Excellent experience - 10/10 - so happy with how I am healing and how I look

I have had such a wonderful experience with Dr Bartsich that I am compelled to write this detailed review, as I am still in disbelief at how smoothly things have gone from the moment I got in touch with her. I chose her as my surgeon for a breast reduction after a couple other consults with other surgeons that had left me with a weird feeling. From the first phone call, my experience with Dr Bartsich was different in the best possible way.

Her patient coordinator was straight-forward and honest about what to expect. She gave me all the info I needed upfront (I have noticed a lot of patient coordinators in the area plastic surgery try to give you the run-around and I just don’t have time for that). She was able to schedule me for a free virtual consult with the Dr the very next day.

I could tell right away from the consult that I could trust Dr Bartsich to operate on me. She spoke to me like a human being, as a woman who understood what another woman is going through, and it was very plain to see that she is an expert in breast surgery. She spoke to me for almost an hour answering all my questions without ever rushing or dismissing my concerns. There are a number of apprehensions I had and my reduction was not so straight forward as I had to have an additional incision to remove some dense axillary breast tissue which another surgeon had told me would require two separate surgeries. Dr. Bartsich very confidently assured me she could do everything in one surgery and took the time to explain exactly how it can be done safely.

I have also seen other surgeons impose their opinions on how small you should go and even things like whether you plan to have more children (as this surgery may affect the ability to breastfeed). Dr. Bartsich in contrast respected my desire to go as small as possible with no weird judgments on anything.

On surgery day, I had the best experience with everyone on Dr Bartsich’s team. Nurse Stacy was so empathetic and professional. While I was in the room being prepped for surgery I simply mentioned how cold it was and she immediately put a heated blanket over me. Little things like that mean so much when you’re terrified and anxious. And the anesthesiologist took great care to ease my fear of going under anesthesia for the first time in my life.

Now I am 10 days post-op and so happy with how I am healing and how I look. My breasts look perfectly symmetrical, which was another fear I had when I had found out some surgeons have another surgeon assisting them and doing the other breast simultaneously. Dr. Bartsich assured me (without my even asking) that she does both breasts herself. And now that some of the swelling has gone down I can finally see the shape and size I am going to end up with. I finally feel like my breasts fit the rest of my body and the shape looks so natural. For the first time in my life I like what I see when I look in the mirror. It’s hard to put a price on that feeling and I could not be more thankful to her.

Her follow-up care has also been excellent. She checked in with me after surgery to see how I was doing and has been very responsive to any questions and concerns I had after surgery. I recently developed a minor complication caused by an allergic reaction near an incision and she had me come into the office right away and gave me a cream that cleared it up.

I was not asked or influenced in any way to write this review — I just had to share my experience, as I know how difficult it is to find a trustworthy and highly-skilled surgeon. Dr. Bartsich has exceeded my expectations!