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I saw Dr. Elkowitz about my under eyes. I was not happy with the way they looked, the puffiness around them. I spoke to Dr. Elkowitz, and there was a solution to that. I was eager to find out what the solution would be, how it would look afterward, and how different my face could look. I started noticing more, quote unquote, issues with my face — the eyes had been going on for a while — to the point that I thought I was going to be stuck like that for the rest of my life, and that there weren't any solutions out there. So we did the brows, the upper eyelids, and this was the lower eyelids. Definitely, my features are more prominent — the puffiness is gone, my eyes come out more — versus in the past, when they would hide beneath that puffiness, which enhanced the dark circles even more. So now my features look more like what they should, if I didn't have those imperfections. Amazing. Like I said, I didn't know such procedures were possible — that facial imperfections like this could be corrected in such a minimal way, where you couldn't notice anything. So I was amazed, and very thankful. For the incisions on the inside, they would pull out the lower lid and alter what needed to be altered from the inside, so there would be as few visible traces as possible from the outside. Again, I was amazed that could be done — I felt normal and looked normal within a few days. People would say to me, "Oh my God, what did you do? It looks normal, it looks natural," versus what they're used to seeing online, where people alter their appearance so much. They said, "Oh my God, you had work done, but it looks so natural" — the essence of you is still there, it's just more refreshed-looking. As for the recovery, there was no pain whatsoever — I want to emphasize that. No discomfort, just cosmetically, a few days where I had to get past some puffiness from the body healing. And of course I would do it again, knowing that, like I said, the essence of me is there — it's not altered, just enhanced and refreshed. So I would definitely do it again. In a few years, I'll be back. I would say, definitely, I am living proof — going into his office for maybe one procedure, being so happy with the results, and going back to say, "Doc, what else can your wonderful hands do to enhance, once again, who I truly am — just a better version of it?" And here I am, after three or more procedures, making this testimonial — and I'm extremely, extremely happy.

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It happens. I went for a makeup consult with my daughter for her wedding, and you know, she's like, “Oh, you look stunning, you look stunning.” And I looked at myself in the mirror and I said, “I look old, I look old.” And I was upset because I really thought that I looked okay. I'm going to be sixty-eight years old next month. And, you know, I wanted to look rested and revived. But I was like, okay, you know, I'll do that thing that they see on TV, you know, that you put the cream on and then, wow, you look younger. But that's temporary, and then you expand and contract, and then you end up looking worse than when you started. So I found Dr. Elkowitz, and you know, I came in and the office was full of wonderful people. And he had a couple of pictures, and he just said, “You know, I can do that for you.” And I said, “You know, I want to look like myself. I want to look like myself. I don't want to look like…” I actually said, “I don't want to look like Wayne Newton. I'm just going to improve on you.” And no truer words were ever spoken, and I couldn't be happier. Funny, I thought my neck was okay. I was just worried about my eyes, that they didn't look droopy for the pictures of the wedding. And my husband chimed in. He goes, “Yeah, yeah, do your neck, do your neck.” So I said, “My neck is fine.” He goes, “No, no, no, he needs to do the neck.” So that's how it was. Really, I came in just to meet and greet, and there was no heavy pitch or anything like that. It was just, you know, you see the pictures and you see yourself, and you're like, “Okay, I want to look like that.” And that's how I feel. My sister, who is like Inspector Gadget—she really is very observant—and she said to me, “Something is different, something is different. You look… something is different.” So I said, “Well, do I look good?” She goes, “You look great.” And I said, “Well, then, can we leave it at that, please?” You know, Inspector Clouseau. And so even my own family thought that I looked good, but they couldn't quite place it—which is, I don't have platypus lips, I don't have, you know… You see some, even Hollywood. I'm like, shouldn't they have the best? Shouldn't they have the best? So I said, they might have the best, they might think they have the best, but I have the b-e-s-t of all the rest. So Dr. Elkowitz's office—this is—I'm happy to do this because, you know, I feel I'm new and improved, and I'm going to look pretty for my daughter's wedding. Well, if you have the right physician, if you have the right staff, you have the right facility, you know, you can be a little apprehensive, but the end result is perfection. And so maybe I'll do the arms, and you know, we'll see about a little pick-up, you know? And, but I don't know, you know? We'll start with the face and we'll work our way down.

