Reviews of M. Bradley Calobrace, MD, FACS (Plastic Surgery)

Annie Belle

I had a rhinoplasty several years ago here with Dr. Mizuguchi. Very professional, my nose looks very natural and straight. I would highly recommend this place!

Laura McGarity

My experience with my first ever surgery... a recent breast reduction almost 3 months ago. After birthing two children and nursing a combined 36 months my formerly perky breasts were deflated and a size 40 F. After spending many months following a revised nutritional plan and exercising a minimum of ten hours a week it became evident that my arms, legs and waist were shrinking and becoming toned while my breasts hung across my abdomen like deflated balloons. Prior to arranging consultations with surgeons in Louisville, I had fantasized about a breast reduction for years. Continuous neck and shoulder pain, the inability to wear most of my wardrobe and a limited ability to exercise made me an excellent candidate! I weighed the pros and cons of when would be the best time sign up for surgery. With both of my children in elementary school, my physical health as good as it had been in years, and a husband who could take off time from work to help care for me I knew the time was now. This surgery is no joke. More than a foot of lineal stitches on each breast and even now more than two months later the itching and sensitivity of the nerves reconnecting inside is nothing to laugh about. But I would do it all again in heartbeat. My neck and shoulder pain was gone immediately after surgery. It didn’t return when I stopped taking the prescription pain killers and when I weaned off ibuprofen several weeks ago, I still was pain free! Living without chronic pain is life changing. The biggest lesson in all of this is the complete and total underestimation of the gigantic mental benefits post-surgery. I spent years lamenting the physical changes of my body and I spent almost no time thinking of how these physical changes affected my mental health. The morning after surgery I went to my initial post-op appointment and the nurse took off the bandages for the first time. I stared into the mirror and surprisingly didn’t fixate on all the stitches and bruising but rather saw my twenty-year-old self looking back at me. I couldn’t have been more excited. I felt giddy and almost tipsy. I was taking pain medication, but STILL. I had asked Dr. Calobrace to take me back to age thirty (not even really remembering what I looked like pre-kids) and that morning, twenty-four hours after going under the knife, I saw a woman from half my life ago. I expected to look different. And I did. I just couldn’t believe that I had my old breasts back. There is nothing in my nearly forty-three years on this planet that has been even close to this experience. This was an indescribable feeling of lightness. Yes, I had literal pounds taken off my chest, but I felt so free. I also felt a kinship towards a friend who had top surgery last year. After living life as a woman for decades, they made the decision to live as a man and eventually have surgery to remove their breasts. Many people describe this experience as finally solving the disconnect between how they viewed their self internally and the reality of their physical body. I hadn’t realized before the surgery that, in addition to my physical neck and shoulder pain from the weight on my chest, I was mentally suffering because every time I looked in the mirror my physical body did not align with the image I had in my head of how I looked. The surgery healed my physical pain but more importantly healed this disconnect. My mental image of my body is now not a surprise. I chose Dr. Calobrace because he is clearly a leader in this field. I've looked at more than 1000 before and afters online. Dr. Calobrace is not the cheapest and I believe he is worth every penny. My initial appointment felt a little rushed at the beginning but any questions I had were answered. All of my follow ups did not feel rushed at all. His results are amazing. All of his staff is top notch and I felt very safe and cared for. 3 months out and I am healing well and scars are very small. My advice: Wait on getting a new car, skip a vacation, and get a breast reduction if you need it. So worth it! Photo is 10 weeks after surgery!

Alexandrea Allen

I had a breast lift done with Dr.mays and the help of his staff. I am very pleased with this big decision I made to have surgery done with this place of business , from the time I walked in the staff are all on it and work very hard as a team. I enjoyed my consultation and my visit back to go over things with Keri, she made things very comfortable for me for my first time having a cosmetic procedure done, dr.mays explained everything to be I needed to know along with all the other staff he made sure to get my body where I wanted it. I will highly recommend this place over any place in Kentucky if you want a supporting staff and excellent quality cosmetic surgery done ! Thank you CaloAesthetics for everything.

