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POSTED UNDER Breast Lift Reviews

5'4, 125lbs - New York, NY- Breast Lift, No Implants, and Liposuction- 38 year old mom of three.

UPDATED FROM Aggie
1 month post

Before/After

WORTH IT$20,000
Just found these pics I took during the first week post op...

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David A. Hidalgo, MD

David A. Hidalgo, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Dr. Hidalgo has a reserved, down to business demeanor. His waiting room is always full and I could tell he had a lot of patients to get to and didn't want to spend too much time in consultations. Despite this I felt like he is a perfectionist who would do the surgery the right way. He's a trained artist, and his drawings all over the office show that he has an artistic eye and incredible attention to detail. Even though he wasn't the warmest doctor I saw, I felt like in the end, I didn't need my surgeon to be chummy with me, I needed the person who would do the job the best way possible. He is the only person to perform his surgeries, he doesn't have aides do stitching or assist with liposuction like some other doctors. When it came to what I needed to have done, he was very conservative in telling me what he could do. Maybe he didn't want to disappoint me, but he made it clear it might not be possible to achieve exactly what I wanted. It was a little upsetting initially, but in the long run, I'm glad my hopes were not unrealistic. After the consult, the surgical aide says he always talks himself down and then does an incredible job, and everyone who comes to him looks amazing and NATURAL afterward. I'm only 5 days post op but based on how little bruising I'm experiencing, and how straight and perfect my stitches are, I can see that he was very gentle in performing the surgery. He is definitely not cheap! And with all the extras- anesthesia, surgical fees, pictures, and surgical supplies, it really adds up to a lot. But if you go with him, you are in the hands of someone who does excellent work and no less.

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Hey! It's been a year since you had your surgery. How are you doing now? It'd be great to have an update from you :)

You are terrfic. You are beautiful. Your happiness will come and go, but remember you are so smart and deserve the best.
UPDATED FROM Aggie
1 month post

4 weeks post lift

They seem to have dropped :(
Not unexpected but still would've been nice to have them higher.
I never feel uncomfortable in a bra anymore. Usually I was always aware of the underwire digging in somewhere, and couldn't wait to take off my bra at night. Now I can wear one 24 hours straight and forget I even have it on! It's such a great feeling.
Lipo bloating is mostly gone in the legs but still hanging out around my waist and hips.
Resumed yoga and pilates last week.

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You still look great very natural I think I am going to go ahead. I am penciled in for June 3rd, his earliest availability
And you were right my total comes to around $30,000 $11,000 for BL and $13,000 for TT + fees and 24 hour nurse. It's a pretty penny but I feel confident in his work, all reviews are positive.
That's so exciting! I know it so much money, but figured it's better to do it right the first time around than go cheaper and risk getting more surgery to fix a mistake. Keep me updated! Good luck!!!
Youlook great! So glad you did this for yourself! Congrats!
UPDATED FROM Aggie
20 days post

3 weeks out

Pictures from three weeks out. Dr Hidalgo told me I needed to decide between a higher lift and larger areolae, or a not as high lift but larger areolae. I chose the first. Additionally, he told me my breasts are not perfectly symmetrical, and he can make them the same size but doesn't believe in forcing them to point a different way. I still have some scabs, but overall I got more than the results I expected, and I am happy.

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Correction: "not as high lift but *smaller* areolae"
Don't be sad! I think you look fantastic! You are only three weeks post op, your body is still recovering! I think that there was such a fantastic transformation in your breasts that it makes your waist look like a failure in comparison. I think you should enjoy your new gorgeous boobs and wait for your body to recover from the lipo. You really did get some gorgeous results that have healed beautifully. Don't even look at the rest for another 3 weeks, lipo is really rough to recover from. Yay, you!!
Thanks for your words of encouragement. I think not looking in the mirror for a while is the best advice at this point.
I agree with alitanaka
Your results are so neat and your boobs look so natural
I am inspired, I have a consultation this Monday with him
Looking to get breast lift (no implants) and tummy tuck for excess skin ( no lipo) thanks for the updates
How did your consult go?!
It was really good everything like you said quite expensive compared to other docs
Now time to decide. A bit worried about tummy tuck scar