I Recently had my reduction with Dr. Wong and I cannot tell you how amazing he is! He is professional and knows what he’s doing! He’s very reassuring and takes pride in his work. I really felt like he took his time with my appointments and surgery to ensure I was taken care of and happy with the results.
I am so grateful and very lucky to have chosen Dr. Wong as my Dr. He is very professional and conservative, his bedside manner is wonderful. He is always there for you if you have any concerns or questions. He only strives for whats best for you. I couldn't have been more happier with my end results with the tummy tuck breast reconstruction procedure, its something he kept recommending me but was a little hesitant at first. But after some convincing and after all was said and done, I wish I would have listened to him sooner! I truly recommend Dr.Wong he is all around THE BEST! :)
I can not say enough GREAT thing's about everyone here !! All of the Girls are amazing and go out of their way to make sure you feel comfortable and Dr Wong is an amazing surgeon !! I could not be happier with my results. 6 weeks after my surgery I feel excellent. In my post op NO PAIN at all. The best doctor!!!!
Dr Wong was my breast cancer reconstruction surgeon . He is a very caring thoughtful and professional Dr. I had a partial mastectomy in my left breast making it necessary to reconstruct both breasts for cemetry . I was unsure as what I wanted to do and he reassured me that this was the way to go and he was right . My reconstruction came out beautiful. Many thanks Karen Maddy
I feel like I want to pipe in because of my asymmetry. I wish there were more reviews about that. I was an "aa" (left) and a "b" tubular (right) before, and after failing with Brava I decided to get a BA with a lift on one side. I only wanted to be a large B or small C but at the last minute I said a D would be ok because I was worried they wouldn't "drop" enough if they were too small, also I have a large frame so I thought they would be in balance. So I ended up with a 36DD, ugh. 300cc's on the right and 450cc's on the left. When I first saw the "after" Polaroid in my PS's hand I was sure it was from a different body, these were [RS bleep] boobs! But they were mine and I have spent the last 13 years trying to accept them and work with them. I have only about 5 shirts I sort of feel comfortable in but of course I look matronly because they tent out, and I don't feel that my waist is small enough to wear form fitting clothes. I'm really short waisted too so my boobs take up my whole torso. I breast fed one baby and have put on 20lbs since the surgery so hopefully my boobs will be a little fuller after explanting. Looking at my mammogram I think there definitely is more tissue. I'll still be lopsided of course but my plan is if I just can't stand them I will get the bigger one reduced at a later date, or maybe, maybe I will put in smaller implants later. But I doubt I will do that because I know my body and they are going to sit high on my chest and not get the lower fullness I want. The surgery is next week!! I have a lot going on in my life and I'm only giving myself about 3 days to recuperate so I really hope I don't have to get a capsulectomy because I heard the recovery is much worse. I'm really looking forward to feeling smaller and lighter and less bulky and being able to wear a lot more of the styles that I like and I can't wait to be able to walk out the door in a yoga tank top with a built in bra. With these DD's any padding or built in bra just makes me look so slutty! I'm so excited to be able to hug properly and know I feel soft, to be able to buy things in the right size, not all XL's to accommodate my breasts, to be able to do exercises that use my chest muscles and not have to feel the constricted feeling across my breasts. I have a feeling I am going to look pretty bad, floppy and deflated on the right and totally malformed on the left, but every single person here has looked better in clothes in their after pictures, maybe not out of clothes but in clothes they all look younger and more athletic/healthy/thin. And 99% of the people we know see us in clothes and the only people who see us naked are our very closest family and hopefully they will be able to overlook our imperfections. Here I am going on and on about looks, I am very happy and lucky that I haven't had some of them illnesses other people have had with breast implants. I thank my lucky stars for that! Oh and PS I'm with Kaiser and this is covered by my insurance yayyyyy!! Updated on 29 Mar 2017: The surgery went well! The doctor didn't need to do a capsulectomy because the implants slid right out. I got to see them and they still looked new after 13 years! I was only out for about 45 minutes. When I woke up I was feeling alert and happy, as opposed to when I had the surgery 13 years ago and I woke up crying. Probably was a different cocktail of drugs today. I have full range of motion with my arms and chest muscles which is a huge relief!! The pain is minimal. I cooked dinner and gave my little one a bath and put her to bed! I'm taking the hydrocodone just because I can and it makes me more comfortable and restful. They said to not lift my arms above my head but I feel absolutely fine to, but I'll take their advice. Anyway here are some photos. The first one isn't of me, it's a picture from a girl on here that I thought I looked a little bit like, and I thought that her photo would be the best I could hope for for myself. The second photo is me just a few hours after the surgery and I think I do look somewhat like her, not quite as good but a lot better than I could have. Updated on 29 Mar 2017: Just wanted to share some more photos (I couldn't resist peaking!). I wish I had my before BA pictures from 13 years ago but I'll tell you I didn't have much more than a nipple and a TINY amount of breast tissue on the smaller breast, and I am over the moon that I have more tissue now. I think with breast feeding, weight gain and having implants I have gained some size on that little guy. Hope it's not all swelling. I love, love, love my flat upper chest, I have felt so wide and bulky up there for 13 years now and it feels good to be down to the rib cage!! Ok off I go to watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix! Updated on 30 Mar 2017: Wow I am having an easy recovery, thank goodness!! The seam of my surgical bra is really uncomfortable though. At Kaiser they give you really lame ones. I can't wait for a shower tomorrow! I am constipated and extremely bloated but I have almost no pain! I even flew a kite with my 3 year old, I know that was stupid, but I felt fine! I can't tell you how relieved I am to have two breasts, before the first augmentation I felt that I had zero left breast and a "b" or a "c" on the right. I felt like a freak. Now I feel normal. This picture really shows the volume of lower breast tissue that is there now!! God I hope it's not mostly swelling. Time will tell. I don't care about upper fluff, in fact I'm enjoying being totally flat on top. I am so relieved that it was successful health wise as well, they were asking me questions about "advance directives" and it was freaking me out. I want to try really hard to avoid putting myself in situations where possible side effects include "death". For that reason at this point I'm not even thinking about getting plastic surgery again even if I desperately need a lift ha ha ha. Updated on 1 Apr 2017: No Percocet yesterday or today since I actually had to work last night and today! Feeling great, sick and tired of wearing tight sports bra though. Feeling claustrophobic!Would love to go braless for a while!! Looking forward to getting Dr's permission. As drugs are wearing off I'm not feeling as in love with my boobs as I was in the beginning, but still relieved that the outcome was a lot better than it could have been. My husband is out of town and won't see them until the end of the month! Can't wait to show off my new/old natural self. Need to lose this bloating OMG it is bad. Updated on 2 Apr 2017: Wow I think I'm having delayed let down after the excitement of surgery. I didn't give myself any down time after the surgery; I cooked dinner for my 3 year old the night of the surgery, I worked on day 2, 3 and 4 after the surgery and today was a day filled with social events. Thank goodness my body is cooperating with this crazy post surgery schedule! I feel fine physically but I think emotionally I am on a roller coaster, probably because of the anesthesia and being off the meds. Last night I got really mad at my mom for something and today I'm feeling kind of flat and depressed. I'm pretty sure this is totally normal!! Taking it really easy tonight. Still so bloated!! Will post more pics soon, I think my boobs are pretty much set where they will hopefully stay.
I have been waiting my whole life for this. I don't remember ever being a small breasted woman. I got boobs early in 4th grade! By the time I was in high school I was DDD and I was pretty known around campus. I found a way to cope by making fun of myself and having a sense of humor about them but I only created more of an identity for myself that way. I've been compared a lot to Marilyn Monroe most of my life: curvy, bubbly, blond and perky. My weight has always been a struggle, but that is another story. I am super healthy, eat organic vegetables and lean protein, no carbs, no fat, and I'm still very curvy. My highest was after my pregnancies. I reached 240lbs and my breasts grew to HH. Breast feeding only made it worse. The more I nursed, the bigger I got. I gained 4lbs a week until I quit. In the last 7 years weight loss has been slow, but I've taken off nearly 80lbs. I got down to 160, but couldn't seem to lose that last 25. Then because I had so much back pain I couldn't work out and run as much as I used to. I've gained 10 lbs and can't seem to take it off. Hoping this surgery will make it easier for me to start running again. I decided to do it this her because my neck and shoulder pain was at an all time high. My surgery is in 4 days and I've been going through a wide range of emotions from giddy to terrified. Excited to finally be able to buy a bathing suit! And excited to see the difference on camera. I do many TV appearances and I often feel like my boobs over power me. Like it doesn't matter how charming or great my performance is, it's all about my boobs. Such a distraction from my message. On the other hand, I feel emotional like I am cutting off a part of myself. I've always been identified as a big breasted curvy woman. Worried that my belly - which had never gone away since pregnancy no matter how many crunches I do!--- will protrude and look more prominent. I had blood work done yesterday and the woman missed my vein. I started sobbing uncontrollably. I was so embarrassed and was shocked myself at the flood gates that opened. I guess I just have to be honest with myself about how nervous I am. Only 4 days away!! Updated on 11 Feb 2017: Had to talk through all these unexpected emotions with my therapist today. I have no hesitations about getting the surgery at all. But there is a sadness about saying goodbye to a former part of myself. I haven't loved this current body because it causes me pain and it's a real challenge finding clothes that fit. But it's a body I know. I don't know what a new body or shape will be like for me, and I'm still really scared about all the repercussions. I already know that weight loss is virtually impossible for me. I'm one of those weird mystery bodies that can't shed unwanted pounds no matter what I do. I've worked hard to accept it -- but I can't shake the feeling that once my breasts are smaller I'll have to make peace with all my other parts all over again. Big belly, big arms, etc. Will those imperfections take the place of defining me when my breasts are no longer the biggest part about me? I covered my last red carpet interview at a pre- Grammy party last night and I was so aware of how uncomfortable my body is to live in. I am all cinched in everywhere, can barely breath, people always accidentally bumping into my breasts in tight spaces, provoking me to make a joke to help them feel at ease "oh, don't worry about it. They are EVERYWHERE so it's virtually impossible not to run into them" as if they have their own identity and personality. All I kept thinking was this is the last time I'll have to go through this. Next time, I'll have to find another thing to have a sense of humor about. Next time I'll be able to move more freely. Next time it'll be easier to find a dress. Next time it will just be better. I hope. I hope. 3 more days. I'm confirmed for 9am check in on Monday. No turning back now! Updated on 11 Feb 2017: Just to document the last time I will feel this big on a red carpet again! Updated on 13 Feb 2017: You gave me and my friends lots of comedy material from adolescence into adulthood. You gave me lots of attention. You gave me nourishment for my babies. You weren't the easiest to shop for, but we managed. Then you became a pain in my neck. So it's time that we say good bye. Ta Ta, ladies. Updated on 14 Feb 2017: Updated on 16 Feb 2017: I had really intended on documenting everything but once I got out of surgery, all I have been doing is sleeping and waking long enough to eat and take a pain pill. I had expected to be up and around by now but my mom reminded me that I tend to heal a bit slower than most because I have low blood pressure. It took me several hours to wake up from anesthesia- which I imagine is longer than usual because the post op nurse was really rushing me, "you haven't even opened your eyes yet? You need to try harder!" The thing I remember most was that my chest was burning and it was hard to breathe. I didn't know why I couldn't seem to get air in but I had a hard time finding the breath to tell them I couldn't breathe. It wasn't just my chest. My throat was inflamed from the intobation and it wasn't until they lifted my bed up that I was able to start breathing easier. It also helped to just tilt my chin down towards my chest. It hurt to pee the first time and I didn't know it was because they had given me a catheter- the burning went away after a couple of days. I can't believe how small I look- I mean everything about me. The way my shirt hangs-- I've never seen anything like it. I feel almost flat compared to how I was before. And my belly-- I was so worried it would protrude- but somehow it looks smaller too- or maybe just longer since my breasts aren't hanging over it so much. It's still too soon to see the new ladies but I feel lighter. Everyone said I'd feel immediate back relief and I wasn't sure I believed them-- but I do feel relief. I feel stiff, and a little like my poor neck is so exhausted from the weight that has been taken off... but I can feel that part healing already! I'm still pretty drugged up - in fact, I found out the hard way if you don't take the pain pills right on top of each other. Now I overlap them by 20 min. That first night was excruciating and I was crying a lot. I had a little fever and I fainted twice while trying to go to the bathroom. I had break through bleeding and my whole body hated me. I thought I had made a mistake and wanted to take it all back. I guess it's pretty normal to have a freak out that first night. My advice is to just surrender to the pain and trust that it will all be over in a minute. Thank goodness it was. 4 days later - still relying on pain meds, still in bed, still sleeping most of the day... but totally tolerable. More advice that came from friends, and I was grateful to know this... take a pillow to the hospital for the drive home so you can put it between your chest and the seatbelt. Also it helps to hug it when you go over bumps-- and you do feel every little bump. Go get massaged and get all the knots out of your back before surgery--have a couple massages if possible - because you will be stiff and it will be weeks before you can get a massage lying on your belly. Chiropractor too. I'm supposed to remove the pads and shower over the taped sutures today. But I might wait another day. I'm still very sore. My back hurts and under my arms-- I didn't realize how swollen I'd be all the way back there but I guess I had breast tissue way under my arms. I'll take pictures as soon as I can stand up with out