Lisa Meredith

I love the TCA peel to my lower lids. It was a great way to address uneven pigmentation, improve the texture and tone of my skin, smooth out fine lines, and more. I love the dramatic results from the chemical peel, and it did not require an extended recovery time. Thank you, Dr. Calobrace, and staff!!

Krista Wolfe

Dr. Calobrace and staff are the best!! My surgery results turned out amazing. I would recommend him 110%.

Cheryl Norwood

If you want the most experienced and compassionate doctor and staff, then Dr. Calobrace is your doctor. His facility is impeccably clean. His staff are caring, compassionate and efficient. Dr. Calobrace is an expert in his field and the outcome shows. As a healthcare professional I would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Calobrace. He is a wonderful doctor.

S. Johnson

Today is the last time I am visiting this place. I booked an appointment for a small service for 3:15PM this afternoon. I checked in with reception early and waited.... 3:15 rolled around and no one came to get me, yet everyone else in the waiting room was gone. So I waited...3:25 rolled around and there was no sign of anyone. None of the employees came back to let me know they were running behind. So, instead of sitting and waiting indefinitely, I went back to the reception area to make sure they didn't skip over me or something. Now, I have to add that the tardiness from this spa has been consistent the last 5 times I have visited them. One appointment I waited almost an extra 20 minutes. I have let this go in the past because I understand that businesses often run behind,...but every single time?? I should also note, that each time they were late, they never acknowledged or apologized for it. So off I went to reception to check in again. They didn't like me doing this. So instead of apologizing, one of the staff told me "oh it's ok, it's ok" as if I was the one running late for the appointment. I then told her, I had a 3:15 appointment and the nurse I had an appointment is late. Her rude response was, "it's only been 9 minutes, do you want to be seen or not?" Then she went and got the nurse who was supposed to see me. Now the nurse comes out from the back and starts repeating what her co-worker said: "it's only been 9 minutes". Then when I go back with the her, she closes the door and condescendingly says, "I'm sorry you're having a bad day." I told her I wasn't having a bad day and that I was supposed to be seen at 3:15 and they have been late every time. She starts getting snotty with me and repeats to me over and over "do you want to be seen or not"? I explained that I know places run behind, but this isn't a doctor's or dentist's office, it's a spa. The employee gets angry and tells me that she has a doctorate and that she's Dr. so and so. I never said anything about her education level, that was irrelevant and what a weird, over-the-top response. At this point, she is really irritating me with her attitude acting like I'm the one with the problem. I really think she wanted to argue with me. I can only assume,they must have other customers complaining about tardiness. I kind of got that feeling the way both of the employees jumped to the defense so quickly and started parroting each other's words. I didn't want to make a scene or upset anyone, but it's clear now that they employees were stretched and they were taking it out of the customer (me). Let me ask you this: if I were consistently late (9 minutes or more) for my appointments, don't you think they would be annoyed with me? Maybe they would even cancel my appointment? It is not the client's fault that you are overbooked, understaffed, whatever, so you should not take your frustration out of them. I can't recommend this place because of the way I was treated today. Why would I??

Victoria Scrivner

I love Dr. Calobrace and the staff there. They really do listen and give the best advice. Very sweet as well. I had a great experience through the whole process (surgical procedure), and now I go back to visit the spa side for other things! I will always go here. I Highly highly highly recommend!

Samantha Hoagland

I got my breast augmentation about 3 months ago by Dr. calobrace and I do not regret having this surgery done nor do I regret my choice of Dr doing so. This was my very first EVER plastic surgery and after being recommended to Calobrace, I wouldn’t even dare go to any other doctor. I loved how friendly he was and how comfortable him and his staff made me feel on my roller coaster of emotions in my whole process. I love this place. 100% recommend.

