Finally moving forward...

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Provider Review

• 15 Dec 2017

I’m 32 years old and four months post-op from breast lift with augmentation. While i’m still recovering, I felt it was the right time to share my experience with Dr. Oppenheimer and his team. Before I continue its important to give a little back story of the events that led to my seeking help from Dr. Oppenheimer. At eighteen I was diagnosed with tubular breasts and by twenty-two I had already undergone two surgeries in hopes of correcting the deformity. To say my experience was traumatic would be an understatement. My surgeries were paid for by my insurance, because of this I had zero control over the surgeon who would preform my operation, no input on size or the type of device that would be placed inside me. Both operations were unsuccessful, leaving me with breasts that were wide set, sagging, lacking sensation on one side and extremely scarred. My breasts were no more even than they were to begin with and debatably worse off. Ten years went by, going through life with even more deformed breasts was my new normal. There are so many things we take for granted as women: form fitting clothing, bathing suits, bras… none of these were available to me. My every day struggle was an attempt to hide my awkwardly high areoles that kept me from ever purchasing a real bra. I hid my issue by living in sports bras, which were the only way I could avoid the need to constantly pull at my clothing all day. I was living in Ohio when I stumbled upon an Instagram account sharing cosmetic surgery pictures, Dr. Oppenheimers being one of them. Something compelled me to look deeper into his work and the more I researched, I just knew he was going to help me. At that point I was already in the process of moving to Florida so you could say it was kismet! Once I was settled in my new home I made the nerve racking call to Dr. Oppenheimers office. I had so much anxiety setting the appointment and have to commend Dr O’s team for their kind demeanor with patients which set me at ease. Before I knew it I was at my consultation.. Dr. Oppenheimer is exactly as he represents himself online, a perfect balance of warmth, confidence and professionalism that feels more human than clinical. The appointment was everything I hoped it would be, I never felt rushed and not one question was left unanswered. My husband and I felt extremely confident in Dr. Oppenheimers surgical plan which was realistic for where I was at cosmetically. My surgery day came and went and healing, like with any surgery has been a journey. I can assure you the process was made so much easier by the support of Dr. Oppenheimers team, who are only a text away day or night! It’s been four months since my surgery and though everything is still changing, I’m settling into my new body. I feel more normal, gaining confidence and have slowly started to explore all of the clothes that were previously not meant for me. I can only hope that reading my story will give another girl the courage to move forward and more importantly allow her to hope. I’m still overcoming some of the mental wounds from the past and so the chapter isn’t over, but I’m so happy to say the page is turning… I have Dr. Oppenheimer to thank for that.