Nina S. Naidu, MD, FACS

As a senior citizen now, I know I feel like most women my age. In work, while shopping, even on the subway, you may hear, "I can't look at myself in the mirror anymore." I believe that a woman needs to present herself in the best way she's able, no matter what her age. I thought, "Why is it that only the glitterati seem to have so much at their disposal to reach that end?" Then, I found Dr. Nina Naidu, whose office is on Park Avenue at 85th Street. She made it happen. She is a brilliant plastic surgeon with a background that is unsurpassed. Her surgery was flawless. Dr. Naidu gave me a bosom (I never really had one) and made my stomach flat. Can you believe that? FLAT; belly fat gone! I have a new body. There was so little to no discomfort during my recovery. What she did was like a miracle. I am so, so appreciative. Dr. Naidu's office staff and the staff at Manhattan Plastic Surgery were very kind, attentive, and patient. There is absolutely no need to have a consultation with any other body-contour surgeon. Dr. Naidu made my experience a piece of cake. As a matter of fact, I will be returning to the doctor in six months to have liposuction on my thighs.

Hey everyone. I’ve been skeptical about posting but honestly reading everyone’s reviews has helped me so much that I want to share my journey to possibly do the same for someone else. I have had big breasts since puberty, it runs in my family (my mother had a reduction when I was younger). I’ve always thought about having smaller boobs and wished I could wear cute little tops other girls could wear but I was generally always around a DD cup. When I had my child two years ago that’s when it became a problem. I thought that they would go down after breastfeeding but they didn’t. I had trouble find bras. I’ve gotten measured so many times and told I’m a 36G but even some of those sizes still leave me spilling out in some areas. More recently, like within the last year, my neck and shoulder pain has become unbearable. I work a desk job and some days I’m in so much pain at the end of the day.
I finally got serious about a breast reduction probably about three months ago and started doing my research. I called my insurance and found out that they would cover the procedure if a physician deemed it medically necessary. For my weight and height, 5’3 - 165 lbs, I knew it was medically necessary but the difficult part was finding the right surgeon. After talking with some other known Park Av surgeons, I found my doctor and immediately knew she was the one to do the procedure. I’ll do a full review on her after the surgery but I will say that her and her staff are excellent and have made this process as easy as possible. This is my first time having surgery so I’m nervous and scared but I knew it was important to be very knowledgeable of how it all works with insurance and deductibles, etc so there are no surprises, so I did my part but they also helped inform me a lot. They coordinated with the insurance and I got my approval letter about two weeks after my consultation. My surgery is three days away and its all I can think about. I had my pre-op appointment last week and got my prescription, did blood work, and got the full scoop on what the day will be like. Now it’s the waiting game. I still have to run and get some things I’ll need for recovery like button up shirts(pjs), surgical tape, ice packs, etc. But all in all I’m prepared and so blessed to be able to get this surgery. It’s nerve-wrecking but I know what to expect. The only thing that scares me(even more than recovery pain) is going under anesthesia. My doctor reassured me that I have nothing to worry about and so many reviews on here say you won’t even remember anything but I know from the moment I change into the gown my heart is going to be racing. I guess it’s like having a baby. In that, You can read a million reviews and research every detail but you really won’t know until you experience it for yourself.
Anyway, I’m at work right now. Day after tomorrow will be my last day and then the next day I’ll be trading in these big ol’ G’s for some cute perky D’s!! I’ll definitely post and update. Let me know if you’ve recently got the surgery or if you’re getting it and have any questions for me.

