questions so I wasn't nervous. They explained everything that was going to happen to me in detail and asked if I had any questions. then my surgeon came in and we spoke about what size will suit me best and any concerns I had about symmetry and scars. Then he got me to expose my chest and shoulders and he took a bunch of measurements then drew on me where the incisions were going to be. He let me look in the mirror and made sure I was 100% comfortable with what he was going to do. he was very professional and calm and assured me that I was going to be an excellent patient. they let me use the washroom before I went into the surgery room. Oh and at 9:30 the nurse gave me a few pills, I can't remember what they were but basically pain killers, gravol and anti inflammatory. So they brought me into the room and it was freezing cold, but the bed had heated blankets and they made me feel nice and cozy. a nurse covered me with a blanket and helped me remove my gown. they stretched me arms out onto these little padded boards next to me, and put an IV in my left hand. Then they gave me some oxygen and told me that they were going to put me to sleep through my IV. The last thing I remember was taking slow deep breaths and feeling a heating pad on my feet. Then I woke up! I was laying on my back in a quiet recovery room, everything is really fuzzy and hard to remember, I was on morphine and some other pain killers. My chest was wrapped up really tight in a tensor bandage with lots of gauze underneath. At first I felt like I wasn't even in my body but as I woke up the pain started hitting me fast. The incisions started to feel like they were burning. the nurses told me this was very normal and gave me more drugs and put an ice pack in between some of the layers of the tensor bandage. It really hurt for about 45 minutes. But well worth the pain. They propped my bed up and put a bunch of pillows behind my back and it was much easier to breathe sitting up. They told me to take my time and gave me water to sip on, when I was ready I went into the second recovery room which was basically a lazy boy room with two flat screens. sitting up is wayy better than laying down. My mom was waiting for me and they brought her in to sit with me which was nice. We stayed there for about 20 minutes I think. some nurses came in and talked to her about after care and then my surgeon came in a checked up on me. My memory is really blurry about that conversation so I honestly don't know what he said to me haha. Sorry this is such a ramble, I just figured people would like to know how this experience was. I am very grateful to have been referred to such a professional surgeon, the entire staff at the Kamloops Surgical Center were so caring and nice. It made all the difference in having a good experience. So after my mom had all the after care papers and instructions they gave me a prescription for apo-ketorolac which is an anti inflammatory and pain killer. We went to our hotel (because I live about an hour and a half away) and checked in, she set me up in bed then went out to get my prescription filled. She brought back a giant booster juice and I drank the whole thing. The pain was hardly there at all at this point, I was still pretty high off the drugs. We just watched tv and I kept falling asleep then waking up and eating chips haha. She stayed with me until my boyfriend got off work and came and met up with us. Around 8 pm the drugs were wearing off, I was taking my pills once every 4 hours. Then I started to feel more sore and swollen. It was a pretty shitty night and I hardly slept. I watched a lot of tv and just listened to my ipod and played on my phone. I walked around the hotel parking lot a couple times to get some fresh air but I felt so weak it didn't last long. We checked out pretty early this morning, went to sport check and I bought a new sports bra that opens easily size 34C! I hope it fits. I have to keep this tensor bandage on for at least 2 days, but then I just wear a sports bra with gauze in it until all the nasty blood and ooze stops coming out of the incisions. ok this is pretty much an essay and Im tired so thats all for now! Just sitting on the couch all propped up watching netflix. hope this is helpful to anyone having surgery done soon! Its really not that bad, and im so excited to see what they look like in a few weeks. :) Thanks for all the support, you ladies are all awesome! Updated on 3 Apr 2014: Things are slowly getting back to normal, my arms are getting stronger every day which doesn't make me feel so useless! I am just so sick of sleeping on my back, can't wait to curl up on my tummy haha. I haven't removed all of the tape yet, I'm sort of scared to. A few pieces have been peeling off so I just trim them down and get them out of the way. I have been putting polysporin on every day after my shower. I try to get it as close to the incisions as possible and put a big goop on my nipples then just cover them with a bit of gauze so my sports bra doesn't get so greasy. I really recommend finding a sports bra that zips up in the front, they are super easy to put on and take off. I got a few cheap ones from walmart. Don't bother spending lots of money on one right away, it's going to get greasy and might get blood on it. I'll post some updated pictures, it feels soooo amazing to have all that weight and pressure gone! They are no longer in my way, they are perky and stay put when I remove my bra, they don't weigh down on my shoulders, its simply amazing how much happier I am. I can finally have good posture and don't have to hunch over when I'm walking around. They don't jiggle all over the place, this is seriously the best decision I've ever made! The only time I'm not happy with them is when I'm looking at them naked. I've always had a weak stomach when it comes to blood and oozy puss. So changing my dressings grosses me out every day. I just have to think of how they will look in a few more weeks and it calms me down. But I occasionally panic and wonder "what did I do?" now I'll have frankenstein boobs for the rest of my life! But no, the scars will fade, it is just such a big change to adjust to. I really am happy I did this, I just wan't the gross part to be over! Shopping has been such a different experience! I bought shirts in a size small! Not large or xlarge, but a properly fitting top in my right size :) I don't have to look for things that cover them up and hide them anymore, I can buy whatever I want, it is so exciting. I think the retail workers find me crazy when I get all happy about buying a shirt haha. And a lot of my old clothes look so much better on me now. It's sad because most of my old shirts are just too big and I'll probably just get rid of them, goodbye money. For the first time I'm looking forward to showing them off in a swim suit, playing sports in the sunshine, hanging out at the water slides with my nieces and nephews. I always felt so inappropriate in a bikini, and could never find one that had moderate coverage and support. People actually look me in the eye when I walk by now instead of just staring at my bouncing chest, I feel much more confident and happy! Hopefully they heal up quickly, and good luck to anyone having this procedure in the near future! And a big thank you to Dr. Jacoby and his staff, I will be forever grateful! :)
