Robert Bragdon, MD

I have never met a doctor or surgeon that is so kind, caring and truly excited for his patient's outcome of surgery. At my consultation I knew immediately he was the surgeon for me. He made me feel so comfortable in an awkward situation. I had to have pictures taken to submit to insurance for approval. He and his nurse Bunny were so professional yet caring. Once approved, surgery was scheduled and I had my Panniculectomy and abdominoplasty with amazing results. I plan on going back to have a breast lift/reduction. I lost 200 pounds and I'm so glad I found him to help me get rid of the extra skin and give me a better quality of life. His office staff is just as wonderful. No matter how many questions I had they were patient and would find out the answer immediately or call be back very quickly.

Very comfortable with my doctor.He spent a good amount of time talking to me.His staff was very friendly.Also his office is inside a major hospital.

Updated on Apr 22, 2010:

I get my TT on May 7th.

I am so nervous.Alot has to do because when I was 24 I had DVT's and Multiple PE's.(was caused by birth control)

I am no longer on Heprin or Lovenox.But the doctor will give me a shot of Lovenox after surgery.He's also keeping me in the hospital overnight which makes me feel a bit better.

My main problem is I am so scared of somthing happening to me and leaving my 4 kids.All because I want a flatter tummy.But after carrying 4 kids and having 2 Csections my tummy disgusts me.

I keep telling myself that after everything Ive went through I deserve this.And Im planning on taking all precautions.Like wearing compression stockings for the first week or so.

Anyways I will post before and after pics as soon as I get it done.



Updated on Apr 23, 2010:
just found out they scheduled it for May 3rd! Wow...Im so nervous but excited.I keep looking at my tummy in the mirror and wondering what it will look like.I have never had a flat tummy.Even when I was young and weighed 115 pounds I had a little pouch.Its gonna be so weird!!

They sent me a prescription to get blood work done.So I guess Ill be doing that Monday.

 

I picked up a hot/cold pack today,2 bottles of hand sanatizer,2 bottles of antibacterial soap and a bottle of vitamin e oil for my scar once it starts healing.Im sure theres more I need but I cant think of it all.My minds going so fast.I keep myself from buying clothes.I want to real bad though but im not sure what size jeans Ill where after.

 

My daughters birthday is 6 days after my surgery..hopefully Im not to down to have cake and open presents

Hi all. I had implants 3 years ago and ever since then I've been wanting my TT so I finally did it last Monday! I think I'm really happy but it doesn't look real flat like I was expecting just yet? Is it to early to tell how much more it will flatten? I decided to get full TT and lift as well as trimming areolas. I've been in pain but it is easing up as the days go on. I have a cough and that definitely doesn't help. Try to be as healthy as you can before surgery. Other than that very pleased.

Updated on 21 Mar 2015:
Feeling pretty good, still very sore but getting around.

Updated on 28 Mar 2015:
So I was feeling pretty getting around more than I thought I would be last week. I wonder if I was doing to much. Friday I noticed a foul odor when I removed the medical glaze and I'm guessing this is now infected? I got back on antibiotics and have to see the PS Monday afternoon.

Updated on 28 Mar 2015:
So I am guessing this is what I have by reading more. What is the healing progress and what's it going to do to my result of tummy tuck?

Updated on 28 Mar 2015:
So I went to my ER and called PS the dr here sent him pics and he thinks it's fat Necrosis I have to go see him tomorrow

How do they fix this?

Updated on 29 Mar 2015:
Saw PS this morning. He cleaned belly button out really good said that's looking good. He said it not as bad as it looks but definitely has little fat necrosis and said lets dry it up and reevaluate what to do next I guess in a few weeks. I feel better he saw it and took some worrying away

Updated on 29 Mar 2015:
Does anyone know if this will open up to a hole or if this is the extent of what it's going to look like. Will it get worse before it gets better?

Updated on 30 Mar 2015:
So today it definitely looks better to me. It's drying out and I hope this is extent of it. I guess I do have it on my left areola as well as I look at picture. At first thought maybe it was infected but it looks to be the same. I go back to PS Tuesday.

Updated on 1 Apr 2015:
So my necrosis is drying out just what the PS wanted. My last appointment he said come back Monday April 6. Is it normal for the area under to be super hard? Is this from necrosis or TT? I'm getting very impatient with this I just wanna feel better already or be on road to recovery. I feel like I haven't even started. I get really stiff when I sit for long time but yet my back kills me when I'm up. I'm starting to get upset with all of this.

Updated on 2 Apr 2015:
I go back to my PS tomorrow however I'm wondering why there is still leaking/discharge is this from infection or Necrosis or Seroma?

Updated on 3 Apr 2015:
At office visit today my PS removed the scab and started with saline guaze over the weekend. He said as long as I don't get a fever this weekend to call him Monday and depending on how it looks he may or may not have to go in and clean it out in the OR.

Updated on 3 Apr 2015:
Ok so I just changed saline guaze so I was able to take a pic. PS said depending on what it looks like Monday morning he may have to go in and clean in out which means me going back in the OR. I'm praying this doesn't happen but I wonder how long this will take to start to close up now :(

Updated on 4 Apr 2015:
I'm so scared how long is this gonna take to heal? I just want to feel better. Should I go see a wound care specialist or stick to my PS? My PS is great I trust him I just don't know what to do... I told him I thought it was necrosis on my left breast as well he didn't seem to think that was a concern

Updated on 6 Apr 2015:
So saw my PS today I am scheduled tomorrow in the OR for him to clean out my wound and start wound vac. I'm looking for as much info and experience I can get with this. I'm excited I feel like now I can really start my recovery process. Is this the right move from my PS?

