Washington Heights Word of Mouth: Affordable Quality Plastic Surgery in New York City

I am about to reveal a secret that will change the lives of many women. Ladies, I hope you are all sitting down when you read this.

How many of you ladies have considered having plastic surgery? We have all looked in the mirror and pulled and stretched certain areas of our body or face and said, "I wish I could get rid of that or "a little enhancement won't hurt".

Plastic surgery can be very expensive. We all go online and do our research and look for a board certified plastic surgeon. Once we find a surgeon, we look at their websites, read reviews, call and make a consultation. At the consultation, you discuss what you want to have done with your surgeon, you ask questions. At the end of your consultation you should have all the answers to your questions and feel comfortable with your surgeon. Some of us go for a second and third consultation with different surgeons usually to compare techniques and prices. The conclusion you usually come to is that this procedure (beauty enhancement) is going to put a dent in your purse. So what are we to do when there is no way we can pay "those prices" for our beauty enhancements? We find an alternative!!!!

Word of mouth is very important. Most of us are inclined to use the same surgeon as a family member or friend. This word of mouth secret comes straight out of the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City. You can have breast augmentation and liposuction done as an out-patient procedure for less than $4K. Information below:

Where: Harlem Hospital Plastic Surgery/Harlem Hospital Center

Location: 135^th Street and Lenox Avenue

Phone number for consultation: 212-939-8190

Below is the flyer that is given to you once you go to your consultation

Harlem Hospital Center

Faculty Practice

Cost for Cosmetic Surgery

$1,500.00for each Procedure Payments due 15 days before procedure

Method of Payment

Cash, Money Order, Certified Checks ONLY!!!

NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED

Where to Pay

Women's Pavilion (W.P.) 137^th Street Room 741 - 7^th Floor

(212) 939-3501

Payable to Phy-Care Solutions

When

Monday 9am to 12noon only or Thursday 1pm to 4pm only

PAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL STAY

$2005.00 Per day for Ambulatory Stay Services

Method of Payment

Cash, Money Order, Certified Checks ONLY!!

NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED

Where to Pay for Hospital Stay

Ron Brown Pavilion 137^th Street - to the cashier on 4^th Floor or 1^st Floor

Note:

Please keep receipts of payments in a safe place; they are absolutely necessary for financial clearance

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Questions:

•1- Are these procedures performed by a board certified surgeon?

Answer: Yes. You should never have any procedure done with a surgeon unless he/she is board certified. Do your research!!

•2- Where are these procedures performed?

Answer: Procedures are performed at Harlem Hospital Center located at 135^th Street & Lenox Avenue in New York City. Very easy to get to by subway, bus and car.

•3- Why are these cosmetic surgeries so affordable?

Answer: These procedures are performed in a clinic instead of a private practice which cuts the cost to the client but doesn't compromise on quality. Your cosmetic surgery is performed by a board certified surgeon.

•4- What can I expect at this clinic?

Answer: You will have to pay a co-payment every time you visit. Co-payments are determined by your insurance carrier if you have one. This co-payment is usually in the range of $10-$30, depending on your health insurance. If your health insurance is not accepted at this clinic or you do not have insurance, you will be asked about how much you make monthly. You will not be asked to prove your income. Your income is used to determine how much your co-payment will be for your clinic visits. They use a sliding scale. You will be told your co-payment and a clinic card will be created for you. You will have to pay your co-payment on the day of your consultation. You can expect long wait times. You can expect uncomfortable chairs in the waiting room areas. Anyone that lives in New York City and has been to the emergency room or clinic can relate to the long waiting time, uncomfortable chairs and less than pleasant service but you see the best doctors and you live thru it only to have to do it all over again. It is all part of living in the big city.

•5- Is financial assistance available?

Answer: Most health insurance companies will not pay for cosmetic surgery unless it is health related. You can ask to be placed on a payment plan if you are unable to come up with the entire cost of your cosmetic surgery.

Please note: There is no guarantee that you will be granted a payment plan but it doesn't hurt to ask, so ask!!!!

•6- How did you, newyorkcitygal, come across this Washington Heights word of mouth secret?

Answer: I personally know of 4 women that have had liposuction and breast augmentation done at Harlem Hospital Center. All of them are completely satisfied with their results and they look amazing. They have recommended their friends and family and are more than happy to show off their results. They all had their surgery performed by the same surgeon. Please click on More info if you would like more information on this surgeon More info..

