Tracy M. Pfeifer, MD, MS

I had surgery with Dr. Pfeifer about 2 1/2 years ago. I was left with terrible scars, went in for revision about a year later and still she left bad scars, not as bad but not at all what we discussed my breasts or scars from the lift would look like...Not even close. Both times I woke up from surgery she was not even in the room. First surgery, when I woke up she had already started her next surgery, second surgery, she wasn't even in the facility anymore, was gone already. I felt terrible that she treated me that way. When I came back for post-ops, she had me wait 1 1/2 only to be seen by the nurse (which I didn't mind), that seemed to be more involved with the entire surgery and selling me on the plastic surgeon. The last time I was there for a post op, I was in the room waiting 2 hours, meanwhile she was giving Botox injections next door to a patient that walked in 20 minutes after me. But the best part, I was able to listen to the entire conversation about politics, nothing related to anything that the patient was in for. I felt so mistreated I just left and said to her patient coordinator that I'm done with her, why do I have to wait two hours, what did I do to deserve that? No one deserves to have breasts that look worse off from before surgery, and no one certainly does not need to be mistreated in the way she has mistreated me and from what I understand other patients too. In hindsight, thinking about the process, I should've had a third and fourth opinion. This is your body that you have to live in take time to choose the right doctor, not one that doesn't take a personal care in her cases. I'm so embarrassed about my scars, I look like a patched up scarecrow. I did not want to write this review for a long time but reading past reviews and having great regret choosing this surgeon, people need to know about her practices, because you live with the results, not her.

I had a great experience working with Dr Pfeifer, she is very kind, responsive and personable.

Dr Tracy Pfeifer and her staff are indeed very gentle and nice people. They are thorough and professional. I would not recommend for any revision surgery. That type of surgery requires a higher skill set and I am very disappointed and saddened by my own results with Dr. Pfeifer. I've just booked with another doctor to repair the damage she did to me. First, my breasts by the original doctor in England were beautiful-no scars-great shape etc...after 15 years I felt it was time to replace. She never spoke with me about new styles or technologies and in fact strongly recommended textured, tear drop shape 'gummy bear' implants. Research those yourself. I said I had no interest in those so she simply looked up the exact same old ones I had and ordered those. I have since found out that no other doctor would have done that. They would have gone over options. I'm very inquisitive and would have welcomed such an educational discussion but there was none of that. I said what was very important for me was a natural result with no visible scars. She assured me of that. The implants were 220 cc's. I previously had no scars as they had been put in through the armpit. She said she couldn't remove them that way. I have since found that other doctors can. After surgery with Dr. Pfeifer I am left with 5 inches of inframammary scars on my chest and drain hole scars on the side of my breasts. I have since found out that other doctors put the drains through the armpit so the breast has no further scars. The breasts initially looked the same as before as far as size and shape but over the next few months I realized she had cut all the nerves to the nipples and severed all sensation for the rest of my life. There is no going back to a doctor and 'crying over spilled milk' I am the one who is to blame for not doing better research about revision surgery in general, which would have been easy, but I relied on web reviews about how nice and comforting she and her staff were nothing about her medical performance of revisions is out there. I did hold her accountable for the nerves and jagged scars. She said that 'nerves were tricky' and when she looked at the scars she shrugged and brushed them off as if it was all OK. She is a doctor with a very nice and gentle manner as is her staff but is of inferior ability and skill. There are excellent surgeons in Manhattan who do extraordinary breast revisions and I now have to pay one of them to re-do what she botched-replacing old technology implants with softer and better newer ones. I also have to pay for scar revision surgery.

Dr. Tracy Pfeifer is without a doubt one of the most talented breast surgeons out there. I needed a very complicated Breast Augmentation Revision and went to 3 other incredibly reputable NYC plastic surgeons and each of them asked the names of the other doctors I was considering, and all of them recommended I go with Dr. Pfeifer. Initially I was upset because I thought they didn’t want to take on a case as complicated as mine. But now I realize they were right and were just trying to do the best thing for me in placing my case in Dr. Pfeifer’s hands. My initial Breast Augmentation through another doctor left me with a capsular contraction and implant pockets that were completely off and left my breasts uneven and quite honestly botched. What was even more upsetting is that all the doctors were surprised at how symmetrical my breasts were before my initial surgery, because they were so not symmetrical after! When I met with Dr. Pfeifer, I was depressed and felt hopeless. She was not only sympathetic and gave me hope, but she wanted to help me. Having said that, she was also quite realistic and did not give me any false expectations. I could not be happier with my outcome. If it wasn’t for her talent and willingness to take on my case I would still be horrified by my appearance and hiding my body. Thank you Dr. Pfeifer!

Dr Pfeifer( hope I spelled that correctly) was extremely empathetic, kind and guided me through every step of the process. She is incredibly meticulous and is gifted with great hands. Adore this woman!