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Tummy Tuck and Breast Augmentation with Dra. Robles - Dominican Republic, DO
UPDATED FROM Jr0221
1 year post
Correction
$6,000
After being genuinely disappointed in my results I decided I would try to politely contact my dr to ask if she will do a correction on me. Of course I am in correspondence with Laura and expressed my concerns along with pictures. She agrees that my stomach does not look right and that the pouch may be a result of a Seroma or fat. I informed her that my doctor in the states checked to make sure it was not fluid, and that she did not know what it is or why I would have concentrated fat there. Anyway Laura informed me that yes the doctor will make the correction! Oh great news right? I only need to cover the costs of recovery house and hospital... $2800. Um what?! I paid 6k for a tummy tuck, lipo of the flanks, and breast augmentation that very clearly went wrong and now you want me to pay almost three grand to fix what the dr messed up?? Wow, okay. Not including airfare, meds, fajas, vitamins, etc. Especially when I don't trust this doctor to actually make the flippin correction! I'm done. I gave her a piece of my mind and informed her that no I will not be coming back and that my money will go elsewhere. I will never recommend this dr to anyone else because everyone else I've spoken with has had some issues, whether it be during their stay, the follow up, or their results. DO NOT GO TO DR ROBLES, YOU WILL REGRET IT.
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UPDATED FROM Jr0221
1 year post
Past one year
So it's been one year & 4 months since my Tt. I've already expressed my thoughts on how it turned out and nothing has changed in the last few months since I've posted. I am now stuck with a "pouch" that still swells sometimes. My dr said it's fat and I need lipo there. She also told at least 4 other girls (that I know of) the same thing. Am I the only one that sees that something is up here?? I have seen a lot of pictures of tummy tucks since I started my research and none of those girls had a pouch of "fat" leftover! We all have different body types and yet after the Tt we look the same? I'm sorry but I don't buy it. There is obviously something going on here and I don't know what. Maybe it is fat and it's a complete coincidence, or maybe scar tissue, as I've seen some suggest. But I think it's ironic that I'm being asked to come back to DR for lipo (an almost $2k procedure) after this procedure. At this point I can say that I truly cannot recommend this dr. She is sweet and has nice lines but she does not follow up and there is something about this Tt that is not right...
Replies (2)
A
July 2, 2014
That has to be the main thing against 'medical tourism' for me, there is just no way you can have decent follow up care, and that's aside from your terrible experiences in the clinic and the recovery house. Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean they don't have to do a good job. Now you have the choice of paying a surgeon stateside, and so many of them don't seem to want to know if you're been to DR, going back there or learning to live with it. None of that seems fair to me!
UPDATED FROM Jr0221
1 year post
One year
Just thought I would throw up some one year PO pictures. I am happier with my body than I was before surgery but I do admit I thought I would be flatter. I constantly have a small pooch in my lower stomach and I still swell when I work out. The breast augmentation was great, couldn't be happier.
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M
March 25, 2014
Have you tried seeing a specialist? Swelling that long after surgery can't be normal or healthy, and you could have something seriously wrong that can be treated. Take care of yourself and bless you for sharing your experience. :)
E
May 30, 2014
I am 15mos po and I too still swell and have a pooch.
J
E
June 3, 2014
I am happy with the TT, but the breast lift did not work. My breast are better than they were before, but not much. She didn't botch anything up, she just doesn't know how to do a lift.
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