Q. Tell us about yourself and your practice.
A. I am Certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. This double certification adds an extra dimension to my specialized care in facial cosmetic surgery, including eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, chin, neck and lips.
I graduated cum laude from Yale University. He attended the State University of New York-Downstate School of Medicine, where I also graduated with honors. I completed my General Surgery internship and Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. My Hand and Microsurgical training was completed at the Kleinert Institute in Louisville.
Away from my practice, I am an avid sports enthusiast and enjoys skiing, golf, baseball and hockey. I play in many charity golf events to benefit such causes as the American Cancer Society, AIDS, and the IIeitis/Colities Foundation. For relaxation I love to play the piano.
On a more personal note:
I am Dr.Jonathan Berman, a double board certified Plastic surgeon member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeonas and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. My practice is located in Boca Raton, Florida. I have been in practice for 17 years.
I thought you would like to know a little about me and my practice. As long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a physician. I gravitated toward surgery because I love working with my hands. In college, I even considered a career in architecture. With my problem solving skills and artistic eye, aesthetic plastic surgery became the perfect fit.
I love what I do, and I’m excited to take you, the patient on the journey through cosmetic surgery, and to help you make the right choices in the sea of bountiful possibilities. Communication is key in this process. By learning about your expectations through personal consultation, we can develop a plan to achieve your aesthetic goals. I believe that you deserve to look as good as you feel!
Education is a crucial part of a successful outcome.
My website also is full of information about Cosmetic Surgery. You will find: before and after photographs of patients having undergone various cosmetic surgeries, instructive videos about the surgeries I perform, testimonials, as well as a virtual tour of our state-of-the-art office and accredited operating room suite. Our e-newsletter. Our calendar of events A "sign up sheet" for our e-newsletter
New procedures in cosmetic surgery appear daily in the news; TV shows sensationalize what we as plastic surgeons, presenting a surreal impression that is often inaccurate.
That is why our consultation is so important: I listen to my patients.Then we discuss what the best options are and what is the safest way to achieve them. Our number one priority is always safe surgery and to keep things looking natural.
There is an art to performing quality and excellence in plastic surgery. The results can be profoundly rewarding both to the patient and surgeon. My seventeen years of private practice have been based on patient referrals. Maybe that says something about my practice. I invite you to Explore my website to see Berman Plastic Surgery in action. You will feel confident that I can help you achieve your cosmetic goals. So enjoy the website and call us for your private consultation.
Q. Please explain the primary procedures performed by your practice.
A. I perform a variety of cosmetic and plastic surgery ranging from the removal of small skin lesions, facial reconstruction from cancerous lesions or facial trauma, extremity reconstruction, and breast reconstruction. There are numerous cosmetic surgeries that I perform on a routine fashion including breast augmentation, breast lifting, breast reduction, abdominal surgeries including liposuction and tummy tucks, facial surgeries including nasal reprofiling (rhinoplasty), facelifts, neck lifts, brow lifts, and eyelid rejuvenation including blepharoplasty and LASER resurfacing. Soft tissue fillers like Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Sculptra as well as BOTOX and Dysport are performed on a regular basis in the office. Liposuction whether it be of the abdomen, love handles, lateral thighs, chest are all performed in our state of the art in office accredited operative suite. These are just to list a few!
I also was trained as an ENT surgeon. This added background gives me a certain expertise for patients having surgery in the head and neck. It certainly enables me to give a special "extra" for those having rhinoplasty, facelift, necklift, browlift, or eyelid procedures.
Q. What payment options do you offer?
A. For payments, we accept cash, checks, as well as most major credit cards like VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER. We also have close working relationships with many surgical lending plans like Care Credit. For additional information, a call to the office at 561.417.0171 will certainly answer how many more lending companies we deal with.
Q. Are you certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery?
A. Certification: I am Certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. This double certification adds an extra dimension to my specialized care in facial cosmetic surgery, including eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, chin, neck and lips.
I am an Active Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons • Florida Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons • Palm Beach County Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons • Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery • Florida Medical Association • Palm Beach County Medical Association • Fellow American College of Surgeons • Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
Q. Do you have hospital privileges to perform this surgery?
A. My Hospital Affiliations are Boca Raton Community Hospital • Boca Raton Outpatient and Laser Center.
Q. What is breast reduction surgery?
A. A breast reduction surgery is a procedure performed to reduce the size of the breast.
Q. Who is a good candidate for a breast reduction?
A. A good candidate for breast reduction surgery is a fit woman who has large pendulous breasts that cause her to have discomfort from the large size and weight of the breasts whether it be from not being able to find clothes that fit to physical pain and discomfort from the large size. Patients often complain about back and neck pain, notching of the shoulders from bra straps, profuse sweating and rashes under the breast, ulceration of the breasts or scraping of the breast skin against the chest skin. Patients may develop curvature changes of the spine due to the pendulous nature of the breasts. Many women athletes who have large breasts complain of the breasts interfering with performing their sport. After the breast reduction, most if not all women comment "why did they wait so long to have this surgery?"
Q. What are the benefits of breast reduction surgery?
A. Benefits certainly include the happiness factor of having a better body image, finding clothing that better fits the body, less back and shoulder pain. Alleviation of the symptomology that were complaints prior to surgery is of course a benefit!
Q. What are the risks involved of breast reduction surgery?
A. Risks of surgery or any surgery include bleeding, infection, and blood collection called hematoma. Sometimes partial or total loss of the nipple areola complex can occur. Most women wait until after having children to have the breast reduction surgery. Since breast tissue is removed, breast feeding following a breast reduction is often difficult, yet some women are still able to breast feed their offspring. I counsel most women that they will be unable to breast feed. Some women find there is a decrease in nipple sensation. Most though, find the benefits far outweigh the risks of the surgery and are among some of the happiest patients in my practice
Q. What should one expect after breast reduction surgery?
A. After breast surgery, there is minimal pain. Often my patients take few pain pills. Surgical drains are often removed after several days. The incisions are often shaped like a ship’s anchor or like the shape of a "j". Patients are able to shower 48 hours after surgery and are out of bed and walking several hours after the surgery. I encourage early mobilization and short walks around the house. Patients report that the daily dressing changes are not difficult. The breasts may be bruised for several days and the bruising usually subsides by 10-14 days. I use absorbable sutures so that no sutures need to be removed. Often I use surgical crazy glue in addition to sewing the breast. This plastic dressing is very easy to care for, obviating the need for daily dressing changes.
Q. How much does a breast reduction cost?
A. Breast Reduction surgery is often not a covered service by many insurance companies. One often has to demonstrate "medical need" with proof of back/shoulder/neck problems, significant medical issues obviating the "need" for reduction. Also size is a criteria for payment of the breast reduction. Many women are denied because of lack of size of proposed reduction.
The surgery can be performed as an elective, cosmetic procedure. I perform all my breast reduction surgery at Boca Community Hospital. The surgery takes me between 3.5 to 4.5 hours. The patient stays overnight in the hospital and is discharged the following day. The surgery costs between $7000 to $11,000 which includes the hospital fee, anesthesiologist fee, overnight hospital fee and my fee for service.
Q. What type of scarring should I expect?
A. The amount of scarring depends on the patient. I perform the surgery using the standard "Wise pattern" resulting in a anchor type of incision. This incision has been reliable for almost 20 years in private practice with minimal to almost no complications. There are newer techniques that boast a shorter scar but the difference is scar length is minimal. The reliability of the anchor incision is a time tested technique. It is performed by the majority of plastic surgeons around the world. A reliable, safe, low complication surgery is what I like to give my patients. The scar is often is pencil-line thin.
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