I'd say Align is a very solid 4/5. I'm about 4 months post-op from a bilateral mastectomy and I'm very pleased with my results. The staff was super sweet and very attentive to my needs throughout the whole process. Everyone from Mark who helped prep me for surgery to Rachel who helped me figure out billing was super friendly, which made a very scary process a lot easier. Dr. Satterwhite was my surgeon and even though the bar is on the floor, he was undoubtedly the kindest doctor I've ever had the pleasure of working with. There are a couple of reasons why I'm taking away a star: The first reason has to do with my consultation. I was expecting to meet with Dr. Satterwhite during the consultation, but met with Debby instead. Debby was super sweet, but I wasn't prepared to not get to speak with the surgeon I'd picked. It wasn't until I asked that Debby told me she's worked with Dr. Satterwhite for a long time, which made me feel better, but not 100% like I might've been if I'd been given a heads up that I wasn't going to speak with my surgeon. I thought, maybe the next phone call. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case, and I didn't get to meet Satterwhite until an hour before the operation, which was really scary. It was a mix of covid protocols and a friend's recommendation that made me feel okay enough to trust the process. Still, I had to take a huge risk that could've been prevented with just a 5 minute phone call. The second reason is because of a miscommunication between my insurance and the surgical center. My insurance approved coverage for the surgery (thank god), but I received an email from the surgical center telling me it wasn't. This led to a week of on-going phone calls in with my insurance all while thinking I wasn't going to be able to get surgery. This was insanely stressful, so much so that I got IBS symptoms. It turned out okay in the end, but All things considered, I'm pleased with the results. I've included pictures of my chest at both its best and worst angles for people interested in getting top surgery with Align. I'm 3.5 months post-op in both pictures and have been doing scar massages at home since 1 month post-op. I didn't do the hyperbaric treatment with 8th element. I recommend Align for those who have the time and energy to be patient with the process both before, after, and during the operation. read more

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I'm currently in litigation with Dr John Pang and Align Surgical over my experience. A few minutes before surgery, Dr Pang changed details of the surgery in ways that reflected his preference,not mine, and it did not reflect the plan we discussed months ago. Then he told me "don't worry, I'm the expert." After surgery, I felt brushed off and my concerns were dismissed as swelling. He just left the exam room and I felt unheard. Later, I was told I would be helped with FFS revision, but that did not happen. When I later sought revision care elsewhere, I repeatedly asked for what I believe is my complete medical records and detailed billing/records showing what was billed and documented. I had difficulty obtaining what documents they gave me. After litigation began, the clinic told me any further records requests had to go through formal legal channels. In my experience, this was handled terrible, and I would not recommend Dr John Pang or this practice. read more

They stop scheduling me just cuz I couldn't do a surgery I had to canceled so after that they basically told me that I'm not allowed to have any other appointments anything horrible place!! read more

First off, I just want to say thank you to my wonderful surgeon "Dr. Anandev Gurjala" for making my body very feminine, however first off, my body compression garment is required to wear for 2-3 months if I want my hourglass body to look a lot feminine compared to a beautiful Sabrina Carpenter figure instead of an annoying and stupid Arnold Schwarzenegger figure. I am almost 2 weeks post op feminizing body contouring. Thank you all. read more

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My daughter has had two surgeries with Align Surgical Associates and we could not be happier. And I cannot say enough about the people who work in the office. They were so patient with all my questions and helped us through the incredibly complicated insurance issues. They did so much to help us make this life-saving surgery happen. From the medical teams to the billing department, everyone was kind, communicative, efficient and just wonderful overall. As a parent, even of an adult child, you worry and they did everything to help me through this comfortably! read more

Amazing experience with Align Surgical Associates! So happy with my results! Dr. Satterwhite, Debby, nurses, everyone medical. AMAZING! Preparation, procedure and follow-ups all exceeded expectations. Some minor drama with their scheduling and admin aspects. Overall, a really exceptional team that goes above and beyond. read more

Staff and Dr. Gurjala have been so helpful and communicative. Had a great experience in 2021 with FFS, very happy with results, and reestablishing care to get some more affirming surgeries has been great. Love Dr. Gurjala's manner, very easy to talk to and respectful of my wishes/vision and collaborating on end results. Also, coordination of after-care went well, and my mom adores him read more

