After an accident, I developed a scary and painful case of capsular contracture around my implants…read moreand had to find a talented breast surgeon. My initial plastic surgeon, who did a flawless job with my implants, had recently retired, so I needed to find someone new.
I'm a person who really does my research. I had to work quickly, as the cap con was developing and worsening very fast. I went through a recent publication of the top breast augmentation surgeons in the country, and lined up virtual consultations with the best of the best in multiple cities. I also read every single review, and looked at every patient's "before and after" photo that I could find for all these surgeons and their work.
Although I live in NYC, I was prepared to travel if I needed to go to California, Florida, Texas or wherever for the surgery. I just wanted the best results possible.
After speaking with several surgeons, I discovered that many don't take on reconstruction surgeries. I was directed to Dr. Pfeifer from a couple nationally ranked surgeons in NYC, and I'm grateful for it.
Studying all of their work, I learned a lot about different processes and how much time the various surgeons planned to spend on the delicate reconstruction. I learned that many surgeons rent surgical facilities to do their surgeries, and this requires they work fast in order to get multiple surgeries in a day to maximize their time and minimize expenses.
Dr. Pfeifer offers a surgical location in the city, but also a beautiful surgical facility location in the Hamptons that she owns, where she can take all time she needs to work meticulously in order to achieve the most beautiful results.
More than anything, I wanted to go with who I truly believed to be the most experienced and talented reconstructive surgeon. After all, this is my only body and I hope to live a long, beautiful and healthy life. So, I chose Dr. Pfeifer.
It was the best decision.
She ended up needing six hours to reconstruct my damaged breasts, carefully cutting out the scar tissue and bacteria, preserving my own healthy breast tissue, and then replacing the implants. She didn't rush, and her whole team was gentle and caring.
The follow up and continued care has been exceptional. The staff (Maureen, Arleen and even Dr. P when needed) call regularly to check on me and answer questions. I feel very cared for during an uncertain and stressful time.
Dr. Pfeifer even met me on a Saturday since I had to get my body drains out and it was the right timing for my healing. She works so hard and really cares about her patients.
I'm still in the healing process right now, but the surgery experience and medical guidance before and after by Dr. Pfeifer and her caring staff has been everything I had hoped for, and then some. I haven't seen my incisions yet since they are still taped for healing (mine are located under my bust), but I'm hopeful they will heal well. The two drain points are already healing well and have only been out for a little over a week.
My partner and I honestly cried tears of joy and relief upon seeing my surgery results. The "girls" look and feel so amazing! When conditions get bad with your body, you just don't know if you will ever be out of pain, or feel good in your own skin again. Thank you for all you've done, Dr. Pfeifer. Not only are you a top notch surgeon, but you are a caring and talented artist. I'm so grateful.
