Consult with Dr. Mia Talmor or Dr. Ron Israeli??

I had a single mastectomy followed by chemo and radiation.  I have no excess tummy tissue, so knew my options were very limited.  I had several consults over 5 years, the last being a lat flap recommendation before I pursued microsurgical options out of state.  I am very active and didn't want to lose any part of my back muscle.  I ended up with a bilateral SGAP (one side for reconstruction, one side for augmentation) with Dr. Marga Massey in SC.  I am extremely happy with the results but this procedure is not for everyone - you have to be able to travel out of state, it is a long surgery (9-10 hrs) and a long recovery (I was out of work for 7 weeks).   I would also recommend Dr. Robert Allen who is in NYC several months a year now - he pioneered the DIEP and SGAP procedures.  Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.  Good luck! Liz

 I had one step reconstrution with Alloderm back in 1/09 with Dr Israeli. He is fantastic I can not say enough good things about him. I had LCIS and decided to get rid of the problem and had a PBM with the one step reconstrution. He told me "You'll go to sleep with breasts and you will wake up with breasts" If it was not for him doing that one step surgery I would have never done it.

His office staff is also very nice. His nurse Bella is the best. Good luck 

I should have done my homework and not relied only on a ps reference from another breast surgeon from Weill Cornel  If I had come to these boards, or looked up Dr. Mia Talmor on patient satisfaction sites like www.vitals.com, I would have found she had poor patient satisfaction.

Hi, I found this thread as I am considering using Dr. Mia Talmor but noticed quite a bit of favorable reviews of Dr. Ron Israeli. Which breast surgeons does Ron Israeli work with? I am planning on having a unilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. Trying to decide on the type of procedure and what plastic surgeon to use. However, I was under the impression that the breast surgeon should recommend the plastic surgeons with whom s/he typically works. Any information here would be greatly appreciated!!

I had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction first with expanders with Dr. Mia Talmor after having lumpectomy followed by radiation and chemo with nightmarist results. First with the expanders which went under the armpit. Dr. Talmore insisted that I must have massaged them into my armpit! Nothing could be further from the truth. Then with the implants, I asked for the Gummy Bear implants and she told me she would make that decision when she went into the operation. I found her to be arrogant and very dismissive about my feelings after the operation. ^{I was so crooked she put the same size implant (round clear silicone implants) and the implants puckered and looked horrible. She was dismissive about my feelings. I had to go to another reconstructive surgeon to correct her handiwork. I went with the gummy bear implants and although they are more firm, I am satisfied. Unfortunately, I have had to have several corrections since due to the radiation and the skin not expanding like the normal breast. I would not recommend Dr. Mia Talmore to my worst enemy! Dr. Israeli sounds like a good choice.}