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Dr. Schwartz Has Literally Changed My Life
For various reasons, over the past several years, I had gained a tremendous amount of weight. During the lock down of 2020, I decided to spend my time getting myself back into shape. By February of 2021, through diet and exercise, I lost an extraordinary amount of weight but felt like I'd made almost no progress, thanks to loose skin, a large pannus, and other malformations (for example, gynecomastia) that had developed as a result of my obesity. Even after all of the work I'd done, my physical appearance embarrassed, and I was finding it increasing difficult to motivate myself to finish the work I'd started, so I decided to explore the possibility of cosmetic surgery - just enough to give me the confidence I needed to get myself back on track. And that's how I found Dr. Schwartz. I came to him feeling embarrassed, ashamed of my body, and not really confident that much of anything substantial he or anyone else could / would do for me as I still had another 60-70 pounds to lose and, as a result, a high BMI.
With all of the foregoing in mind, it is not an exaggeration to say that Dr. Schwartz has literally changed my life. First and foremost, during our initial consultation, Dr. Schwartz listened to me - really listened. He wasn't just interested to know, say, what kind of work I wanted done. He wanted to know why. He wanted to understand what I was going through. He didn't just sympathize with me; he empathized with me. He *genuinely* wanted to help me. And after speaking to one another for a significant amount of time, together, we came up with a treatment plan that would address the two issues that were bothering me most (my low-hanging pannus, and my gynecomastia) in a way that would be safe, (even for someone with yet more weight to lose), effective, and - most importantly - would allow me to live my life with confidence while I completed my personal weight loss goals.
To date, Dr. Schwartz has performed two procedures for me. First, he completed a panniculectomy during which he removed 22 lbs of excess skin while *still* saving my belly button. A few months later, after I had fully recovered from that procedure, he performed surgery to correct my gynecomastia. In each case, before, during and after the surgery, Dr. Schwartz put my safety and comfort first, going so far as actually to *make a house call* - not because I asked for one, but because he *wanted* to make one - on the evening following my panniculectomy, just to make sure I wasn't in too much discomfort. And Dr. Schwartz's bedside manner is simply impeccable. During every one of my pre-op and follow-up visits, and even though I know Dr. Schwartz is very busy and has a number of patients to see, he has taken care to make sure that he's been there for as along as necessary. And during those visits, he has consistently treated me as if I am the very most important person in the world.
As I mention, i still have some weight to lose, and when I'm finished, there will be other parts of my body that will require cosmetic surgery if they're ever to appear "normal" again. And as the time comes for each of these procedures, I will be turning again and again to Dr. Schwartz. I genuinely would encourage anyone out there who's considering cosmetic surgery to do the same. I simply cannot imagine that there is a kinder, more caring, more skilled cosmetic surgeon in - at the very least - New York City. And no matter how much I write, there are simply not enough words in any language to express the depth of my gratitude to Dr. Schwartz, his team, and everyone who works with him. He has literally changed my life, and he has my unequivocally highest personal recommendation.
With all of the foregoing in mind, it is not an exaggeration to say that Dr. Schwartz has literally changed my life. First and foremost, during our initial consultation, Dr. Schwartz listened to me - really listened. He wasn't just interested to know, say, what kind of work I wanted done. He wanted to know why. He wanted to understand what I was going through. He didn't just sympathize with me; he empathized with me. He *genuinely* wanted to help me. And after speaking to one another for a significant amount of time, together, we came up with a treatment plan that would address the two issues that were bothering me most (my low-hanging pannus, and my gynecomastia) in a way that would be safe, (even for someone with yet more weight to lose), effective, and - most importantly - would allow me to live my life with confidence while I completed my personal weight loss goals.
To date, Dr. Schwartz has performed two procedures for me. First, he completed a panniculectomy during which he removed 22 lbs of excess skin while *still* saving my belly button. A few months later, after I had fully recovered from that procedure, he performed surgery to correct my gynecomastia. In each case, before, during and after the surgery, Dr. Schwartz put my safety and comfort first, going so far as actually to *make a house call* - not because I asked for one, but because he *wanted* to make one - on the evening following my panniculectomy, just to make sure I wasn't in too much discomfort. And Dr. Schwartz's bedside manner is simply impeccable. During every one of my pre-op and follow-up visits, and even though I know Dr. Schwartz is very busy and has a number of patients to see, he has taken care to make sure that he's been there for as along as necessary. And during those visits, he has consistently treated me as if I am the very most important person in the world.
As I mention, i still have some weight to lose, and when I'm finished, there will be other parts of my body that will require cosmetic surgery if they're ever to appear "normal" again. And as the time comes for each of these procedures, I will be turning again and again to Dr. Schwartz. I genuinely would encourage anyone out there who's considering cosmetic surgery to do the same. I simply cannot imagine that there is a kinder, more caring, more skilled cosmetic surgeon in - at the very least - New York City. And no matter how much I write, there are simply not enough words in any language to express the depth of my gratitude to Dr. Schwartz, his team, and everyone who works with him. He has literally changed my life, and he has my unequivocally highest personal recommendation.
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