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Breast implant revision last year - it went terribly wrong

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I had a breast implant revision done with Dr....

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I had a breast implant revision done with Dr. Lawand last year which went terribly wrong, and I would like to share my experience here so that nobody has to experience what I did with her. While doctors sometimes make errors and surgeries can go wrong, the shocking lack of medicinal knowledge Dr. Lawand turned out to have is more than enough reason for her to have her license revoked.
I had previously done a BA which resulted in over dissection and I needed a capsulorrhaphy to fix this. Dr. Lawand sold it to me like a salesperson on commission. She explained what the procedure would be like, where the incisions would be placed, how long each one would be, how the final result would look as well as the suturing technique, and almost no risk of complication. She misinformed me about having done this type of surgery many times before. I agreed to do the surgery with her based on the information she gave me, unaware that the actual procedure would be completely different than what I was told.
Instead of correcting the implant pocket, she placed in much larger implants that my body was not able to support, sutured all the lining of my ribs in a terrible way that disabled me from walking properly, placed two sloppy and slanted 9 cm incisions right on my RIBS rather than breast crease, and removed excessive skin and almost all of my natural breast tissue in the process. Since there was no drainage during this extensive procedure, I suffered from a seroma shortly afterwards that the doctor neglected and told me was part of healing (the doctor was not familiar with the term "seroma"). At the same time, one of the implants started rupturing just 3 weeks after the surgery. The seroma kept growing until it got infected and calcified. I scheduled an emergency surgery with a trusted surgeon who found inside decomposed tissue, injured ribs due to poor suturing, and a leaking implant. I had everything taken out and my body look unrecognizable to me. I was left with the two horribly placed scars which are impossible to conceal, and a deformed pair of nearly non-breasts.
When confronted about all this, Dr. Lawand took no responsibility and blamed it on my body having not responded to the surgery. She also had her lawyer contact me and warn me that if I take legal action or contact the doctor again, I would face consequences in my country of residence. My family and I have just started legal action, but unfortunately Lebanon is a country very lenient with its laws, especially in the medical field and I am not hopeful that Dr. Lawand will be held accountable.

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Dr. Souheila Lawand Daou

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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Hoping you find support in the community.

I am so glad I found your review, because I was planning on having my surgery with this doctor after hearing about her from my friend. I am so sorry about your terrible experience, she should be sued for this! I wish you the best in your recovery.
what is wrong with you???? so much [RS bleep] in one article that my eyes are bleeding.... dr Souhaila Daou did my breast, the nose of my sister and removed a tumor from the face of my grandfather. Never have I seen a more professional and caring doctor! God bless her and keep her away from people like you.
I fully agree
This is horrible. I also had a bad experience with her and I wish I saw these reviews before I did my surgery with her . At which hospital did you have yours?
my heart goes out to you!! I saw her for a consultation visit and i hated her and that dirty clinic to be honest. I ended up doing my surgery with dr baha arbid who also knows her and did not have a very good reaction when i mentioned her name and that says alot! I hope you are doing much better now