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Hi,
My I had Gastric Bypass Surgery 4 years ago. As you can well imagine I do have a lot of loose skin and would really like to have many procedures done. I was wondering if people volunteer for these services such as plastic surgery and if so how would I go about getting help with my situation. I would definitely be interested in finding out if there is anyway I can volunteer for a procedure like this one and get the procedure done at no cost. I am a widow and single mom and can’t afford to have it done due to finances and my insurance does not cover it. I really suffer a lot with the agony of the loose skin. It seems like first it was the weight (not being able to do things with my children because the weight restraint) now it is the embarrassment of all the hanging and loose skin everywhere. I would be more then willing to pose and be spokes person for the clinic. Please let me know if there is any possible chance of this?
from Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
Hi,
Congrats on everything you've gone through! I know it's great for your health, and it's obviously helping the way you look. Now it's on to the next step.
I don't know of a specific forum that would provide what you're looking for, but I would think that the best approach is to contact a medical center near you. Ask for the plastic surgery department or clinic, and then make an appointment there.
Each university or medical center has its own rules and routines, so you may have to try to figure it out a bit there. But that's where I'd start.
Congrats again, and good luck,
Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
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Answers by Expert:
Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS
Expertise
Dr. Engler has answered over 3100 questions as a volunteer expert for AllExperts. His expertise includes breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts, skin cancers, cysts, 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"), and his discussion of breast implants, also on YouTube is "How to Choose a Breast Implant." His website is www.bodysculpture.com. Thanks for "Likiing" Dr. Engler on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Alan-M-Engler-MD-New-York-Plastic-Surgery-and-Aesthetics/107206405967267?ref=ts&__a=8
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 (BA, Russian Studies) and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). 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, and is a Special Lecturer in the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York. He has admitting privileges at Beth Israel Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center, both in New York.
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