“She has extensive knowledge and have experience on this procedure”
A couple years ago, my girlfriends sat me down and gave me an intervention about the my overuse of makeup. They had a problem with how I caked raccoon eyes and plastered false lashes just to walk two blocks to the mailbox. I looked in the mirror and they were right. I realized I looked like a 5-dollar hooker trying to sport a dark blue smokey-eye look with bronzer 3 shades too dark- my face looks like I belonged in Jersey Shore, but my body was the same shade as a corpse. They said I had no choice but give up makeup and let my skin BREATHE, for just a week. After the first few days, I was ready to trade in my 3 year old nephew for the return of my makeup. But by the end of the week, I began to feel more comfortable in my skin and admiring this whole “natural” look. My only concern was that I had was my balding lash line from the constant tearing out of falsies. God, I love my honest friends. But why didn’t they grow the balls to give me an intervention sooner? My highly-arched eyebrows that made me look like I had a horrible face lift which probably intimidated them. Yes, that’s probably why. So, I originally found Dr. Greenberg through Yelp when I was looking for specials on Latisse, a powerful eyelash enhancer. Buy 1, get 1 free Latisse? My stereotypical inner Asian instincts say, HECK YES! Within 3 months & with the help of Latisse & an eyelash perm, my lashes began to swipe the ceiling cause they’re so long! I no longer cake on pounds of makeup nor use false lashes. A few simple swipes of mascara and I’d walk out of my house feeling like a million dollars. Everywhere I go, people of all ethnicities comment on how beautiful, thick and long my lashes are, and I refer them all to Dr. Greenberg. Ok enough about me, this review should be about Dr. Greenberg, (see how self-centered I am with my newfound lashes?). Since the dinosaurs roamed the earth, I have always known I wanted a breast augmentation. Growing up, I’d stuff my bra with anything within arms distance. In high school, I decided to work towards savings up to finally get this procedure done. Four jobs and 3 1/2 years later, I finally saved enough to make my dream come true! First, you must know, finding a plastic surgeon is like finding a soulmate, you have to date around to find out who’s truly, “the one.” You are exposing your innermost insecurities and blindly trusting this person to mold you a better version of yourself. I have invested a huge amount of my life working to be financially capable of paying for my own procedure and had declined countless nights out and shopping sprees in order to save for it. I’m typically the type to dive in head first when I want something. But I knew this procedure is life-changing and I wanted to consult with a good amount of doctors before settling with one. For the next few months I visited 8 other different surgeons who quoted me 5000-7000 dollars for silicone breast implant augmentation. One of those consultations was with Dr. Greenberg, who has heavy experience and extensive knowledge on this procedure, as she performs 50-70 cases a year. She spent a generous amount of time clearly explaining to me everything I needed to know about the procedure. She allowed me feel the different implant types and on top of that, sent me home with a kit that consisted of different implant samples so I could place them in my bra to see what size I’d prefer. She put my anxieties at ease and effectively helped me finally decide to get silicone implants, under the muscle and through the bottom of my breast. My boyfriend and I left her office knowing that she was, “the one.” However, her price was a bit steeper than I anticipated, so I couldn’t get the augmentation as soon as I wanted. (She does accept credit card, but I personally feel better paying in full. I’m sure she’d appreciate that as well.) It’s been almost half a year since my first consultation and I’m scheduled for my pre-op tomorrow. I’m typically a highly anxious person to begin with, but knowing that I will be taken care of by such masterful artist such as Dr. Lauren Greenberg, I hold nothing but pure excitement about my procedure. I am extremely privileged to have the opportunity to be her patient and I will update next month with great news of how my procedure goes
B.B., Breast Augmentation and Latisse Patient, San Francisco, CA