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He botched my chest with scar across torso

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He Botched my Chest with Scar Across Torso.

$14,000

Stay away. Far away.

I had my lift+augment surgery in March 2020. They asked me if I wanted to come in before everything closes for the pandemic. I said yes, after I made sure that Capizzi was not going to rush the surgery.

I woke up with implants larger than what we agreed upon. He admitted that he fit the largest implant my body would handle. No way in hell was that *ever* the plan.

I also informed him that I would like to breastfeed in the future. Because he rushed and was careless in the surgery, he severed the nerves going to my left nipple. 2.5 years later, my left nipple still does not go erect, lays flat, and I have zero feeling.

Because he used the largest implants my “body would handle”, the sutures on my left side ruptured. I called the emergency line (at 2am), no one picked up. He blamed it on me since I was walking my dog, despite the fact I repeatedly told him I walk my dog off leash. If I walk my dog off leash, then there is no pressure or weight pulling on me. He just kept saying he doesn’t understand the word “off leash”.

He then tried to *again* blame it on me since I worked out. However, I followed strict protocol on what was allowed week by week and even my coach wouldn’t let me train until clearance. THEN he sent me a letter (to protect himself) trying to blame the results on my personal stress at home. The arrogance, sheer medical gaslighting, and the balls he had to use my personal life as a reason why HE acted negligently is astounding. He is a disgrace to even attempt to do that.

Since the sutures ruptured and the results were atrocious (again he used the largest implants my body would handle), he offered to redo the surgery. It essentially looked like I had two sandbags hanging off my chest.

In October 2020, I woke up from the second surgery with an incision from underarm to underarm. In the middle of my breasts, the staples did not heal well, so now I can’t wear low cut dresses. Never did he mention he was going to cut me that wide and long. A lollipop and anchor was what we agreed upon. Had I known he was going to cut me underarm to underarm so I couldn’t wear bathing suit tops, or low cut tops, I would not have gone to him.

And because he was so lazy and hurried during the surgeries, again my left nipple won’t stay erect, which my son won’t latch to since it is flat and numb (and now I have to pump on the left).

So I came in looking for a slight augmentation, lift with tightening, I left with 2 surgeries, an atrocious scar across my entire torso, the inability to breastfeed, a numb left nipple, and out thousands of dollars.

Stay far far away.

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Peter J. Capizzi, MD

Peter J. Capizzi, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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