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Kao endoscopic ponytail lift made me catwoman-like

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Kao endoscopic ponytail lift made me catwoman-like

Googoo4you
$47,999
Dr Kao was so nice when I met with him. I specifically told him that I did not want a brow lift if it would cause my eyes to angle upward he promised me it would not. He said I would look younger and refreshed since I have more years to work in medical sales. It has been 1 year and 10 months since dr kao ponytail lift and lip lift. I look horrible. I am now spending more money to fix what he did to me. I had to take the money out of 401k because I cannot continue to be embarrassed.I have never been disappointed by a procedure ever. I am not one to complain however this was too much money to be ruined and not warn others who may believe and trust his videos. I believe the endoscopic method does not hold up first of all. I believe it falls within a year. My face is now downturned. My eyes were turned up by his endoscopic brow lift. It made them look smaller. My chin looks weird now and I am not even sure what he did to make that happen. You judge for yourself with my pictures. Again I just want people to see the other side of that brief video that is not shown. He also put fat in my lips and I specifically told him not to. Not even sure how he messed up my cheeks but that kaogee method he raves over did not look good on me or another girl I met afterward. Just judge for yourself. If he did a good job on you then that is fabulous and you are blessed to not have experienced what I did. The surgeons who have seen me recently are in shock at my before and after also.I am praying that I will soon be fixed $120k later. No I am not rich but I can’t live this way. A local doctor would have done better than this. The scars under my nose are bad too. But you get the picture.

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Chia Chi Kao, MD

Chia Chi Kao, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (5)

March 8, 2020
Wow! I’m so sorry you had this experience but thank you for sharing these. Unbelievable he’d go against your wishes. Scratching him off my list.
March 8, 2020
Blessings your way.
April 11, 2020
Dr Andrew Jacono fixed me! I will be posting pics soon. I look so natural now!
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March 8, 2020
He did the same to me. Please read my updated review. :(
September 15, 2020
I think you guys should consider a lawyer...
March 8, 2020
Good that you tell it here; I wanted to make an appointment with him, thank you is the first foto before?
March 9, 2020
Your welcome. I sure didn’t want to post my face but allowing others to endure what I am seems wrong too. I decided to use this nightmare to help others be informed. I was fooled by the videos.
March 10, 2020
I am so sorry for you ,and hope you find a good doctor who will help you , i send you a lot of love and better times.
March 8, 2020
Yes the first photo is before. And the fourth photo and one other. They should all state before if they are before hopefully. Blessings your way.
March 9, 2020
any Dr. that does any bit of surgery that you did not authorize is medical malpractice and you can sue him. I am sure you had to sign paperwork that named all of the procedures he was doing on you. If it wasn't stated that he was doing lip augmentation and he did it then you have grounds to sue. Your face was heart-shaped before. The shape that many have facelifts to achieve. Now it is square shaped. If he did something without your consent to your chin then that is an additional act of malpractice. You must consent to every bit of surgery. Also, his surgical fee is so outrageous I can't believe you agreed to it. Even half of what he charged you is considered the high end for a facelift, and usually includes the neck. Was this a SMAS lift, mini lift, Deep Plane lift? Any Dr. that names their lift after themselves are ones you need to stay away from. It is just marketing. All lifts are versions of the lifts I mentioned previously. I know you are trying to get a reputable Dr. to revise your face, but don't let this go. How old are you BTW? And yes, whatever he did, your face has fallen. You need to make sure you go to a Dr. who specializes in revisions.
March 9, 2020
Thank you. I am 54. I have always looked younger until this surgery with Kao. This was all endoscopic which was endoscopic brow, endoscopic cheek lift which he calls KaoGee curve I think, and yes an endoscopic neck lift. He said he has perfected this and other doctors just don’t know how to do the neck endoscopically. Now I have been told by doctors that endoscopic neck does not work. One doctor who told me this was one doctor who may have helped to invent the endoscopic procedure so he should know. When I woke up I said you put fat in my lips after I was very specific about this to not do this. He said well I looked at your face while you were in surgery and older looking lips would not match the new younger looking face so I put fat in them. I was mad but at that point it was done and I was just praying he was right once I healed. He was wrong and he should never have done that without me consenting to it especially when I was specific with him. It like he lipo’d some of my face and then put fat in. It was the weirdest thing. He also injected my face afterward with a product that he said that he is waiting to patent. I have asked repeatedly what he used but he and his office refuses to tell me the ingredients of the product. The injection he did so quickly and he did one over my eyes to remove the fat he put in that it removed too much on those spots. He insisted this is his own product he developed. From my understanding it was a deep plane done endoscopically. He said this would be more natural with no signs of surgery. He did do my neck endoscopically. Thank you for your insight. I really appreciate your thoughts.
March 9, 2020
I pray for you that everything will be ok , and thank you so much for sharing.
March 9, 2020
But who can you trust , do you know a doctor who is very good and correct?
March 9, 2020
I have met with some who were referred to me. I am praying a lot.
April 11, 2020
Thus guy is on a power trip, bizarre.
March 8, 2020
So sorry
UPDATED FROM Googoo4you
1 year post

Dr Andrew Jacono fixed me!

