This was my very first time ever having cosmetic surgery. I went to about 5 different doctors before deciding on Dr. Robert Oliver. First of all, I look amazing.I couldnt believe when I took my bandage off, I was not holding in my stomach. I love that his first option was not tummy tuck. After evaluation, I was a great candidate for lipo 360. His entire staff provided awesome bedside manners. I am sooo glad that I choose him. One day after my surgery, I am able to see tremendous results. I’m stil in the oh my GOD stage. Updated on 17 Sep 2020: So it has been exactly 7 days since i have had lipo 360. I am sore in my lower abdomen and upper back. All to be expected. I went to my one week checkup and I'm looking great. I will post picture. Ask questions if you are having this procedure done.
Had a tummy tuck 3 days ago and Dr Oliver was AMAZING! His bedside manners were very up close and personable and he answers all of your questions during the consultation. I can't comment on the finished work but so far recovery is a breeze. Would definitely recommend him for any first timers!
My experience with this practice was absolutely wonderful. I cannot say enough about the kind and caring, even patient, nature of each and every member of the staff from the nurses to the Anesthesiologist and Dr. Oliver himself. I had numerous questions and concerns that were addressed and Dr. Oliver not only answered questions but provided reasoning why, which lead me to believe that he kept up his knowledge and research in his field even outside of the requirements of his plastic surgery boards/licensing. Realistic expectations were set and I was very at ease in confirming the surgery and even on the day of my procedure. Pricing compared to others in the area was also very competitive and sometimes better than other practices, and the end results were even better than I could have asked for. If I have anything else done in the future, this will be the first place I return to. Thank you Dr. Oliver and team!
He was and is the best. I love him. He was so responsive to all my questions and was always there if I needed anything. He even came to my home to make sure I was ok. I can't say enough good things about him.
Dr Oliver is the best plastic surgeon. He treats you with only dignity and respect. His work is the definition of professionalism and precision. You are a patient to him, a person. As a potential patient to other plastic surgeons, I felt invisible, as if I was merely a big $ sign. Dr. Oliver is not that kind of surgeon. I felt comfortable, relaxed, and most of all completely confident in his abilities as a surgeon. Best of all, the finished product?..... IMPECCABLE. I went through a horrific experience and as a result needed reconstructive surgery and repair. I was traumatized and scared bc of it. Yet, I did not feel threatened In his office or during the procedure. The women in his office are so kind and welcoming. Dr. Oliver, in my opinion, is the ONLY plastic surgeon you should see. That's just my opinion but it seems to be a popular one.
Selecting Dr. Oliver was one of the best decisions I have ever made. He went the extra mile and I am 100% satisfied with my procedure. I would highly recommend him to anyone and I have actually been doing so.
Dr. Oliver performed my Lower Body Lift, Breast Lift, and Breast Augmentation. I am beyond happy with the treatment and care that I've received from him, his nurse Mandi, and his office staff. Not only are they extremely professional, but they are super responsive and attentative. The thin incision lines and overall results are more than I could have ever imagined. It's obvious that he cares about his work and his patients' satisfaction. I'm considering a thigh lift in the future and he'll be the one to do it.
Patients Beware! Went for a total mastectomy and reconstruction. Not only did Oliver bill my insurance for the procedures he did not perform a double mastectomy on me. I have pathology reports to prove! I am reporting Oliver to the Alabama Medical Licensure Board. Thankfully, after going to another breast surgeon to have a reduction from the botched “mastectomy and reconstruction” I did not have any malignancies. A repeat double mastectomy was performed and the 450cc implants were removed along with 528 grams of breast tissue from the right breasts and 782 grams of breast from my left breast. Oliver left breast tissue knowing I am extremely high risk. The “reconstruction” out me bigger than I was to begin with and I asked to be smaller. Oliver told me I was swollen. If I could give ZERO STARS I would!
