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Paid to Look Worse!

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Paid to Look Worse!

jennypace13
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!
I paid Dr. Vanek over $7,000 for the result in the top picture. I have absolutely no health issues, never smoked, I'm in my early 20's. I had many issues with this office throughout my experience including feeling rushed several times including when I paid my deposit for the surgery which was the most money I've ever dropped at once and was nervous to begin with but being rushed made me feel even worse, this also happened when I had a question before I was even finished with the conversation the person had already turned and walked away, and several degrading comments that were made to me that I will give an example of later. I was offered absolutely no compensation for this botched job. Not to mention I referred 2 women for breast augmentation to Dr. Vanek who went ahead with the procedure. Also not to mention I gave Dr. Vanek free advertisement by doing a photoshoot for his two websites that he had asked me to do.
My implants "bottomed out" in a very short amount of time after my procedure (about 2-3 months), had horrible rippling, and the scars that were supposed to be hidden in the fold were inches above it totally visible and exposed. Also, my nipples were so abnormally high that i couldn't wear any bra or bikini without them showing. When raising the concern to Dr. Vanek and his team they implied to me that it was somehow my fault that this happened. One of the ladies at his office said to me "don't worry about it you're still beautiful" after I expressed my concern for the way my chest looked. I found this comment very degrading and wrong to say to someone who got plastic surgery to look better but ended up looking worse. I couldn't wear any bikinis, crop tops, or bras without my breasts unevenly falling out of the bottom. When expressing this concern I was told to "get a different bikini." I'm so sorry but after paying thousands of dollars for breast implants I'm pretty sure I should be able to wear something as simple as a triangle bikini top. On top of being told that to get my desired result I would have to go bigger, which makes absolutely no sense at all, I was also told that if I don't get it fixed it will become a serious issue and drop even lower creating potentially permanent damage but I had to pay over $8,000 to do so. They told me that I was given a "generous discount" on this price which was a blatant lie. I got a second opinion from a very highly recommended plastic surgeon who specializes in breast augmentation who gave me the same price estimate AND ended up giving me an actual discount because he felt so bad for me. This doctor, as well as his entire office, was baffled that the original doctor wasn't adamant to fix this and that this was unheard of. The doctor that fixed this undesired result told me if I was his patient there is no way he would have let me walk around like this and he would have absolutely fixed it. Mind you this doctor fixed my breasts using the same implants from the original surgery. I clearly should have done my research and although I am so happy I finally got the result that I thought I paid for the first time, I'm extremely angry and disappointed that I spent so much money I saved up to get a horrible result and having to pay twice. Don't let this happen to you.

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Paul F. Vanek Jr, MD

Paul F. Vanek Jr, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.6 | 53 Reviews
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Paul F. Vanek Jr, MD
Response from Dr. Vanek:
My goal for every patient is your complete satisfaction. For nearly 25 years, I am grateful that my practice has achieved this goal for the overwhelming majority of my patients. I regret when even one patient is not completely pleased with their results due to any type of complication.

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May 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing your experience on here!!! I know that had to be a nightmare to go through . Your new results are absolutely beautiful !!!
May 6, 2020
I'm so glad you have results you want now . So glad you shared your experience to help others with their journey.
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May 6, 2020
Aweee I’m so sorry that happened to you . Did he return his money ? Your breast looks perfect now
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May 10, 2020
What an awful result before your revision surgery, that must have been so disappointing! Not to mention expensive. On the bright side, you have wonderful looking breasts now. In my humble opinion, if Dr. Vanek truly regrets your dissatisfaction, perhaps an acknowledgement of his errors and some financial compensation would be appropriate.
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October 25, 2020
If the implants didn't drop so low your incisions would be in the correct spot. Also that's why your nipples popped out of your bras/bikini bc they bottomed out. Sorry your PS wouldn't offer a revision. Either way you'd still pay for a correction but usually it's cheaper. What size implants were used? Have any actual BA pics? Good luck with healing as I see another review for revision. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Take care. :-)