Tummy Tuck - Conroe, TX

He charged a lot to do basically no TRANSFORMATION...I'm deeply sorry for you and I pray you can find a GOOD PS to revise his disaster! He should be ashamed and I'm glad you posted his response...I got a quote from him last year but it was way too MUCH....

Wow I am so so sorry that you had such a bad experience!! I really feel for you. I had a TT in December, and I can't imagine going through all of that (and paying for it) and not being happy. Have you found another surgeon yet for the revision? If you are still looking, look into Dr. Basu. He was so wonderful, and I swear he worked magic on my stomach. I am just so sorry. This is terrible, but I am so glad you posted this. People need to know, and I think you were treated so unfairly. I can't believe his response, too.

Thank you for your comments. We have not received any request from plastic surgeon for you records. If it is true, please provide the name of the surgeon or surgeons that are making such unprofessional remarks. If it is true, why don’t you post their names? As far as your other concerns, thank you for explaining that you were happy with your results the first year but, then, you have to retract your review. I can’t control how you heal or how you scar. In addition, I can’t control the 20 lbs. you gained after surgery. I am not sure why realself removed the description of your comments that I posted a year ago. It explained in details your claims. Again, it shows how physicians are unfairly prevented from showing the other side of the story due to the HIPPA regulations that protect the patients but not the surgeons from defamation and slandering. Thank you for your comments.

I am praying you find a great revision doctor. The women on here who have had revisions are truly blessed to get the final results they wanted, and I hope you are blessed as well. When you do have your revision I would love for you to show us all the results so that your old PS can see what work still had to be done because of his error. You are not the only woman on RS who feels the way you do and has had similar issues with this PS. So sad. Lord I pray my results come out well, all these negative experiences scare the hell out of me! :*(

THanks so much for sharing, I can't believe I considered him to do my tummy tuck and BA. You have hopefully saved me a lot of anguish in the future. Stay strong and hang in there.

Hello to everyone that have read my story and share your story, good or bad. My story is a bad one but, I am every so glad that's not the case for everyone here. Dr. Cortes was not that way with me, he tried but, when I pushed he always became short and dismissive. Now, even in this forum he has responded and he can't help it, you notice the anger in his voice. I can only imagine he has a bit of a temper! He takes concerns as criticism of his work, this is not a good attitude for a Plastic Surgeon. He had no sympathy and 6 months after the surgery, weighing 126 lbs. he told me I needed to lose weight and then come talk to him! Lose weight?!! I am 5'4".... I lost any more weight, I'd be sick! I did go see other board certified reputable doctors, and all 4 agreed I had a poor surgery done, and would need a revision of both, tummy tuck and breast lift. So, someday, hopefully not to far in the future, I will do that for myself. This Dr. Cortes thinks that no one is unhappy with his work... I think he intimidates women! and they won't speak up. Not me... I WILL speak up! I will NOT be intimidated!

Lilyflower....I completely agree with you about Dr. Cortes being dismissive. I went in for a consult in July of 2014 and waited in his extremely hot office (no air conditioning) for one and a half hours OUTSIDE his office in the hallway of the building because there was no place to sit inside his lobby. There were women with entire families with 5, 6, 7 kids all sitting in the seats that actual potential paying patients were supposed to be sitting in. I felt like I was in the Social Security Office.....but that's beside the point. My husband, out of frustration, went up to the front desk to find out when they would call us back to the exam rooms. She said "soon". Another 30 minutes later, he asks again and says "I will pay the full consultation fee to get my wife seen in a timely fashion" (the consultations were free at that time). She finally calls us back there and we weave and bob through the extended families of young children and cousins and get seated in an examining room. I undressed, wore the gown and ----not kidding here---waited in that room just like that for 3 more hours! I was ready to say screw this and get the hell out of there when he comes running in out of breath. he sits downs and says what do you want done because it is a bbl transfer to the buttocks, I'm going to tell you right now that you don't have enough fat.I weigh 200 lbs and am 5'5". Back rolls, flanks, love handles and big tummy. How is there not enough fat to put into my butt? He said this without even looking at my ass. I hadn't even stood up and he made the verdict. So to that end.....if you wont even fully examine my goodies before passing judgment then it is clear to me that he picks and chooses the patients that he will operate on.....Dare I say it......but they seem to be of the Latin persuasion. I understand giving back to your community and taking care of your own but money is money,sir and a medical surgeon in his field of work would do well to reevaluate his priorities.

