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Take a look at this online posting from a happy breast reduction patient!!

Love my breast reduction!!
by CKP at Citysearch

I am in 100% agreement with all of the reviews before mine!

I am a 40 year old woman who has been researching breast reduction for the past 15 years. I had been a comfortable C cup during my teens and college years but began growing despite maintaining my same weight and after the birth of my daughter I was up to a 32DDD. After a year of breast feeding and subsequent weening I expected my chest to become smaller but this never happened, and the past 6 years have been a nightmare of hospital visits and medical therapy to control the back and neck pain I have had.

Once I knew I was done having children I immediately began making appts for consults with surgeons I had heard and read about for years. All were doctors who are said to be top breast surgeons in NYC and I was impressed with all of them during my mtgs, even seeing one twice for a 2nd consult before thinking I would choose him. At the end of the day though, something I couldn’t put my finger on held me back from committing to any of them and they had all emphasized the scarring I would have as a result of the traditional technique they were accustomed to performing. As a result, I decided to do some more research on a newer procedure that I had started reading about called the Lejour vertical reduction, which produces 50% less scarring. It’s a relatively newer procedure compared to the traditional anchor technique and therefore there are fewer surgeons who truly specialize in it. In doing my research and reading countless reviews of these surgeons, I noticed the same few names mentioned over and over as being the experts in this technique. Dr. Walden was consistently top of the list so I scheduled a consultation.

After a half hour with Dr. Walden I had no question in my mind she was the one for me and I called to schedule a surgery date the next morning. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! Like the other reviewers on here have said, everything about her - her staff, work environment, the hospital she operates in - is absolutely top-notch. From the respect they show for your time when you have appts and the non-hurried time they spend with you while there addressing your questions, to the competence and extraordinary surgical skills Dr. Walden has in spades - I never once felt anything other than excitement about having this procedure done with her.

I am now just over 3 weeks post-op and I couldn’t be happier with my results. My breasts are the ones my husband and I remember from college, only better. My recovery has been a breeze and they look absolutely beautiful (or as my husband says, “outrageously hot” and the incisions are as delicate and fine as they come.

Dr. Walden and her practice are a female patient’s dream come true and I will absolutely return to her again should the need or want for any other procedure ever arise! She’s the best of the best in my opinion!

* Pros: Outstanding surgeon & aesthetic results; great staff
* Cons: None

New York Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jennifer Walden, discusses why taxing elective plastic surgery procedures is not a logical way to fund health care reform efforts. Neil Cavuto of Fox News interviews on this topic.

As we all are well aware, the nation’s health care system is in dire need of reform and cannot continue to support the needs of the American community. Health care costs are on the rise and doctors and patients alike are feeling the pains of the skyrocketing expense. President Obama brought this issue to the forefront of his campaign and is trying to develop a strategy to bring this deficit into prospective. One of the “ideas” presented last week was a new tax on Botox and other plastic surgery procedures. The concept is to place a 10% tax on cosmetic procedures like breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, injectables, and other elective  surgeries. The money generated would be put towards the $1 trillion dollar health care overhaul. Many in Congress have compared this tax to the “sin tax” that is put on cigarettes and alcohol.  We feel there are many, many conflicting issues with this proposal. First, the most obvious is lumping plastic surgery services into the same boat with cigarette usage is absolutely ridiculous. It is well known that cigarettes not just CAN but WILL lead to many forms of cancer and possible death. The strain that cigarette users put on the health care system is also extremely large.  To insinuate a comparison of cigarette and alcohol use to plastic surgery is beyond silly.

Doctors and other health care professionals, not the government, should discern between what procedures are “medically necessary” or not.   But the truth is, many patients who undergo plastic surgery procedures like breast reduction, ear pinning, breast augmentation, and rhinoplasty benefit both psychologically and physically. It is well known that plastic surgery patients are mostly women, so this would end up being a discriminatory move toward women. Also, one of the largest misconceptions about plastic surgery is that it is only the “ultra rich” that undergo these procedures. This generality couldn’t be further from the truth. The plastic surgery patients of today consist of middle class women from the age of 23-65. These women work very hard and save for quite a long time to be able to have these procedures. These are the woman who would ultimately bear the weight of such a decision.

This tax was put into place in New Jersey a few years back and has been a major disappointment. Patients simply got in their cars or on a train to Manhattan to have their surgeries tax free in New York.  Remember, you always have a say in how your government runs the country, so call your local representatives and voice your opinion if you have questions or concerns with health care reform!