Elite Body Sculpture

Dr. Abeles is a very talented and dedicated dermatologist who is very attentive and great listener. Thorough, kind, explains everything in detail, and practices actual factual evidence based medicine.

I got my full abs done around noon on a Wed at the NYC location by Dr Shaffner. I am very impressed with the professional quality everyone at the office treated me with. The nurses are beyond caring. They call you pre-​op to check up on you and the Dr called me from his private cell the day before the procedure to make sure I’m ok and to see if I have any questions. unreal!
Day of procedure: Once I was there for my surgery, I was a nervous wreck but everyone was so upbeat and excited for me, I relaxed with ease (also, the pain killers and drugs they gave me helped a lot haha). Regarding surgery… I won’t lie, it wasn’t very pleasant. The pain was bearable, a few pinches here and there and some pressure (I may or may not have screamed some curse words, which the Dr and nurses encouraged lol). It wasn’t soothing or massage-​like by any means, but the fact that I was awake the whole time and joking around with the nurses and Dr, made the whole experience much more pleasant. My procedure lasted about 3 hours total. They talked me through every step, letting me know what they were doing, where and why. They answered any questions I had and had a great sense of humor. Afterwards, the nurses took fantastic care of me, supplying me with Gatorade and snacks to get my energy and fluids back. They assisted me with my body-​con type garment (gotta wear it for 2 weeks) and put pads on all the spots where I had incisions so that I wouldn’t start leaking all over my clothes. Once I was ready to go home, I did so (you’ll need someone to pick you up) and on my way home I picked up my prescriptions that the Dr sent to my local pharmacy. I got an antibiotic, Oxycodone for a pain killer and I also bought some Colace for potential constipation and Bronelian and Arnica to help with bruising and swelling. As soon as I took the pain killer, I was out for the night. However, I woke up about 5 times throughout the night because I had to pee… I don’t know why, but I had to go!
1^st day post op: I woke up sore, like I did a million crunches the day before and pulled a muscle in my abs. I had to go to work around noon. Gave myself a shorter day because I was not very comfortable. When I sit, I’m fine. When I stand I’m fine. But when I get from a sitting to standing position, OWWWW! This goes away after a few min, but still. I only took 5 Tylenol today, trying not to take more. Also, before I left for work, I switched out the pads they put over the incision areas that are under the garment. I recommend having someone do this with you because you REALLY feel sore, and I got extremely light headed. I’m not good with blood in general, so seeing parts of me still oozing made me nearly faint. After some Gatorade and a Kind Bar, I was ok. At work I took it easy and went out to dinner with friends. NO ALCOHOL because of the antibiotics. I wore loose clothing all day, no one noticed that I was padded up like I could be wearing a bullet proof vest. Before bed, I switched out the padding again just in case it was too dirty (I didn’t wanna sleep in that) and I’m seeing how my body is going to look. HOLY MOLY! Barely any bruising and my belly is FLAT FLAT FLAT. the excitement is really setting in. Oh, and the nurses told me I could shower 24 hours post-​op but since I was still «leaking» today I got too nervous so I won’t shower until tomorrow evening
2^nd day post op:
Changed the thick pads over the incisions to thin pantyliners. much more comfortable. Still pretty sore. Started the day with 3 Tylenol (just in case) and went to work and did errands. I finally showered today. had to be really careful to avoid possible fainting and I still have 2 incision spots «leaking,» the others are fine. Shower felt so good! One incision burned like an open cut but other than that, I was fine, just very cautious. I reapplied the padding and now I’m chillin’. I must say, my abs look PHENOMENAL!!! Even with some bruising and swelling, I LOVE how it looks
1 week post op: went for my 1 week follow up. Dr Shaffner said everything looks great, but I continue to have swelling and bruising. He suggested warm compresses over my abdomen and to massage the area to help with the bruising and swelling. I’m still very tender all around but the discomfort is minimal
2 weeks post op: not really sore anymore, mostly just tight. Like if I sit for a few minutes, standing up I feel like my belly is a rubber band and it takes a minute for me to straighten out. It’s a very strange sensation but I can’t say that it’s bad. Today I am going out and wearing a super tight dress. I feel like a bombshell and definitely look like one too! (Theres that self confidence that came back!) This is amazing and I can’t thank Dr Shaffner enough
***If anyone has any questions for me about my procedure or the recovery time, please don’t hesitate to message me on here. I’m glad to advise and help anyone interested in having their lives completely changed for the positive

I was recommended to Elite by my good friend Kristina and I couldn’t be more grateful! I had plastic surgery done a few years ago and it was a total nightmare. I never thought I could look at myself in the mirror again and be please with the person in the reflection. Thanks to Dr. Adam Schaffner, I now have the body that I dreamed of. Him and his nurses were professional from beginning to end!