In mid-2013, I was diagnosed with Gynecomastia due to a low testosterone condition. They corrected the condition, but the Gynecomastia was there to stay...or so I feared. I started shopping around for plastic surgeons in New York, where there are obviously a plethora of choices, but this was an incredibly personal matter and as such, I made a point of looking for a surgeon that I felt I could trust. After I exhausted a number of choices in NYC, I transitioned my search to Annapolis, MD where I had grown up. I spoke with a few surgeons down here as well - Dr. Kelly Sullivan's office was my last stop. From the moment I stepped in the door, the experience was different. Better different. The very "come as you are, never any judgements" attitude really made a big difference, and after speaking to Dr. Sullivan and the staff that day, it was one of the most intuitive choices I've ever had to make to have Dr. Sullivan do my surgery. Surgery came around, and the results were not what I was expecting (but wait, there's more!). When we discussed the initial surgery, we made an executive decision to go with a less-invasive, but subsequently less-effective approach of doing the surgery. Because of this decision, it was clear after a few months of healing that we really should have gone with the more aggressive approach to get the results that I was expecting. Without missing a beat, Dr. Sullivan's team scheduled me in for a revisional surgery at no additional charge - way above and beyond what I was expecting. A few months later, I had gone in again and got the very aggressive results I was looking for! As the swelling of this second surgery went down and the healing continued, some interesting complications arose from the fact that the skin had not retracted the way that was intended - things were healing in the wrong place, causing "folds" in the skin on one side of my chest that looked...weird...and really bothered me. Yet again, Dr. Sullivan's team to the rescue. After waiting about a year to see if the condition would correct itself, we did yet another revisional surgery to correct the fold. The surgery was successful, and while the recovery was a bit rocky, everything healed perfectly and I got the body I wanted from the very beginning. I'd like to highlight that it was Dr. Sullivan's persistence and understanding that allowed for me to get the perfect result that I was looking for. I was driven to get there, but the difference was...so was she. She had a vested interest in making sure that I was completely satisfied...and it showed. From the entire staff. Now a year and a half after that last surgery, I came in today for my final follow up with Dr. Sullivan - 100% satisfied with how I look, how I feel, the way I wear clothes, the confidence I have at the beach, etc. It wasn't quick, and it wasn't easy...but having my surgery here made a world of difference for my life in ways I can't begin to describe. I hope others get to experience the same care and consideration that I benefited from over the past few years through Dr. Sullivan and her staff.
by W.F.
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April 29, 2016