I wish I never listened to the medical and psychiatric community when they told me it was possible to change my sex. What a lie. Very dangerous and unethical. Sex reassignment surgery is a hit and miss type of surgery, but they don't tell you that. They never do. And maybe if I didn't have autism, maybe if my brain wasn't so defective, I would have caught on before it was too late. I wish there was a cure for autism, but that's unlikely. It's endless suffering on top of even more suffering. I also wish voluntary euthanasia was legal. My death, likely painful, has proven that ethics are not universal and are otherwise non-existent. No one is truly there for me. There's no need to pretend. I have a gaping hole in my genital area with my colon spilling out (disgusting) and a ring of scar tissue blocking most of the entrance. If the colon can't discharge, that leaves it with severe blockage, which then could turn (and likely expected) into blood clots, followed by death. I've already reached the stage of blockage. What hurts me the most is the loneliness and the inability to find a partner. I can't have a normal sex life. I'm a loser and I probably deserve this deception. This is what I get for messing with nature. Mankind is destructive and I self-destructed. I just wanted friendship and love. I wanted life to be easier. I wanted to be a woman since I was 15. I wish I had the knowledge that I have today. I was a confused kid with no identity. I wish I could have done everything different, but it's too late now. I'm royally screwed. Dr. Thomas Satterwhite and Dr. Maurice Garcia, both in California and who are my original surgeons, have basically killed me. With accessory to my death is Dr. Miroslav Djordjevic, Dr. Rajveer Purohit, Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langner, and Dr. Jess Ting, who all refused to help me despite having letters by 1 psychiatrist and 2 Clinical Social Workers recommending reversal surgery and my detransitioning. My last wish is for the State of California and State of New York to press mutilation and criminal charges against these monsters, but they won't because people like me don't matter. There will be no accountability since malpractice is impossible to prove, especially with no lawyers willing to help me. There will be more victims of the false promises of changing your body into someone you can never be. The Transgender Ideology and its lies, along with the pro-gay media, medical and psychiatric community, have killed me. The feminization of America will continue to produce outcomes like mine. It wasn't my fault for failing. Everyone failed me, my death shouldn't surprise anyone. I hope they're all happy now. They've doomed me to choose between a life of suffering and death. No one cares enough to help me, they want me to wake up in pain everyday and suffer. No pain medication, no surgery, no empathy, and no pleasure. I hope to be remembered in positive light, but no doubt I'll be labeled mentally ill and a fool. I've always meant well. It was my kindness and trusting at face value that screwed me (like always). read more

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I like how Thomas failed to address all the problems 1. "YOUR" office should've never introduced a new facility without checking to see if the hospital was in network sir. 2nd even with me preferring to go to K and B "YOUR" offices had lost my surgery date at the original hospital sir. You should definitely learn to take accountability for your staff mistakes and just apologize. You did a great job de-escalating the situation read more

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First of all, being in the medical field myself (Patient Services Manager at a FQHC), I knew how to navigate the field of getting everything approved for my surgery beforehand so it would be seamless with this specialty office. Were there bumps in the road, yes--did the final outcome negate any of that...YES! So to the one star review on the bottom, pull up your bootstraps & stop complaining--we all go through the motions, it's a journey after all. Dr. Satterwhite & co. Changed my life! I am only 14-15 days healed after getting a full FFS Procedure. Rhinoplasty, Genioplasty, Forehead Shaving, Mandible Contouring, Liposuction, etc...he and his crew did that, and man what a job they did. Luckily for me I am a fast healer, not sure why...I virtually had no bruising & the recovery was a cakewalk. The work they do here is impeccable, the staff is friendly & attentive--the RN Gráinne Healy is truly the definition of what a RN should be. Exemplary nurse there have, couldn't have been a better experience for me. As for Dr. Satterwhite....his work is bar-none. At the pre-op I used a Blanche Deveraux line--"I am your clay, mold me"...and that he did, his work is practically artistic. He is a true visionary leading the way for all Trans People to finally fit in their skin. Thank you Align Surgical, thank you for my life! read more

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I have been calling this office for 3 days, so that I can schedule a consultation with Dr. Pang and out of the three people who work in the scheduling department, none of them returned my calls. I left a voicemail as instructed; I also sent a request for a call back through Align's website and no one replied to me. The last time I called, I was told that the scheduling team was in a meeting, so I called back again later and someone would answer the phone, not say hello and automatically transfer me to Edith's voicemail. So, I had to use my friend's phone and call from a different phone number and someone finally answered my call; this is unacceptable. read more

