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I Wish I Could Turn Back Time

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In December of 2015 I went to see Dr. Tzikas. I...

jjschwartzy07
$800
In December of 2015 I went to see Dr. Tzikas. I had saved my money for my birthday and I was so excited. I had heard great things about him. The day of the visit I felt very welcome. Dr. Tzikas suggested filler for my eyes and that’s what he did. I immediately started having a bad reaction. My eyes started to swell and they would uncontrollably tear and where very red and sore. I called the office and they told me to give it a little more time. Instead of getting better it got worse. I dealt with this for months. I did not leave my house for an entire year, I looked so awful. I spent countless days in Dr. Tzikas’s office literally in tears but I still had confidence and trusted that he would fix it. He did do a blethroplasy (under eyelid surgery) but unfortunately it did not work. That in it brought on another set of challenges. I started getting huge cysts in my incisions having to go back every couple of weeks to get steroid injections into my eyelids. This resulted in a permeant scare and the bags are still there considerably worse than when I originally stepped foot into his office in December 2015. I am not disputing that Dr. Tzikas is a talented DR. provided everything goes as planned but in the slight event that it does not, he has been unable to resolve the issue. After two years he told me that there was nothing else he could do and left me far worse off than before the original procedure. Now I will have to find a new DR. to fix this. So I paid $800 to look 10 years older (in my opinion), have bigger bags then before, pain and suffering and permeant scared. I am so disappointed in the outcome of this and that he would leave me looking like this. I gave the Dr. every opportunity to fix this before I posted this review.

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Thomas Tzikas, MD

Thomas Tzikas, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (8)

December 6, 2017
My Tzikas horror story cost me 4400. I too looked worse than when I initially went to consult. I was talked into a procedure i did not need which caused massive fat loss and aged me beyond belief.
December 6, 2017
I'm sorry :(. I am going down the same road, i'm seeing another Dr. in a couple of weeks.
December 6, 2017
You will overcome this!! There are lots of great docs out there. You will find one to restore your beauty!
August 2, 2018
Omg my heart goes out to you !!! Do not give up!!!!
August 12, 2020
I am so sorry that happened to you. Which filler did he use on your eye area? It seems you had a severe reaction to that filler. I just don't see why he can't fix it or greatly improve it? I would have thought he could add some fat to the area or something to smooth it out. I'm not a doctor but if it were me I'd try icing the area every morning and doing gentle massage on it. Hopefully, it improved with time.
September 7, 2020
ugh..horrible story. So sad for you
November 11, 2020
so sorry to hear this and what you are going though. I am surprised Dr T wasn't able to find a solution. Did he give you your money back so you can find another Dr to correct it?