TODAY'S THE BIG DAY -- TRANSFORMATION

Yes when i 1st notice, my left cheek was hard told Dr. Cortez about it he played with in sent me home! I just want my life back ( family ) He made a mistake but he want fix at no charge!! i lost alot my husband taking off work, me being able not return to work. It's a money making business for them you'er just a NO# that's why you pay them up front.

not sure if it was an auto type correction in your response or not but did you say he "want to fix it at no charge" or he "wont fix it at no charge"?

Hey TopCat43, When did you realize that something wasn't right and went to the hospital? Is this a staph infection?

At least he want to fix his mistake.dr jimerson won't .

Discounted rate!!

Yes he will fix it! discounted rate!

To have a discussion, instead of speculation, in regard to unfounded comments, everybody needs to hear the second side of the story and the facts. TopCat underwent a successful BBL but, approximately 10 – 14 days after the surgery, she developed an infection on her left hip. Let me explain the following comment: “Got an infection, The whole thing was handled real bad! So Dr. Cortez had to reverse/ cut all the fat out of my Butt. Now I'm left with scar all over my body plus a hole the size of a golf ball and out of 10K i'm leaving RS do to the fact it's to hard for me to continue believing you pay up front, so that means if you don't get the result you want, YOU ARE SREWED!!! Good Luck to all my BBL sista but keep in mind it's all a gamble!! “ One important fact that this patient failed to mention is that I called her 4–5 days before she developed the infection on a Saturday and prescribed her clindamycin for prophylaxis because she thought she was having a fever but there were no signs of infection nor symptoms. I followed her very closely and, when she called us on Tuesday and sent us a picture of the area, I immediately told her to come to the hospital where she was placed on IV antibiotics and then I discharged her when there was no fever and she was feeling better. I also made an incision to drain the infection. Ten days later she called and said that she was not feeling well. That is when I again admitted her to the hospital and scheduled for a drainage. I explained her everything that was occurring and the steps to be taken to manage the problem. And it happened the way I anticipated. Let me remind her that that the day she was waiting in the ER and came to the reception area, I walked her myself to admit her directly to the hospital so she did not even have to wait. The nurses in the OR were wonderful and they took good care of her in the best way they could. I visited her twice a day while at the hospital and saw her Saturday and Sunday. As a matter of fact, I cancelled my trip to Las Vegas to take care of her in case she had a problem I would be there for her. The notion that I made a mistake is completely false. She was receiving superb care and I was constantly in communication with the nurses that are currently taking care of my patients. I understand that her husband missed work but I even told him to drop you at the hospital so he could go back to work and we would take her of the situation. Even if she would have been discharged from the hospital, my wife was going to take her to the hotel and my staff and me would visit her on a daily basis. I am not sure why she says there was a mistake or that I have a money-making business. The reason why we have hundreds of satisfied customers is that I always concentrate on patient care and on getting the best surgical results possible and money is not my priority. This philosophy keeps me focused on what is really important: my patients. Whenever there is a surgery, there are risks. She signed a consent for the procedure and was well educated about the risks and benefits. In addition, she signed a consent about the possible complications and revision. ALL of this is not new and we will be more than glad to offer her a copy, if requested, that states that one of the risks is to develop an infection after surgery. If you were in disagreement on the revision consent and the possible need for additional surgeries, I would not have performed any surgery to a patient because risks are always a possibility. I disagree with the comment that a surgery is a gamble because she was informed about everything before the surgery and any service needs to be paid beforehand. The fact that she got an infection 10 -14 after surgery with an uncommon bacteria (I’ve never seen it) while you were on antibiotics prove the fact that there are things beyond human control and it is God’s will. The fact that the buttock gets hard is not by itself a sign of infection. Every patient after surgery will have a hard buttock. I do everything that I can to prevent infections in all of my BBL patients as follows: 1. Preoperative antibiotics iv with gentamcycin, unasyn, and ancef 2. The fat is irrigated with the same antibiotics prior to injection. 3. 24 hr of IV antibiotics while at the hospital 4. 7 days of postoperative Bactrim 5. Betadine irrigation of the injection cannulas prior to injection 6. In her case, clindamycin 4 days before you got the infection To all of those that are following, people need to understand that, in any profession, there are always risks involved and surgery is not an exception. One way to protect the patients is that we offer an insurance that covers complications during the first 30 days after surgery. I am sure that she is glad to have been covered. To those who are wondering about the second surgery, there will be a cost incurred at a discounted rate. This is also explained prior to surgery and every patient signs this agreement. Again, if they don’t want to sign, then, I won’t be able to do the procedure because there is always a possibility of risk. My job is to take care of every patient and that is what I will continue doing. Have I expressed any empathy like MzPhatbooty suggested? Well, I hope that this response answers her questions.