Nastasia Hillmer

So I want to share my story with everyone about my experience with this place. I'm not going to name names because that is unprofessional but I will share my story with people who are interested in wanting to get surgery at this office. I absolutely loved my doctor when I first met him and it stayed like that for awhile, I went back for a few more operations and unfortunately I have had some personal issues in my life at the time I wanted a tummy tuck I informed the doctor that I was taking opioids because I felt it was the right thing to do, after I told him, things changed, he made me feel like a loser, some of his staff where very unprofessional about how to approach this issue. It made me feel bad and very angry but I knew he was a great surgeon and wanted him to still do my work. I feel like they need to be more understanding about certain issues and also understand that some of the people they see probably suffer the same problems. They made me feel like a lier when I had told them I was ready to have the surgery they did not want to prescribe me any medicine and the clinic I went to even said they were ignorant and not educated as they should be. I also had an issue with a staff member who laughed in my face because of something that was not even funny, I had to call on her because it was rude and people shouldn't be treated like that, then I had to deal with this lady again, this time it was not even intentional, I had to make an appointment I walked to the first lady I saw, I could see her from the from the corner of my eyes and she put her hands in the air and made this ugly noise because I didn't go to her, i guess she thought i was trying to avoid her at that moment. It's been awhile since I have been back, and truthfully I may never return and It's sad because I at one point had a lot of respect for my doctor but after all that it's made me realize people shouldn't judge right away, and it's a shame it happened at a place I spent thousands of dollars at and even sent 2 people over to them And my fiance being one of them. I have found an amazing understand doctor to do my work now who doesn't judge and is very very educated. I gave this place 3 stars because I will not lie he does amazing work but like I said not a place for me, I prefer to be around people who think they are like me not better than me. Everyone has problems doesn't mean they should be treated differently.

Jordan Lindsay Roy

He has no bedside manner, always in a rush, you will wait 45 mins to see him for 5. he did 4 surgeries on me and I finally went to Dr. waterhouse. she's amazing. don't waste your time!! Hes all about the money!

Hollie Duvall

I came into see Dr.Calobrace thinking that I was going to have a couple other consults with other Doctors before deciding who I was going to have do my breast augmentation. Dr Calobrace was my first consult and i had heard such great things about him from a couple of my friends. I had also thought maybe I'd just have the consult and not go through with the actual procedure just because I was just so nervous about the whole thing.So on my first visit into the office it was me and my husband and I didn't have to wait but maybe 5 mins in the waiting room which is awesome and a big deal to me since I'm in the dental field and it is important to me to get people back on time and not make them wait. So we go back to the room and the nurse that was in there sorry I forgot her name but she was so nice and explained everything to me and answered all my questions and didn't rush me, after I talked with her Dr Calobrace came in and he knew exactly what size implant would work perfect for my body before I even tried them into the sports bra he was super friendly and funny too, after trying the size implants in that he thought would work good for me I just couldn't stop looking in the mirror at what a difference this would make in my life I always struggled with being unhappy and very insecure about my breast my whole life and to look at myself in the mirror and actually look like a woman I just knew I wanted to go through with this and I knew Dr Calobrace was going to be the one to make that happen i didn't need to go to anyone else for a consult I knew I was where I needed to be so on 9-9-19 I had my breast augmentation! It's been almost 2 weeks and I can tell you I am already a changed woman I'm so in love with my results and I wish I had gone through with this sooner I am no longer going to have to hide myself by wearing super padded bras, I can actually feel like a woman and give my husband the best version of myself ! I just can not be more thankful for Dr Calobrace and his entire staff for making me feel so comfortable and for being so kind I really appreciate everything and would recommend them to anyone!! Dr Calobrace is awesome and I'm sorry for the long review but I am just so happy and want other people to know this!

sean bidic

I am a board-certified plastic surgeon from NJ who has been in practice 15 years. I spent a day with Dr Calobrace at his center. There are few in our profession that possess his level and combination of skill, scholarship, passion, humor, energy, safety, transparency, quality and concern. He is world-class, his polished staff delivers impeccable service, and his center is designed for comfort, safety and efficiency. I appreciate that I was able to learn from someone of his caliber.