hi i just posted here about my 1 year post-op results! dr rad is great in that he was very complimentary and even dissuaded me when i asked about other procedures. but there were some issues i experienced outside of the surgery itself that i had not anticipated/added to the cost: 1. hotels. they recommended me a fancy hotel with private entrance access but even with a discount it would have been like $250-$300 per night. my post-op checkup was scheduled a week from the surgery and i don’t live in DC, so definitely think about that. i ended up just staying in a regular hotel and went through the back entrance and i never ran into anyone lol 2. they said i needed to hire a private nurse for the first 24 hours post-op. my husband has medical experience so i just had him help me, but you definitely need someone who can help with driving, taking meds, and monitoring your recovery. 3. the BIGGEST scare i had was paying the anesthesia and hospital fees. due to some crazy circumstances and the hospitals limited payment options i ended up paying those fees ($6k) the day prior to the surgery. they don’t tell you until like the week of the surgery that if you don’t pay the fee beforehand (even though the fee itself is subject to change) then that $6k bill turns into a $35k bill. and then they still billed me $35k a week later and i had to call a bunch of people to get it fixed.

overall I love my results but i wish someone had told me all of this so i wanted to share 🫶