POLAND SURGERY __ STEP BY STEP __ u going? read in

[outertrial]

Any come back from Gaz or HarryO yet either ?

[stevo_333]

Is there anyone who has had a bad experience with Dr. Baranski? I think i'm going to go with this guy, it just seems very daunting going over to Poland on my own to get surgery. I can't stop thinking about the film "Hostel".

Judging by some of the feedback on here he definetely seems like he knows what he's doing, plus he's probably the cheapest.

For the people who have seen him before, how long did it take to get the surgery? has he got a really long waiting list? Cheers
 

[NotFedup]

i could have booked in a few weeks after my phone call but i wanted to wait until the end of august so that i could wear a compression vest in comfort
you dont want to be wearing a compression vest in the summer

[outertrial]

Is there anyone who has had a bad experience with Dr. Baranski? I think i'm going to go with this guy, it just seems very daunting going over to Poland on my own to get surgery. I can't stop thinking about the film "Hostel".

Judging by some of the feedback on here he definetely seems like he knows what he's doing, plus he's probably the cheapest.

For the people who have seen him before, how long did it take to get the surgery? has he got a really long waiting list? Cheers
 

You shouldnt choose a surgeon based on price. There are plenty of people on here who did not feel their gynecomastia problem was resolved after travelling to Poland.

[NotFedup]

Plenty?
more like..... more people are fed up of being butchered by a certain uk "butcher"
that leaves patients with an uneven chest and skin stuck to muscle!!!

The thing with Poland surgery is that the full results take a bit longer.
But youll be left with a perfectly smooth chest without lumps and bumps if you get the same as me

[outertrial]

Well Markashleigh, the guy who started all this off, had to go back for a revison cos they didnt take out the gland, he didnt seem to care though.  Gaz and Harry O went together and both were talking about revisions afterwards and there was a guy in the same thread they talked about that in (which seems to have been their last contribution here) who was talking about a second revision in Slubice. If you search 'Poland' and 'Revision' it comes up with plenty. I dont know about Levick, every surgeon has off days I guess I think Ive seen more people disappointed with their poland ops than Levick. 

[NotFedup]

yes but when you read back you wiull see that not one of them has been patient and allowed themselves to fully heal!
and who mentioned levick?

[Bob1981]

Hmm, from what I've read (and that's most of the Poland related stuff), they do a good job in Poland.  It seems that the surgeon is very competant and experienced.  However, initially, the clinic weren't doing excisions in all cases but quickly started doing this after patients started coming back for revisions.  None of the feedback I've read has been overly critical, and, as far as I remember, there have been no horror stories of infection, disfigurement etc etc, as you often hear about some UK based surgeons.  However, some people have been disappointed with the scale of improvement.  For example, one of the most recent guys to have the surgery only notice a '20%' improvement.  Still, in many of these cases the 'critics' were still in the early days of healing.

[Gaz_R7]

Im trying to get hold of the clinic at the moment as i am not completely happy with the way my right side of my chest has turned out, it just looks exactly the same as before and this is now 5 months post op.

Does anyone have a contact email address for them as the escalup@web.de im getting no replies from.

[15ineedhelp]

Just Call them on the phone.Thats what i had to do.....
I didnt get anything from emails.

[NotFedup]

im getting a bit sick of telling people to wait 12 months but here goes again


FULL HEALING CAN TAKE UPTO 12 MONTHS!

[outertrial]

Yes full healing but youd expect the bulk of the difference to be apparent in the first few days after the op. Its normal for tissues to swell out  after and for scar tissue to develop over time and for things to go up and down but Gaz, and HarryO as i recall were saying theres little or no difference right after and up to 5 months post op.

In any case the fact that the clinic does not reply to emails and is telling Gaz that he will have to pay full price for what should clearly be a revision op is not good.

