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He deformed me. Damaged vision. Scars, pain, bumps and weird eyes.

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High Hopes Turned into Big Disappointment

ZoeyPDX
$15,000
Based on many consultations I was certain that Dr. Urbinelli would do a great job on my face lift, neck lift and lower blepharoplasty so I
hired him to do the surgeries which took
place in July 2023. I was wrong in my assessment. The results were not what I anticipated...so much so that in December 2023 I applied to the show Botched and am currently consulting with Oculoplastic surgeons to fix the blepharoplasty that left me with scars, a droopy left eye with an uneven (squiggly) puffiness underneath the left eye and a c-shaped pocket at the corner of my right eye. Each eye is now different since the surgery; my eyes are uncomfortable and I have vision problems in my left eye that I never had before. I was told the blepharoplasty incisions would only be internal but scars outside my eyes tell a different story and this was confirmed by another surgeon.

I have pronounced scars from the facelift, weird bumps under my jaw, my earlobe feels more attached to my face and my right jaw regularly slips when I chew. I will deal with these issues after my eyes are fixed.

I envisioned sending all my friends to Dr. Urbinelli...until seeing my results. I also am not at all comfortable with having him try to fix the problems...I expected to get the correct results during the original surgery and cannot imagine getting better results now, with a bigger problem.

I don't understand what happened ...

Ironically a friend took her chances and got the same surgery in Mexico to save money. I thought she was making a huge mistake but she looks great. Luck of the draw? Alignment of the moon? Better facilities? Who knows why, but I am extremely saddened by this situation.

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Leo Urbinelli, MD, MA

Leo Urbinelli, MD, MA

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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August 8, 2024
Hello,
thank you for the report. That will help the others.
UPDATED FROM ZoeyPDX
9 months post

3 out of 4 surgical areas are deformed and one of the four looks bad and caused pain.

ZoeyPDX
I don’t look people in the eye. I don’t look myself in the eye. I wear high necked shirts. What happened during surgery??? Surgery that took 3 hours longer than I was told s well as is the typical time it takes to do this?

It is going to cost me a huge amount of time and pain (and money) to try to fix all of this. Just not fair that you can do this to someone without repercussions.

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UPDATED FROM ZoeyPDX
10 months post

How can a doctor screw up all areas he worked on

ZoeyPDX
I am maimed in every area he did surgery on: Both eyes (different deformities, pain, scars on the outside too, and vision impairment), neck is a lumpy double chin with pain at times and face is saggy, lines pointing in weird directions and jaw cracks. I look worse after spending 10’s of thousands to look better.

I feel like a freak now. Can’t look people in the eye or look t myself in the mirror.

Inconceivable that one doctor could cause so much damage.

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