I am a 45 year old woman, 5’4”, and 145 lbs. I was overweight the majority of my life up until the age of 30, when I lost, and have subsequently maintained, 85 lbs with WW between 2006 and 2007. That left me with a lot of loose skin. After years of reflection and research, I finally committed to skin removal surgery with Dr. Lefkowitz, and I could not be happier.
Dr. Lefkowitz and his staff are professional, patient, and kind. They make you feel comfortable, and they lack the used car salesperson vibe some plastic surgeons and their staffs seem to possess. Dr. Lefkowitz immediately impressed me when I went for my consultation because he didn’t promise me pie in the sky, but he told me what he could and couldn’t do.
He performs his surgeries at one of Lexington Medical Center’s outpatient surgical centers. Because I had a surgical complication in the past (cancer surgery related, not plastics), that Dr. Lefkowitz performs his surgeries in the hospital (or one of their surgical suites in one or their urgent care centers), brought me a bit more peace of mind about a surgery that I found to be quite intimidating.
The recovery process was not necessary easy, but it certainly wasn’t hard. My pain was so minimal that I would consider it more of a discomfort. At six weeks post-op I am still pretty swollen and have a lot of recovery ahead of me, but I am thrilled. I look at myself in the mirror every day and wonder whose abdomen that is. I cannot wait to see what it looks like when I hit the six month to one year mark.