Miss Rachel Holt 2020-03-05 Person 5 5 0

If you are looking for the best Plastic Surgeon, look no further, you have found her! After a breast cancer diagnosis I underwent a single mastectomy and immediate implant surgery at my local hospital. Unfortunately, due to skin necrosis and infection I lost the implant and had to have a local skin graft procedure to close the cavity. Over time and healing this became tightly adhered to my ribs and pectoral muscle with scar tissue causing me chronic pain and great restriction in the movement of my right arm and shoulder. I had resigned myself to living flat on that side after undergoing two major operations as at least I was now cancer free but it soon became apparent that I could not live with the pain and restriction. I saw several plastic surgeons in different areas as the necessary surgery was not available to me locally but unfortunately none of them could give me the confidence that they could solve my problems with surgery. I received several conflicting opinions which was very confusing. That was, until I found Rachel! It was a two hour drive to see Rachel but after meeting her at my first consultation I knew I had found the right person to help me. Rachel was confident, positive, optimistic and professional but also friendly, down to earth, kind and understanding. Rachel assured me that she could definitely improve my situation and I believed her. I feel so thankful to have had Rachel personally helping me throughout the whole process, I have never experienced such amazing personal contact and support from a healthcare professional before. I underwent the Diep Breast Reconstruction Surgery with in January. This was my third major surgery and the biggest yet but I can honestly say that on the day I was totally at ease as I knew that I was in the best hands and had every confidence in Rachel and her team. I cannot express how delighted I am with the results of my surgery, Rachel has totally surpassed all my expectations of how I would look and feel afterwards. I am already relatively pain free, I am regaining movement in my arm and shoulder, I have a perfectly neat and well healed scar on my now flat tummy and I have an amazing new well healed breast perfectly matched to the other! I would not hesitate to recommend Rachel to anyone requiring plastic surgery, I feel very lucky to have had her perform the surgery which has given me my life back with amazing results after my cancer journey, she has made such a difference to me. It has also been an absolute pleasure to meet her, she balances being very professional and passionate in her work with having the compassion of a friend.