Googoo4you
My nightmare from Kao ponytail lift and Angled cat eyes Is over! Dr Andrew Jacono fixed me. He said it was complicated but fixed me and I will be posting photos soon. Recovery was so easy after Jacono. Recovery was a nightmare with Kao ponytail lift as I had to stay several extra nights which cost me extra money also. There is no comparison of Jacono and Kao. Jacono is in a league of his own. Run don’t walk to Jacono. My hiding out for 2 years is finically over! I am looking fantastic and natural!

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April 11, 2020
Ecstatic for you!!!
July 4, 2020
Thank you. I am grateful and hope I can now help others who need hope. I am a private person but felt the need to give others hope and not give up.
April 12, 2020
What a great change is this Doctor always coming in at 30 thousand, ?
Lucky you
July 4, 2020
Jacono was high priced too but to be fixed I found the money. I don’t regret a penny with jacono. Regret ever viewing kao videos. I now need to see hundreds! Lol. Jacono has hundreds of pictures. He is busy but I wanted someone who works all the time and has experience.
April 13, 2020
Can't wait to see the results! Do you know the specifics of what was done in the surgery?
April 27, 2020
Just posted one. Will post more as more swelling comes down. My eyes are bigger again and my weirdness is gone.
April 30, 2020
That;s amazing!
April 23, 2020
Did Kao do your browlift?
April 24, 2020
I’m sorry I should have said not Dr. Kai. It was Dr Standeref
UPDATED FROM Googoo4you
1 year post

Thank you Jesus for Dr Andrew Jacono

Googoo4you
I am on my way back to normal. I am still swollen and have weeks for more swelling to resolve. I didn’t know where to turn when I found Dr Jacono. His work gave me back my life. I didn’t have to tell him anything. He took one look at my face after Dr Kao ponytail lift and knew I didn’t look natural, normal or even resemble my previous photos. He was professional, kind and obviously a busy doctor (why would I ever want one not busy). He is a perfectionist and nothing I could tell him would tell him what to do..,he already knew. Thank you Lord. I am back. I don’t have to hide anymore.

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April 27, 2020
Wow!!! I saw your picture come up, and thought who did this work, because she looks beautiful and so natural! Then I clicked on the story, and realized it was you! What a major transformation from what you had happen! You look absolutely beautiful now, I am so happy for you! I felt awful for you after seeing the results after your first surgery. After this, I hope you don't ever touch anything ever again, because this seems like a miracle that this Surgeon was able to get you back to a natural look. Enjoy every minute of your pretty face, you so deserve it after the nightmare you went through! :)
July 4, 2020
Awe thank you. I only posted to help others make good choices and that if you screw up there is help don’t give up. So thank you.
June 17, 2020
WOW!!!!!!! You look amazing now but I'm sorry you had to go thru such a traumatic experience..... But, you look BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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July 4, 2020
I also a botched surgery with Dr. Kao and was just fixed by Dr. Jacono also. I waited 6 years to do so because i was so traumatized. I will be posting a review soon with new pictures.
September 27, 2020
This is terrible. Dr Kao has convincing posts. He fooled me.
July 3, 2020
what did he do to reverse the lift?? isnt scar tissue already formed
July 4, 2020
Hey sorry I am just responding. I am living life again. Dr jacono removed all the fat scar scar tissue. I don’t know how but when I woke up he said he removed a lot and that my face had not been lifted but now was. He had to tighten it after removing all that fat. He said my face looked square after kao and masculine. He restored my feminine and softer look that I had before. Jacono gave me my oval or heart shaped face back. I never needed fat in the first place according to dr jacono. He said from my previous pictures I had plenty it was just in wrong places. Jacono was so nice and understanding and not judge mental at all. He saw what I saw. This is why jacono is such a busy dr. No one is perfect but to me jacono is the best out there. He gave me my Feminine face back and fixed my eyes.
July 8, 2020
Great review ! Thank you! please please keep on posting updates