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Had a consultation with dr Fuentes! He said my...

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Had a consultation with dr Fuentes! He said my face was to square! I trusted his opinion. Had a surgery on my cheeks on October 5th, 2016. After the surgery the right side swelled up to abnormal size. I sent him a picture, he said it's normal for one side to get more swollen. 2 weeks later, the left side got back to normal, the right side got worse. I went to emergency room, I was hospitalized had a cat scan on my head, blood work, I was so scared, had a surgery , it was infected. The doctor told me that the smart doctor from Tijuana damaged my parotid gland. Answer my question dr Fuentes, how the hell that happened ? After an emergency surgery in Encinitas I had to see a specialist every other day to drain the blood and saliva from my check with a huge syrange and needle, painful, time consuming. Dr Fuentes told me to come back to Tijuana he will inject Botox. I told this to my surgeon from Scripps hospital, he was laughing about it. Botox works temporarily and won't fix the problem. I called Cosmed Clinic asked them for dr Fuentes, they said he was unavailable at the moment, I told the lady who answered the phone that he damaged my parotid gland during a surgery, she said he will call you after 1pm. I called them back later that day. THEY BLOCKED MY NUMBER!!! They just blocked me!!! So unprofessional and disrespectful! They don't want to take responsibility for their mistakes!!! November 3d, I was hospitalized again, with the huge swelling and pain, could't take it anymore. Had an endoscopic surgery. At first the doctor wanted do the surgery from outside, which means they would cut my face by the ear and I would have a scar on my face. Thanks God they did it from inside of the mouth. Surgery was for 2 hours. After the surgery the doctor told me that they could't find the duct gland and they had to create a new one, sounds really scare. What happened to my gland dr Fuentes ????? I don't understand what have you done ???? Today is a day after the surgery, I'm still at the hospital. Missing work, losing money, probably missing all fun holidays. Mentally and physically drained. I just want to let everybody to know not to trust dr Fuentes with your face and your body! Save your money! We have good doctors here in United States, it can be expensive, but at least you will be safe. Hope it will help someone! And shame on Cosmed for ridiculous behavior!!!

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Juan Carlos Fuentes, MD

Juan Carlos Fuentes, MD

Plastic Surgeon

4.7 | 178 Reviews
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Replies (34)

November 10, 2016
I was considering him for a facelift, so thank you for your review. I'm curious, however, why did you decide to return to him if you were not happy with your results from your previous surgery two years ago? I'm not judging, just wondered if something changed.
November 15, 2016
2 years ago I had a surgery with Dr Q, I had a breast reduction and everything went well. Dr. Fuentes is not good at communication and explanation, I should of be careful, but I thought I could trust the clinic since I had a good experience there before.
November 17, 2016
Thank you for sharing your experience.
November 12, 2016
Just because someone goes to a doctor in the United States does not mean they will get good results. Botched surgeries happen everywhere. Either way I'm sorry this happened to you.
December 13, 2016
January 10, 2017
Agreed
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December 5, 2016
Thank you for sharing your experience so unprofessional sorry this happened to you
December 8, 2016
Oh no! I'm having surgery at CosMed next month! Now, you've got me all scared! It will be with Dr. Quiroz, and not Dr. Fuentes. I've already booked my flights! Has anyone else had any bad events there?
January 10, 2017
If your scared and having a bad feeling then you SHOULDNT be getting your surgery there. PERIOD. Too many people wind up with botched surgeries because they didn't do the proper research.
January 10, 2017
I don't have a bad feeling about Dr. Quiroz. I was just reacting to the comment about Dr. Fuentes. I'm very confident in this clinic. They have offices in LA and Canada.
January 13, 2017
Well I wish you the best and safe travels. :-)
December 8, 2016
Many people gave him good reviews. Maybe it just was a fluke that this happened to you. I've had a Texas doctor botch my nose before. Took two surgeries to fix it. And, it is still disfigured. Can't really say that we are safe having it in the U.S. https://www.realself.com/find/Mexico/Plastic-Surgeon/Juan-Carlos-Fuentes
December 13, 2016
December 13, 2016
I do not work for that clinic, or any other clinic.
January 10, 2017
us or not I honestly believe people end up with bad surgeries because they don't do their research properly or follow that gut feeling. I researched my doctor for a YEAR before even seeing him and I love my results.
January 10, 2017
There are also a few too many negative reviews. If I'm going to pick a doctor EVERYONE better have nothing but good things to say about em. You get what you pay for.
January 13, 2017
I'm so sorry this happened to you. I don't mean to be rude. But you can only blame yourself. You obviously didn't do great research and you were already uncertain and chose to go with him anyway. Big mistake.