To have a discussion, instead of speculation, in regard to unfounded comments, everybody needs to hear the second side of the story and the facts. TopCat underwent a successful BBL but, approximately 10 – 14 days after the surgery, she developed an infection on her left hip. Let me explain the following comment: “Got an infection, The whole thing was handled real bad! So Dr. Cortez had to reverse/ cut all the fat out of my Butt. Now I'm left with scar all over my body plus a hole the size of a golf ball and out of 10K i'm leaving RS do to the fact it's to hard for me to continue believing you pay up front, so that means if you don't get the result you want, YOU ARE SREWED!!! Good Luck to all my BBL sista but keep in mind it's all a gamble!! “ One important fact that this patient failed to mention is that I called her 4–5 days before she developed the infection on a Saturday and prescribed her clindamycin for prophylaxis because she thought she was having a fever but there were no signs of infection nor symptoms. I followed her very closely and, when she called us on Tuesday and sent us a picture of the area, I immediately told her to come to the hospital where she was placed on IV antibiotics and then I discharged her when there was no fever and she was feeling better. I also made an incision to drain the infection. Ten days later she called and said that she was not feeling well. That is when I again admitted her to the hospital and scheduled for a drainage. I explained her everything that was occurring and the steps to be taken to manage the problem. And it happened the way I anticipated. Let me remind her that that the day she was waiting in the ER and came to the reception area, I walked her myself to admit her directly to the hospital so she did not even have to wait. The nurses in the OR were wonderful and they took good care of her in the best way they could. I visited her twice a day while at the hospital and saw her Saturday and Sunday. As a matter of fact, I cancelled my trip to Las Vegas to take care of her in case she had a problem I would be there for her. The notion that I made a mistake is completely false. She was receiving superb care and I was constantly in communication with the nurses that are currently taking care of my patients. I understand that her husband missed work but I even told him to drop you at the hospital so he could go back to work and we would take her of the situation. Even if she would have been discharged from the hospital, my wife was going to take her to the hotel and my staff and me would visit her on a daily basis. I am not sure why she says there was a mistake or that I have a money-making business. The reason why we have hundreds of satisfied customers is that I always concentrate on patient care and on getting the best surgical results possible and money is not my priority. This philosophy keeps me focused on what is really important: my patients. Whenever there is a surgery, there are risks. She signed a consent for the procedure and was well educated about the risks and benefits. In addition, she signed a consent about the possible complications and revision. ALL of this is not new and we will be more than glad to offer her a copy, if requested, that states that one of the risks is to develop an infection after surgery. If you were in disagreement on the revision consent and the possible need for additional surgeries, I would not have performed any surgery to a patient because risks are always a possibility. I disagree with the comment that a surgery is a gamble because she was informed about everything before the surgery and any service needs to be paid beforehand. The fact that she got an infection 10 -14 after surgery with an uncommon bacteria (I’ve never seen it) while you were on antibiotics prove the fact that there are things beyond human control and it is God’s will. The fact that the buttock gets hard is not by itself a sign of infection. Every patient after surgery will have a hard buttock. I do everything that I can to prevent infections in all of my BBL patients as follows: 1. Preoperative antibiotics iv with gentamcycin, unasyn, and ancef 2. The fat is irrigated with the same antibiotics prior to injection. 3. 24 hr of IV antibiotics while at the hospital 4. 7 days of postoperative Bactrim 5. Betadine irrigation of the injection cannulas prior to injection 6. In her case, clindamycin 4 days before you got the infection To all of those that are following, people need to understand that, in any profession, there are always risks involved and surgery is not an exception. One way to protect the patients is that we offer an insurance that covers complications during the first 30 days after surgery. I am sure that she is glad to have been covered. To those who are wondering about the second surgery, there will be a cost incurred at a discounted rate. This is also explained prior to surgery and every patient signs this agreement. Again, if they don’t want to sign, then, I won’t be able to do the procedure because there is always a possibility of risk. My job is to take care of every patient and that is what I will continue doing. Have I expressed any empathy like MzPhatbooty suggested? Well, I hope that this response answers her questions.

Dr Cortes thanks a lot for clarifying. This is very educational. Continue to be that awesome doc that will go beyond for the well being of patients

Thank you sister for asking me to read her story.that makes me feel less angry and sad.her case is worse than mine.i only lose money.its nothing compare to health.i m so sorry for her....I will pray for her . God bless you . You are a wonderful person.

I am starting to read a negative review everyday :( I really appreciate how they are not just quitting about updating their blog and giving it to us raw. it's really serious out there. topcat we are all here and will be your mental support all the way. you will come out of this on top...releasing prosperity in your life girl

AMEN my sistah.

