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I would like to Clarify something ..
The MAIN reason I chose to share my negative experience is
.. I can say without a doubt .. had I received good post op care
.. I would have lived with the results and never made it public and never had bad feelings about the Dr or his practice ..after all I did choose this of my own free will ..
.. I have taken photos of my face every day since my surgery .. I have documented my personal experience well .. My Surgery was in August 2017
I was seen in his office the next morning by his nurse who shampooed my hair and unwrapped my face ..
But I was flabbergasted that He did not call me or my husband the night of my surgery to check on me ! For heaven sakes .. my dentist calls the night of any remotely invasive procedure .. to see how I’m doing .. Every surgery I’ve ever had the Dr himself called to check on me the first night..
I did end up calling Dr C late late that night .. because I was in such pain .. the highest dosage of Percocet didn’t phase my pain level after an hour . I was too afraid to take another one but my husband felt like I should and I wanted to If it was going to be safe .. so I did contact him .. and I told my husband then I was surprised no one from his office called to check on me ..
I think that should be a common and regular practice for a Surgeon of any field ..
Naturally had I had a good relationship and felt like Dr C cared about me .. MY Face .. HIS work .. ( who knows .. he did bring in a young Dr I did not know .. he introduced him , he was not anyone in his group , I assumed he was a student .. So for all I know he could have done some of the work ? I will never know .. however .. the Brow lift and eye surgery results and excessive fat transfer .. was not anything we discussed or planned - my face has never been this round and plump .. .. so it makes sense that the fat he transferred turned into jowls real fast . .. The ONLY part of me that was requested to be “Tight” was my neck and Jowls. My brows and eyes were supposed to be “tweaked “ .. we had a specific conversation about my eyes and how I wanted to still look like “ME” .. lol .. Well .. I don’t he completely rearranged my eye lids and my natural eye look is gone .. completely .. not a trace of me in my Eyes .. and my eyes have always been my best feature ... .. Again .. I laid down for this ..
Still people deserve to know the facts...
There is another key issue I will address later . Still yet .. My advice to him and his practice is to LISTEN .. listen to the desired outcome and fears expressed by the patient before surgery .. Remember the Face .. remember her face ..
Slow down .. Stop passing the buck ... to the staff .. they are nice enough .. But YOU are who people trust with their face .. NOT the nurses ..or office staff .. Be as attentive as you know you should be.. My surgery was in August .. all my follow up visits were by his staff .. I saw him ONE other time .. and since I was having some real concerns , etc .. I really needed to be seen and cared for by Dr Calabrace ..I had been building up frustration , called the office to be seen by HIM to address some issues and questions only for him .. After 2 months of that .. I walked out of the office and have never returned ..
He clearly didn’t care.. So why should I worry about what anyone there thought of me .. I did think it was funny that his office tried to call me back that day .. when I walked out of the exam room after being there alone for almost an hour ..
The MAIN reason I chose to share my negative experience is
.. I can say without a doubt .. had I received good post op care
.. I would have lived with the results and never made it public and never had bad feelings about the Dr or his practice ..after all I did choose this of my own free will ..
.. I have taken photos of my face every day since my surgery .. I have documented my personal experience well .. My Surgery was in August 2017
I was seen in his office the next morning by his nurse who shampooed my hair and unwrapped my face ..
But I was flabbergasted that He did not call me or my husband the night of my surgery to check on me ! For heaven sakes .. my dentist calls the night of any remotely invasive procedure .. to see how I’m doing .. Every surgery I’ve ever had the Dr himself called to check on me the first night..
I did end up calling Dr C late late that night .. because I was in such pain .. the highest dosage of Percocet didn’t phase my pain level after an hour . I was too afraid to take another one but my husband felt like I should and I wanted to If it was going to be safe .. so I did contact him .. and I told my husband then I was surprised no one from his office called to check on me ..
I think that should be a common and regular practice for a Surgeon of any field ..
Naturally had I had a good relationship and felt like Dr C cared about me .. MY Face .. HIS work .. ( who knows .. he did bring in a young Dr I did not know .. he introduced him , he was not anyone in his group , I assumed he was a student .. So for all I know he could have done some of the work ? I will never know .. however .. the Brow lift and eye surgery results and excessive fat transfer .. was not anything we discussed or planned - my face has never been this round and plump .. .. so it makes sense that the fat he transferred turned into jowls real fast . .. The ONLY part of me that was requested to be “Tight” was my neck and Jowls. My brows and eyes were supposed to be “tweaked “ .. we had a specific conversation about my eyes and how I wanted to still look like “ME” .. lol .. Well .. I don’t he completely rearranged my eye lids and my natural eye look is gone .. completely .. not a trace of me in my Eyes .. and my eyes have always been my best feature ... .. Again .. I laid down for this ..