If you go over to the main page where most of the Americans post most of the guys there talk about where to get the best surgeon. Over here on the UK page all you read is people wanting the cheapest, which at the moment is in Poland. Sometimes cheap is a false economy. Ive read enough posts now of people planning to go to Poland, going to Poland, then a few months later saying that the problem is not resolved that I am really confused as to the popularity of this clinic. EG. This post by Bob 1981

Hmm, from what I've read (and that's most of the Poland related stuff), they do a good job in Poland.  It seems that the surgeon is very competant and experienced.  However, initially, the clinic weren't doing excisions in all cases but quickly started doing this after patients started coming back for revisions.  None of the feedback I've read has been overly critical, and, as far as I remember, there have been no horror stories of infection, disfigurement etc etc, as you often hear about some UK based surgeons.  However, some people have been disappointed  with the scale of improvement.  For example, one of the most recent guys to have the surgery only notice a '20%' improvement.  Still, in many of these cases the 'critics' were still in the early days of healing.

Does Bob1981 have access to a different site to me? The surgeon is very competent and experiened but until recently didnt do excisions, oh fine, excision is only the most important part of gynecomasty. Horror stories of disfigurement like the UK surgeons - what and who are you talking about? 20% improvement, not enough at any part of the healing.

For most of us the biggest horror story youre likely to get is going to a surgeon that doesnt resolve the problem and then offers no support when you go and complain and for the benifit of newcomers here  from what Ive read over the months the Slubice clinic in  Poland is the place most likely to produce this scenario.

[15ineedhelp]

outertrial do you have something wrong with poland.?

[NotFedup]

outertrial do you have something wrong with poland.?

no he just has a mental problem !!!
Youll not see me slating any clinic or surgeon outright.
Seems to me that most people who do go to Poland come back and are satisfied.
Im obviously 100% happy with mine and as im more of a mature person i know exactly what to expect from the op.
I know the timescale it takes to heal up properly and i know im going swimming regulary now as im confident.
I would never have gone swimming before the op!
As for outerial i really am starting to believe you have a problem....

[Bob1981]

Does Bob1981 have access to a different site to me?

No but I do read it in detail. 

The surgeon is very competent and experiened but until recently didn't do excisions, oh fine, excision is only the most important part of gynecomasty. Horror stories of disfigurement like the UK surgeons - what and who are you talking about? 20% improvement, not enough at any part of the healing.

Yes, from the things I've read the surgeon does seem very competent and experiened.  The important thing to remember is that no one should expect a clinic to immediately meet their expectations 100%.  Surgery just isn't like that, no matter how gifted the surgeon.  Sometimes things simply can't be fixed 'completely'.  However, from the post-op pictures I've seen from the Polish clinic, not one has shown someone with bad scares, concavities or nasty bumps etc.  In fact, they all seem to have had some good improvement.  I wasn't going to say it but this compares favourably with some pictures I've seem of Levick's work, for example.

May I also point out that some surgeons (in many countries) use just lipo and don't do excision in all cases.  Gynecomastia isn't a widely well practiced procedure.  The polish clinic seems to have merely learnt from experience, as have many other surgeons, that the best way to remove both gland and fat is in most cases with the knife as well as the lipo tube.  Of course, I'm talking in general terms and I'm sure the Polish clinic evaluates each case individually for it's needs.

In any case the fact that the clinic does not reply to emails and is telling Gaz that he will have to pay full price for what should clearly be a revision op is not good.

I woundn't assume Gaz won't get his 'revision' done free before he's had a chance to talk with them and explain the situation.  I've read several reports on this thread about people who had revisions with the Polish clinic.  Perhaps, it's a communications problem, a language barrier (a case of not enough people available to reply to English emails) or a stray email?  Gaz needs to pick up the phone and speak to them in person.  On the other hand, in some cases (perhaps in Gaz's, perhaps not) it seems another operation has been needed to correct the nipples, and as such is classed as a seperate procedure. 

Bottom line, the pictures I've seen give me confidence that the Polish clinic can do a good job at a bargain price.  I'm still hoping to get my surgery done with them in the not too distant future.