12 years ago I met with Dr. Dahan for a breast reduction. Although the surgery and recovery were not my fondest memories, the aftermath most certainly was. Dr Dahan became my life time hero and I have thought so highly of him ever since. The breast reduction was the best decision I ever made next to the Plastic Surgeon I chose. Dr Dahan was the nicest and most compassionate doctor I had ever met. I feel he did the most beautiful job and I have referred dozens of friends and family to him over the years. Every one of them who have had surgery performed by him have come back with glowing reviews of his work and him as a person. I went back to him for a scar revision seven years later which he did for me pretty much right then and there. He remembered me and my mother very well as soon as he saw me sitting in his waiting room.
My mother also had a breast reduction along with a tummy tuck by him just after I had my surgery. At that time I was impressed and touched that he remembered me so well after all of that time. I know I waited a long time for the scars to be fixed but hey, life kind of gets away from you sometimes.
Well Today I went in to see him again. This time it is for a tummy tuck. I have been wanting this for a long, long time. I lost a substantial amount of weight over the past few years and have a lot of lose and sagging skin that will not tighten up again. Too much yo-yoing I guess. So as I was sitting in his lobby waiting on his assistant to call me in for my consultation appointment, he came walking by me and at first glance recognized me again. Even at 70 lbs lighter. He came over and chatted with me for a while while I waited. We caught up on life and he asked how my mom and I were both doing. He even remembered the last time I was in for my scars. WOW! My consultation was with his assistant because consultations with her were of no charge but with him were $60. So I opted for her when I made the appointment. Well as it turns out she was running pretty behind so he came back out with his laptop and called me in to a meeting room to do my consultation himself since I have such a long history with him and am most comfortable with him.
We discussed many procedures I was interested in and showed me what he would be able to do. Afterwards he set me up in his assistants office to go over prices and options and made sure to tell her to take very good care of me.
After going over many options on procedures and combinations of procedures I took my quotes and went home to hash them over. Although I would love to get them all done, financially it just wasn't an option, so I stuck with my main concern. The tummy tuck. I called my mom to discuss them with her and to go over the best time for the surgery. I needed to make sure it fit in with her schedule as well since she would pretty much be caring for me 24/7 for the first 3-4 days.
Looks like I am finally getting my beautiful flat tummy. After all of the hard work I have done I am so happy and excited that this dream is withing an arms reach now. I just have to call next week to book a date and pay my deposit. YAY!!!!
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