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There are others he has done this too

I was recently contacted by two other women with the same situation after they read this review. Dr. Kao put too large of implants in than was requested and he made an “internal bra” which was not previously agreed too and just created problems. There are other women besides me he has done this too. I am working on reporting him to state medical board. Beware him and his office manager.

Update part 2

These were the “internal stitches” that Dr. Kao put in me. They had to be removed for the health of my breast. They felt hard and tangled. Had I know he was putting what felt like rope to me, in my breast, I never would’ve allowed that inside my breast.

Update

I would not recommend going into surgery with doctor Kao. I was in worse pain after his surgery than before and several lumps in my breast formed that I did not have before :( The discovery of lumps is terrifying. I had to have the lumps examined by a specialist. They were found to be “balls of extremely dense tissue” and hurt so bad. I never had had a single breast lump previous to this. I hope anyone would consult with other doctors and weigh my review, I would hate for any other woman to be in as much pain as I was.
I recently found a doctor within miles of Dr. Kao who fixed my situation entirely in a manner of a few hours. This is what was taken out of my breast after Kao’s surgery. Please see the attached.
As in the previous response, I expect his office manager respond to belittle and disregard anything I say and attempt to put blame on me like I did anything to make the lumps appear and pain worsen tenfold after his surgery.
Kelly said she wishes I would’ve called the office directly...I called several times.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
900 Wilshier Blvd., Santa Monica, California
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