33 Years Young :) Mother of One 17 Year Old Son. Vertical C-section Scar with Pooch :( Ugly Tummy Has to Go! - Sacramento, CA

Hey there ShaeDreams your absolutely right! it doesn't pay to go cheap lol I haven't actually had my surgery yet but I'm shooting for a date of 10/2/14 I will definitely keep everyone posted and I will start to add some before pictures this weekend! thank you for your support

You're so welcome! I'm excited for you!!!

Good luck with Dr. Clark. She clearly does great work and you may find she is the one for you. I am telling you what I experienced so you can better prepare yourself for your consultation. I would find out how much operating time she would need to achieve what results you want and what any options are. Don't be afraid to tell you you were already quoted or question operating time if you don't understand or if the time is much different than what you were previously quoted. My experience with Dr. Clark for a Mommy MakeOver Consultation was rushed and confusing. The mistake I made was this was my first ever consultation so didn't have a plan of what to discuss, but I did tell her I wanted breasts lifted but felt concerned with the end result without implants, that I wanted tummy tuck and was unhappy with my thighs then we started talking about a body lift and I was not prepared to discuss a Body lift because this procedure was not something I considered. Also, never did we discuss how I felt about changing things up while operating into a more extreme procedure only later I found out I was quoted for 21 hours for two procedures with an option to put implants in on second procedure, and extend the tummy tuck into a 360 Lower Body lift if she felt better results could be achieved while operating... But then again, I did ask for her opinion and the consult was abruptly ended without discussing further. I am also disappointed she has not answered my email I sent her explaining my concerns and requesting a second consultation. By the way, Dr. Hamayata told me that a 360 body Lift was way too extreme for me, completely unnecessary and that operating time would be 6 hours max to do the Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck before walking me through the entire process... He gave me plenty of time and made it clear he had all the time in the world to answer questions, plus email address if I later had questions. I look forward to seeing Dr. Green next week followed by Dr. Kimberly Henry although I question distance playing a role with follow up care with Dr. Henry due to he only being in Davis once a week. Information is power so and plastic surgery should never be rushed so get as many consultations as you can until you find complete trust with a surgeon. Let me know how it goes for you and I hope the info. helps. Michelle

thank you so much Make Me Over that's my problem I get my consultation and don't ask any of the questions I had in my mind to ask! This time I'm writing a list of questions I have and concerns so I don't get distracted in my meeting with her. I didn't think to ask how much operating time the doctor would need to achieve the results' I wanted, that's a really good question to ask. I went to Dr. Henry in 2008 for breast implants I wouldn't go back to her, I was really young and didn't know any better I went to this doctor in the bay area first who advised me I needed a lift so I decided to see Dr. Henry to see what she was going to say she advised me I can go with out a lift if I got bigger implants! (I should of just got the lift) now I have a this double bubble that I hate, and I had two surgeries total with her, her putting the implant's in then I got CC in my right breast she had to remove $2600 later! she is very busy I communicated with her office assistant most of the time :(

hey Msmajestic ok good to know hun thank you so much that really helps me with making my mind up on who I want to choose as my doctor