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Costa Rica cosmetic surgery didn't last
By secrets on 27 Apr 2008
i consider i have wasted thousands of $$$ by going to a doctor in Costa Rica for facelift. i have no wrinkles but wanted a slimmer lower face/tight jawline.! i was advised to have my eyes done,against my better judgement ,and frankly they are a mess. for 3 months i looked pretty good,7 months on and i look no different,although if anything my face looks much broader,due to being just pulled behind my ears
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both gave me hteir personal cell phone numbers to call, which I did, and talked with them, for follow-up..how many Drs./dentists in USA/Canada give you their direct cell phone #'s and you can actually REACH them and talk directly with them rather than a support staff member, secretary, booking manager or receptionist?
While some people have been happy with Rosenstock-Lieberman.....many people are not,and i have seen first hand the dreadful results that this clinic has done.
And i advise anyone to never post on their forum,for if one make the slightest complaint,they will be savaged most cruelly.It happened to me ,and without doubt they have a huge number of trolls on their board who will endeavor to make you a blithering wreck....horrid horrid people,especially one woman who often arranges transport/accomodation,..........odd thing is she has never had plastic surgery herself,and yet seems to be such a knowall.
Those consent forms even when I take my children or anyone else in I always write on them real small but readable. I think years ago someone did not want to take it with my writing on it and kept telling me I could not be seen if I wrote on the form. But if you really read every line you are agreeing that the doctor can do what he thinks is best regardless of how you feel about it. SCARY!
This woman i know went to a well known plastic surgeon,and she claims he bodged up her nose,lips,cheeks and breast,but to be honest she is forever having something done,so its difficult to apportion blame ,and i actually feel a tad sorry for the doctor....for in my opinion she looks extremely good,and i wished i looked half as good.
This woman is spoiled beyond belief and her only hobby appears to be plastic surgery,and sadly some people never know when to stop,and doctors are not miracle workers.
How are things going for you? Please update!
Where are you having your surgery done? I am having my surgery on the morning of September 3 also! I hope everything goes well for you and you are happy with your surgery. Best Wishes!!
I practice in South Florida and consequently have seen and re-operated on many "off-shore" facelifts.
A common feature is that they tend to be underdone compared to the local well trained plastic surgeon. An offshore plastic surgeon, no matter what his background is, has to plan and operation which allows the patient to return home with limited or no long term followup.
This means they typically do not use our more advanced approaches that require a much longer followup as well as the chance of complications that might extend the patients stay
in a foreign country.''''''''
I believe this is possibly true.!
I don't know how long the United States face lifts last either. I do know that many U.S. doctors like return patients especially in the dental field in the U.S. It seems that many are more into making money rather than patient satisfaction. It is very hard to sue doctors in the U.S. contrary to popular belief, usually the attorneys make money and the patients end up settling after years of litigation.
What procedures did you have done that left scars as far as lifting your arms? Did you by any chance have an upper Bleph done? I am going to have one done by Dr. Urzola.
My DH is from Nicaragua so we both speak spanish.
I will be having breast augmentation Sep 3rd 2012. Will be staying at LaSabana Apartotel. Anyone else going at this time?