Scot Bradley Glasberg, MD

Dr. Glasberg and his staff are the BEST IN THE BIZ! I cannot recommend him enough. From consultation through surgery and post care, my experience was nothing short of fabulous. His staff always knows exactly who you are when calling or walking through the door and treat you like you've known them forever. Super personable, and he is an absolute artist with his work!

I had a large depressed scar on my face from an old auto accident. It became worse and more of a deformity than a scar with time.It was also causing pain and a pulling sensation on my neck.NO other surgeon in New York was willing to work with my insurance to repAir the deformity. Dr. Glasberg performed a scar revision,untethering the depressed scar and filling it with a fat graft. I will always have a surface scar but the hole in my face is now gone,normal facial contours restored and i feel confident being in public again .Dr. Glasberg did an excellent job and I cannot thank him enough

Updated on 19 Feb 2015:
I am thrilled with the results. if you check out the before And after you can see why. The before shows the scar on my left jaw line that had become disfiguring,destroying the jaw line and creating a large hole on my face.
If you are considering scar revision for such a large tethered scar with tissue loss, I strongly recommend a fat graft to fill the " hole" with your body's own tissue. A fat graft may have to be performed twice as up to 90 % of the graft can be reabsorbed.but the results are permanent. Make sure any surgeon you see discusses this with you. My surgeon over filled the area allowing for reabsorption and i did not mind walking around with hamster cheeks for 2 months while i healed and some of the graft reabsorbed.Do not waste your time and money on temporary fillers. I spent thousands on vials of restylene etc.. that a cosmetic dermatologist told me would " fill the depressed area". It did zero nothing and was a costly disappointment.
If you have an injury/ traumatic injury and have been told by a plastic surgeon your insurance company won't pay...walk out before you hand over a credit card in desperation,like i did.
Find a plastic surgeon who deals with injury pAtients at a major hospital . It took me 8 years to find one willing to work with my insurance .after consults with 5 other plastic surgeons who just assumed insurance would not pay but did not want to be bothered to find out.Thank you Dr. Glasberg for the life improving surgery

This will be my second time trying to have a breasts reduction surgery. Last year around this time I was scheduled to have the surgery but for reasons beyond my control it had to be cancelled twice. After the second cancellation I lost my insurance and gave up on pursuing the surgery. A year has now gone by and my neck and back pains have not gotten any better so I decided to try again. I was able to get my insurance back and was told I didn't have to go through the whole process since I've already been approved before. So now I'm just waiting for my ps to give me a new surgery date and I'm hoping it is sometime soon...

Updated on 23 May 2016:
So my doctor's office called me and scheduled my surgery for June 9th which is about 2 1/2 weeks away. I'm so excited and ready to be done with the heavy fun bags. I don't know if it's just in my mind but I swear I feel like the pain is getting worst the closer I get to the date the more pain my back and neck have....

Updated on 1 Jun 2016:
Idk why I'm starting to get nervous now. I'm about 8 days away from my surgery. I had a mammogram done yesterday as well as a physical. But I've just been reading things about complications with anesthesia and I think I made myself nervous for no damn reason. I've never been under so I don't know how my body will react to the medications... Anyone else psyched themselves out for no reason before their surgery?

Updated on 3 Jun 2016:
Feeling a little less nervous. Had my pre-op appointment today and signed a bunch of papers. Nothing more. I was told I would be given the time of the surgery the day before which is next Wednesday.

Updated on 7 Jun 2016:
So tomorrow is the big day and I don't really know how I feel. I'm trying to get everything in order before hand so I can be prepared. I haven't bought and sports bras yet since I'm not sure what size I will be but I have a little time because I can't take my surgical bra off for 8 days. I'm super excited that this time is finally coming, but still a little nervous. I will try to post as many pics as I can from before and after the surgery.

Updated on 8 Jun 2016:
I'm up at 1 am and I have to be at the hospital at 7am. Haven't been able to sleep but I'm excited about today. I just pray everything goes well and I have a successful surgery with no complications and have a speedy recovery... Wish my luck and keep me in your prayers please! Will update as soon as I can.

Updated on 10 Jun 2016:
My surgery was yesterday and all went well thanks god! I'm a little out of it now so i will put the full update and pics up later. Thank you everyone for your prayers and kind words....