Below is a description written by someone that had liposuction and breast augmentation done on August 15, 2008 at Harlem Hospital Plastic Surgery Center and I quote.....

"Here are the things no one writes about when you get breast augmentation or liposuction. I was under for 6 hours because my doctor was FABULOUS and one implant had more cc's than the other so once they lifted me (they do this to everyone to see if the implants are even) he noticed they were not the same size and had to adjust them. Then he was obssessed with my lipo, hee, hee. He did do a great job.

When I come around I was told I was getting some morphine for the pain. My sister, surrogate mother and my bff (god bless that skinny girl) where there waiting for me to come out. So I was rolled into a room dying to see my boobies, LADIES YOU WILL BE INCOHERENT AND UNABLE TO SEE YOUR NEW BOOBIES. LOL! You are laid flat on the bed and no matter how much to you try to see them you can't. Staying over night in the hospital was the best thing that could have happened there was a nurse at my beck and call for the hours I was there.

You will be in pain as the anesthisia wears off, OF COURSE YOU'VE BEEN CUT and STRETCHED and if you get lipo FILLED WITH FLUID AND SUCTIONED. I went home with a script for Tylenol with Codine, I was TERRIFIED. I thought holy mother of Jesus I am going to be in pain but ON CONTRAIR MON FREIR, I was SOAR. Man I was soar but not in pain. You cannot shower the first day, but on the second day, I was able to. I was able to wash my hair and bathe with no problem. You are able to lift your arms just not for an extended time. You CANNOT and I MEAN CANNOT bend over, you will be hurting. I was on the Tylenol Codine for 7 days after that you are not as soar.

The lipo is UGLY the first day you take your girdle off it is swollen and you have areas that are HARD. But that will subside and you will look great. How long does it take for you to be FLAT? Anywhere from 6-8 months. Yes that's right, don't expect to be flat immediately, lipo is not like a tummy tuck. With lipo you are injected a ton of fluid to dissolve the fat then you are suctioned. All of that causes the hardness and the swollen.

Its my 10 weeks since my surgery and my boobs are great, they feel so real and look real, FABULOUS!!! As for the lipo, I have no pudge at all, I M EAN AT ALL but I am not completely flat and there are still areas that are hard from the fat dissolving solution."

"Below is a little list of things you are not told -

1) You cannot sleep on your sides when you get new boobies for about 2 weeks

2) You cannot sleep on your belly for about 6 weeks

3) Your first week is a living nightmare because you are so SOAR.

4) You don't feel pain only soarness

5) You have to get up and walk, FORCE YOURSELF the first day out of bed you have to do it

6) When you get lipo you are not as flexible as before you cannot bend from side to side untill you are completely heeled (6-8 months)

7) When you get lipo you are not flat immediately

8) Your after pics are not taken till your 6 month visit

9) You have to find a great surgeon because he will make the difference!!! I LOVE MY SURGEON!

9) REGARDLESS of where the incision is for your boobs YOU WILL LOOSE SENSATION (takes about 6 months to get it back; remember you are getting nerves cut and your boob is getting strected and pooked to make space for the new invader).

10) YOU WILL FEEL GREAT if your surgeon did a good job

11) You have to wear the compression garment day and night for however long the doctor tells you

12) You will feel great and wonder why you didn't get it done sooner! LOL!

13) I just can't stop saying how great you'll feel.

This is the website www.designveronique.com; I used to purchase my girdle. I had to purchase 2, one for right after the surgery and then a smaller one once the swelling goes down.

You should buy vitamin e oil for the stiches the higher the IU the better. Fades away the scars nicely."

Newyorkcitygal's Washington Hts word of mouth:

I believe that this blog will help many women that thought it was impossible to have good plastic surgery done at an affordable price without leaving to another country. I have compared prices and it is cheaper to have your surgery done here at Harlem Hospital Center than to have it done in the Dominican Republic. You save on air fare, you save on your hotel/family stay. You are having your cosmetic surgery performed by a board certified plastic surgeon, that you can come back and see if you need to without having to board an airplane. How great is it that you can have a beauty enhancement done in close proximity to where you live. Now you can use your tax return to treat yourself, yes, I said it, lol. Please come back and comment on my page and let me know how it went for you with your plastic surgery performed at Harlem Hospital Center. Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have on liposuction and breast augmentation, I will pass them along to my contact person and she will try to answer your questions. Please pass the word along and refer your friends to this blog.

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