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Hi, my name is Nicholina, and I came to Dr. Elkowitz's practice. He was highly recommended to me by a friend of a friend. When I came into the office, the staff and he were so friendly and made me feel so comfortable that I continued with the conversation and actually ended up doing things that I hadn't planned. I didn't like my eyes—I had bags underneath my eyes—and he made suggestions for that that ended up going into a little tummy tuck, and then into an arm procedure. I told them, “I'm going to hold you off for the next things that I think I definitely need,” but that's how I started. And now I'm a little—what do you say—attracted to it, or I really enjoy the outcome. If you go on Google and read everyone's comments, it's a little nerve-wracking. But I came here and I found that for me it was one, two, three—it was very easy. The recovery wasn't bad at all. While I was in the operating room, I felt nothing. And I am so pleased with the results. I can't tell you how pleased I am. Every day I wake up and I feel great, and it just builds my confidence. Here I am at my age, and this, to me, is great. I get compliments all the time, and I just feel great with it. Absolutely, the eye surgery and the tummy tuck just changed my life. It gives you a sense of confidence that when you go out there and people are complimenting you, it just builds up and builds up and builds up. Being with Dr. Elkowitz and his staff, I always felt very comfortable that whatever they said to me was what I was going to experience, and that experience was, once again, smooth sailing. I go in, I didn't feel anything; I come out, the recovery was exactly what I expected it to be. My eyes were very puffy underneath and sagging on top. I had my uppers and my lowers done, and the results were amazing. I think it took ten years off my face. Once again, the procedure—I go in, I felt nothing, I felt hardly anything, and coming out was just a question of recovering. A little black and blue when I came out, which was expected, but within a matter of weeks I was back to myself, and I just love the way I come out. My makeup goes on very easily, and actually I'm wearing less makeup now than ever. I have nothing to cover—just the natural way, which I love. I would definitely, without a doubt, refer to Dr. Elkowitz. He is informative, he takes his time with you, he answers any questions you want. He makes you feel comfortable, and he tells you exactly what's going to happen before, during, and after. And so far, everything that he has said has come to pass. The staff is amazing. Anytime you pick up the phone and call, someone is willing to talk to you, refer you, help you. In fact, we talk about different things when I come into the office, and it's just part of making you feel comfortable. I understand that's really great, especially when people are coming in—or I myself am coming in—you're a little nervous, you don't know what to expect, and they just make that transition from walking into the office, finally meeting the doctor, going into the procedure… everyone here is just wonderful. I would highly recommend them, him, and having procedures done. I'm just really happy, and that's what really is good. We all strive to be happy in different ways, and this is one outlet for me, and I'm glad.