Yes. She is very courageous. So many of our sistahs fall into a deep state of depression and go underground. I thank God for the spirit of boldness for the victims to come forth and speak on it because this is very REAL. A lot of ladies here don't have family to support them as it is when it comes to receiving p/s, less alone when something goes wrong... The first thing to fly out of their mouths is, "I TOLD YOU SO!" Ain't nobody got time to be hearing that [RS bleep]! Matter of fact that's the very last thing they are trying to hear. This is why so many of or sistahs suffer in the dark in silence. I hate that about us as a race of people. The fact that we don't undergird one another and encourage, support and lift up one another. I'm glad her husband is in her corner. He truly knows all she is experiencing and has stood by her side. Thank God for good husbands!

discounted rate!!

WTF:-0???? I presume the fee for the anesthesiologist? Has he expressed any empathy? What exactly is he saying if anything?

To have a discussion, instead of speculation, in regard to unfounded comments, everybody needs to hear the second side of the story and the facts. TopCat underwent a successful BBL but, approximately 10 – 14 days after the surgery, she developed an infection on her left hip. Let me explain the following comment: “Got an infection, The whole thing was handled real bad! So Dr. Cortez had to reverse/ cut all the fat out of my Butt. Now I'm left with scar all over my body plus a hole the size of a golf ball and out of 10K i'm leaving RS do to the fact it's to hard for me to continue believing you pay up front, so that means if you don't get the result you want, YOU ARE SREWED!!! Good Luck to all my BBL sista but keep in mind it's all a gamble!! “ One important fact that this patient failed to mention is that I called her 4–5 days before she developed the infection on a Saturday and prescribed her clindamycin for prophylaxis because she thought she was having a fever but there were no signs of infection nor symptoms. I followed her very closely and, when she called us on Tuesday and sent us a picture of the area, I immediately told her to come to the hospital where she was placed on IV antibiotics and then I discharged her when there was no fever and she was feeling better. I also made an incision to drain the infection. Ten days later she called and said that she was not feeling well. That is when I again admitted her to the hospital and scheduled for a drainage. I explained her everything that was occurring and the steps to be taken to manage the problem. And it happened the way I anticipated. Let me remind her that that the day she was waiting in the ER and came to the reception area, I walked her myself to admit her directly to the hospital so she did not even have to wait. The nurses in the OR were wonderful and they took good care of her in the best way they could. I visited her twice a day while at the hospital and saw her Saturday and Sunday. As a matter of fact, I cancelled my trip to Las Vegas to take care of her in case she had a problem I would be there for her. The notion that I made a mistake is completely false. She was receiving superb care and I was constantly in communication with the nurses that are currently taking care of my patients. I understand that her husband missed work but I even told him to drop you at the hospital so he could go back to work and we would take her of the situation. Even if she would have been discharged from the hospital, my wife was going to take her to the hotel and my staff and me would visit her on a daily basis. I am not sure why she says there was a mistake or that I have a money-making business. The reason why we have hundreds of satisfied customers is that I always concentrate on patient care and on getting the best surgical results possible and money is not my priority. This philosophy keeps me focused on what is really important: my patients. Whenever there is a surgery, there are risks. She signed a consent for the procedure and was well educated about the risks and benefits. In addition, she signed a consent about the possible complications and revision. ALL of this is not new and we will be more than glad to offer her a copy, if requested, that states that one of the risks is to develop an infection after surgery. If you were in disagreement on the revision consent and the possible need for additional surgeries, I would not have performed any surgery to a patient because risks are always a possibility. I disagree with the comment that a surgery is a gamble because she was informed about everything before the surgery and any service needs to be paid beforehand. The fact that she got an infection 10 -14 after surgery with an uncommon bacteria (I’ve never seen it) while you were on antibiotics prove the fact that there are things beyond human control and it is God’s will. The fact that the buttock gets hard is not by itself a sign of infection. Every patient after surgery will have a hard buttock. I do everything that I can to prevent infections in all of my BBL patients as follows: 1. Preoperative antibiotics iv with gentamcycin, unasyn, and ancef 2. The fat is irrigated with the same antibiotics prior to injection. 3. 24 hr of IV antibiotics while at the hospital 4. 7 days of postoperative Bactrim 5. Betadine irrigation of the injection cannulas prior to injection 6. In her case, clindamycin 4 days before you got the infection To all of those that are following, people need to understand that, in any profession, there are always risks involved and surgery is not an exception. One way to protect the patients is that we offer an insurance that covers complications during the first 30 days after surgery. I am sure that she is glad to have been covered. To those who are wondering about the second surgery, there will be a cost incurred at a discounted rate. This is also explained prior to surgery and every patient signs this agreement. Again, if they don’t want to sign, then, I won’t be able to do the procedure because there is always a possibility of risk. My job is to take care of every patient and that is what I will continue doing. Have I expressed any empathy like MzPhatbooty suggested? Well, I hope that this response answers her questions.