Updated on 10 Jun 2016:
So I made it to the other side.. Yaaaayyy!!! So I had to be at the hospital at 7 am. My surgery was around 9. Everyone was super friendly and kept me laughing. I loved my anesthesiologist. He made me laugh the most. Dr. Glasberg came and did my drawings and asked me what size I would like to be and I told him a D. Shortly after that I was taken into the surgery room and was strapped down. I was told to breath into the mask and it was lights out from there. I don't remember a lot from when I woke up at first. I do remember coughing a lot and I had to take the oxygen tube from my nose because it was annoying me. I did feel a lot of pain when I woke up and told the nurse and she put something in my IV. I was still in a lot of pain when she checked on me again so she gave me some more pain killers and I was ok after that. My husband joined me soon after and then I was sent downstairs to finish recovering and was offered muffins and apple juice. About a hour later I was released. The cab ride home was torture !!! It was about a 45 minute drive from Manhattan to Brooklyn and I swear we hit every bump that was on the rode. I felt like I was sweating through my clothes and when I got home and took them off I realized it was sweat, it was blood seeping through my surgical bra. I was a little worried because it seem like a lot and I called dr. Glasberg's office and he told me that it was normal and for me to add more gauze on it. I can't take off my bra at all until I see him on the 17th and I'm a little grossed out about that because I hate being in a bloody bra for 8 days. But, it is what it is so I will follow the doctor's orders. I can't wait to see my new breasts although the seem so small. Lol. I don't remember the last time the looked like this. I will say that the pain in my neck and back immediately disappeared and my postured changed. I also am able to see my stomach and that is giving me all the motivation I need to get into the gym!!! I asked my husband if they added fat to my stomach and he said no your stomach has always been that way????????????. As soon as I'm healed I'm hitting the gym hard!!!

Updated on 13 Jun 2016:
Post op day 2 was ok, the bleeding I had from the surgery had stopped and I pretty much just rested for most of the day. The Tylenol 3 had me knocked out for the most part. My husband has been waiting on me night and day so I had a lot of support. Day 3 I was tired of sitting down all day and tried to walk around more and do things on my own. Also the medication was giving me a headache after it start wearing off. I went to do laundry with my husband and realized I couldn't stand for a long period of time because I started feeling horrible and dizzy. Also, I felt a lot of pain throughout the day all over my breasts. Day 4 was an ok day. I feel better and the swelling on the top of my boobs are starting to go down.

Updated on 17 Jun 2016:
So, saw my doctor today and although I think he's a great surgeon, I'm very disappointed in how the appointment went. He came in the room and told me to sit back on the chair so he can take open the surgical bra and take off the gauze. He rips the gauze off, glances at my breast and says "looks good, come back in two weeks" and then just leaves. Doesn't give me a chance to ask questions or anything. Plus, I was scared because I didn't know what to do. I hadn't seen my breasts and wasn't sure how I was supposed to handle them. I just closed the dirty bra back up(didn't know he wouldn't give me another one) and left the office. When I got on the train I noticed my shirt was wet. I thought it may have been sweat since it was hot outside. But when I pulled my shirt away from my body i noticed dark blood. I didn't think too much of it at first until about 30 minutes later I felt it trickling down my stomach. When I got home I took a shower and noticed the brown blood was still streaming down. I've now been putting gauze on it all day and I'm wondering if this is normal. I'm thinking maybe it's just drainage but I'm not sure. I was going to see how it is tomorrow and if it's still coming down and soaking throw all the gauze then I will call my doctor. Has anyone else experienced this? I can't even post a pic now because the bleeding is constant.

Updated on 20 Jun 2016:
I can't wait until they start looking normal... Lol

Updated on 27 Jun 2016:
I am now almost 3 weeks post op. I am now a little more comfortable with laying in my bed. It took some getting adjusting to because I normally don't sleep on my back. Yesterday I noticed that the bottom half of my breasts are numb. I feel nothing in them. I've read that it happens sometimes although I thought that it was on in the nipples. Have anyone experienced this and if so has the feeling eventually come back?

Updated on 3 Jul 2016:
So I had my doctor's visit on Friday and he told me everything looked good and I can take off the tape now. I wasn't expecting to do it myself but I guess that's just how he does it. So far I've taken off tape around my nipples and it was ok. Later I will try to take the tape from underneath although I'm a little nervous about it because I'm still bleeding a bit from there. But I will update what happens.... Oh and my nipple are ultra sensitive!!! Lol.... What do you all recommend for scar reduction?