fainting. Updated on 16 Feb 2017: Just unwrapped myself for the first time to do a slight sponge bath and add some clean gauze. Here are the new girls! Starting to itch a little-- I guess that means I am healing! I am more swollen in my back than I expected - because my breast tissue went pretty far back under my arms. It's big and lumpy - but I'm sure that swelling will go down. My doctor said no ice packs which confused me because so many people said that provided relief for them, but my doctor said you heal faster without. Me likely!! Updated on 17 Feb 2017: I was nervous, but it went okay. My husband used the shower sprayer on the back of my head as I washed my hair. We just let the soapy water run over my breasts and incisions. Nothing more than that. I didn't even try to scrub the ink off yet. This was my first step. Wearing the same bra I used to sleep in- the same bra I took my first picture in. What a difference! Not as much pain, but lots of itchiness. It starts to burn a little when the meds wear off. It's raining today and I would normally be in agony over the arthritis in my neck. I still feel it a little-- but it's nothing like before. It's totally bearable. I will so take this minor neck discomfort over the many years of agonizing pain. Also having fun trying on clothes I never thought I'd wear again. Just normal sweatshirts that pulled and made me uncomfortable. I am now realizing I LOOK more comfortable. I think others must have felt my discomfort all these years. Everything felt awkward. Is this really how smaller breasted women feel? Wow. What a difference. They have no idea what we large breasted women have gone through! Updated on 18 Feb 2017: Still pretty attached to these pain meds. If they wear off I immediately feel burning and need to pop another Norco. Was hoping I could wean off by now. But when the pain meds kick in and the burning subsides, it's replaced by intense itching. My entire breast itches... not just the incisions and the nipples, but the most swollen parts of my breasts as well. Is there anything to cope with this? I know the itching is good news- it means I'm healing. Yay. But it's maddening. I am kind of losing my mind over it. Any advice?? Updated on 18 Feb 2017: Today I woke up early and suddenly wanted to do stuff! I have been in bed sleeping for a week and something in me just said "I'm done! Let's go do stuff!" Unbelievable energy had taken over. I still have to move slow but there is a little more pep in everything I do. I even started working a little. My head was exploding with ideas for work all of a sudden and I had woken up at 6 am just to jot down a to do list. Still on pain meds but decided that 1/2 hour before I usually would take the next one, I'll take Tylenol instead and see if i even need the Norco after that. So I'm officially trying to wean after 5 days- not to bad. Tried to take a picture of my back on the right side where my larger breast was-- there is swelling and bruising all the way under my right shoulder blade. Amazing my breast tissue went so far back! Certainly explains a lot! Especially the back fat I could never get rid of with exercise! Updated on 19 Feb 2017: Sort of funny. I have taken to walking around the house cupping my breasts. It's like I need the extra support when I walk so they don't bounce or move (ouchie!) I didn't even know I was doing until my husband pointed it out. Is this something you all did? Did you ever feel like you could stop holding them? Is this just because I am still healing? Updated on 22 Feb 2017: Had my recovery appointment yesterday. All is going well. I'm a little concerned that my breasts are so swollen under my arms and on the sides--- I literally can't put my arms down at my sides. He said this should get better, but only time will tell how the breasts will settle in. He also said the itching was normal based on the healing of my incisions, and the nerves that were cut, but there was nothing I could do about it. Maybe benadryl to knock me out if it became totally intolerable. Here is where I am most frustrated. I know it won't be this way forever, but I am quite miserable at the moment. The entire reason I wanted to BR surgery is because of my neck and shoulder pain. I knew going in that my arthritis had gotten so bad there was nothing to improve the damage that was already done. But I expected that this would atleast help my aggravation. Well, its been raining here in Socal and that is KILLER for my arthritis. So, I can't say the surgery didn't work... its too early for that. But when my arthritis acts up there are several things I can do to cope. 1) get a deep tissue massage. Well, I can't do that because I can't lay on my stomach for several weeks. 2) take ibuprofen. Nothing else works quite as well as advil for me... but I can't take that either because my doctor said it could cause bruising and even hemorrhaging. 