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“I Would NOT Recommend This Surgeon, Not Not Not! - Neptune Beach, FL”

Not Worth It
Spent: $10,000 in Neptune Beach, FL

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Updated 14 Mar 2012

Posted 2 Dec 2011

Left me with scars, discoloration, bumps and pain in neck and face area. Jowls are still there and SAID he did lower lid surgery.  Gave me chemical peel instead and made me sign release while drugged. Problem after problem for a year and still having tenderness in neck and facial area. (it now is over two years. Insulted me in front of his employees.

When I complained after a few months about jowls, he told me not to look in mirrors. Injected steroids into my 2" scar he caused on neck and purple black ( open wounds behind both ears) skin my husband had to clean and treat 4 times a day.Told me to take a vitamin that would make my skin feel like red ants, yes red ants biting. this was to increase blood flow in the purple black areas. Asked for forehead lift and told me that just raised eyebrows.  HE said dermabrasion would work better.He said downside was like scrapping of the knee.  More like being skinned.

Redness is still there along with scarring. When I asked him why my skin was red, he said my dog could have caused it. There is much much more but I think you have the idea. He did make an offer.  He told me I lived with the scar (he caused) long enough but I would have to pay just under 1000.00 more and he would use Juverderm in jowl area and butt fat under eye area.  NOT what I paid for.

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Leslie L 19 Dec 2011

What was the vitamin that made your skin crawl? This is a terrible doctor. Very sorry he did this to you.

doctordeb7 21 Dec 2011
Sounds like niacin.
2trusting 19 Feb 2012
Bless your heart Ljez. Please follow JoyceMaries instructions below and call the FL States Attorney Generals office. They brutalized you!!!!!!!! You should send your pictures to the Light Up Your Life woman, Debbie Boone, who is lending her toothy grin to their new advertizing promos. Makes me pretty damn sick!!!!!!!!!!!
LJez 14 Mar 2012
It was niacin and I took at least 21 to 30 a day. It was horrible.!!!!!!!!!!
LJez 14 Mar 2012
I will do that, thanks.
PbellaPbellisario 10 Apr 2012
I AGREE!! Please follow Joyce Maries suggestions! Who ever said a picture is worth a thousand words...please let us know your better...There is no excuse for what they did to you! BIG HUGS XO
JoyceMarie813 27 Dec 2011
YEP!-THAT'S LIFESTYLE LIFT,ALRIGHT! DID THEY ALSO TELL YOU TO GIVE YOUR FACE TWO FULL YEARS TO 'SETTLE'...SO THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXPIRED? PLEASE CALL THE ATTY.GENERALS OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE AND FILE A COMPLAINT @ 866-966-7226.
2trusting 19 Feb 2012
Thanks, JoyceMarie813 for posting that info. I hope anyone reading this will take a GOOD LOOK and help take action.
LJez 14 Mar 2012
I condemn the surgeon who did this to me. Apparently he did not know what he was doing.
Poonom 15 Mar 2012
Hi, Thank you for your qualified Surgery treatment service. I am so happy to your great treatment.
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Poonom
"James Makker"
2trusting 15 Mar 2012
AND WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT REALSELF IN ORDER FOR YOU TO POST SUCH AN ODD STATEMENT? Poonom, did LSL contact you in some manner to have you make a statement like this?
LJez 15 Mar 2012
only reply to that is hahahahahahahaha
LJez 15 Mar 2012
ALL those pics I posted are POST surgery. Are you blind?
2trusting 17 Mar 2012
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LJez 18 Mar 2012
For 2trusting. I have called LSL again and again and they are still recommending The Garcia Institute for this surgery. BUT you know what, he did not get any if it right. BEWARE>>>>>>>>>>
LJez 18 Mar 2012
2trusting, Have you been injured by a surgeon as well? I feel the same way as you. I am sorry for what ever has happened.
2trusting 18 Mar 2012
LJez,
Yes, I had a LSL in 2010, I'll be posting my review on the LSL Thread soon. It's being edited down from 14pgs. to finally post as a review. I had too hard a time leaving out every sordid detail, so a friend is editing to posting size. It was horrible and I've found out all the horrible things about these "drs" ever since.
NHaven 17 Mar 2012
I can see that your results "sucked" but how do you feel? Is your skin or face/neck muscle tight or sore? Or do you feel (sensory) like you did before you ever did the surgery? I can see that your jowls are deflated (puckered) but how is your neck? Is it banded?
LJez 18 Mar 2012
My neck does not have full movement and I am in constant "annoyance pain". Tight is an understatement and pings and pangs, sharp tweaks are a constant part of my day. My neck and left jawbone feel as if there is a force pushing in and around them causing a tightness that is sometimes unbearable. Almost like a choking sensation.The right side not as much. Where my scar sits, is where most of the pain is. It is also very tender to the touch. No sleeping on my left side any longer or tilting my head back. Simple things like laying on the floor trying to excersise is a thing of the past for me. It really hurts too much. It hurts too much. The lumps and bumps below the skin in the muscle area are hard to the touch. I hope this answers your question.
NHaven 18 Mar 2012
LJez, I asked because I am going through the same thing but by a "board certified plastic surgeon". It's been 1 1/2 years since my original surgery and 14 months since he "added" my neck which I thought he was doing in the first place. I also have the puckered jowls, banded neck, and tight/sore/burning wherever he tightened or undermined. I don't understand the why the choking and tenderness hasn't gone away but am crushed to hear you are same at 2 years. I've started on an anti-depressant because I get panicked whenever I realize this feeling may be forever. I've been to other consults but no one knows what happened. On RealSelf some docs say it is "normal" and will resolve in time; others say they never heard of this in 20 years of practice. I've tried massage (which helped with range of motion), vibration (which helped with the lumps) and lymphatic drainage (which didn't do anything). My pulling sensation is too widespread to consider steroid injections. I'm afraid of my plastic surgeon. It seems pointless going back. If you ever figure out what went wrong or how to stop this choking/burning/stretching pain please lets me know. I signed a "non-disclosure" so can't post my doctor's name. I was also approached after surgery while partially sedated where the anesthesiologist asked for more money. I thought I dreamed it until got the bill. Best wishes to you.
Bunnyman 26 Mar 2012
So very sorry to hear of this. I recently heard that many board certified plastic surgeons and others are trying to get the LFS businesses closed down. There have been so many issues and complaints.
heartofabutterfly 28 Mar 2012
I am so sorry you were victimized by this butcher..The scar running along ear under your chin is enough to show this surgeon had no idea what he was doing. I thought about going to lifestyle lift but decided to go to a plastic surgeon with his own practice and talked to him. His first words was lifestyle lift doesn't last long. Definitely see what you can do to get this butcher out of surgery business...
heartofabutterfly 28 Mar 2012
For the doctor have to sign a release form while drugged up is enough to show he is not professional or let's say LEGAL...my doctor told me NOT to sign anything while droggy and he told my son after surgery not to allow me to sign any documents of any kind while droggy..
cuteneak 6 Apr 2012
This seems like alot of work to do and Im hearing it is very risky! Have you ladies heard of Nuskin. It is a nonivasive way to get the same results with products that have no risk. Check out this website. Agelessbeauty7.net and see. Very dramatic results for alot less money and health risks

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