Hello Real Selfers, As my title indicates I'm 38 years old, a mother of one and preparing for a tummy tuck. My surgery date is 2/9/18 and I'm equal parts anxious, excited and terrified. I change my mind about the surgery several times a day mostly because it's so much money. I can't help but think investing nearly $7,000 into a tummy tuck is shallow, vain and fiscally irresponsible. But on the other hand, what's wrong with a little vanity especially when it improves my quality of life and raises my self esteem. I'm 38 and have never worn a two piece, can only engage in intercourse under the cover of darkness and I frequently describe my naked body as a melted candle. My heart whispers "I need this tummy tuck" but my head screams "Lady, get a grip. The only thing you need is Jesus". It's just so much money. I'm so indecisive. I don't know. Ugh, this is frustrating. 2 weeks...in 2 short weeks I'll either have a smaller waist or a smaller debt to income ratio. Updated on 4 Feb 2018: Hello Real Selfers, Tomorrow is my last Pre-Op appointment before surgery. I'm no longer excited, just really nervous. I have so many questions and concerns. Now that I've decided to proceed with the TT my worries have mutated; changed from cost sensitivity to results apprehension. What if I don't like the results? What if after the TT I'm boxy or really thick in the middle? I've been looking at photos of people kinda shaped like me; some of the results aren't flattering at all. I'm trying to align my expectations with reality, I'm trying to be realistic but I think I'm failing miserable. Tomorrow I'm going to address my concerns with Dr. Oliver. I have about 12 questions written down and a couple of pictures printed I plan to present and discuss with him. Another major concern, I don't have the support of my family. I'm not married nor in a relationship. I have 5 siblings but none of them are willing to come care for me after the surgery. I live 4 hours away from them. So that plays a part too. I really don't know what I'm going to do. I plan on discussing this with Dr. Oliver too. I hope he doesn't suggest I postpone my procedure. That would be a bummer. TTYL Real Welders! ****I'll post pictures today ???????? Updated on 6 Feb 2018: Updated on 8 Feb 2018: Today is the day. It's exactly 1:28am and I'm unable to sleep. I'm nervous. My surgery starts at 8am. Let's pray I don't over sleep. Updated on 10 Feb 2018: Hello Real Selfers, It's my first day Pre-Op. I have not looked at my results yet. I'm hoping for the best. ???????? I ordered my post op garme my from Bonito but I haven't put it on yet . Ill definitely do so today. Yesterday I was in some much pain. Today is slightly better. I haven't been able to eat anything. Every thing, including sitting up, makes me incredibly nauseas. I'll keep you posted. Updated on 11 Feb 2018: Hello Real Selfers, I'm day 2 Post op. I haven't looked at my results. I did shower today but I wantbent forward the entire time. My binder, although comfortable at times, it is my best friend. I feel s o much better with it on. As a result, I wear it 24/7. I'll post pictures as soon as I can. Updated on 11 Feb 2018: How long about I can stand straight? Updated on 12 Feb 2018: I know I'm being ridiculous. I don't it's only been 3 days post op; However I'm disappointed in my results. I'm boxy and still really fatty in the middle. I hope it's just swelling. ? Updated on 13 Feb 2018: I just don't feel well today. I'm really sore and unbelievably tired. And slightly disappointment in my results. Hopefully,this will all pass....quickly. No pictures today. I'll post more when I feel better. #HappyHealingFlatSiders And #BeBravePreOps Updated on 14 Feb 2018: First, I must say (thus far) my SP and team have been absolutely wonderful. They are kind, nice, informative and compassionate. They are truly loving people. Now, here are my many complaints. I'm still hurting; mostly my scar. I can't see my scar because it's under hospital tape and I don't dare attempt to pull it up for a peek. But it hurts. 2. My drain ports are spawns from the pits of Hell. I freaking hate these drains. They are disgusting and uncomfortable at the port site. Every time I go to the restroom I just want to snatched them out. I hate them. Seriously. They were developed by Satan as instruments of frustration and torture. 3. Bathroom visits in general; bowel movements specifically. Just uncomfortable. Am I the only person who has to bring a pillow to assist with my bowel movements? It's just me? Ok! 4. Coughing/sneezing/laughing without a pillow firmly pressed against my abdomen is horrible. Especially coughing. I refused to confuse without a pillow. Ive instructed my family that if a coughing spell occurs and a pillow isn't within arm reach, just let me choke to death because coughing without a pillow pressed against my belly is unacceptable...punishment worse than death. 