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Scar from ear to ear - forehead looks the same

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I had a FL with Dr. Lev a little over one year ago...

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I had a FL with Dr. Lev a little over one year ago and I am not impressed. He left me with a large scar from ear to ear which is very apparent as it shows up between my banks and my hair parting---very poor placement indeed. But what is most disconcerting is I can hardly see any lift on my forehead --it looks the same! The only difference really is my neck where he did an ok neck lift but again. the scars are poorly placed with one scar on one side in the hairline and the other scar on the opposite side is placed much higher-both obvious scars. Now, one year later I have to be careful how I pull my hair back. The scars in front of the ears are well, obvious-not in the fold...and the scars behind the ears are very bad--and I have a round bulb behind one lobe which feels hard and like there is a "knot" of some kind--and that side is constantly pulling downward. I will be seeing a surgeon in the US soon and fear another surgery to "fix" the issues will be needed . I will speak more to anyone who would like to hear my story and experience with Dr. Lev-and there is more.
I must say, I had an amazing experience with Las Cumbres and can highly recommend Las Cumbres.

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Alejandro Lev, MD

Alejandro Lev, MD

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Replies (5)

Thank you for sharing your experience on RealSelf!
SO SORRY to hear this….I also had a FL in Costa Rica about a year ago. I used Dr. Luis Da Cruz, and had the surgery at CIMA hospital which is new and top notch…..Dr. Da Cruz spent plenty of time with me and I get so many great comments on his work.
I'm so sorry to hear about the issues that you are dealing with. I had a very bad experience with Dr. Lev and am still dealing with many issues one year and seven months later. I have a hard time believing this was the person who was advertised as the "surgeon's surgeon" and supposedly had no negative reviews to be found. I'm hoping I'll wake up one day and that this nightmare will be behind me. My review is here: http://www.realself.com/review/costa-rica-cr-disfigured-brow-lift-in-costa-rica
I am so sorry to hear of your experience with Dr Lev, and quite surprised. As you know, he has a stellar reputation - or did. I agree with you about Las Cumbres. I've stayed there twice and enjoyed my stay. I hope by now some of the problems have resolved themselves.
I'm glad to hear that your surgery went well!!! What is Las Cumbres?
Sorry, I'm just now seeing this. Las Cumbres is a recovery retreat in Escazu. I've stayed there a couple of times when having laser treatments with Dt Tabush. Elke, the owner/operator is wonderful.
Closed unfortunately.
Sorry to hear your story...got ANY PICTURES to share with us?
More than happy to share via private email I’m now 7 years out and still unhappy with what happened with Dr Lev I didn’t share all and now fell ready to talk about the entire experience.