“Boob God” or Satan’s Surgeon?

My experience with Leonard Hochstein was a nightmare. I thought I was going to the “Boob God” but I feel and look like I went to Satan’s Surgeon. When I first met Leonard Hochstein he seems cold and rushed but I figured he was just super busy because he’s a celebrity surgeon afterall. His office is clean because he knows you’re about to spend at least an hour there regardless of your appointment time.
I got a breast augmentation from the Leonard Hochstein on January 21, 2022. At 2 weeks post op I reached out to my coordinator, Karina Ruiz, to ask about the pain and discomfort I was still experiencing. She told me it was normal and to wait until 6 weeks post op at least for the pain to be gone. At 4 and a half weeks I reached out again because the pain became unbearable and my right areola was sinking in more and more. Karina once again told me to wait until 6 weeks because I was “still in the early healing stages”. I made an appointment to come in at 6 weeks just to be told by Hochstein that he doesn’t see anything wrong. He told me it was impossible for me to have an infection. I voiced my concerns because my younger sister was suppose to get her boobs done by him too on April 1st and I didn’t want go through the same thing, to which Hochstein responded with “then let’s pay not do it”. Luckily I got my deposit for her back but I expected more compassion and empathy from someone that refers to himself as the “Boob God”.
I suffered for two more weeks then these bruise like red markings appeared on my left breast. At this point my left boob is visibly more swollen, my incisions are red, and I’m still in excruciating pain. I emailed Karina pictures and she said I still had no signs of infection. I went to urgent care because my physical therapist told me she believes I have an infection and didn’t want me to sit around waiting when something is clearly wrong.
I was prescribed topical and oral antibiotics for 10 days because I indeed did have an infection. The antibiotics brought down the swelling in my left boob so you can now clearly see that it’s deformed. The topical antibiotics were able to help my right areola come back out. I emailed Karina again after finishing my antibiotics on April 23 with pictures of the bruises getting worse, pleading with her to be examined to make sure everything’s okay, to which she responded with “There was no infection. It was always a bruise. This bruising is not from the surgery but there must have been some recent trauma in the last month that has caused it so my suggestion is to limit activity so they can heal” and to wait until 6 months post op. I’ve been in bed for 18+ hours a day for months so it’s impossible for me to cause trauma to one boobs and not know.
My mom took off work on April 26 so she could take me to Hochstein’s office and demand that I be seen. He finally came in and told me all the things I’ve been telling him I’m concerned about: the skin is getting very thin, this is very dangerous, somethings gone terribly wrong. At first he recommended that I have them both removed because he doesn’t know what’s wrong, then he says “it looks like you’re trying to develop a contracture”. He then told me I had to get both implants removed immediately because if I wait a couple more days the implant would burst through my chest skin, all within 3 minutes of the examination. He said to wait at least 2 months after the explant to put new ones in since my implants are lifetime guaranteed. He then emailed me 2 weeks after my explant to say he isn’t comfortable redoing my implants and I won’t be getting a refund.
I’ve been a fitness model since 2018. Getting boobs was going to triple my income, at the very least. I haven’t been able to work or really workout since I got the implants. I paid $7300 for the “safest and most comfortable care” but I ended up with boobs that don’t even look like they should be next to each other. I need more surgery to fix the damages but I’ve lost over $50K the last 4 months from not working and have another 6 months to go. Before implants, during, and after explant pictures are attached so you can understand where I’m coming from. I took a star away for the lack of bed side manners, false advertisement, and horrendous results. I left his office two stars because at least they’re responsive, but he barely deserves this one star. The mental and physical damage Leonard Hochstein caused me will take months to years, and lot of money to fix.
Just because he’s charging more than every one else in miami, doesn’t mean you’ll be getting the best service. I wish I would’ve asked around because everyone in miami has or has heard of a horror story about Leonard.

I am almost two months post my explant operation. I went to see Dr. Don Revis on June 9 for a consultation because he was recommended to me by a girl I met at a podcast I was on that also went to Leonard Hochstein for her first boob job. She ended up having to get her boobs redone 4 times to correct his damages. Dr. Revis quoted me $10,400 because he would have to remove all the scar tissue Leonard Hochstein left behind. He didn’t have any openings until January of next year though so I was pretty bummed out.
I took my first music video booking last Saturday, June 18. I was hesitant because they were pool scenes and I haven’t worn a bathing suit in months but I needed money; I couldn’t keep not working because bills are piling up. I had to walk around the whole mall to find a bathing suit that could cover my deformed boob. Luckily I found the perfect bathing suit and went to the shoot with my sister. The music video shoot ended up taking place at one of the top reconstructive surgeon’s house, Dr. Leonard Rudner. I knew it was meant to be. I told him what happened to me and he told me to call his office to schedule an appointment so he can take care of me because he has seen Leonard Hochstein do it to too many other patients before. I called on Monday and made an appointment for Wednesday. I went in today and Dr. Lenny was a dream! He was so sweet, caring, and genuinely wanted me to know what’s going on so I can feel comfortable with the entire process. He assured me I did nothing wrong during my recovery and there was nothing I could’ve done to prevent it. He told me I have to wait another 2-3 months to fully recover so we don’t risk another complication, then we can put implants back in and get rid of and the ugly scarring. I get my new boobs on September 29!
It’s so crazy how life work; I still feel like I’m dreaming. My boobs were destroyed by one Leonard and now they’re going to get saved by a different Leonard. This is the best thing that’s happened to me all year.