5. Walking. When will I be able to take more than 28 steps without the sudden onset of intense exhaustion? When is that day coming? I'm tired. I'm bored. But mostly I'm tired of being tired and bored. I just wanna get back to normalcy. I miss work and walking the the mailbox without getting winded and sweeping my floors and making my bed. No pictures because I honest to goodness look exactly the same as I did pre op. Updated on 15 Feb 2018: Updated on 26 Feb 2018: Hello Flat Siders, Pre/Post Ops and Looky Loos. I am 3 weeks post op and it's been challenging. First, my daughter and one of my sisters came to assist after surgery. My daughter stayed three days, my sister and entire weeks. At the time, it seemed more than sufficient; it was not. Once they left; I was totally alone most days were manageable but some days were not. Secondly, I Went back to work much to soon. I was only 9 days post op when I returned to work. I felt really good leading up to it. I was walking erect (mostly), my drains were gone and I was going several days without pain meds. My first day at work was barely bearable. My incision was on fire, by mid day walking erect was impossible and my back hurt beyond belief. Here's the really crazy part, I felt the majority of my team thought I was faking the pain or being unnecessarily dramatic. Cosmetic surgery can be a source of convert condemnation and overt judgement. Anyhow, my first day back to work was bad but I summarized it would get better as the days wore on. I was wrong. In fact, everyday it got worse; harder and harder to manage the pain, walk erect (or otherwise) and almost impossible to hold back the tears. At times, I was in so much pain I'd uncontrollably shake as if I were cold. Then I began to swell under my incision generalized to both side of my mon pubis. It was so painful putting on panties was a tearful experience. Anything that came into with the area, no matter how light, caused me to buckle over in pain. Of course, I went to see my PS. He assured we all was well, massaged my entire torso, checked for fluid build up and told me to ice it. I went back to work to finish out the week. Two days later, I was finally off and sent the entire day in bed with frozen pea on my mon pubis. Several hours later the swollen subsides. Yay, right? No...no yay. As soon as the swelling went done my incision started to leak....a lot. Terrified I videoed the leakage and texted it to my PS. He called me (on a Sunday night after 8pm) back and told me the leakage was not necessarily concerning, to place gauge around it and continue the massages he taught me. Basically, let it drain and help it drain. He promised to call me tomorrow. My PS is a kind, caring and competent physician. However, I'm starting to get really scared. I'll keep you posted.
Hi ladies. Like many of you, I have highly anticipated the day that I would have my TT procedure. Today is the day and I can honestly say that I have a plethora of emotions. I am both nervous and excited about the goal of having a flatter and more contoured abdominal area. Please pray with me for a safe procedure and great Updated on 7 Feb 2015: Hi ladies. I have arrived home from the procedure and am not in as much pain as I anticipated. My sister informed me that Dr. Oliver did not have to tighten my muscles because they were in perfect condition. It is my understanding that the muscle tightening process is what causes the greatest amount of pain. I hope that once my binder is removed, a flat and contoured tummy is revealed. I will upload pics as soon as possible. Updated on 10 Feb 2015: Hi Ladies. I couldn't resist sharing this story with you and I pray that it will be uplifting to someone in our community. In October, I became displaced from my job of 7 years. It was bittersweet because I was a Regional HR Director with a large number of successes under my belt. I developed business routines, infastructures, policies, processes and staff while employed. Nonetheless, I felt that when God closes one door, he opens another and thought with reluctance, I accepted the severance. In October, my mom had a Nephrectomy, (kidney removal) that resulted in a 2 week hospital stay. A week or so after her discharge, she developed symptoms of an infection and sadly, it was proven to be an infection. The doctors had to reopen her incision to drain and clean the area and then place a wound vac. As if that wasn't enough, mom had a stroke in November and a heart attack in January. With so much going on, it seemed to be "poor judgment" at best and selfish at its worse to have my tummy tuck; therefore I postponed it. As you all know, with haste and quiet resolve, I proceeded with my TT surgery Friday, February 6th. After I prayed with the doctor and nurse, the next voice I heard was my moms. I knew she wouldn't be at peace without hearing from me. She told me that my surgery would be fine and that I needed to be a "big girl" for her. (smile( I don't know if I mentioned that I am almost 39. At any rate, with all the pain and ailments that my mom has encountered, nothing stopped her from spending the last 48 hours here at my house with me. We laughed as we were both moving slowly through the house as we tried to take care of each other. And