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Went in Normal, Now Permanently Scarred by Him

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If you value your looks as everyone does, DO NOT...

stevenmata1
$524
If you value your looks as everyone does, DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR! I went in for a Groupon deal he is running for Juvederm filler in September. I've had this done under my eyes before and it was fine. With this person the very next day it was disastrous. I had balls under my eyes and looked horrible! I texted him photos the next day and he said, massage. He is greedy and saw money coming in and injected too much, thus causing the balls underneath my eyes. The last doctor went gentler and the results were awesome. I've spent the last month trying to work with this so-called doctor and I've looked a mess for an entire month. Who goes into what seems a legitimate doctor with good reviews and gets this? This is negligence on his part. As a doctor there is the oath to take care of all patients. His final response to me of the results of his injections and the way I now look is, "well that's your opinion". What doctor would say that? It should be "I'm gonna do everything in my power to make sure you look better". He wants to charge me MORE for fixing a mistake that was made with his hand. I am now permanently scarred and disfigured. I look freaky. Not the result you would expect or anyone should have to live with. Please beware. He will not matter to you unless you're willing to pay more money. He brought a staff person in with him at my last visit just moments ago. Afterward they both just walked out and left me sitting there in this room. I had to go out to the front on my own and ask, "is that it"? "Is this how he going to leave me"? The girl who was the witness listened to me at the front as I spoke and showed her these photos. This is not normal and I will report him to every agency and board I can think of. I said, "you as a person, would you want to end up like this"?

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J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.9 | 865 Reviews
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Replies (7)

October 14, 2017
So sorry that this happened to you.
Juvederm should not be placed under the eys.
I hope that things got better!!!
October 15, 2017
Aw thanks so much! I now have this fat deposit he said he would remove with a price quote. The point is I didn't have this condition prior to injections by him.
October 18, 2017
Do not go to him again for revision. He will only make it worse! Find someone else.
December 11, 2017
Juvederm is a poison.. don’t do anything, I am dying and it is the fault of allergen..
December 11, 2017
Ok thanks
October 19, 2017
Hi. I am sorry for what happened. Doesnt juvederm go away on its own after 6 months? wont it get better naturally? just wondering.
October 19, 2017
Wish it would go away. It was the way it was injected and the fact it was too much. It's been dissolved. I now have a lump under my left eye he says is a fat deposit that has to be surgically removed. Funny I didn't have a fat deposit before I came to you? Maybe this is a way to get more money. Do bad injections, then charge more for repairing the damage caused.
UPDATED FROM stevenmata1
3 months post

Procedure Gone Bad, Bad Doctor, Bad Character.

stevenmata1

If your thinking of visiting this doctor, think twice! Be warned. Seems nice and helpful at first but in the end he is not even a good person. I have tried to resolve this horrific visit through my credit card company but to no avail. But it has given me even more insight to the depth of the character of this person. The amount of lies he is telling and turning things around is beyond bad. Let meleave you with a few of his own words to account for his character. "I have done everything for this patient to correct his lower eyelids". Note: They did need correcting after his procedure gone bad. He adds, "I have returned his lower eyelids to their initial presenting condition". LIE! I have a half circle under one eye that he says needs a surgical procedure that he is happy to give me a price quote for. I did not come in to this doctor NEEDING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND NOW I DO! Get this one? He says, "As evidenced by his threats and actions on social media and to the Medical Board of California, he is trying to extort money"! Really? You want me to pay more money and he is saying i'm extorting"? Just do yourself a favor. Stay away.

Replies (7)

December 27, 2017
Completely agree with you! They should pull his license away
December 27, 2017
California Medical Board filed!
December 28, 2017
Great news!!
December 28, 2017
I had a terrible experience with him as well. I posted my experience with him. Hopefully people will see those reviews before they book with him.
March 7, 2018
I read that something can be injected to reverse the effects immediately of a bad Juvéderm injection, some kind of hyaluronic dissolver.
March 7, 2018
Have you looked into that with a different provider?
March 7, 2018
Yes went for a second opinion. Did not recommend more filler. And the surgery to remove deposit is costly. Dr Katzen of course offered surgery for more money. Maybe he does this botch job to then make you spend more on surgery.