Updated on 8 Apr 2015:
Yesterday 3-7-15 I went back to OR so dr can clean up wound and he put vac on today. I will be having nurse come 3 days a week until it comes off. I hope this is road to recovery

Updated on 8 Apr 2015:
If anyone has ever used a wound vac for necrosis can you please contact me

Updated on 10 Apr 2015:
Ok so first day of dressing change with nurse at home. Let me start by saying omg the pain from nerve endings are unbearable. I thought I was gonna go through the roof. She she did few extra things to cover the edges to maybe help pain next time a little.
As if changing the sponge wasn't enough the next pain of turning the vac on again and the suction. Wow... As she finished up the machine was reading air leak (of course) my luck. So she was pressing to find the air leak and adding draping etc.the machine wouldn't work finally she called the company and we figured it out was the canister had to put new one on. So needless to say she gave me my pain pills in the middle of it. It was the longest painful 90 min spent on first day.
I'm so tense right now my body can't relax from that. I pray this gets somewhat easier she said it might take about 2 weeks just to take the edge off.. Idk how much I can handle with this anymore

Updated on 13 Apr 2015:
Nurse came today it's 4 weeks post op and 5 days with wound vac. I'm still very sore and swollen the nerve endings around my wound is prob the worst pain still. I go back to see PS on Wednesday for him to see it. The nurse said its doing good it's getting a brighter red which is what we want. Just not sure how long this is going to take though.

Updated on 16 Apr 2015:
Why does this look worse than 3 days ago? I'm hoping it will start to get better my PS said yesterday it will heal on its own

Updated on 20 Apr 2015:
So on Saturday 4/18/15 I was doing fine in the morning, went to take a shower and when I walked into my bathroom in the mirror my shirt was covered in blood.. Needless to say I freaked out called PS answering service right away then tried my nurse but she wasn't available. I was crying so afraid to take guaze off or touch anything. My PS called me back said to meet him at ER in an hour. When he got there he said it was capillary that must have been bumped and broke. Thank god it was nothing major very scary experience though. I didn't have a bra on he said make sure I have a soft support bra on the provent this . I got to dr today for update on my wound with vac. I have to heal soon I have a vacation in 2 weeks ????

Updated on 23 Apr 2015:
I'm reading this is good news we want beefy red look. One problem is my dressings the nerve endings around it are so sore I get so tense from burning/ shooting pains I can't relax and feel normal for almost an hour after. Anyone use anything to help with nerve endings? How long until I can wear normal clothes and go back to work. Ugh this is so rough.

Updated on 28 Apr 2015:
Saw my PS today and got great progress. He said its going to be a few weeks but everything is healing just great and then we will discuss what I will need after depending on progress. He said use Dakins solution few more days then switch to saline wet to dry from there. I am still very swollen and sore some days but I'm getting getting better I think. Thank you all for checking in this is definitely a scary experience. I hope I am happy with my end results.

Updated on 7 May 2015:
Hi ladies! I'm still hanging in there trying to heal. I'm actually on vacation trying to enjoy myself considering I can't swim and its 90 degrees. I'm very swollen my ankles and feet I don't think the sun and heat is helping much. Last week at PS said we have to wait for healing to decide what we are going to do next. Possible skin graft. I think I need lipo on my hips I'm just boxy looking but he tells me I'm going to change a lot once I'm healed not sure if I want to believe that but I guess we'll see. Thanks al for your for prayers and concern. This picture is just a few days ago most recent one.

Updated on 13 May 2015:
Saw my PS yesterday and everything is doing great! Yay! I asked him now about when this heal up what's the process to cover the scar. He said we will probably do a FDL instead of skin graft since my sides are little flabby. He said we will pull all the skin around tighten it up and cover the scar. I'm so afraid of getting necrosis again. Should I do this?

Updated on 12 Jan 2016:
Hi ladies. I have interviewed on both Botched and Antlantic plastic and nothing so far. I haven't even wanted to post or look on here because of the hurt, frustration, embarrassment, jealousy, and everything else I felt during this time. Well I am ready to start over with a revision to see my transformation over the next few months. I am now deciding if I want to keep the same PS or have a new one with this procedure. I recently got another opinion and the way the 2 surgeries would be performed are different which has made me more confused. My original PS said he will bring sides in and shape and leave me with a vertical scar and the other PS said he would over lap the scar tissue and pull too down to bottom and have another verticale scar across the bottom. Is there a better way? I'm not sure if it matters. What matters to me is a new body, one I paid for and well deserve. Any advise or thoughts you ladies would like to share I am open. I am looking to have survey in March or early April.

Updated on 28 Mar 2016:
Ok ladies revision isMay 12th ???? FINALLY!!

Updated on 15 May 2016:
After this past year I finally got my revision last Thursday 5/12/16. I am taking it easy praying this healing goes smooth. I went to a new plastic surgeon and so far I am so happy with results. 3 days post op. I Had to get my left ovary removed from a tumor, lipo, bigger implants, scar revised on stomach

Updated on 20 May 2016:
Fingers crossed this heals good! 8 days PO