at times, it may not have been clear exactly which of us was the patient and which was the care giver, what was undeniable was the love of a mother. Just as God needed me away from my job so that I could care for my mom, I needed her at this time, to be there for me. No matter how accomplished we are, how old we get or what life brings our way, there's no match for the unyielding love of a mother. She has dialysis tomorrow morning so she had to leave me to go home. The van will pick her up at 5:00am tomorrow morning. Even though I didn't want her to know about my surgery out of fear that she would worry, hearing her tell me how much she loves me and how she would do it 1000 times over quickly reminded me that there is no way that I could have gone through this without her. Although a hysterectomy robbed me of the chance to be a mom, I salute all of the amazing mom's in the community that make life s much sweeter for us all! Updated on 10 Feb 2015: Updated on 24 Feb 2015: Hi ladies. I owe you some "before" photos and am waiting to get those from Dr. Oliver. Below, I posted my first reveal which was Day 6 post op. I was very swollen!! I pray the swelling goes down and a flatter tummy is revealed. Updated on 24 Feb 2015: Updated on 24 Feb 2015: Hi ladies. On Thursday, February 19thm I went for my second follow up appointment. Thankfully the second drain was removed. It had started to be very painful and now that the drain has been removed, I feel like I have a huge hole on my right side. I also feel that I smell an odor coming from it. Dr. Oliver stated that he nor his nurse could detect any malodorous smells coming from the drain incision yet I feel that it smells. He says it could be fatty tissue liquefying. Interestingly enough, the left drain was removed on the 6th day, which was my first post op visit and I've had no problems with it. Maybe the right drain stretched my skin and stayed in too long. (????) I will keep you ladies posted and will post a another pic as soon as possible. Has anyone else had problems with itching around the TT incision site or smells? Updated on 13 Apr 2015: Hi ladies. I wanted to do a quick update on my progress. I am two mos post operation and look like I'm 4 mos pregnant. Although the bottom of my stomach is very flat, the upper abdomen is very swollen and is protruding. I am very disappointed about this and am going to ask Dr.Oliver if he will perform liposuction to thin my upper stomach. I'm not a person with a lot of discretionary income. In fact, I'm not working so this is a bit devastating for me. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Pictures are below. Updated on 13 Apr 2015:
That’s a clear high grade diastasis. That won’t improve with exercise or PT at this point. It would not be amenable to a laparoscopic or posterior repair. With that degree of weakness, I would usually suggest mesh reinforcement of the repair, as conventional muscle tightening we do on normal degrees of diastasis would probably fail over time time.
Actually just finished a similar case using Durasorb just today. Durasorb is made out of material (polyester filaments) with decades of clinical use, just in a slightly different form. It has a very small footprint compared to traditional mesh sheets and wouldn't be palpable in this context. It was actually designed in response to the tendency of traditional sutures to cheese wire, with the idea the wider surface area distributes point tension better. Not everyone needs permanent sutures or mesh placement on abdominal wall surgery and diastasis, but there are some people that don't maintain the result as well with dissolving PDS sutures for the repair. Having done cases with several different types of mesh sutures, they appear to work well and be well tolerated
I would not call that a tuberous breast deformity. It really doesn't have strong features of the classic term. I would suggest you would need a lift, and I would not use high profile. In fact, id suggest using low or low-plus profile devices (which do very well with lifts) as you already have a lot of breast tissue and it's easy to overshoot the mark from tasteful to tacky volume wise. You could go sub fascial as you have thick tissue, but they will sit a bit lower then a dial plane if you don't use mesh sling sometimes
That's not lipedema, just a variation of normal fat deposits with dimpling. Liposuction can debulk some but won't get rid of the thigh dimpling most of the time
As you have a visible double-bubble (crease of your old inframammary fold) showing on the left, they absolutely lowered your fold to accommodate a larger implant. I'm not a fan of that maneuver except in some severe congenital deformity cases as they can settle MUCH lower then intended as here. Sometimes that's inevitable btw if you have stretchier tissue and wasn't a technical error during the procedure. That probably will require mesh (Galaflex or Durasorb) to hold the position you're demonstrating unless your capsule tissue is very substantial which I would be skeptical given how much its already relaxed.