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I love my grandmother—she was the best thing since sliced bread. I feel like a grandmother’s love versus a mother’s love is two different things, right? It makes you feel safe all the time. No matter what is going on, it will always be great at grandma’s house. So I feel like no matter what goes on, you’ll always be safe with him. I feel like he’s just like a bowl of ice cream, candy, everything all wrapped into one. It doesn’t get any better than him—as a doctor, just as a human being, as a person. He’s real, he’s honest, he’s just special. And I can’t say any more about him than that. If you get to sit with him and talk with him, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. He does it. He’s nothing like anyone else. He’s like your next-door neighbor. It’s like your friend you’ve known forever. I met him through a referral. I didn’t know him before. I only saw one plastic surgeon—that was my first, my last, and my only. That’s it. I’ll be 53 in December—December 5th. Originally I went to my OB-GYN, which was at Jamaica Hospital. I had my daughter in 2002, and I wanted my stomach done. I wanted a tummy tuck because when I had my son in 1992, my son was 10 pounds, 7 ounces, and he stretched my stomach out to its capacity. So once I had my daughter, I had a lot of loose hanging skin and I wanted to have a tummy tuck. I had three hernias. I had to have scar tissue removed. My navel collapsed. Then I had to have my muscles rebuilt, plus having implants. Now, I don’t think implant surgery is that bad. I don’t feel like it hurts that much. If you’ve had kids before and you know how it feels when you’re about to breastfeed or you have milk coming in—that’s what it feels like to me. So changing out implants or getting implants in general wasn’t a big deal for me. I was always glad to get new boobs. He gave me new implants, lifted my breasts, and made my areolas a little smaller. I’ve been under the knife for them a lot of times. I felt like when I needed someone, I had him. When I was feeling like I was at my worst because of the situation with my midsection—mainly, I was still young, I was less than 30, and I wanted to have a flat stomach—I just hated it. But I met him. He was so sweet all the time, so happy and so giddy. He just made you feel safe. No matter what he was getting ready to do to you, he’d come near, mark you, play his music in there while he was doing your surgery. He’d call you after. He sent me a robe and some lotion and different stuff. He’s just so sweet. I can’t get enough of him. And then later on I met his wife in the office one day, and she’s just the same as he is. So I talked to him not just as a patient, and I talked to his wife also just being her friend. It was just priceless. I really can’t explain it. I refer people to him all the time because people always want to go elsewhere and get surgeries because it’s cheaper. And I tell people all the time: your body is not a down tree, so stop trying to find a bargain for it. I’ve sent so many people to him over the years. I’m always like an advertisement for him. I don’t just say he’s great—I say, “Well, look what he did to me,” and I take my shirt off. I show them my stomach. I don’t have a problem, just because I’m so excited about the work that he’s done and how long it’s lasted. I always tell him, if I had any more money I would have him hit me from the neck down—just keep going.

Plastic Surgery Of New York

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I love my grandmother—she was the best thing since sliced bread. I feel like a grandmother’s love versus a mother’s love is two different things, right? It makes you feel safe all the time. No matter what is going on, it will always be great at grandma’s house. So I feel like no matter what goes on, you’ll always be safe with him. I feel like he’s just like a bowl of ice cream, candy, everything all wrapped into one. It doesn’t get any better than him—as a doctor, just as a human being, as a person. He’s real, he’s honest, he’s just special. And I can’t say any more about him than that. If you get to sit with him and talk with him, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. He does it. He’s nothing like anyone else. He’s like your next-door neighbor. It’s like your friend you’ve known forever. I met him through a referral. I didn’t know him before. I only saw one plastic surgeon—that was my first, my last, and my only. That’s it. I’ll be 53 in December—December 5th. Originally I went to my OB-GYN, which was at Jamaica Hospital. I had my daughter in 2002, and I wanted my stomach done. I wanted a tummy tuck because when I had my son in 1992, my son was 10 pounds, 7 ounces, and he stretched my stomach out to its capacity. So once I had my daughter, I had a lot of loose hanging skin and I wanted to have a tummy tuck. I had three hernias. I had to have scar tissue removed. My navel collapsed. Then I had to have my muscles rebuilt, plus having implants. Now, I don’t think implant surgery is that bad. I don’t feel like it hurts that much. If you’ve had kids before and you know how it feels when you’re about to breastfeed or you have milk coming in—that’s what it feels like to me. So changing out implants or getting implants in general wasn’t a big deal for me. I was always glad to get new boobs. He gave me new implants, lifted my breasts, and made my areolas a little smaller. I’ve been under the knife for them a lot of times. I felt like when I needed someone, I had him. When I was feeling like I was at my worst because of the situation with my midsection—mainly, I was still young, I was less than 30, and I wanted to have a flat stomach—I just hated it. But I met him. He was so sweet all the time, so happy and so giddy. He just made you feel safe. No matter what he was getting ready to do to you, he’d come near, mark you, play his music in there while he was doing your surgery. He’d call you after. He sent me a robe and some lotion and different stuff. He’s just so sweet. I can’t get enough of him. And then later on I met his wife in the office one day, and she’s just the same as he is. So I talked to him not just as a patient, and I talked to his wife also just being her friend. It was just priceless. I really can’t explain it. I refer people to him all the time because people always want to go elsewhere and get surgeries because it’s cheaper. And I tell people all the time: your body is not a down tree, so stop trying to find a bargain for it. I’ve sent so many people to him over the years. I’m always like an advertisement for him. I don’t just say he’s great—I say, “Well, look what he did to me,” and I take my shirt off. I show them my stomach. I don’t have a problem, just because I’m so excited about the work that he’s done and how long it’s lasted. I always tell him, if I had any more money I would have him hit me from the neck down—just keep going.

