Where are you located? I know CHI Franciscan in Tacoma participates... but you have to start with your Primary Care Doc.

Hi Nancy. I'm not sure if you've already made a decision, and I hate to give a not super happy review, but I had my arms done and breast lift (no implants) with Dr. Egrari about five years ago. I had understood (and my mom who went to appointment and the surgery with me agreed with me), that I was told the side skin under my arms would be removed and "tighten up" along with the breast lift. However, it wasn't. My breast lift was fine, although he did it "appropriate for my age" (I was 50 at the time), which means they're already starting to look slightly saggy again. I said I didn't want 50 year old breasts, I hadn't had them up where they belonged forever, and wanted them to last a long time for what I was paying. I am still very unhappy with the side skin and won't wear shirts that have lower arm areas (tank tops, etc., which is what I was hoping to be able to wear), because the skin pushes over the top of the sides of my bra and I still feel very self-conscious. Also, I had never had a reaction to surgical/medical tape in my life and I've had lots of surgeries using it. However, within a couple days, the skin down my arm scars was super painful. When I went in for my 1-week post-op checkup, I found out the pain wasn't the incision itself, it was that my skin alongside the incision where there tape was was completely filled with blisters. The tape was removed and steri strips put on, but the scars from the blisters are still along the incision scar on both arms. I should have gone to the PS that my WLS surgeon's (Dr. Jeffrey Hunter in Federal Way) office had on staff, but it cost more and I would have had to save up longer, and I was so excited to get this done, I couldn't wait anymore. Now I wish I had waited. Just a little feedback. I understand Egrari does amazing PS, but WLS PS is different than regular PS and I feel like I wasted my money because I still don't feel good about how I look in the areas the PS was done.

Hi Sarah!

I just stumbled on your post. Don't know if you have found a support group...because they really are important, but Good Samaritan in Portland holds 2 a month. I have not seen the 2018 schedule, but they did hold them the 1st Wednesday and the 3rd Thursday of the month. You do not have to be a patient to attend.

-Renee

I hope you did go off base...Dr. Watts performed surgery on my late wife 6/4/2003 and she left earth 2/13/2004....

I haven't been active on OH for a while and it looks like this board is pretty quiet, but I'll post this and hope to get some input. I posted on the Plastic Surgery board as well. Anyway, I'm at the point of making a decision on which PS to use in the Seattle area and am down to two - Sepehr Egrari and Scott Sattler. Has anyone had experience with either of these two docs? I'm planning to have a LBL, breast lift/augmentation and arm lift. Both seem well qualified and have worked with WLS patients. One doc is willing to do all procedures at once (with a second PS assisting) which is a big deal to me - one surgery, one recovery, one time under general anesthesia. The other would do two surgeries and not do breast implants until a later date, which would mean a total of 3 surgeries. If anyone has had experience with either of these docs or having all 3 procedures at once, I'd love to get some input. Thanks so much!