“I feel like a sexy lady again”

Dear Dr. Greenberg,

When I met you just a few short months ago, I walked into your office just “a shell of a woman”. I was a Mom of two wonderful children that I totally adored, I have the most amazing husband anyone could ever want, a house in the mountains that I just loved living in. Someone may wonder how I became just a shell of a woman while having everything I had ever wanted?

Well it was because of my “war wounds” from having children. I was so embarrassed to show you my stomach I was in near tears, but when I heard your very soothing voice saying, “Oh sweetie”, right there and then I knew you understood my journey and my pain. Thank you for not being like other Plastic Surgeons. Thank you for not making me feel small or vain for wanting to get my stomach back to a somewhat normal looking stomach. Thank you for helping to never hear again “Oh when are you due” and my answer was, “I am not pregnant I am just fat”. But I wasn’t fat. I had some lady rub my stomach and give the “aaawwww” as if I was expecting-that did it. Well that and the 4 days of crying over it. Thank you for admitting that my breasts were “just fine” and “leave them alone”, my husband totally agreed with you too!

You gave me hope that I could look and feel like a sexy lady again. Saying thank you never seems like enough to you and to Marty for everything you have given me. By you and your great work I was able to lose 7 inches off my waist! Yes world, you read that correctly 7 INCHES! This surgery was never about weight loss, it was all about correcting my super blown out stomach.

Right now I feel like the character of “Buddy Love” from “The Nutty Professor”, I swear every time I go into a store to shop for myself, I want to scream, “SPANDEX! I WANT SPANDEX!” While I do know that there is a load and/or age limit on Spandex, it’s really funny to say it to people!

Just flat out bless you for filling my “shell” and giving my family back their Momma. I swear if I ever want any type of “tune up” no other Plastic Surgeon will ever touch me.

Sincerely yours,
KG

K.G., Abdominoplasty and umbilical hernia repair, Santa Cruz Foothills