Joseph F. Capella Plastic Surgeon MD, FACS

Dr. Capella is the top plastic surgeon for post-bariatric and massive weight loss patients. He is an innovator and pioneer in the field and has one of the largest experiences in the world having performed more than 10,000 body contouring procedures. He truly excels at sculpting beauty from gobs of fat -- just check the tons of patient photos on his website. I have seen far too many patients lately who are very unhappy with the results their surgeons gave them. Worse, those surgeons then refuse to fix the work that they did. It truly breaks my heart that these patients must go through this heartache -- not to mention the waste of money. I promise you that if anyone can make your body look good, it is Dr. Capella.

Dr. Capella truly cares about his patients, I think more than any doctor I have ever met (and I know many doctors owing to my profession). I met him in 2006 when I was interviewing surgeons and since then he has always been the doctor whom I wanted to perform my surgery. I could not imagine going to anyone else.

I also admire Dr. Capella's philosophy and approach to business. He tries to do his surgeries as efficiently as possible and run his practice efficiently so as to keep the cost of surgery down. His goal is to make surgery attainable for as many people as possible. I have seen far less qualified surgeons charging considerably more money. Dr. Capella also does free revisions and does not charge for his consults. There is simply nothing more that a patient could want in a doctor than what they get in Dr. Capella. You may read an interview that I did with Dr. Capella on body contouring plastic surgery: http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/276918/162591/interview-capella-plastic-1?ap=831

As for my surgery - a body lift of my entire upper and lower body and an inner thigh lift - he has been extremely supportive and compassionate beyond what I think any other surgeon would have done. The man is simply remarkable. I have gone through many stressers leading up to the day of my surgery and Dr. Capella was always there when I needed him, whether it was to resolve a problem or spend countless hours consulting me. I think he has given me somewhere between 6-8 hours of pre-surgery consults for my 6-hour surgery. He has gone above and beyond what any other surgeon would have done. There are certain special people who come into our lives that leave their imprint upon us forever. I will never forget how much care he provided to make sure that I went into surgery comfortable emotionally and with all of my questions answered. And I will always have the wonderful body that he sculpted for me. He seems too good to be true, but he really is THAT good. This I promise you.

Update, Nov 19th: I went from a size 14/16 to a size 8 in only 3.5-mos after my tummy tuck! And now less than 6-weeks after my upper/lower body lift and thigh lift, I am a size 4!

Update: at 4.5 months post op I am a size 2!

Dr. Capella and Scott are amazing. I went to see 3 physicians before Dr. Capella. I chose him for his reputation, his knowledge, and his personality. I could not be happier.

He has a great website, and nice staff. I had a brachioplasty and maxopexy done by him. He made one breast square looking...hope he will fix it.

Dr. Capella is an extremely good listener who is always willing and ready to answer all of your questions and discuss your concerns.

Dr. Capella came highly recommended by my bariatric surgeon. I lost 117 pounds from the Lapband and was not happy with my body. I went for a consultation with Dr. Capella and he immediately gained my trust with his extensive knowledge of plastic surgery. I had a body lift, breast lift, and arm lift in October 2008. I could not be happier with my results! Three months later I had an inner thigh lift and, again, could not be happier! It is very hard to lose so much weight and be left with extra skin. Dr. Capella gave me the body I worked so hard for and I cannot thank him enough!!

Dr. Joe did my tummy tuck, hernia repair and scar revision 6 wks ago. He & Scott are very knowledgable and friendly, also quite accomodating and prompt to respond (a rarity w/ surgeons). Also, their fees were reasonable and I'm extremely happy with the results thus far. The scars are very thin and look great even after only 6 weeks! Great practice! Thanks Dr. Joe, Scott & Val!

I had a body life in April 2009. I am completely happy with the outcome. Dr. Joe was extremely sensitive to my needs.I called the office at least once a week and the staff was so friendly and willing to help me in any way they could. Scott who is Dr. Capella's PA is SO helpful and knowledgeable about the procedures. I recently went back to have a consultation on an inner thigh lift, and booked my surgery for December of this year. I highly reccommend Dr. Capella and his staff.

I have to share my experience with Dr Capella and his staff. I feel they are nothing short of FABULOUS. I had a body lift and outer thigh and butt lift done with them 8 months ago. Dr Capella was up front about my expected surgery results and what to expect during and after the recovery. The care I received post surgery was stellar. Most of the time I met with Scott - the PA who patiently listened and responded to all my questions and concerns. I never felt rushed or stupid for asking questions, I truly felt hear and respected for being so in tune with my body. Being able to email questions and get a response back was also a very helpful tool in my recovery.

I had an excellent experience and am looking forward to my next surgery with them. The office staff - Melba and Tara were also wonderful. I always got through to a pleasant voice ready to greet me on the other end.

I HIGHLY recommend them!

I had a lbl and breast reduction and am now scheduled for my arms and medial thigh lift. The lbl and breast reduction was only 6 weeks ago but so far I am very pleased. I still have swelling as expected. Dr. Capella clearly loves his job and as far as I am concerned that is what makes him so incredible at it. He is interested in perfecting his art and we benefit from it. I had no serious problems with surgery at all and am just about back to normal activity.

Even though I had complications with both surgeries I had with him...I would still reccomend him as a doctor.