Updated on 27 Jun 2018:
Omggg why didn’t I do this five years ago?!! I’m finally on the other side of this journey and it’s amazing. I’ll explain what happened the day of my surgery surgery.
My surgery was scheduled for noon on Tuesday 6/26/18. I was told not to drink or eat anything after midnight so naturally I ate more than I normally would on Monday. This wasn’t a good idea as I ended up going to the bathroom back and forth all night. I actually only got like 2 hours of sleep before the surgery. I was so nervous, anxious and excited. I live in Queens d the surgery was at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in Midtown, about an hour drive. I woke up my husband and two year old at about 8AM and left at about 9:25. Remember to bring a pillow, that definitely helped me on the way home on bumpy roads. That was something another reviewer on here advised and I’m glad I didn’t forget.
So we get to the hospital at about 9:45. There’s valet parking but we were able to find street parking - rare site in midtown Manhattan on a weekday morning. I paid a $60 copay and got admitted. The hospital staff was really good about confirming the name and DOB on the bracelet matches my identification. Everyone I came in contact to asked my name, DOB, what procedure I was getting and by whom. I thought that was a great. So anyway, at about 10:45, my husband , daughter and I are in the pre-op room. I did a urine pregnancy test, answered some questions from the nurse about any prior and current medical complications, changed into the surgical attire and FaceTimed my mom who lives in Texas for a quick prayer. One more thing to note, the staff was so amazing!! My daughter was the only kid in the pre-op area and every time any one of them passed they engaged with her, gave her apple juice, apple sauce, and my nurse Lori gave her a bunch of toys and things to keep her occupied which my husband and I appreciated so much.
At about 10:30, the anesthesiologist comes in and gives me my IV, while she’s doing that my surgeon comes in. The anesthesiologist asked my husband and daughter to step aside for a second because she doesn’t want my daughter to be traumatized or scared by her sticking me with the needle. I thought that was kind of her to care. I was definitely starting to get anxiety at this point so when I saw my doctor it was perfect timing because she is so soothing, and down to earth - it was like seeing a friend of mine so that helped calm me down so much. My doctor was Dr. Nina Naidu and she is so phenomenal, I’ll do a separate review on her shortly but just know she is absolutely amazing. So after my doctor makes the markings on me, about ten min later a nurse comes to escort me to the operation waiting room floor. Kids were not allowed on this floor so I parted ways with my husband and daughter at that point and went upstairs. It was freezing on this floor. Luckily the gowns were able to be heated so the nurse connected the heater vent to my gown and gave me a warm blanket. So I laid there snuggled up for a few minutes, said a quick prayer and then was taken to the OR. The room was so clean and bright. I was introduced to everyone in the room, I got on the bed, and I remember my doctor talking to me about my daughter. She said “so what is your husband and daughter going to do while you’re in surgery” and I said they’ll probably step out to get something to eat, she’ll be cranky soon. And she said “yea when my son was two....” and that’s the last thing i remember. I don’t even know what the rest of her sentence was. This being my first surgery, the anesthesia part freaked me out the most. I thought I would count backwards from 10 and be all nervous or that I would feel dizzy and pass out. But I literally was in the middle of a convo and then boom, I was out lol.
The hospital sent my Husband text message updates to let him know when I was in surgery, done, etc. I remember waking up in the recovery and the first thing I asked the nurse was “can you please call my husband and daughter?”, not knowing they were already coming. My surgery started late, at about 12:30 and I’m not sure when I actually finished (they texted my husband but I don’t remember what time he said) but I saw my family at around 3:30.
Now this is the only down side of my surgery and it’s not even related to my actual surgery. When I woke up, the nurse was moving me or something and said “oh your underwear is wet” so she checked and I GOT MY PERIOD!! Ugh how annoying. I had gotten it during surgery. She was so sweet, she changed me into a padded hospital panty and put mine in a baggie. I was still kind of out of it at this point so I appreciate her doing that because I wouldn’t even have noticed. I was monitored for about an hour, given water and crackers, told my discharge information and sent on my way by like 5pm. All the nurses were saying goodbye to my daughter lol she was a little hospital celebrity. So the ride home wasn’t too bad. My husband drove cautiously and tried to go around the potholes. Whenever we drove over bumpy road I could feel my drains move which didn’t hurt exactly but was a weird feeling so I held onto the pillow tight. I put the pillow between my breasts and the seat belt. My throat was a little hoarse from the breathing tube and I was so thirsty. I felt like I could drink a gallon of water. I probably have so far tbh.
At about 6pm, I got home ate a ceasar salad, drank tea and toast - still not in any pain really. I was sitting talking with my family about the process. I was walking around slowly, nothing crazy. So at about 8pm, I’m feeling icky because I have my period and I want to wash up. I also had bad period cramps. Just some backstory here, personally I always have terrible terrible cramps accompanied by weakness, dizziness, fatigue etc. I usually take ibuprofen as soon as I see my period and I’m able to get ahead of the pain. I wasn’t able to take ibuprofen. I was prescribed Vicodin. I never took such a heavy drug so I thought to myself let me wash up first and then I’ll take the medicine since I don’t know what it’ll do to me. Wrong move. Once my husband and I get to the bathroom, he’s helping me unhook the drains from my bra and move the gauze and my period pain just caught up to me and hit me at once, I had to stop and go take the Vicodin and lay down for about 30 minutes. Then I felt better and was able to wash up. I washed with my back to the water as advised by my doctor. I felt soooooo good afterward. In all this my breasts weren’t even hurting, my main pain was the period pain. So once that we gone, I was fine. One thing I did wrong was not sleep immediately after I ate. My doctor told me to sleep off the anesthesia but when I got home I was too busy running my mouth about the surgery lol. Plus I wasn’t sleepy, I felt fine. I should’ve still just ate, took the vicoden and taken a nap. I think I over did it by trying to shower without taking medicine or a nap.
Forgot to mention, I love love love my new boobs. My doctor really understood what I wanted. They are so perky and not too small, not too big. My neck and shoulder pain is completely gone. It’s so crazy. I can’t wait for them to heal so I can really get into them. It’s now 3AM on Wednesday morning. I woke up constipated, tried to use the me bathroom with no luck. Tomorrow I’ll try some stool softener tea. Pain level is 3. And it’s not really pain, more discomfort from the drains. They come out Friday. Anyways, let me get some more sleep. I’ll update soon. I know this was long but hopefully some part of it helps someone. Remember, don’t schedule your operation on your menstrual week, especially if you have bad side effects like I do. I was expecting my period to come on Friday and it came early. Definitely avoid if possible. I feel fine right now thankfully. Will update after my post-op appointment.

