Punchline… DEFINITELY GO WITH DR. GOLDBERG!!!

I wanted to take my time before writing a review so that I could provide details about the entire process, including recovery. I am now five months post-op and hope that this review proves useful for anyone considering using Dr. Neal Goldberg for cosmetic surgery. If you a TLDR person, let me give you the punchline… DEFINITELY GO WITH DR. GOLDBERG!!! Now, for the people who want more information…I work in healthcare so believe that I can provide an honest opinion about everything from professionalness during consultation, to touchup of scars post-op. I am also a person who by all accounts is extremely well education and therefore asked easily 100+ questions, so can comment on bedside manner. Again, TLDR, 5 stars across the board. I had major work done: Gynecomastia surgery with excessive fat located to the sides, abdominal liposuction, flank (love handle) liposuction, and liposuction under my chin. What was my experience? 1. Consult was extremely professional, where we covered what I have a slight bleeding disorder, so extra care would be necessary in planning pre-op procedures. We discussed what I hoped to achieve, what my plan was for not putting additional weight on, and we discussed the steps of the procedure as they relate to competing liposuction techniques. This was an area where my OCD to know every aspect of what would be done to my body caused me to ask dozens of questions. A consult normally takes 20 minutes. He was with me over an hour. He grasped how detail oriented I am and carefully explained everything. At the conclusion of the consultation, he gave me a quote. Let me take a moment to talk about the cost. I met with several surgeons using various liposuction techniques and in all instances, no matter how many areas I wished to work on, Dr. Goldberg was less expense. TALK ABOUT VALUE FOR MONEY. Shop around and you will see just how great his pricing is. Also, don’t expect him to try to sell you on procedures. He even tried to talk me out of doing my chin because he thought the value proposition was worse than my other areas of interest, though he understood I still desired to do the area. 2. Once I booked my procedure, I sat down with his staff (Who are amazing…especially Colleen) and reviewed all pre-op requirements, including the fact that he wanted to speak with my PCP to create a plan to handle my bleeding issues pre/during/post procedure. 3. On the day of the procedure the entire staff was great about checking everything and making me feel comfortable. The surgery went well, and he even managed to liposuction more fat than we originally anticipated (HUGE WIN IN MY MIND!!!) without creating any unsightly body contours. 4. Because I had the bleeding issue, he requested I come in the next morning prior to his next scheduled surgery. While not normal, he wanted to look at all the wounds/drains because I am an unusual case. Everything looked good and I was able to recoup over the next week. 5. On my return visit, everything looked extremely good and I could already see the significant changes in my physique. (I was very pleased). Note that I did have a lot of bruising, partly because of the extensive work I had done, and partly because I am a bleeder. When we removed my drains, he noted that in 5-6 months he was going to want to do a local anesthetic, cutting, and re-stitching of the two locations where I had drains because the top had healed down and the bottom had been held open, so it wasn’t as clean a scar as he would have liked. 6. While I was healing, I constantly had questions about the sensations I was experiencing while the nerves were regenerating. I would email them to Colleen and I would either receive a response email or a call within the day. Dr. Goldberg really understood how I approached the surgery, and his bedside manner was nothing short of exceptional. 7. Fast forward 2 months, on my follow-up visit he decided he wanted to bring down two of my scars by injecting a small amount of steroid to break up the scar tissue. He really was a perfectionist and I greatly appreciated it. Within a few days those scars were completely flat. 8. In my final visit, 5 months post-op, he performed the re-stitching of the two locations where I had drains. They look super clean and are smooth to the touch. The man is an artist. Having the surgery was one of the best decisions of my life. If I ever need more work done, I am calling Dr. Goldberg first. I’m unbelievably pleased with the outcome and hope that this review of Dr. Goldberg helps at least one person with their cosmetic procedure decision.