No- Drain Full TT W Muscle Repair and Lipo - Cary, NC

fitmom82's provider

William T. Stoeckel, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.8 | 124 Reviews

CONSULTATIONPROFILE

F

fitmom82 rating for Dr. Stoeckel:

Overall rating

Doctor's bedside manner

Answered my questions

After care follow-up

Time spent with me

Phone or email responsiveness

Staff professionalism & courtesy

Payment process

Wait times

I found Dr. Stoeckel on Real Self while I was deployed. I read many patient reviews looked at tons of photos, not just the photos on surgeon's websites, but real self member reviews and their personally uploaded photos. What surgeon would really post bad results or complications as advertisement, no one! The proof for me was in patient reviews and their photos proved hands down better results in Dr. Stoeckel's patients. Less swelling, lower incision lines, thinner incisions, normal looking belly buttons, and a pulled in hourglass shape, even for his heavier bodied patients. I made my consultation appt. while deployed in Afghanistan and his office staff was incredibly nice and worked hard to fit me in during the busy holiday season. At my consultation, I felt very comfortable with Dr. Stoeckel. He took the time to explain to me in laymans terms the various methods for this surgery and why I would not require drains. His entire staff was friendly and worked hard to get me a surgery date on short notice to occomodate upcoming travel for work. I received numerous phonecalls from both Dr. Stoeckel and his staff to check on me in the days before and after my surgery. He gave me realistic expectations for discomfort after the procedure and tips for a faster recovery. Pain was a pretty big concern of mine and he offered three different pain control options. The first was the standard prescription of narcotics, the second was a medicine ball that would automatically release pain medicine through a port, the third was something called Exparel which is administered during surgery to numb the area for a few days. I gladly selected option 3 and can honestly say I have not experienced any pain. Just tight and sore, which was a huge relief because I was terrified of being in tons of pain as I have read from others. I absolutely love my new tummy and my only regret is not doing this sooner. My before/after photos speak for themselves, but in a nutshell Dr. Stoeckel was able to give me the results in a single quick procedure that I wasn't able to achieve on my own despite good diet and intense daily exercise.