Updated on 2 Jul 2018:
My recovery has been amazing. I was expecting to be in so much pain but honestly it’s more of a sore feeling than pain. I got my drains removed four days after my surgery. After they were removed I felt so much better. I’m able to take a shower by myself. The sticky gauze is starting to peel off my nipple so I’m finally able to see the areola, I’m so excited. My surgeon did such an amazing job. My breasts were not symmetrical before so I’m excited to have these new perky breasts that look exactly the same. After I got my drains out I’ve been out and about. I went for a 1.5 mike walk yesterday. I’m an avid jogger, so I can’t wait to get back jogging but doing a normal paced walk was the first step. I’m now wearing a racer back sports bra from New Balance. I still haven’t gone shopping for regular bras so I don’t know my exact bra size yet but I did get a few sports bras from Marshall’s. Over my recovery has been so much easier than I imagined. I was so nervous going into this but it was one of the best decisions I’ve made. I’ve tried on some dresses that I already own and my body looks so different in them. I love my new breasts and my husband does too. I got a lift with my Reduction so my breasts look better than they did before I had a child.
I got the lollipop incision with a little horizontal incision ( not a full anchor). The stitches around my areola will be removed in a few days and the rest are dissolvable. If anyone has any questions about the procedure please feel free to message me. I know how it feels to be on here reading so many reviews and being so nervous but if you’re topheavy like I was, you won’t regret this decision!

Updated on 8 Jul 2018:
I’m almost 2 weeks post-op. I got my stitches out. I’ve been using a scar gel my surgeon gave me and massaging with some oils in the picture. I feel my breasts have gotten a lot softer. The scars underneath and on the side of my breast is feeling much softer. I think massaging is helping to break down the scar tissue. I feel like my right breast is healing a little better than the left, both scars and around the nipple. The left nipple is scabbing a little but, nothing crazy. And I still haven’t got full feeling back in my left nipple so my nipples look a little asymmetrical.But overall I’m very pleased with how it’s healing so far. Can’t wait to see my results after a few months.

Updated on 6 Sep 2019:
1 month after surgery, scarring has gotten better and all feeling is back to normal. I’m able to wear clothes without bras comfortably now. Still massaging with oils everyday to help the scars get less visible.

I had my children in my teens and now in my 40's its time to care for my image and body, something I never had time too do. I went from a 38dd to a neat, sexy 32c. I started out like everyone else a bit nervous and unsure. But after reading up and speaking with Dr Naidu, everything else fell in place. The pain was at an all time minimum. Do not believe the hype~~~ the pain is very low!!! if any... I was not able to continue taking the prescribed meds, so i call ed my dr. and she said to just take over the counter pain killers. BUT ask YOUR DOCTOR ~~what YOU should take (careful Bleeding)!!! I am soooooo happy!! I fit all my clothes like a celebrity. I am sorry I did not do it sooner!

Dr. Naidu was amazing from start to finish. She made me feel so comfortable from the moment we met. The entire process of my breast augmentation was thoroughly explained by herself and staff. They walked me through the process every step of the way and made me feel like I was going on for a facial! Not to mention the facilities are impeccable. I highly recommend Dr. Naidu, her professionalism and prompt response to my concerns were greatly appreciated and I love my results!

Dr Naidu came recommended for a breast reduction by my gynolocologist. I immediately related to and appreciated her kind manner and professionalism. I felt confident that she would do a great job and was not disappointed. Her care leading up to the operation, and following including a call to my mother to say it had gone well, added a personal humanitarian touch which I truly valued as operations are stressful. Pain and scarring was minimal and follow up appointments were generously included in the fee.

Dr. Naidu is an extremely talented surgeon, and my results were outstanding. Post surgery, I continue to enjoy receiving various smaller procedures from her. She is very responsive and carrying, and knowledgeable of latest developments. She is also highly regarded by other doctors, with a useful network of professionals. Her staff is equally excellent.

Dr. Naidu is absolutely amazing. She is attentive and caring, and pays great attention to detail. She's such a pleasant person to be around, her work is just an added bonus! I highly recommend Dr. Naidu.

I was referred to Dr. Naidu for surgery by a top-rated doctor and she exceeded his assurance that she is a highly-skilled surgeon. The surgery went seamlessly, the outcome magnificent and she is without question the most personable doctor I have ever met or had (there have been many). She takes all the time you need, answers all questions fully, and is always available. I wish she could be my general doctor as well!

Dr. Naidu is an excellent surgeon and has the most comforting and accommodating bedside manner. I was born with a severe version of tuberous breast deformity. Despite this being an obvious congenital defect, Dr. Naidu was the first doctor to properly diagnose me and put together a surgical plan to correct this. I have undergone several procedures with her and she worked very hard to make each one a stress free as possible. She makes personal calls to you after any procedure and responds to emails in a very quick fashion. She is the most accessible doctor that I have ever had and if I ever have the need for any cosmetic or reconstructive work in the future, she will undoubtedly be the surgeon to perform it.

Dr. Naidu is professional, warm, knowledgable and competent. I was looking for a subtle enhancement after breast feeding two children. She helped me decide what size would achieve the desired result and also shared similar experiences with me to help "normalize" both the process and the emotional component. I was thrilled with the results. I was able to successfully breastfeed a third child and continue to be very happy with my breasts following a third pregnancy. I cannot imagine a better experience.