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I may sound a little biased, but the team here is amazing. All I can say is, if you have to do plastic surgery, you need to come here—because not just the doctor is great. His entire staff is phenomenal. They’re so attentive. They make you feel like everything is going to be okay. I had a breast reduction and a lift. I had a tummy tuck. I had my flanks done. I did some liposuction. And then I had the fat that was removed from my stomach put into my buttocks, which is phenomenal. My surgery was February 7th—six weeks ago. Today is my six-week checkup, and I am delighted. It’s better than even my friends and nurses anticipated. I healed pretty well. I’m moving around a lot faster than they thought I would be. And my boobs look amazing. I think because I had a C-section before, the pain wasn’t too intense. The first week was, of course, intense, but after that it gradually diminished. I think someone mentioned Dr. Elkowitz to me, but I also Googled him. And everything I read, when I met him in person and the team in person—it exceeded anything I could have imagined. I did have a consultation before I came here, and I was very underwhelmed with that process. That’s what made me keep looking. But after I spoke to him, what impressed me so much was that he sat with me and explained everything. It wasn’t like, “Yeah, yeah, just see someone.” It was more integral. He explained the entire procedure, everything that he would do, and how the process would work. And he didn’t give me what I wanted—he gave me what was right for my body. And that impressed me. It’s very comforting to come someplace where the doctor remembers you—because I’ve been places where they have to look at your chart to remember your name. And the staff remembers you when you walk in, and they can have a conversation with you. It feels very… I wish my PCP was like this. The doctor came in, explained everything to me. He marked me up, and I was like, “Oh, okay, this is what we’re doing.” But it was great. I think it took me a longer time to come up—I think I overslept. But I had no issues. I didn’t feel anything once the surgery was done. I’m very happy with everything that I experienced here. I’m actually referring people left and right. I think you need a prescription pad just so I can write people out to come here. One of the things that stood out was meeting the anesthesiologist ahead of time. Usually you meet them the morning of. The doctor usually gives you the information you need, and then you meet the anesthesiologist the morning of your procedure. So having that experience alone made me feel like I was doing the right thing at the right place. If I have to do anything else, I absolutely would come here and do it. I’m just thinking of stuff to do so I can always be a patient. I would say if you have any anxiety or apprehensions about plastic surgery, come in and speak to the team here. They will absolutely make you feel a lot more comfortable than you thought you would. Because like I said, the doctor doesn’t give you what you think you want—he gives you the right thing for your body. My breasts were not symmetrical. One of my breasts was almost on my lap and the other one was to my stomach. And I explained to him what I wanted, and he said to me, “Your body frame can’t go any smaller. So I’m going to give you what fits your frame.” And that made me so comfortable. Because at that point, I knew he was not going to give me something that didn’t fit my body, but what actually fits my body. Even when I said about moving the fat to my butt, he was like, “You’re not going to have something that you could put a couple on, but you’ll have a nice butt.” So just knowing that—because in society now, everything is about large, large, large. However, he gave me exactly what I needed. And at 52 years old, my confidence is through the roof. I can’t wait to take these boobs on a ride. Oh, life has changed because now I can wear things. A lot of times things couldn’t fit me just because of my chest. So I had to keep going larger and larger just because of my breast area. Now I can wear anything I want. I can’t wait to not have to wear a bra—because I haven’t worn, I had to wear a bra every day since I was 18 years old. So even when I’m in the house and I have company, I have to put a bra on because it’s obnoxious the way my breasts looked. So I wasn’t comfortable with it. The worst part is going on vacation with other people and other women bouncing around with no bra on, and I have to put on a bra under my pajamas just to come out of the room. So the breasts have changed my life dramatically. And I really can’t wait till this summer—till we have sundresses, till we have a bikini, to wear a tank top with no bra on. I’m so excited. So please—come here.

Plastic Surgery Of New York

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