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12-20-2008, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC
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|  Plastic Surgeon interested in helping weight loss patients
Hello everybody,
I found this forum while looking for weight loss support groups that serve the Triangle area of North Carolina. I am a Plastic Surgeon trained at USC in Los Angeles where I worked with a renowned post-bariatric surgeon, Susan Downey. She imparted on me an interest in helping folks who have lost a lot of weight. Actually, my interest in bariatric surgery goes even further back to when I trained in General Surgery with the likes of Bill O'Malley, a very prolific laparoscopic GBP surgeon in Rochester, NY. Anyway, I can't give individualized medical advice, but I'm happy to answer general questions, including options for post-op patients thinking about Plastic Surgery. Sorry to be so long-winded. I'm really excited to help and look forward to participating in the Plastic Surgery forum!
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12-20-2008, 03:57 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, Ga
Posts: 1,440
Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Start Date:
December 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
259 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
48 lb Weight Loss:
61 lb Lb Left to Lose:
18.5328185328 % % Lost:
who knows? Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.8747795414 BMI Start:
37.3728898967 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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HI... I had my GBP at Highland but not with O'Malley, I had mine with Dr. Johnson, Chief of Surgery at Highland. They now have a PS working with them on life after Weight Loss, not necessarily surgical patients but most are. He's spoken several times at our support groups and is trying to incorporate a lifestyle change as well as plastic surgery. It's going to be a great program and I think they're looking to get it up and running in January. There'll be cooking classes, excercise classes, support groups on different levels.. any money put toward these lifestyle changes will go into a "virtual" bank account and will be applied to the cost of future plastic surgery. You should check it out if you've not heard of it.
It's a good thing that you're doing and I'm excited to see more Dr's becoming informed and interested in this area.
__________________ Martha "Your new beginning doesn't begin tomorrow, it begins with your next breath." (Taken from a lecture I heard at my WLS Support group. Why wait Until tomorrow or Monday to start over? Start over with your next breath.) My top 2 reasons for LIFE... Joshua and Jessie.   | |
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12-20-2008, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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woohoo!! we hit the jackpot LOL.
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12-20-2008, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC
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|  PS at Highland
"They now have a PS working with them on life after Weight Loss, not necessarily surgical patients but most are. He's spoken several times at our support groups..."
Imlosinit,
I'm guessing that the Plastic Surgeon is Jeff Gusenoff. He's a great guy and trained at the University of Rochester (I was finishing General Surgery while he was finishing Plastics) about the same time I did. I wish I could say I miss Rochester (my wife and I are from there and my son was born at Highland), but the winters are a lot milder here in North Carolina. Joe Johnson, who did your surgery, is also a phenomenal guy. Please give him my regards if you see him anytime soon!
Regards,
ER
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12-20-2008, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 3,239
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
125 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.8164794007 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.8254394531 BMI Start:
24.3715820312 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well you should be glad your not in upstate NY right now. Yesterday am there was no snow at my house and my the drive home it was awful and we got over a foot of snow. I like snow but I like the pretty snow.
I had Dr. Omalley as my surgeon just about 2 years ago and I am currently a patient of Dr. Gusenoffs also.
Both are excellent surgoens. Small world that you worked and trained with both of them.
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12-20-2008, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I would love to see plastic surgeon's investigate the sheer numbers of people having this surgery and make it more affordable for us...being as how insurance will not help.
My plastics are put off until I can put together the money to make it happen. It's VERY hard to make this much progress, only to be put on hold, as it is seen as cosmetic....I would love for insurance companies to understand...we did this for our health, and paying for plastics is a short term loss that will DOUBLE what they would have had to pay for our obese co-morbidities....
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12-20-2008, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,788
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
I have moved this thread from where it was originally posted, because I think it will get more attention here. I have stuck it for the time being, too, as there are a lot of discussions on PS, and with many of our members considering PS now, I hope we'll get some lively discussions and good pointers and input.
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12-20-2008, 08:19 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 1,003
Weight Statistics 1/13/08 Start Date:
11/17/08 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
288 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.7083333333 % % Lost:
11/2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.4296875 BMI Start:
28.3190917969 BMI Current:
27.4609375 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi and welcome! My surgeon was Dr O'Malley too.
__________________ Sarah Lost 15 lbs before surgery
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12-21-2008, 11:17 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Y.
Posts: 1,577
Weight Statistics June 25,2007 Start Date:
June 25,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
322 lb Start Weight:
239 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
83 lb Weight Loss:
74 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.7763975155 % % Lost:
07/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.4268211183 BMI Start:
37.4286032524 BMI Current:
25.8398306973 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi and welcome Tks so much for your interest in this topic. Getting the skin off would, in my opinion, be the finish to this journey but it is not "included". I live near Buffalo and had my surg. with Dr. Carraunna very very pleased with him and his staff as well. Again, welcome and Happy Holidays! AS FOR SNOW OMG we cant see our street from the window as we speek,lol. Thats Buffalo winters for ya! kathy
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12-21-2008, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 2,091
Weight Statistics 1/10/08, the final endeavor, I WILL SUCCEED!!! Start Date:
3/12/08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
316 lb Start Weight:
203 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
113 lb Weight Loss:
23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.7594936709 % % Lost:
7/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index55.9707734946 BMI Start:
35.9559082892 BMI Current:
31.8820861678 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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So glad you could join us...
As we travel this journey, & the skin begins to sag, i do sonsider ps in my future.. I have to agree that the insurance sompanies should pay for it, but of course many of ours do not...
I'd love to donate my exccess skin to burn injury aptients, i've heard a little about it, but haven't reached gal yet to truly research...
Thanks so much for joining us doc!!!
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