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Facial Feminization for 23k$ - I Was Better off

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Facial Feminization 23k$ I Was Better off

MIzzCALIFORNIALIVING
$23,000
Honestly everyone at mardirossian facial aesthetics were kind and helpful and my experience meeting the staff and Dr Mardirossian was pleasant and I am greatful that I am at the very least alive I mean I was an out of town patient so u never know going out of your town to do surgery what could truly happen.....but although they were nice charming and kind all those nice qualities do not help me in my current situation or outcome of the surgery and that's why I am going to persue telling my journey and my truth with this procedure and I hope I dont offend anyone in the process honeslty I am not the type to like confrontation or arguements so I usually dont tell my truth because I dont want to upset anyone or seem like I'm stirring up drama but I just cant act like this never happened to me I just cant I feel like what justice would I be doing to the next person who is possibly going to do this same procedure with this same dr , I mean I dont want to stop anyone from going to Dr. Mardirossian but I would adleast like you to know all the facts before you go and decide to continue these procedures or continue to persue this Dr........ Because let me tell you I don't wish wat I'm going through on NO.One !!!!! Absolutely not even my worst enemy my heart is absolutely broken right now and it's been 3 months of agony I mean I did spend 19k alone on dr Mardirossian fees and 3,800 for anesthesia fees and hospital fees not to mention my hotel for two weeks 2,000$ and food for 2 weeks was even more money spent but I'm not here to be bitter about money because, I'm more sad that I lost something I can never get back & I would rather have all my body parts back than all the money in the world!!!!! I would have rather paid him not to butcher me and I could go about my life again in peace instead of agony and heartache I'm so upset that I even allowed myself to get caught up in a situation like this but naive me thinking I know this Dr so well I mean I follow him on Instagram and his patients look so beautiful right? I mean I thought with all honeslty I would look like myself just a smidge more feminine hence the name facial feminization and like I said I've been looking at his insta page and seen how pretty his patient's looked but they still looked like themselves so me in my head thought that would be the same for me, Boy was I wrong I wish I could slap my past self and say wake the hell up!!!!! ...... Your thinking oh hes a conservative dr so if anything hell do so little it wont be even be that noticeable but in all reality your in for RUDE AWAKENING sure you have insecurities and things you think you can tweek to be more beautiful but What happens when in the process of your surgery he takes away the features you actually do like about yourself ??! And then gives you worse off problems then you had and just what if he takes so much away from your bones that now you may not even have enough anatomy to have a revision from your botched surgery .. these are Actual possibilities that could happen to you and are things that I am going through now post op with this facial feminization surgery with Dr mardirossian I am currently going crazy researching craniofacial surgeons and maxillofacial who specialize in chin and jaw reconstruction because that is where I'm at expecting the worst I've seen my xrays I ve seen medical pictures the dr took of my open wound and bone and I'm telling you it looks like he didnt leave much to work with for the next Drs who may have to help me. Honeslty apart of Me just thinks alot about my situation and how all his patients look so nice but what happend with me? Did something go wrong to where he had to take more accidentally I just dont get it ...... and why aesthetically did he think it would be nice looking to give me a narrow pointy witches chin I mean that's not what I asked for (
I thought going into this he was just going to reduce my chin height 3mm but instead he took more .........he took my chin height and then he took chin width of 8mm ?!?! Wtf.... If he would have asked me that in my post op appointment I would have told him hell no that's to much he even pushed my chin forward 3mm to look more pointy I guess ... all of wich I never discussed or asked for in my preop appointment.......man u see what I'm telling you? I mean you can go and think your getting one thing and then the dr can decide to do what tf he wants with your body and without your consent to do so ...... SMh sorry I'm starting to rant but I do plan to keep updating my journey out of this hell and will post more pictures of my botched surgery and then hopefully my revision review if that is a possibility for me in the future just know I am still looking for help from this bad surgery (
Goodbye for but not forever
_annie

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Vartan Mardirossian, MD

Vartan Mardirossian, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

4.8 | 73 Reviews
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Replies (10)

March 14, 2022
I'm so sorry this happened to you. What procedure did you have done exactly? Just a sliding genioplasty?
April 1, 2022
I am do glad that you told your story about this doctor because I had a similar experience over 3 years ago. I drove in from.out of state wanting tweaks. I am a biological female and wanted very subtle changes. It is like, he applies a one size fits all. I have lost all of the beautiful bone structure that I had around my eyes and I too and researching trying to put back the structure into my face that he took away. If there is a way for us to connect, off of this site, ai would love to do so
May 13, 2022
Gosh, I had a horrible experience with him too. He literally let someone ELSE do the majority of my surgery. I recently found out that one of his nurses quit because Dr. M has a habit of getting you all ready for surgery, THEN 5 minutes before you're to go under, he brings in a stranger guy and asks if it's okay if he 'watched' Except he didn't watch - he did much of my messed up surgery. And he is continuing to do this -- hence the reason why this nurse quit working for him. Whatever anyone does with ANY doctor - do not sign those papers - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUE.
April 1, 2022
In addition to my eyes, I also have tremendous discomfort in my chin and have been seeking doctors to assist in setting the sliding genioplasty backs a first priority. My forehead is FLAT. No contour and my chin slid forward and up, large step offs and space. I also have scars at the hairline. A very unnatural result. I too thought he would be conservative and chose him over Spiegel. The team is very nice. They will say nice things and what you want to hear and then also justify what was done...what women everywhere want. Eyes like that. I didn't come in asking for you to change my eyes.....and "what beautiful women everywhere" have was not your call. It was mine to make. Also of note. Florida does not require that plastic surgeons carry malpractice insurance. I have been on a journey of self-loathing over what happened to me, taking responsibility for my decision to have surgery in the first place and choose this doctor so I can move on. But I have paid out more in fees for therapy since to manage my trauma. It has been quite the journey and I hope some day to be able to go public with it.
December 3, 2022
I have been considering forehead contouring with Dr M and his Instagram photos look great. But after reading your comments I am concerned that I am planning to move forward with the wrong doctor. Would you be willing to share your experience with me ?
May 13, 2022
We need to get together and show off our scars from him. I STILL have no feeling on both sides of my face, my ears are an inch off and one sticks out. Not to mention that I now have these weird INDENTATIONS under my eyes on my cheeks that make me look like a burn victim. He literally scrapped my bone - WTAF?
May 13, 2022
Could we get in touch off line? 11triskele11@gmail.com to trade more personal info for anyone that want to talk. I would also like to get thr name of that nurse as well. I had wanted to talk to her post surgery, but heard the nurse left.
May 13, 2022
If this doctor is allowing someone else to do the work, that is illegal. Your agreement was with him and forms signed with him. I suspect same happened to me. Perhaps if we can prove that is grounds for legal action
2 months post

Post op ffs

MIzzCALIFORNIALIVING
Sorry I've been trying to upload pictures but for some reason its saying my pictures are to large so I screen shotted all my uploads and I'm seeing just now they look blurry so I will try later to get more clear photos up

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May 13, 2022
It's okay, I had trouble too. I'm sorry that Dr. M messed up your face too.
January 20, 2024
hey girl, how are you doing? can we see updated pics?