Doctor Recs and Pricing in Los Angeles

[maintenanceman 287]

Any idea of approx pricing for reasonable surgeon in Greater LA for post-WLS male full extended TT and buttocks lift? Suggested surgeons?

[sillykitty 10,780]

I think Dr Katzen in BH is the best for male tt's after massive WL is SoCal. It's been a few years since I've gotten his quote. I think for a lower body lift you'd be looking at $25K ish, just as a ballpark

[maintenanceman 287]

Thanks. I got a quote from Dr. Moein in Century City… also $25k ish. Arghhh. SoCal is so expensive.

[sillykitty 10,780]

I've seen good work out of Mexico. I personally went to NJ because I liked the combo of work and price better with the surgeon I chose

[maintenanceman 287]

I worry about travel given the possibility for pain and complications. How did you handle that? How long did you stay in a hotel before flying back? What support did you have?

[sillykitty 10,780]

I've had 2 sets of surgeries and have traveled for both of them, as have some of my friends. Never had issues with recoveries and pain was always manageable. I had friends/family stay with me, but no medical care was provided. More like make me a sandwhich type care I stayed two weeks each time, which was more time than I needed. I've also known people who were very happy with recovery home stays

[The Greater Fool 2,054]

I had my TT at UCLA, I forget the Doctor's name, it was too many years ago. So really, I'm not much help for your actual query.

But, why I'm really here is to let people know that plastic surgery isn't always cosmetic.

If you can document things like rashes, infections, and back pain with failed interventions, it becomes a medical condition rather than a cosmetic one. It becomes 'reconstructive surgery' which insurance often pays for. My TT didn't cost me a penny.

Good luck,

Tek