Dr. Angela Rodriguez (who is no longer at the practice) was amazing. She took the time to really understand what I was looking for and was very kind throughout the process. I got my surgery in December 2022 and I am very happy with the results. She also encouraged me to reach out to her via text if I needed her to advocate for me. And I'm so glad she did because the office staff I interacted with are absolutely terrible. When I went for my pre-op appointment, I arrived 20 minutes early and ended up waiting an additional 20 minutes until I flagged down someone and told them I was waiting for an appointment. People came in after me, were promptly greeted and then shown to the room for their appointment. But I was just there - waiting - with no interaction. I also wanted to get facial surgery and didn't find out until the day of surgery that I wasn't going to get because my insurance didn't cover it. I applied to pay for it out of pocket - I got my approval and approx. cost AFTER my surgery. When I got the approval, I thought it was for the top surgery (since it was not indicated anywhere else that it wasn't) but come to find out that it was for the facial surgery (which again, I did not get). But the most frustrating part of all of this? The billing department. They tried to charge me an additional $2,250 - apparently, they didn't understand that a deductible is apart of your maximum out of pocket?! It took multiple phone calls/emails to resolve where they constantly told me "as a courtesy" they would only charge me my maximum out of pocket amount. But the most frustrating part of this whole exchange is they still have not submitted the right claim to my insurance - almost 4 months after surgery. As someone who had to start a GFM to even get this surgery, missing this large amount of money is actually scary as they take their sweet time. They have submitted the claim for the facial surgery TWICE which again, I did not get, but not the correct claim for my top surgery. Thankfully, I have insurance that provides an advocate for people getting gender affirming care and yet, my advocate cannot even get ahold of the "right" person in the billing department after multiple contact attempts. Here is to hoping that I can get this figured out ASAP. As an office that specializes in providing care for Queer/trans people, please do better. read more

Align Surgical Associates took wonderful care of me. It was an absolute pleasure to have had the chance to receive care from such a professional and thoughtful team. I highly recommend this team and Dr. Sattlewhite was so amazing in his ability to get me the results I wanted. Thanks to the team. Amber Lynn read more

once again dr.rodriguez nailed it. I have referred so many people & I can say we have all been so obsessed with her work. She is very sweet & tries her best to reach expectations. The only thing that sucks is there is no parking...... but talk about a MAJOR TRANSFORMATION ! read more

Amazing team and amazing result with dr. Pang. I couldn't be happier! I highly recommend align!

Thomas Satterwhite and Debbie Anziano did my original reassignment surgery in Feb. 2018, then a revision cosmetic surgery in Nov. 2018. I flew from Tucson back to SF for the revision surgery and then returned to Tucson the following Monday after seeing Satterwhite for a very rushed post op, He YANKED the drainage tubes out and sent me on my way. After returning home I had complications, extreme swelling and pain in my right outer labia. I called Satterwhite for help the entire month of December 2018, could not reach him, was constantly told they would give him the message. He finally called me back Jan. 16th 2019, after a month and a half, I begged him for help, and was told it was normal, and was charged $500 for a 5-minute phone call. I reported my complications directly to Debbie Anziano via her cell phone, I was told it was just probably fat necrosis and normal. I begged them for help after the surgery and got nothing. Late December 2018 I used a mirror and saw something grey in the right labia surgical area, it was not normal so I pulled on it gently with a pair of tweezers, it was stretchy, I gently pulled on it, it was a 6 inch piece of drain tubing that had snapped off and was left inside me the day Satterwhite yanked the tubes out. I called Debbie Anziano over and over, telling her that my right labia was very swollen and sore, and that I could feel a lump in it, again I was told it was normal, and probably just fat necrosis. I was so swollen and sore that I could barely walk. I called Debbie Anziano and ask her to send me a prescription for antibiotics to Tucson, at which time she did, but told me not to take them, two weeks later I told her that I was still in great pain, which time she told me to send her a picture of the surgical area, she immediately responded start taking the antibiotics. Once I removed that tube, it was like "my water broke", leaking down my legs and onto my floor, but the pain subsided, but I my labia was still grossly engorged, with a hard object I could feel inside. I can't tell you how many times I asked Debbie Anziano for help directly via text messages and phone calls between 2018 and 2021, and she did nothing but tell me she thought "I should just get out more". In January of 2020 I started having severe issues not being able to have bowel movements, which I thought might have something to do with my reassignment surgery. Again I begged Debbie Anziano for help because none of the doctors in Tucson we're familiar with the surgery I had. I felt the bowel issue was connected to my reassignment surgery, but could find nobody in Tucson or where I live in New Mexico now to confirm this, as the doctors in Tucson and New Mexico are simply not familiar with these surgical procedures. In February of 2024 this year it was discovered that I had a complete neovagina prolapse, and while the doctors were looking at the imaging, Dr Max Gallegos at unmh Albuquerque discovered an unspecified medical device in my right labia. On February 26th 2024, I had surgery at unmh Albuquerque to repair the neo vagina prolapse, at which time Dr Max Gallegos removed the unspecified medical device from my right labia. Prior to having this removed my right labia was completely deformed, literally hanging down, with a hard ball in the center. Finally after 6 years I'm not in pain and I'm not deformed. I begged Debbie Anziano for help over and over again, and they did NOTHING. It was a horrible experience to say the least. Even after the surgery in February 2024 I am still unable to have bowel movements. I am positive my bowel issues are a result of my reassignment affirmation surgery, and while the surgery at unmh Albuquerque corrected the neo vagina prolapse and colon rectocele, I am still unable to have bowel movements. I am in pain all the time, unable to have bowel movements, with no doctors in New Mexico, even at unmh Albuquerque, that are familiar enough with the surgery performed by Thomas Satterwhite to help me. I honestly want to die. read more

