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32 Year Old 2 C-section - Hernia Repair/muscle Repair/ Ba. Salisbury, MD
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I have had a great experience with Dr. Perrotta...
Surfer4December 5, 2015
I have had a great experience with Dr. Perrotta and all of his staff. I had a full tummy tuck with hernia repair, full muscle repair ( I had a large separation) and silicone breast augmentation. I am about a week and a half post surgery. I have been very impressed with the office and staff. Laurie the surgical coordinator has been absolutely amazing. She responds to all of my emails and concerns within minutes and has calmed my nerves on several occasions. The surgical center is in office and my experience on surgery day was very positive. My nurse Julianna was amazing.... She picked up on both mine and my husbands personality and we joked and talked and calmed my nerves before surgery. She also helped post op with answering questions on my healing and was amazing. The anesthesiologist was very informative and very personable. I am still in the healing process but I am pleased with my results so far.
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Replies (7)
December 7, 2015
Congratulations on getting results that you're happy with. I'm glad to hear your healing is going well and I hope that you'll keep us posted on your progress.
March 26, 2016
I was a 34a and now measure a 36d ... I have 420cc natrelle silicone moderate profile
March 26, 2016
and I forgot to ask, what was his price for both? im debating whether to do one at a time or if its a little less expensive, both.
March 26, 2016
If you do both at the same time you will get a discount since you only need the surgery fees and anesthesia once... I honestly would do both at the same time if you can. It is not an easy recovery. I was out of work for 6 weeks and Even 5 months post op I still see changes and experience some abdominal swelling at the end of the day. I can't remember the exact cost but somewhere around 12-13,000
UPDATED FROM Surfer4
11 days post
Pre op suggestions
Surfer4December 6, 2015
I searched and searched this site for months before my procedure for information and reviews. I thought I'd offer my suggestions for pre/post op.
1. Multi vitamin
2. Extra vitamin c
3. An electric recliner ( we had a reg recliner but w a ba you can not control the leg by yourself. My husband rented one on Black Friday $20 for 4 weeks. it was the only way I could get up and down on my own! You will be sleeping in this for about the first 2 weeks!
4. A water bottle with a good straw. Sounds silly but when you are barely able to lift your arms and you are in and out of sleep bc of pain meds having a good water bottle w a long straw really helps
5. Gatorade/crackers/soup/jello/ snacks w fiber
6. Stool softeners/ prune juice ( you will get constipated from the pain meds which is no fun when your belly is worked on.
7. Bacitracin ( I put some around my drain site when I changed my dressing)
8. Snap front bras ( I was able to change from my surgical bra after my first appointment I found an awesome one at Walmart for 5.98 that had hooks in the front and was very comfy on my incisions
9. Vitamin e liquid and arnica liquid to put on skin other than incisions to relieve itching, prevent brushing and stretching
10. Most importantly someone to be with you for at least the first week of not more. You can not do anything by yourself so you have to have someone help you with everything!!
1. Multi vitamin
2. Extra vitamin c
3. An electric recliner ( we had a reg recliner but w a ba you can not control the leg by yourself. My husband rented one on Black Friday $20 for 4 weeks. it was the only way I could get up and down on my own! You will be sleeping in this for about the first 2 weeks!
4. A water bottle with a good straw. Sounds silly but when you are barely able to lift your arms and you are in and out of sleep bc of pain meds having a good water bottle w a long straw really helps
5. Gatorade/crackers/soup/jello/ snacks w fiber
6. Stool softeners/ prune juice ( you will get constipated from the pain meds which is no fun when your belly is worked on.
7. Bacitracin ( I put some around my drain site when I changed my dressing)
8. Snap front bras ( I was able to change from my surgical bra after my first appointment I found an awesome one at Walmart for 5.98 that had hooks in the front and was very comfy on my incisions
9. Vitamin e liquid and arnica liquid to put on skin other than incisions to relieve itching, prevent brushing and stretching
10. Most importantly someone to be with you for at least the first week of not more. You can not do anything by yourself so you have to have someone help you with everything!!
Welcome to the community and thanks so much for offering your opinion of your doctor.
It would be great if you could give us a little more detail about your experience, like why you had the surgery, your tips for getting good results, pros/cons, and info on the recovery process.
As a community manager, I get requests all the time from other members who want me to to keep encouraging people to share their experiences, which are so helpful for others considering these procedures. So please accept this as a well-intentioned request from thousands.