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Absolutely HORRENDOUS PAIN! - Franklin, TN

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It was beyond awful. LSL advertises you will be...

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$10,600

It was beyond awful. LSL advertises you will be there a little over an hour. I was there for over 7 hours, but did have eyes done as well as chin. Even so, 7 hours seems ridiculous. They didn't warn me about any of the bad sides of having this surgery; just how I was going to look afterwards. (At least my double chin is gone, but have a hole in it that wasn't there before.)

The never said how many Months it would take for the pain to subside, because they never mentioned any pain. Of course, I knew there would be some pain, but never DREAMED in my wildest NIGHTMARES that it would be so bad. I was litrally pounding the inside of the car door with my first on the way home, after the surgery, the pain was so intense, and I have lived with chronic pain since I was 11 years old.

The cost for all of this was more than had it been done by a regular plastic surgeon.

My left eye was the only one that needed some attention, but they insisted on doing both, upper and lower. The Right eye bled all night until I got back to LSL the next morning, as it needed 3 more stitches. You would think the doctor would have known there were not enough stitches. Plus, I have a permanet kind of hole in my chin, that the doctor explained is from tendons or something separating.

BIGGEST complaint is that my left eye, where the skin under the brow had sagged down over the eyelid, is not EXACTLY the same way again, maybe 6 months later, yet they REFUSE to credit the price of the eyes! That is over a $4,000 charge for literally NO results! They definitely want your money.

They won't even allow people who have had surgergy and are still looking pretty bad, in the main lobby. We all had to go to a little room around the back, where they 'claim' it was more convenient to see us. Yeah, right. When you see my photos, would YOU go ahead and sign up? I think NOT. Neither would I!!

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Michael Boggess, MD

Michael Boggess, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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March 16, 2011
Dear "I", I am so very sorry for you. You look horrible. How long has it been since you had the surgery and how are you looking now. I had the same kind of thing happen to me but you look a lot worse that I did. My eyes did not turn out right either. Did you pay for this with cash or care credit? If you used care credit I would keep every conversation and phone call record so you will at least have some kind of backup. Did you sign the care credit slip? A few women have found that they did not sign the paperwork required and got a refund that way. I do hope that you will keep after LSL, you ARE NOT ALONE. Do not refer to yourself as an idiot. Call yourself "informed too late". There are too many of us for you to refer to yourself in a derogatory manner. You are not the one at fault here. You trusted what you were told. This has been my main complaint with LSL all along -- Lack of Information! Plus the fact that when something does go wrong they have the audacity to point their long pointy fingers at us, the client! Somewhere along the lines of professionalism which is suppose to happen between doctor and patient, LSL has imposed its own special brand of "Style". I hope that you are feeling better now and find some solace in knowing that there are lots of us that have rode in the same boat! Best, Chrystal Eckes.
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March 17, 2011

I'm really sorry to hear what you've been going through but Chrystal is right: please don't call yourself an "idiot". Millions of people put their faith in doctors every day, and sometimes things don't turn out right but it is absolutely NOT your fault.

How are you doing now, healing-wise? I hope everything turns out okay. *hugs*

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May 6, 2011
Franklin Tn...I hope you contact the Florida Attorney General's office, Gregory Jackson Phone #904-348-2720 He is helping and has an investigation on going....You do not have to be from Florida..I referred another person there and she just emailed me she got her money back but had to sign a release to LSL...Call now!!!! Keep in touch and let us know what happens..You can email me at bjgawle@aol.com
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March 18, 2011
I am horrified by what happened to you


what I find amazing is that this "standard"
lift procedure they do has so many different types of

post op results/disasters.

what these "doctors" take a 2 day weekend course
and then are let loose on us?
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March 18, 2011
Funny you say that... and I will point out out that this is all 2nd hand information, that doctors are sent pamphlets in the mail that offers 2 day seminars on procedures and then they are certified to operate as "plastic surgeons". Really Scary.
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March 31, 2011
Hi MisInformed, (not idiot) how are you doing now... I do hope that you are feeling better and are on the mend. Please let us know how you are doing and if you have healed up from your LSL. Best, Chrystal
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April 8, 2011
I'm so sorry & really hope you heal well. That looks like it could become an infection, not covered, etc.
Please see someone else, even your internist for wound care