Still people deserve to know the facts...
There is another key issue I will address later . Still yet .. My advice to him and his practice is to LISTEN .. listen to the desired outcome and fears expressed by the patient before surgery .. Remember the Face .. remember her face ..
Slow down .. Stop passing the buck ... to the staff .. they are nice enough .. But YOU are who people trust with their face .. NOT the nurses ..or office staff .. Be as attentive as you know you should be.. My surgery was in August .. all my follow up visits were by his staff .. I saw him ONE other time .. and since I was having some real concerns , etc .. I really needed to be seen and cared for by Dr Calabrace ..I had been building up frustration , called the office to be seen by HIM to address some issues and questions only for him .. After 2 months of that .. I walked out of the office and have never returned ..
He clearly didn’t care.. So why should I worry about what anyone there thought of me .. I did think it was funny that his office tried to call me back that day .. when I walked out of the exam room after being there alone for almost an hour ..
Face Lift , neck lift , brow lift, blepharoplasty ,
At 56 my turkey neck was my big problem, it only problem that bothered me .. that was what sent me in for the consultation.. I’m not in the mood to go into all of the details .. Because I take full responsibility for this irreversible mistake .. I paid for it , laid my body down for it .. However .. I truly believe had I stuck to my original plan , things would have turned out differently.. But I let Dr Calobrace talk me into all the other procedures .. I didn’t do my homework., I completely trusted him blindly .. I’ll pay for it forever now .. He said I would be a younger version of myself .. lol .. I’ve never looked this way before .. I’ve lost all confidence in myself.. Ive never been uncomfortable in my own skin .. but he changed my face in a way that I look like a walking advertisement for a facelift .. everyone who knows me will tell you .. that any thoughts they may have had about having face surgery .. have been put to rest after they have seen and witnessed my experience .. It’s very sad .. I’m very sad .. My Brows are so overly raised and one brow is different due to uneven tissue over the brow bone ., my jowls we’re back after 8 months, there are several other pinpoints I could share .. but I’ve shared the worst parts .. Only hoping my experience will cause another woman to rethink her plans .. there is not a day I have been pleased .. I can’t believe I did this o my self .. I was a beautiful woman , who let my vanity get the best of me .. I am a very strange looking woman now .. I have a really smooth forehead and overtly tight brows .. my neck lift is decent but scar is uneven on one side which causes some uneven sagging .. what I would give to go back to August 2017 and change my plans . But I can’t ..
I think one of the main reasons I felt I should share my experience with Dr Calobrace is .. I paid just over 21 grand ..I didn’t finance this .. we paid for it .. and you would think such. procedure .. no .. 6 procedures .. Would qualify for decent post op care .. no .. Epic Fail .. after October .. I was so tired of the lack of attention and care from dr C . It was not worth the gas and the drive .. just to see one of his girls and let them tell me how great I looked .. lol .. of course ! What else are they gonna say ?? So here I am ..still wishing I could wake up to the face I paid to let a dr destroy .. most of all .. it’s changed my personality because I’m so paranoid and spend more time on my hair and makeup than I ever did .. just so I can feel comfortable in public . Please do your homework .. and never let a dr talk you into anything you aren’t already planning . Some Drs are good salesmen .,
I think one of the main reasons I felt I should share my experience with Dr Calobrace is .. I paid just over 21 grand ..I didn’t finance this .. we paid for it .. and you would think such. procedure .. no .. 6 procedures .. Would qualify for decent post op care .. no .. Epic Fail .. after October .. I was so tired of the lack of attention and care from dr C . It was not worth the gas and the drive .. just to see one of his girls and let them tell me how great I looked .. lol .. of course ! What else are they gonna say ?? So here I am ..still wishing I could wake up to the face I paid to let a dr destroy .. most of all .. it’s changed my personality because I’m so paranoid and spend more time on my hair and makeup than I ever did .. just so I can feel comfortable in public . Please do your homework .. and never let a dr talk you into anything you aren’t already planning . Some Drs are good salesmen .,
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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
2341 Lime Kiln Ln., Louisville, Kentucky