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Breast entirely numb - mutilated and botched with severe nerve damage post op with Dr Anoop Rastogi.. - Double Bay, AU
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Was sadly disappointed. Not only did I not get...
LIndy0371December 3, 2014
$13,000
Was sadly disappointed. Not only did I not get what I wanted but was left with more problems affecting my self esteem..
Dr rastogi is a good marketer and made it very easy to like him. Hes a nice guy thats for sure during consultation, the most honest? I dont think so. All his promises/guarantees were not fulfilled.
Overall, my results were displeasing, hard stuck on double DDs that did not move, a size i and feeling of breast that I did not intend to have!. My asymmetry was more obvious to me. He convinced me before hand to use the same size implants on both sides and that would most definitely be happy with it.
But the saddest news is I have lost all sensation in my entire breast area. I am 1 year and 4 months post surgery. Very upsetting and did not see it coming. This dr makes it easy to trust him, which I did.
What I did not like most of all, was at my appointment check ups post surgery, Dr Rastogi and his nurses would never fail to yell out. "OH they look beeeauuutiful!!" the split second they saw my results. They didn't even give it some time to actually look, which showed me they were not at all sincere and were more concerned to convince me to like the results, when i was clearly concerned about. ( they're really not the best actors lol). Upon calling to express my concerns, the nurses would go on and on and blatantly lie to me about how good they look and when I asked about sensation, even tried to convince me to not care about having lost by simply telling me to not think about it and that anyway, she herself has no sensation...
I also do not like how he uses the Furry Brazilian implants on every one of his patients. Such as in my case, it definitely was not appropriate for myself (looked and felt extremely fake) as I have minimal breast tissue and a petite frame. Before surgery Dr Rastogi was adamant about only using that particular implant on me, which was followed by guarantees, ("don't worry, they are going to look beaautifuuul!") . I have consulted Rastogi about the problems now in which he now offers (at my cost) to do a breast revision with a Mentor silicone gel implant. However, I had to decline as I fear more damage may be done to the nerve endings in my breast. I am currently seeking a certified PS for revision.
Dr rastogi is a good marketer and made it very easy to like him. Hes a nice guy thats for sure during consultation, the most honest? I dont think so. All his promises/guarantees were not fulfilled.
Overall, my results were displeasing, hard stuck on double DDs that did not move, a size i and feeling of breast that I did not intend to have!. My asymmetry was more obvious to me. He convinced me before hand to use the same size implants on both sides and that would most definitely be happy with it.
But the saddest news is I have lost all sensation in my entire breast area. I am 1 year and 4 months post surgery. Very upsetting and did not see it coming. This dr makes it easy to trust him, which I did.
What I did not like most of all, was at my appointment check ups post surgery, Dr Rastogi and his nurses would never fail to yell out. "OH they look beeeauuutiful!!" the split second they saw my results. They didn't even give it some time to actually look, which showed me they were not at all sincere and were more concerned to convince me to like the results, when i was clearly concerned about. ( they're really not the best actors lol). Upon calling to express my concerns, the nurses would go on and on and blatantly lie to me about how good they look and when I asked about sensation, even tried to convince me to not care about having lost by simply telling me to not think about it and that anyway, she herself has no sensation...
I also do not like how he uses the Furry Brazilian implants on every one of his patients. Such as in my case, it definitely was not appropriate for myself (looked and felt extremely fake) as I have minimal breast tissue and a petite frame. Before surgery Dr Rastogi was adamant about only using that particular implant on me, which was followed by guarantees, ("don't worry, they are going to look beaautifuuul!") . I have consulted Rastogi about the problems now in which he now offers (at my cost) to do a breast revision with a Mentor silicone gel implant. However, I had to decline as I fear more damage may be done to the nerve endings in my breast. I am currently seeking a certified PS for revision.
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February 10, 2015
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Dr Rastogi is one of the doctors I have been considering so it's great to get a real perspective from a real patient other than those in his marketing material that have all had "amazing results". Very important point you raised about him being a cosmetic surgeon rather than a plastic surgeon. His high profile in the media gives a lot of people the utmost confidence in his ability and portrays him as somewhat of an industry leader / authority on breast augmentation. I am really sorry you had such disappointing results. I definitely won't be going to him after reading your review so you have prevented at least one other woman from potentially going through what you did and for that I thank you. Best of luck in the future :)
October 18, 2019
I have had a very similar experience.
It's so upsetting! Definitely a great sales man.
December 6, 2019
I have also had a similar experience.
He is a great talker but my boobs are terrible.
The implants are positioned in the wrong spot so I have a double bubble where the folds of tissue don’t sit over the implants.
My left breast has little sensation and sits lower than the right. I also have a pocket where the implant visible protrudes as well as very obvious rippling.
It has taken away my self confidence.