I don't ever write reviews, but I have to in this case. I did so much research before having my top surgery to find a great surgeon that didn't make me wait a year for an appointment to open up. I was nervous going to Align Surgical Associates because I hadn't heard anything about them, there are very few reviews, and I couldn't find any photos of the surgeons' results online anywhere. I got my top surgery done with Dr. Gurujal and I couldn't be more happy with my results. He took his time to explain everything to me and he really listened when I told him specifically what results I was looking for. He took so much extra time during my surgery as well to make sure he gave me exactly the results that I wanted. My recovery was quick and as painless as possible. The staff and nurses were so nice the entire time. And I am so happy I went to Align Surgical. read more

As a transgender person, I was interested in an orchiectomy from Dr. Satterwhite and Gurujal's office. The office visit went well, but I received a call a few weeks later from their surgical scheduler asking for a bunch of evaluation letters with very specific and odd requirements -- such that the letters be dated within a specific time period of the *surgery date*. Now, this sort of letter requirement is fundamentally gatekeeping, which is bad. But if it was my insurance which required the letters and not them, I would at least not be upset at the doctor's office. In my case, my insurance already has all the letters they need and has already approved my surgery, so the doctor's office didn't need any letters at all! I was happy to give them a copy of my previous letters, but the scheduler kept insisting on new letters, saying my insurance would need them despite repeated explanations that they had already approved the surgery. It was only after several minutes of back and forth that the scheduler admitted that it was actually a policy from the doctor's office, not from insurance. I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that the doctor's office was obscuring the truth when they said they needed those letters to submit to my insurance. They really needed the letters for themselves, and insurance just happens to be the excuse that works with most patients. The whole experience left a very bad taste in my mouth. I do not like it when doctors' offices refuse to be honest with me. read more

Had my top surgery done here back in February. Super quick and painless recovery. Healed perfectly and I feel/look great! Dr. G was very patient, gentle, calming, and understanding of my worries, fears, questions, etc. I've recommended my best friend to him, and my friend will be getting his top surgery done in September. read more

Dr G was recommended to me in 2017 by one of his patients, who had the same procedure I was considering. Surgery is a big decision. I wanted the most technically skilled, compassionate, communicative doctor. Dr G is that doctor, and he performed my surgery in 2018. You have to do your part and communicate and be a collaborative patient. A year after surgery, I had a complication unrelated to the actual surgical procedure. When that situation went from annoying to acute, the team fit me into that day's schedule so at least I could be seen and get an immediate diagnosis/prognosis to put my mind at ease. Speaking of the team: Each of the Align staff and nurses has been personable, caring and professional. I have learned that if there are problems in a doctor's front office, there are probably problems that I want to avoid. This is not the case at Align. read more