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Michael Leadbetter, MD (retired)

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Worth It23 days Post-Op
Scheduled for TT with Diastasis Repair and hernia.
It’s been a long and painful road already. I am scheduled for my second hernia repair with diastases repair. The first surgery my surgeon left tissue in my belly and had to remove it. When he went to get it out he created an entirely new hernia. Because of this my diastases is worse than it was and my abdomen is disfigured due to the Seroma fluid that has built up in my umbilical area. I’ll include current pics.
Worth It3 months Post-Op
Much Needed Tummy Tuck
I had been seriously contemplating a tummy tuck for 2 years. Despite the naysayers telling me I did not need a tummy tuck, to use the money for something more useful instead, and warnings about dying during surgery, I scheduled to have a tummy tuck December, 2017. One of the best decisions ever!!!!
My daughter is 14. After years of fluctuating weight due to bad eating habits and lack of exercise I knew I needed a change. I've been heavier than 185 lbs and went from a size 16 to 00. I was able to lose 75+lbs and kept it off for 3 years, however the less I weighed the worse I looked (in my opinion) due to sagging excess skin. I got pregnant this year in April and put on 20 lbs, sadly I miscarried. It was a wake up call for me and I'm determined now to love myself and do whatever
I have always have ice pick scars from acne as well as disliking my bulbous tip. I decided to have consultation with Dr.leadbetter at The plastic surgery group in Cincinnati,Oh. He seemed very confident in only doing the tip of my nose & that total fx should help with many of the scars. I had the procedure done on 12/16/15 & went ahead and had him put the juvaderm in my lips while I was out , I figured why not! with all this being said I am a recovering addict & absolutely can
So Far So Good! - Cincinnati, OH
Breast Augmentation- Silicon Implants (below muscle); under breast incision. Background- I decided on breast augmentation for two reasons. First, my breasts have always been asymmetrical (about a cup size difference). Second, I breastfed three kids so needless to say, my breasts were deflated. I was about a B cup before the procedure (right a little smaller and left a little bigger). Not sure the exact cc's that my doctor ended up putting in. I will know after my pre-op
Upper Bleph Skin Folds Post Op
Virtually painfree. Easy surgery. Think I will like the results. Dr. made me feel very comfortable and he came highly recommended. I hope to improve the excessive skin on the eylid that was aging me.I just had a bi-lateral upper bleph just 5 days ago to correct sagging skin with one eye a little worse. Healing nicely; however, i am noticing the one eye still has a lot of skin folds. Is it too early to tell if I will always have this? Do these folds go away as the healing
Bad experience
Do not go to him for a rhinoplasty. He made my nose appear more crooked than it did before surgery, gave it a pig-like appearance (you can completely see inside my nostrils from both a profile and front view), and messed up my breathing. He helped my dorsal hump, although was too conservative (it still is not straight and definitely doesn't have the slight slope that his photoshopped images showed. (My new nose looks NOTHING like the photoshopped pics). When I told him about my
Not Worth It25 months Post-Op
Deviated septum, hole in my septum, and a Polly Beak
I had a rhinoplasty then revision rhinoplasty with Dr Leadbetter, the 1st one in March of 2013, the revision in January of 2014. I chose him because of his supposed amazing reputation. We agreed after the initial surgery that enough just wasn't done, and that I needed a revision, this time being an open rhinoplasty. I wound up with more problems than I started with; a deviated septum, a whole in my septum, and a Polly Beak. Dr leadbetter told me everything was fine, and that
When I went to my pre op appointment the doctor immediately said that I should go over the muscle and use moderate classic implants around 340-360cc. After he suggested this I went home and researched and found that almost everyone has under muscle and moderate plus or high profile so I got more nervous. 15 days before I went to see him again and I explained my hesitation but he made me feel better by explaining exactly why he chose that. I have a wide chest and if I did under
Not Worth It
Terrible Rhinoplasty - Cincinnati, OH
I am urging anyone who is considering Dr. Leadbetter for a rhinoplasty to NOT DO IT! He absolutely destroyed my nose! I have never had such low self-esteem. I have since had to have 2 revisions and the damage from what he did is still not repaired. Allowing him to perform rhinoplasty on my nose was the worst decision I have ever made...He took a pretty girl and left me with a pig nose, uneven nostrils, and a scooped bridge on one side. Please save yourself & look else