He is a great talker but my boobs are terrible.
The implants are positioned in the wrong spot so I have a double bubble where the folds of tissue don’t sit over the implants.
My left breast has little sensation and sits lower than the right. I also have a pocket where the implant visible protrudes as well as very obvious rippling.
It has taken away my self confidence.
UPDATED FROM LIndy0371
3 years post
Biggest regret of my life
LIndy0371November 14, 2016
I am now 5 years post op with dr Rastogi and until today, went from having sensitive Breast to feeling absolutely nothing at all. It is as though novocaine has been injected into my breast with permanent effects. I do question his technique. He is only a cosmetic surgeon and Not licensed as a plastic surgeon. Believe me, there is a difference as I have learnt the hard way. Upon consulting about this issue, dr Rastogi and his staff, they simply denied the existence of my concerns. The breast implants inserted are also hard and overly large, disproportionate to my body. Very obviously fake appearance. A warning to those who are considering Breast augmentation.I do wish I took my time and did the research as well as seen a variety of Drs before making my decision... There's nothing I would have loved more than to have done this process right.
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July 6, 2017
It is now 2017, and I can officially say my nerves have been severed, in fact the biggest regret of my life. Always do your research first and see an actual qualified plastic surgeon and not cosmetic surgeon. I finally have the breast and symmetry that I desired from a wonderful plastic surgeon, dr liew, however the sensation and nerves never came back Nor could be repaired....
August 15, 2017
I to sadly had a terrible experience with Dr Rastogi, i totally agree with everything you are saying. There is as you say a huge difference between a plastic and cosmetic surgeon.
Dr Rastogi wrecked my breasts, I trusted him as you did. With his smooth talking and what seemed like he had genuine care about me and my procedure (he didn't) I should have trusted the alarm bells going off in my head the day I was waiting in a dingy pre op room, this was back in 2005. I also ended up with much larger breasts that what I had asked for and they looked so disgustingly fake, he used round smooth silicon, my nipple on one side even pointed under my armpit. I had asked for large C natural looking results under the muscle implants and he gave me DD fake and what i found out later to not even be placed under the muscle implants. I was devastated, and the staff did the same thing to me completely lying to my face telling me how wonderful they looked! They even started to be whit red when i continued to ring with concerns. My mother, sister and partner said they sadly looked terrible and deformed my body. Than to top it off one of them capsulated and obviously made it so much worse and painful. For some stupid reason i trusted him to fix it, so another $10,000 later and i still looked disgusting. I was to embarrassed to even wear a bikini for years and years without a shirt on over the top.
Again this time round they both capsulated, I researched for years endlessly and in 2011 finally found a Surgeon I trusted, Dr David Pennington (unfortunately he has now retired) he did breast reconstruction mainly, he also had been on RPA for reconstruction a young boys face who had melted to his chest. He was genuinely the most caring man i had ever met. He could not believe the mess that Rastogi had made and said I wasn't the first person he was doing revision surgery on after being worked on by Rastogi. He explained to me that unfortunately due to how much damage that had been done there was so much to do to repair it all.
I went with his recommendations of the furry bralizan implants ( i do understand why they use these, it reduces capsulation down to 1-3%) i knew it wasn't going to give me the super soft result but shroud stop the capsulation from recurring, he also went with teardrop high profile and this time actually putting them under the muscle for me.
So once again I went under the knife, all i can say is, the difference is amazing. I now have very natural looking breasts to the point that most people can't tell they are even fake. He had to stitch them into place so they couldn't move due to how Rastogi had previously made such a mess in there. They are firm which makes me sad, but thats because we had to use cohesive gel, but when i think about how awful they looked before I get over it and I'm just happy they haven't capsulated again and look good. Also, other comparisons, Rastogi, operates in a room your out of surgery than kicked out within hours!!! Regardless of even when i told his nurses I didn't fell good, they said oh you will be fine! Seriously! Vs Dr Pennington were your admitted into a private hospital for at least 5 days with drains and nurses and actually CARE! The difference speaks for itself.
Steer clear of any surgeon who wants to do your implants in a few hours and have you back home, that is wrong and should be a big alarm sign saying "DO NOT USE THIS DR"
Thank you for sharing your story, I have wanted to share mine for so long and didn't have the courage until i read your review and found someone else who had endured the same horrible experience I had. I can't understand how anyone could post a happy review about Rastogi.