Similar thing happened to me but I plan to take legal action.

OH my god .... So your ps is Dr. Cortes? I am in shock!!

OMG!!! THANK YOU for having the courage to post and tell your story. I hope you find a doc that can make your dreams come true. I'm sorry that you went through this. I wish you the best.

Hi Lily, First, I am very sorry to hear of your dissapointment. At the end of the day we all want to feel satisfied with our results. However I am truly suprised about the comments on Dr. Cortes. The first time I visited Dr. Cortes, I was petrified. I had been through a very disturbing experience with an unlicensed doctor where I had suffered necrosis and was left with a scar almost in the middle of my stomach. Dr. Cortes was so caring and took the time to give me realistic expectations. Also discussed my weight with me as when I went to him I weighed about 180 lbs...in a loving way never making me feel fat. I ended up getting my breast done, my arms and a tummy tuck. Now, I knew I had alot of scar tissue because of the botch job I had gotten before, so I expected some complications with the healing and I also keloid horribly, and I was afraid of that, so what happened afterwards was expected. I developed some bad scar tissue around my nipples and my bracchiplasty scar widened like a long keloid, and when I expressed to Dr. Cortes how unhappy I was, he didn't hesitate to bring me back into the office and do scar revision....which by the way is extremely common. He did it at absolutely no charge and the reality is that all Doctors can charge you as you sign that the results may not be what you are expecting and there can be some revision required. Matter of fact, he met me at his office on a Sunday after I called him with a concern. He patiently took me into his office...laughed and made jokes so I could feel at ease and sent me on my way...always checking up on me. I loved my results!! Now forward two years later.....and I gained weight....heck I love to eat...and I wanted to do buttock surgery....well, I researched his results.....and he is the best! So I went in to see him. He was still the same sweetheart. Made a comment on my weight in a playful manner but only because he knows how much I had lost. I went down to about 160 ...and now I was at almost 190! But he meant nothing bad by it....not at all! He sat with me...looked at my butt and reminded me that I had sagging skin on my legs! A Jlo Booty was not realistic....but he did a wonderful job! I have pics of my butt....I can send you pics of my tummy as well if youd like. As far as the rabbit ears, I truly dont see them. I see a few spots where it looks a little swollen, but did you gain any weight. I don't see it right after the surgery. Also, his office in Houston is not his main office. That is a rental location that he is using as he is in the process of starting his office there and wants to make sure he has the right spot. His office in Conroe is gorgeous. My best friend just got a tummy tuck done and is going on a cruise next weekend. She is ready to sport her bikini. Again ...I am sorry to hear of your experience. It just doesn't sound like him at all. Matter of fact, he is such a perfectionist that he redid my nipples with my buttocks at no cost! Hope everything works out for you!!

Its hard to believe that about Dr. Cortes and his staff because they treated me like family before and after surgery. They called me the first 3 days after surgery to see how i was doing. When i had a problem with my left leg after my brazilian butt lift they saw me right away and made me feel at ease every visit. i couldnt walk right because my left would hurt like if i had a rubberband around it. Eventually it went away little by little just like Dr. Cortes said. He also gave me a couple prescriptions that helped a lot. What surprised me was that he would even call me after hours to see how im doing and if im taking my medication. Can you please post before pictures????

Your pictures speak for themselves. Regardless of the good treatment the doctor may have given others, your results are real and in full color. The treatment you received by the doctor and staff is important, but nowhere near as important as the final result. You breast scars from day one looked "different" from all the others on the site. I am so sorry your results were less than what you paid for. Even if the doc had also treated you like family as he did to others, leaving you with that result is unacceptable. I think we would all take skill over manners any day. May God be with you.