AboutAlan M. Engler, MD, FACS Expertise Dr. Engler has answered over 2700 plastic surgery questions for Allexperts. His expertise is in cosmetic plastic surgery including breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts etc.
Dr. Engler has been listed as one New York`s Top Doctors, and as "One of the World's Most Famous Aesthetic Surgeons" (Aesthetic Surgery, TASCHEN Books, Angelika Taschen, Editor). He is the author of 4 books, including "BodySculpture" (a best-selling plastic surgery book on breast surgery, liposuction and tummy tucks), "EyeScapes" (Plastic Surgery of the Eyelids), "Restylane," and "The Slim Book of Liposuction."
Dr. Engler has two US Patents for surgical instruments that he's designed, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Tyra Banks Show, The Ricki Lake Show (four times), and the Dr. Keith Ablow Show. Videos of his appearances are available on YouTube (SEARCH FOR "DR. ENGLER"). His website is www.bodysculpture.com.
Experience Dr. Alan Engler is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York and the author of BodySculpture - Plastic Surgery of the Body for Men and Women (ISBN 0966382749) one of the top-selling plastic surgery books on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc.
Education/Credentials Dr. Engler graduated from Yale University (undergraduate) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (medical school). He did his residency training in General Surgery and, after that, Plastic Surgery, at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Question I've suffered many years with HS. I'm a veteran with no insurance. The Veterans Hospital doesn't specialize in my problem and told me that it wasn't that bad. OK, now I need to see someone else. I don't know who or where to ask for help without feeling embarrassed or like I'm wasting time. Please help
Thank You
Answer from Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
Hi Lillie,
It is, of course, very sad that as a veteran you have no insurance...and I'm sorry for that.
However, what you should do is find a medical center near you and contact the plastic surgery department or clinic. Once you're enrolled there, they may be able to help with some sort of an insurance/social service consult to help get your treatment covered and, at any rate, the costs are dramatically lower there than via any private doctors. The reason, of course, is that you will be taken care by senior residents under the supervision of more experienced surgeons. The care is typically excellent and affordable.