Dr Rastogi wrecked my breasts, I trusted him as you did. With his smooth talking and what seemed like he had genuine care about me and my procedure (he didn't) I should have trusted the alarm bells going off in my head the day I was waiting in a dingy pre op room, this was back in 2005. I also ended up with much larger breasts that what I had asked for and they looked so disgustingly fake, he used round smooth silicon, my nipple on one side even pointed under my armpit. I had asked for large C natural looking results under the muscle implants and he gave me DD fake and what i found out later to not even be placed under the muscle implants. I was devastated, and the staff did the same thing to me completely lying to my face telling me how wonderful they looked! They even started to be whit red when i continued to ring with concerns. My mother, sister and partner said they sadly looked terrible and deformed my body. Than to top it off one of them capsulated and obviously made it so much worse and painful. For some stupid reason i trusted him to fix it, so another $10,000 later and i still looked disgusting. I was to embarrassed to even wear a bikini for years and years without a shirt on over the top.
Again this time round they both capsulated, I researched for years endlessly and in 2011 finally found a Surgeon I trusted, Dr David Pennington (unfortunately he has now retired) he did breast reconstruction mainly, he also had been on RPA for reconstruction a young boys face who had melted to his chest. He was genuinely the most caring man i had ever met. He could not believe the mess that Rastogi had made and said I wasn't the first person he was doing revision surgery on after being worked on by Rastogi. He explained to me that unfortunately due to how much damage that had been done there was so much to do to repair it all.
I went with his recommendations of the furry bralizan implants ( i do understand why they use these, it reduces capsulation down to 1-3%) i knew it wasn't going to give me the super soft result but shroud stop the capsulation from recurring, he also went with teardrop high profile and this time actually putting them under the muscle for me.
So once again I went under the knife, all i can say is, the difference is amazing. I now have very natural looking breasts to the point that most people can't tell they are even fake. He had to stitch them into place so they couldn't move due to how Rastogi had previously made such a mess in there. They are firm which makes me sad, but thats because we had to use cohesive gel, but when i think about how awful they looked before I get over it and I'm just happy they haven't capsulated again and look good. Also, other comparisons, Rastogi, operates in a room your out of surgery than kicked out within hours!!! Regardless of even when i told his nurses I didn't fell good, they said oh you will be fine! Seriously! Vs Dr Pennington were your admitted into a private hospital for at least 5 days with drains and nurses and actually CARE! The difference speaks for itself.
Steer clear of any surgeon who wants to do your implants in a few hours and have you back home, that is wrong and should be a big alarm sign saying "DO NOT USE THIS DR"
Thank you for sharing your story, I have wanted to share mine for so long and didn't have the courage until i read your review and found someone else who had endured the same horrible experience I had. I can't understand how anyone could post a happy review about Rastogi.
October 13, 2019
Thank you for sharing! And speaking up. It saddens me so much that your too went through such a bad experience with dr Rastogi. The amount of trauma we both we both went through physically and especially emotionally. I too am so grateful for dr Stephen liew who gave me another chance in getting the symmetry and breast ive always wanted. However, again because of the amount of damaged dr Rastogi had done ( I really wonder how terrible his skills could have been to the point he has hacked away at all my nerves). Breast are still entirely numb like Novocain. Waiting for a day that my nerves will ever grow back....I think I am about 8/9 years post op.
June 11, 2021
I think I did this procedure more than 10 years now and the effects remain the same. The regret I feel of choosing Dr Rastogi is a pain I cannot explain. Most days I try not to think about it. But the what it and could have beens hit me hard. If I hadn’t fallen for the marketing pictures and the inflated/fake bedside manner. I wonder is he doing this to all the girls? After over 10 years… how many have been affected by this butcher who has rendered their nerves and senses disabled??? How can he be real surgeon with a technique that damages your nerves this badly? It’s so sad…I really had to learn of such things the hard way. Really hope this post helps people.
UPDATED FROM LIndy0371
7 years post
Almost 10 years post-op
LIndy0371June 11, 2021
I think I did this procedure more than 10 years now and the effects remain the same. The regret I feel of choosing Dr Rastogi is a pain I cannot explain. Most days I try not to think about it. But the what it and could have beens hit me hard. If I hadn’t fallen for the marketing pictures and the inflated/fake bedside manner. I wonder is he doing this to all the girls? After over 10 years… how many have been affected by this butcher who has rendered their nerves and senses disabled??? How can he be real surgeon with a technique that damages your nerves this badly? It’s so sad…I really had to learn of such things the hard way. Really hope this post helps people.
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June 11, 2021
I think I did this procedure more than 10 years now and the effects remain the same. The regret I feel of choosing Dr Rastogi is a pain I cannot explain. Most days I try not to think about it. But the what it and could have beens hit me hard. If I hadn’t fallen for the marketing pictures and the inflated/fake bedside manner. I wonder is he doing this to all the girls? After over 10 years… how many have been affected by this butcher who has rendered their nerves and senses disabled??? How can he be real surgeon with a technique that damages your nerves this badly? It’s so sad…I really had to learn of such things the hard way. Really hope this post helps people.
Sorry to hear you are disappointed with your results. Wishing you the best with your possible future revision. Thank you for sharing your story with us on RealSelf!