HOW THIS PATIENT BECAME BURGDORF BEAUTIFUL!
AFTER 18 YEARS OF WAITING
In honor of Mother’s Day and all the amazing sacrifices moms all around the world make for their families, our team here at Music City Plastic Surgery figured it was the perfect time to include a patient’s experience before, during, and after receiving a Mommy Makeover. Here’s what she had to say: “I’ve always believed that if you don’t love yourself, you won’t be capable of loving others. For 18 years, I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw. As women, we get dressed up every day, hold our shoulders back, and pretend that we are confident in our physical appearance. We pretend we are so in love with who we are, but deep down, we all have insecurities that we fight through every single day. “When I was pregnant with my son 18 years ago, I developed severe toxemia, which left me fairly immobile. I gained 80 pounds during my pregnancy, causing massive stretch marks and uneven breast size. As a mom and wife, you give everything to your kids and husband. You feel like you aren’t deserving of even looking in to something like the Mommy Makeover because it’s an investment. But throughout the process, I had to look at it as an investment in myself — to make me a better mother, wife, and all-around person. “In the weeks leading up to the surgery, though, my emotions started to take over. I worried about the financial impact on my family, and I feared the actual procedure because it’s not a small operation. Even though the deposit had been made, I almost backed out. I had to take a deep look inside at how this was going to change me as a person.
“In the end, I received a breast reduction and lift, a tummy tuck, and liposuction around my flanks and thighs, and I am so glad I went through with it. In fact, before I went back to surgery, I looked at Dr. Burgdorf and said, ‘Please make me beautiful.’ He took my hand, looked me in the eyes, and said, ‘You are already beautiful. I’m just making you more beautiful.’ “In all the years my husband and I have been together, he’s always told me that I’m the most beautiful person in the world. Now, one week after my surgery, I look in the mirror, and I actually believe him.”
INSPIRATION
A FLAGSHIP RED! PATLAND VINEYARDS MAKES THE WINE YOU WANT TO DRINK
A Vintage Affair hosted three amazing events last month, the first being their “Meet the Vintner Dinner,” where they honored Patland Estate Vineyards, Napa’s most exclusive winery specializing in handcrafted, small-
production wines. When starting their vineyard, owners Henry and Olga asked their winemaker, Jay Buoncristiani, to make wines that he would enjoy drinking himself. In the end, Patland’s flagship wine became Cabernet Sauvignon. Their 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is well-balanced, as nothing overpowers anything else in this wine. At the same time, it has a range of flavor that can take you from entrée to dessert. It opens on the nose with creme de cassis and red cherry but leads into oaky smells of caramel and toffee that would pair beautifully with a bread pudding dessert. The finish is of wild strawberries and dusty earth. Overall, it’s clear why this wine is their flagship! AVA always has several amazing celebrations coming up, all of which are chock-full of wine, bourbon, and food tastings. Be sure to go to AVintageAffair.org to check them out!
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