Talented surgeon, but this took a serious toll on my emotional well-being

I had my surgery with Dr. Krau April 4, 2022. He is a great surgeon at his craft(s) (boobs & noses) — but BE CAUTIOUS because my experience has taken a serious toll on my emotional well-being— BADLY.

I was going to wait to post what I have dealt with, I am a positive person. I am not one to complain, but I cannot wait any longer due to the lack of ethics behind what his office did to me.

I have tubular shaped breasts, & needed a fat graft on top of implant revision for my specific body/breasts.

My first breast augmentation went south because the surgeon (someone else not Dr. Krau), recommended a fat graft to fix the tubularity — & I did NOT listen. I was 19, & regret it so much.

Fast forward to years later. I go to Dr. Krau in his Bal Harbor office & he also recommends none other than — a fat graft. Awesome! Consistency with surgeons. I agree to it. I was willing to pay for it, etc.

I also went to a few other consultations & THEY ALL said I needed this “fat graft” with my surgery. Every. Single. Surgeon.

So, then I am 3 weeks out from surgery with Dr. Krau & Stefania, one of their coordinators contacts me to make me pay my balance before my Pre-Op. I pay for my surgery in full! I am excited for my breast revision plus fat graft, right? Oh was I WRONG. It wasn’t until AFTER the fact that I paid thousands of dollars that his office staff decides to finally inform me that regardless of what was originally planned on paper, Dr. Krau will not be performing a fat graft on me because he no longer offers it with his breast surgeries. They couldn’t have told me before I just PAID THOUSANDS?

Informed consent on that was NOT there.

Then, here is the kicker. I get a terrible gut feeling in my stomach and ask their front desk person or whoever was checking me into my room — if I could possibly be refunded my money to just sit & think about it before going thru with this now. Because I knew in my HEART, SOUL & GUT my body needs a fat graft to genuinely fix the tubular breasts issue at hand. SHE THEN TELLS ME NO. That I already paid for my surgery & probably wouldn’t be refunded for it. Ok, my options are either: lose thousands of dollars with NO service rendered to me or I just take the chance on a surgery I feel probably won’t fix my issue. I am young, I am in my 20’s. I don’t have thousands to lose. So, obviously I take the chance. (Even though making me pay in full WITHOUT telling me he wasn’t going to perform a fat graft any longer. Then, not being willing to refund me upon finding out I will not be getting the services I signed up for could honestly be considered coercion in some senses).

Also, the next day after my Pre-Op the their coordinator, Tina calls me to tell me I owe an extra $500 for the capsulectomy he would like to perform now. I agree to it, no worries. She never sends me a CC authorization form like she said she would upon hanging up with me. I then, when leaving my post op get told I owe $1500 instead? Are you serious? I didn’t let that go light. They eventually agreed to meet half way at $1000, but still that makes me very unhappy. Get your invoices straight. I should have only owed $500. In hindsight, I wish I would’ve put my foot down harder on that.

Fast forward to the present day April 13, 2022— I realize I am only 9 days post op. But I have been in TEARS & trying to stay calm — honestly trying my best to stay afloat mentally.

(hopefully my breasts change) — but currently I am left with the EXACT same breast job I had once before, just without capsule issues & just with bigger implants underneath. As these breasts are settling day by day I am now left with the my lower poles being unfilled, flat surfaces / featuring the same old denting I had prior to surgery (WHERE THE FAT GRAFT WAS GOING TO FIX IT).

I feel scammed and traumatized in so many senses.

I go in tomorrow to have the surgeon look at & feel my denting, — it will be interesting to see how this situation is dealt with in the coming months.

I genuinely hope to have ANY fees for any revisions needed, including anesthesia waved entirely due to how unethical the staff has handled this entire situation.

I am willing to update my experience as time goes - but I feel those looking into getting surgery here need to be mindful of what I have dealt with in order to watch out for their own well-being.

I realize due to how soon post op I am— my breasts will change & may change for the better. He is a talented man, so I am trying to hold hope on to that & trust the process with all my heart, truly.


The main issue is not being given adequate, updated information on my updated surgical plan BEFORE being forced to pay the surgery in full so I could attend my Pre-Op. Then, being told I could not be refunded upon finding out the new surgical plan I never originally consented to. — that is NOT ethical or okay.