Updated on 9 Jul 2016:
For the most part everything has been good this week. I still have some draining where my right breast starts to leak a bit. I'm able to sleep on my side a bit more. I get random pains throughout the day which is to be expected. I still have thread through my nipples and I'm not sure what to do with that. My friend told me it will dissolve on its own so we'll see. My incisions have been itching a lot and I'm trying so hard not to scratch them. Still in love with my new breasts. Can't wait until it's fully healed. Oh and I'm still swollen in some areas. Especially on the sides.

Updated on 18 Jul 2016:
I'm a little late in writing this but my boobies are doing great! I'm so in love with them and they seem to be healing well. I've been sleeping on my stomach more and have had no complications so far. When I get home from work I take my bra off for a couple of hours to let them breathe a bit. I have been have some pain that feels a little different but I believe it's due to that time of the month. Still swollen on the sides and I can't wait for that to go down and shape into normal breasts.

would not recommend this doctor...now ask me why? he left me with a side on my right side abdaminoplasty...protruding...he stated it was "fat" so why not say that before the revision you/he said I needed...the office visits were very, very brief considering the procedure...he left very little time for questions from patient to doctor.

I finally decided to start my breast reduction journey after dealing with many, many years of back and neck pain, headaches and numbness in my hand and arm. I am currently a size 44H and have been that size for about 10 years. I started developing breasts and wearing training bras at the age of 8. By the time i finished elementary school i was a size 36C. In junior high i went up to a 38D and by high school was a 38DDD. By the time i was 19 I made it to a 40H. So as you can see, I've had very large breasts most of my life. I'm also on a weight loss journey and I wanted to lose some weight before having the surgery but i find it difficult to workout efficiently, especially doing cardio, because I always have to hold down my breast even when wearing 2 bras.... I finally made an appointment with a plastic surgeon named Dr. Scot Bradley Glasberg who was highly recommended by a friend of mine who recently had a breast reduction by him. My appointment is next week 2/10 and I'm so excited! Tomorrow I have an appointment with my primary doctor to get a referral. I'm so hoping that everything goes smoothly with my insurance approval. If anyone has any tips for me please feel free to comment. I would greatly appreciate it!!

Updated on 10 Feb 2015:
Today i had my consultation with Dr. Glasberg and it went pretty good. He and his staff were very nice and informative. I had to do since paper work when I first arrived and then I waited to be seen by the doctor. When they called for me they told me to remove my top and bra and put on a gown. The doctor then came in and asked my some questions regarding my height, weight, pains, medical history and what size i want to go down to. He then explained to me the process of getting a breast reduction as well as the risks of losing sensation and being able to breastfeed after the surgery. He said i needed to have a mammogram and try to lose some weight before the surgery. I also have to get a referral letter from my pcp to give to the insurance company. My surgery is scheduled for June 1, 2015, which is about 3 and a half months away. I wish it was sooner but that does give me more time to lose as much weight as i can before the surgery. I'm so excited!!! I can't wait fur surgery day and to say goodbye to these weights on my chest!

Updated on 30 Apr 2015:
So I've sent in all my paper work and now I'm just waiting to see if I'll be approved. My doctor says it shouldn't be a problem with my insurance so we'll just have to see. I'm so excited and a bit nervous....

Updated on 18 May 2015:
My surgery is in 2 weeks so I was a little worried because I didn't hear about the approval yet. I called my doctor's office and I was informed that I was approved!!!! I can't believe it because I really thought the May deny me. I'm so excited, but now I'm starting to get nervous. I feel like I'm dreaming because I wanted this for so long so it seems unreal.....

Updated on 26 May 2015:
I had my pre op appointment today and it was quick and simple. Just had to fill some paperwork out and answer some questions. I was informed of my restrictions and given a letter for work. On Thursday I have to get a physical and Friday they will let me know what time my surgery will be on Monday. I'm still excited but getting more and more anxious. Last night I barely slept due to anxiety attacks. Hopefully I can get it under control before the surgery....

Updated on 31 May 2015:
So I have to be at the hospital in about12 hours (7am). My emotions have been on a roller coaster ride! Deep inside I feel like everything is gonna be ok but I'm still freaking out a bit. Kind of like I felt on my wedding day... Lol. I'm just ready for a successful surgery and to have new smaller beautiful breasts!! Will keep you updated. I'm going to try to get some pics in the hospital.....

Updated on 15 Jun 2015:
I've been off of here for a while because I was very frustrated for a couple of weeks. I was supposed to have my surgery on June 1st but for reasons beyond my control it was canceled. I waited two weeks for a new date and finally got a call today(after harassing them every other day) that my new date is June 29th. So I'm excited again but ready for this to be over with!!!

Updated on 15 Jun 2015: