Hey,
I am having surgery with Dr Ken Wolf in W Bloomfield next month. He does informed consent if you are over 18. He's pretty quick with the scheduling once you can gather the payment/financing. He takes a lot of different payment options. Charges a flat fee for top surgery, no matter which kind you are having. And he has a great bedside manner. Answered all of my questions with patience and honesty. His staff was wonderful, too.
I didn't even look at UofM becuase of all the hoops people I spoke to had to go through. To get into their program, and then to have surgery.
I'll post an update after my surgery.
I am having surgery with Dr Ken Wolf in W Bloomfield next month. He does informed consent if you are over 18. He's pretty quick with the scheduling once you can gather the payment/financing. He takes a lot of different payment options. Charges a flat fee for top surgery, no matter which kind you are having. And he has a great bedside manner. Answered all of my questions with patience and honesty. His staff was wonderful, too.
I didn't even look at UofM becuase of all the hoops people I spoke to had to go through. To get into their program, and then to have surgery.
I'll post an update after my surgery.
(03-27-2017, 07:55 PM)claparl90 Wrote: Hi, I am a yeatle and a half on T and am thinking about my top surgery. I live in Michigan and want to try to find a good surgeon close to me. any advice or suggestions would.be great!!
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A friend of mine recommended Dr. Wolf, so I scoured the internet and came up with very little information. I emailed Dr. Wolf via his website last night with a bunch of questions and woke up this morning with a personal response waiting for me in my inbox! I asked if I could share the info he gave me and he said I could, I hope this helps those of you looking for information about/from him. I also asked him for some before and after pics, and he sent me some (they looked really good to me, his work looks great, in my opinion!). This is what he sent me: "We do free consultations Monday through Thursday and a half a day on Saturdays. You can call the office at 248-363-9413 or email me for a consultation day and time that works for you. But since you are too far from the office we do email consults. You can email a front and side photo of the chest and I will give you my opinion. The total cost of the FTM top surgery is $5400 which covers everything but prescriptions. We do not take any insurance but we help provide patients with information to bill their insurance on their own. We do take all credit cards, cash, and pre-surgical payment. We do have patients who call the office and make credit card payment of various amounts on a schedule that works for them. Once the patient reaches the $5400 then the surgery is scheduled. To reserve a surgery day patients make a $500 deposit which is included in the $5400 cost. Patients can call three different finance companies that we use
Medical Financing 888 502-8085
M Lend 888 474-6231
United Medical Credit 888 503-1800.
We do not take Care Credit.
We have patients in the office from across the US and Canada. They will sometimes stay in the area for several days before going home after surgery. Sometimes they will do surgery and leave the next day and do the post op appointments by email or FaceTime. We do the surgeries on Fridays in our private operating room in the office.
They will need a week off to be in a compressive vest. No lifting arms for two weeks. Most people take 2-3 weeks off work. No working out for 4-6 weeks. The operation is about 3 hours long. We do not use drainage tubes. We haven't used them for 10 years. We don't have any problems with our patients. Our patients do not need to stop any medicine before surgery including testosterone. They can schedule surgery and come in for a preop visit or do the preop by email and just arrive for surgery on the day scheduled."
Seems like a very involved, conscientious guy. I hope the above info helps someone who is looking for the surgeon that suits them the best. I greatly appreciate all of the info and shared experiences I have come across on this site, among others, it has been very helpful for me as I figure out my own path for surgery!
It's been almost a month since my top surgery.
I can verify everything stated in the post above.
My surgery went smoothly, and my healing is continuing to go well. No issues at all. Still some swelling under my armpits but it goes up and down, and I gently massage around it to help the fluid disperse. It's mostly gone now though. And I believe once it's fully gone there will be no "dog ears".
Bruising is all gone. Stitches all absorbed. Nipple scabs peeled off and their healthy and beautifully placed. The scars are starting to fade (using a cream
I have for facial rosacea) and smooth out. When I raise my arms above shoulder height it's still a little hard, and there's a bit of a pulling sensation. Stretching every day, gently, is helping it.
It was really nice to have the binder provided and the supplies for dressing changes. Honestly I don't know how he can afford to include it, but it's so nice not to have to try and find it or buy it before hand (or just after).
Dr Wolf and his staff are so wonderful. His bedside manner is the best. He's honest and patient with any questions. His staff treated my friend who drove me, and the friends of the next surgery patient really well as they waited. I'm recommending him to everyone.
As to the surgery-
I basically took it easy for the first week. Walking around the house. Sleeping in a recliner. Then propped half up on the sofa for about two and a half weeks when I returned back to my apartment. It's important to walk around or to move around, so I took my normal pain medicine (Motrin) during the day. Didn't want to but took the Percocet at night, as turning on my side cuased some amount of pain. I would really recommend sleeping in a recliner. It's easier to get in and out of, even if you're a side sleeper.
I did my dressing changes (starting the second week) standing up in front of the mirror. I got all the supplies ready, taping all of the bandages for each side together before using. (I din't tape them to myself when wearing the binder.) Put my binder on, then applied the antibiotic to my nipples. Put the dressing over them. It stayed in place with the antibiotic. Then I put the antibiotic on my left scars and the taped together gauze/abdominal dressing on the side over the stitches. I sort of squeezed my arm to my side to hold it in place. Did the same on my right side. And then I put the front gauze in place and hooked the binder. Sometimes I put a piece of tape onto the front gauze, so it could be secured to the left side without falling on the floor, before doing the right side.
I can verify everything stated in the post above.
My surgery went smoothly, and my healing is continuing to go well. No issues at all. Still some swelling under my armpits but it goes up and down, and I gently massage around it to help the fluid disperse. It's mostly gone now though. And I believe once it's fully gone there will be no "dog ears".
Bruising is all gone. Stitches all absorbed. Nipple scabs peeled off and their healthy and beautifully placed. The scars are starting to fade (using a cream
I have for facial rosacea) and smooth out. When I raise my arms above shoulder height it's still a little hard, and there's a bit of a pulling sensation. Stretching every day, gently, is helping it.
It was really nice to have the binder provided and the supplies for dressing changes. Honestly I don't know how he can afford to include it, but it's so nice not to have to try and find it or buy it before hand (or just after).
Dr Wolf and his staff are so wonderful. His bedside manner is the best. He's honest and patient with any questions. His staff treated my friend who drove me, and the friends of the next surgery patient really well as they waited. I'm recommending him to everyone.
As to the surgery-
I basically took it easy for the first week. Walking around the house. Sleeping in a recliner. Then propped half up on the sofa for about two and a half weeks when I returned back to my apartment. It's important to walk around or to move around, so I took my normal pain medicine (Motrin) during the day. Didn't want to but took the Percocet at night, as turning on my side cuased some amount of pain. I would really recommend sleeping in a recliner. It's easier to get in and out of, even if you're a side sleeper.
I did my dressing changes (starting the second week) standing up in front of the mirror. I got all the supplies ready, taping all of the bandages for each side together before using. (I din't tape them to myself when wearing the binder.) Put my binder on, then applied the antibiotic to my nipples. Put the dressing over them. It stayed in place with the antibiotic. Then I put the antibiotic on my left scars and the taped together gauze/abdominal dressing on the side over the stitches. I sort of squeezed my arm to my side to hold it in place. Did the same on my right side. And then I put the front gauze in place and hooked the binder. Sometimes I put a piece of tape onto the front gauze, so it could be secured to the left side without falling on the floor, before doing the right side.
(06-28-2017, 07:01 AM)lh2s Wrote: It's been almost a month since my top surgery.For anyone who has had it with him, does he require full payment before procedure? I have seen some posts about people making some payments after their procedure. So I am just curious. Thanks!!
I can verify everything stated in the post above.
My surgery went smoothly, and my healing is continuing to go well. No issues at all. Still some swelling under my armpits but it goes up and down, and I gently massage around it to help the fluid disperse. It's mostly gone now though. And I believe once it's fully gone there will be no "dog ears".
Bruising is all gone. Stitches all absorbed. Nipple scabs peeled off and their healthy and beautifully placed. The scars are starting to fade (using a cream
I have for facial rosacea) and smooth out. When I raise my arms above shoulder height it's still a little hard, and there's a bit of a pulling sensation. Stretching every day, gently, is helping it.
It was really nice to have the binder provided and the supplies for dressing changes. Honestly I don't know how he can afford to include it, but it's so nice not to have to try and find it or buy it before hand (or just after).
Dr Wolf and his staff are so wonderful. His bedside manner is the best. He's honest and patient with any questions. His staff treated my friend who drove me, and the friends of the next surgery patient really well as they waited. I'm recommending him to everyone.
As to the surgery-
I basically took it easy for the first week. Walking around the house. Sleeping in a recliner. Then propped half up on the sofa for about two and a half weeks when I returned back to my apartment. It's important to walk around or to move around, so I took my normal pain medicine (Motrin) during the day. Didn't want to but took the Percocet at night, as turning on my side cuased some amount of pain. I would really recommend sleeping in a recliner. It's easier to get in and out of, even if you're a side sleeper.
I did my dressing changes (starting the second week) standing up in front of the mirror. I got all the supplies ready, taping all of the bandages for each side together before using. (I din't tape them to myself when wearing the binder.) Put my binder on, then applied the antibiotic to my nipples. Put the dressing over them. It stayed in place with the antibiotic. Then I put the antibiotic on my left scars and the taped together gauze/abdominal dressing on the side over the stitches. I sort of squeezed my arm to my side to hold it in place. Did the same on my right side. And then I put the front gauze in place and hooked the binder. Sometimes I put a piece of tape onto the front gauze, so it could be secured to the left side without falling on the floor, before doing the right side.
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(03-09-2018, 03:46 PM)claparl90 Wrote: For anyone who has had it with him, does he require full payment before procedure? I have seen some posts about people making some payments after their procedure. So I am just curious. Thanks!!
Full payment before surgery is required by all surgeons. However, many surgeons accept third-party medical financing. This works like a credit card, where you make monthly payments and pay interest fees. The best known of these financing companies is CareCredit. There's more information here:
http://www.topsurgery.net/costs/top-surg...ancing.htm