BFT Disfigured

After almost 3 years I'm still suffering the consequences of having Dr. Goretti Ho Taghva perform this procedure on me.

I've had 2 revisions with 2 different surgeons and despite now being in good hands, I still don't want to show my legs or wear tight clothes. It has impacted my emotional being and limited my activities. It has impacted me financially too—I've spent almost $30k to bring my body as close to normal as possible plus what I paid Dr. Goretti Ho Taghva to leave me disfigured and I still need 1-2 more revisions. Dr. Taghva never took any responsibility, she only offered to pay back part of her fees in exchange of my silence by signing a Release of Claims— if I had accepted, I wouldn't have been able to write a review to warn other future patients/victims.

Ironically I chose Dr. Taghva not only for the brilliant reviews shown in this site, but also for being a woman. I know not all women and not all men are the same, but I felt more comfortable with a female surgeon doing this procedure on my body, I trusted her, I believed she would have empathy but instead she took advantage just for her own financial benefit.

The 1st week I realised how over lipoed my right thigh was, Goretti said she would lipo my left thigh more if I wanted to, so it would look more symmetrical. I really thought it was swelling so I decided to give it time, I never imagined my legs would end up like this.

GHOSTED
The botched results of lipo were obvious after 3 months and that's when I contacted dr. Goretti, she ignored my e-mails for months so I ended up contacting her receptionist.

GASLIGHTED
Dr. Goretti ended up replying to my e-mail implying these results and my contour were normal, and massage and tight leggings would help. Seeing my disfigured thighs I couldn't agree with her so I needed a serious talk as massage or tight leggings don't bring fat back.

VICTIM-BLAMED
We ended up scheduling a video chat for the next 2 weeks. She suddenly was too busy when she hadn't been before...I told her I wanted to speak sooner, I was able to do so the day after.

Basically in this meeting she said these were the normal results of BFT procedure and that it was me who chose to undergo this procedure, she didn't force me... yes, "I didn't force you" were her exact words, very professional. This implies the disfigurement is my fault, how is it my fault when she advertises herself and chooses to perform a procedure where she obviously lacks the skills and the experience to do so?

Please, if you are considering dr. Goretti to perform any type of procedure on you, check her Yelp page. If the yelp had been like it currently is when I was looking for information, I would have NEVER trust her with my body. I also know of other botched patients who wrote reviews on Google and they were deleted 24 h later.

Dr. Goretti Ho Taghva is not only an unexperienced surgeon who also lacks skills and empathy, she also overcharges. My revisions surgeons charged me way less even though they have double the experience and way more skills in liposuction and fat transfer...plus revisions are always more complicated than the first revision. If you are looking for a procedure that involves a fat transfer I recommend you look for the surgeons who are experts in revisions.

This is a terribly difficult review to write so I've decided to keep it short since it's taken me over a year to take this first step, I’ll follow up in depth at a later date - please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly for questions or just a chat.
I'm not comfortable breaching my own physical confidentiality but the photos of the results say most of what I'm going to say, I'm here to confirm the effects of Dr. Goretti Ho Taghva are lasting. I have stopped wearing tight clothing, it's almost impossible for me to wear a bikini and think comfortably about booking a sunny vacation.This journey has been tough, since having the surgery with Dr. Taghva I have now undergone 1 of the recommended 4 revision procedures, at my own expense.This review speaks directly to the care of Dr. Goretti Ho Taghva. I found her team caring & helpful throughout the procedure, however this did change when the situation became protective of Dr Goretti.Since showing the results on the donor areas to Dr. Taghva 3 months after surgery, I was met with no acknowledgement and some strange claims and suggestions in consultation, I felt ignored and after a long time chasing her that's when I received the “Release of Claims”—where she offered her professional fees in exchange for not leaving a review.Over liposuctioned areas are hard if not impossible to correct, out of 4 doctors I found only 1 that would take my case.Please consider this when choosing your provider, positive reviews do not tell the whole story.