Patient Reviews

"I am so pleased to have the opportunity to give a review from a husband’s perspective of the amazing work that Dr. Kumbla did for my wife. Dr. Kumbla’s surgical wisdom, amazing warmth, clear communication, and compassionate care, combined to create a true white glove experience for us throughout our journey with her. But let’s start at the beginning.Six months before my wife’s 50th birthday, she announced to me that she wanted to look fit and fabulous on her special day and wanted to have a breast lift and augmentation. From my perspective my wife was more than adequately endowed and looked amazing. From her perspectives, however, she wanted to “look nicer” on vacation in her bathing suits.She researched other doctors, but Dr. Kumbla (or Dr. K as we call her) came highly recommended by someone in her medical spa. In our first meeting with Dr. K, we immediately understood why. She started by asking us lots of questions to better understand our why, our vision, and the things that were important to us. When we asked questions, she didn’t respond with “doctor speak”: the typical medical jargon that would always make you feel like they were the expert, and you were the idiot. Instead, she explained things in simple and clear language, responded with compassion, and assured us that she would be with us every step of the way. We had no idea, at the time, what those words really meant and how different a medical experience we were about to have.To start, scheduling the surgery was not a simple task. We are avid travelers, taking trips 5-6 times a year, so scheduling the surgery between trips was like trying to thread a very fine needle. Dr. K’s staff did the impossible, they were able to juggle their surgery calendar to allow our surgery to occur days after one trip while allowing the required time before the next. We were so pleased.During our pre-op visit, we walked away with all the clarity we needed to be fully prepared for the surgery and the post-surgery healing. We also had the final discussions about size and shape, and Dr. K even encouraged us to share pictures with her of the desired end point.Based on the guidance we received from the pre-op visit, we made changes to our home to make those first two weeks post-surgery much more comfortable for my wife.Though the surgery was over five hours, Dr. K’s staff kept me notified every step of the way as I kept myself distracted in the waiting room working on my computer. When Dr. K came out and described to me the success of the surgery, I must confess to dropping a tear or two of grateful relief.Dr. K personally called the next morning to check in on the patient. Then again 2 days later. She happened to be in the area one afternoon in the first week, and she came by for a house call! (What doctor does this these days?)An additional nice feature of Dr. K’s approach is that you pay one price, and all the pre- and post-surgery activities are included. She wants you to be happy and she does everything she can pre- and post-surgery to make that happen.At this point, we are over four months post-surgery, and my wife couldn’t be happier with the results and with the journey getting. Dr. K and her staff create a truly handholding, white glove experience that is way beyond the current practice.We are so pleased."