3) Increase activity and do physical therapy--- um... we all know that is out for the next 6-8 weeks. So... I am suffering, badly. The pain is so bad I can barely function. I can't move my head in any direction from the stiffness. I asked my doctor if there was anything I could do... and he seemed insulted that his surgery didn't fix my back problems. So frustrated right now. I know and believe that I did the right thing getting the BR and that eventually my back pain will get SO much better. but I still have to suffer it seems for several weeks and i don't know how much more I can take. :( Updated on 28 Feb 2017: I may have pushed myself too hard today but I was so excited to get out. Yesterday was my 2 week mark. Almost off pain meds but still need it sometimes at night. That seems to be the worst for me. Still taking Tylenol every 4-5 hours. I really feel it when it wears off. The source of the discomfort changes. It is less on my incisions now and more on the upper top of my breast. Last 2 days, the left nipple has been hurting. Funny- I must be more sensitive because if something gives me goosebumps my breasts hurt so bad! My nipples never responded like that before to my getting goosebumps! I'm guessing they were so big before that they barely had feeling left in them. Not the case anymore! Still swollen on the sides under my arms, and I've got some dog ears. Lol. Was so excited to be back at work in my studio with my team that I wasn't really paying attention to how tired my whole body was. Adrenaline took over and I didn't realize how much my body was aching until just now... 8 hours later. Realizing the recovery isn't just my breasts, but my whole body is exhausted still. Still not driving on freeways as I feel every bump at the higher speeds. Hubby had to drive me to work and my assistant drove me home. Tomorrow I'll work from home. I am driving locally very slowly. Thought you gals might get a kick out of the sign we made. Updated on 5 Mar 2017: I learned a lot this week about being patient with yourself and the pace at which your body needs to heal. Also, that we need to not be pressured by others who feel we should be doing more, trying harder to heal and working faster. I have been really good at being responsible for myself, but I should not have been responsible for others--- because moms don't know how to say no to things that have to get done. Basic things that don't ordinarily seem difficult, laundry, grocery shopping, driving kids to practices, fighting with them to finish homework, cook dinner ... all things that I paid the price for. I had hives break out all over my body and after several doctor visits, Benadryl, antihistamines, lotions, etc.... no one could figure out what it was. I realized I knew all along and listened to my instincts. Went back to Norco, let myself stay in bed for a day, and everything got better. I really believe the rash was a message from my body that I needed to stop pushing my limits. Posting some pictures of the rash as well as my healing on the boobies! Still lots of pain on the sides and on the nipple themselves. I've never had nipples this sensitive before and would love to know if anyone has any advice on how to keep them from chaffing? They rub on every bra I put on and it becomes truly painful. Looking forward to heading into my 4th week of recovery. I have a very strong feeling that this will be the week I've been waiting for-- the one where I feel almost normal again! I remember that being the rule with healing after csection and breast feeding: 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months. Each of those time frames felt leaps and bounds better than the time before that. Expecting positively that will be the case here, too. Updated on 12 Mar 2017: Tomorrow will be 4 weeks. And I finally feel like I'm easing into my body. My breasts have fallen a bit - not as perky as they were - but they feel more real. Still numb on both sides under my arms. And boy, I've gained weight this past month not being able to work out. I haven't weighed myself but I really see and feel it in my belly. Tomorrow- I'm going to start going on walks. I'll try not to over do it, but I gotta get going before my belly gets out of control. Updated on 23 Mar 2017: Wow. I know I did a lot of complaining before. Recovery those first 4 weeks were hard. But I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I love my new breasts! They are still a little swollen and numb. I still have a hard time at night because it's hard to sleep on my side. But I've been wearing sun dresses and tank tops and going braless. And -- this may be TMI- but my sex life with my husband has totally improved. I feel sexier than I ever remember feeling, and I had no idea the desire that it would awaken! Lol Finally starting to take off the extra weight I put on-- but I still have not tried exercise yet. Also, I am no longer on pain pills or even Tylenol. I really do love this new me! Updated on 23 Apr 2017: Its amazing to think that I have had new boobies for more than 2 months already! They do feel like mine and I love them. Although, I am still getting used to this body and how to dress it. Things in my closet don't look the same and my belly really has become more prominent. I can't afford a tummy tuck and my crunches are just not doing anything-- but I suppose that is meant for another forum! I got fitted by my long time bra fitter (when you have big ones, you make good relationships with your bra fitter over the years!) Sharon and I had fun trying things on but she wouldn't let me buy anything because I still have swelling on the sides and my size isn't going to be accurate yet. Right now I am fitting beautifully into 36DD - which sounds big for a BR. I know I was a little shocked! But again, the swelling under my arms is causing the band width to be bigger. And, hey-- what do I care when most days I can go braless? It still feels the most comfortable not to wear anything at all. Picture I am posting is me in a bathing suit. This is the part I love most! Updated on 23 Apr 2017:
