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Forehead reduction - BOTCHED
UPDATED FROM Purrfectme
2 years post
Two years post op! Still BUTCHERED!
$13,000
Hello, I’ve finally reached TWO YEARS POST OP! *clap for me* Or not.. ! I’ve honestly gotten use to the way I’ve been butchered and I don’t cry as much, or practically anymore. I’m still very unhappy with my results though. But I’ve come to the conclusion that crying isn’t going to change the way my results look. And.. I’ve cried for a long time! Anyway, I’ve decided (thanks to the awful butchered up scars Dr Demetri left in the middle of my head and at my hairline) that I will not be having a revision. But I am gearing up for a hair transplant. I would like to go with Dr Epstein in Miami. If and only IF, I’m able to come up with the money to afford Dr Gal in Los Angelos would I do a forehead reduction again. Dr Demetri and his staff taught me such a valuable lesson when it comes to surgery. Be mindful of slick people that smile in your face and fast talk you. I saw the red flags and certain signs and I truly wish I would’ve went with my gut but it’s over now. That office doesn’t care about you, once your money is paid and the surgery is done. They’re narcissistic pathological liars! I believe in karma though, so they’ll feel and get back what they’re doing to people. If I could help anyone out, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT BOOK WITH THESE PEOPLE. YOU WILL REGRET IT. His good reviews with ZERO photos are FAKE! I promise you it’s his staff writing them. Us real people with photos and numerous updates are not lying on him. He needs to be renamed as “THE FACE BUTCHER!”
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UPDATED FROM Purrfectme
1 year post
One year post op .. unsatisfied
Hi, it’s been awhile. I’m one year post op and my feelings have not changed. My hairline is chopped, screwed and botched. I can’t stand the sight of the front of my hair, hairline and my forehead. I should’ve just stayed the way I was. At least it wasn’t crooked and ugly. My hairline literally is lopsided. So when I do a middle part, you can see one side is forward and the other side is back more. I’m not sure how my surgeon messed that up? I look as if a toddler cut me with their eyes closed. I try very hard to camouflage and live with it everyday. But to be honest I wish I could take this surgery completely back. It was a waste of my money, time, energy, emotions and everything. I also have this weird new bald spot on one side of my hairline that refuses to fill in, a year later smh. I’m sure somehow he killed the follicles. Who knows at this point. I wouldn’t recommend my surgeon to an animal to be honest. My scar is still very noticeable on my very big and high forehead. I look weird now. It’s not natural, whatsoever. Smh. I now know that just because a surgeon has a fast response time and quick to give you a consult does NOT mean they’re good. All of the fast and quick responses went out of the window once I complained about my results. I honestly was left to be ignored and pushed to the side. It was as if he was annoyed that I’m not happy. It’s truly unfair. I paid for a good result to be left looking like a kid did my surgery. I’ve cried a lot about my results. Hopefully now that I’m one year post op I can find a solution to my problem. I’m so unsure of which route to go. I’m thinking do I trust to go in for a revision? That recovery was A LOT! Or do I just go the hair transplant route? I’ve been researching a lot of that as well. If you guys have any tips or solutions on how to go about fixing this, please share!! Thank you for reading my review.
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Who was your doctor?
Hi, unfortunately I made the mistake of choosing Dr Demetri Arnaoutakis. If you're looking to have this surgery done, run, don't walk to research someone that is more familiar. Hes definitely giving beginner.
Don’t do a revision unless you’re ok with the scarring. I got a transplant and I’m satisfied. It’s not perfdct but made a huuuuuge improvement for me because it concealed my scar, which was my main issue.
Hi. I'm honestly sick at how the scar looks. Maybe if the result was nice (actually lowered) I wouldn't have mind. But the fact that my forehead looks even larger than I started off with... I absolutely hate everything about my results! What are the pros and cons of your transplant? Does it look natural? Is it growing out nicely? I'm seriously thinking of going this route.
My transplant is coming in fine! I’m on month 8 and I have great growth. The hair is bit kinky though, something about the hair at the back of your head being coarser. But it’s not noticeable and I can straighten it if I feel like it. I was also debating between revision and hair transplant. I personally scarred pretty badly the first time and I think no matter what I’d always have a scar so I didn’t want to risk it. That’s why I chose a transplant.
Also I completely get your feelings about hating your doctor. I hate mine too. It’s been over 2 years since my hairline lowering and I wasted so much time and money doing this. I’ve been to hell and back mentally. But err with the transplant I’m doing better. Easier for me to forget.
Than you so much for that. I'm definitely going to get a transplant and move on from this doctor. His staff and him has been nothing but a nightmare to me. I regret stepping foot into that office!
Where did you go for transplant I’m African American
I feel like ours look similar
UPDATED FROM Purrfectme
8 months post
Month idk.. still regret my surgeon
I’m beyond six months post op. I’m still NOT happy with my results! My surgeon and his office has done absolutely nothing to help. They have the worst bedside manner. Just take your money and write you off when you complain. I tried to get a consult about a week or two ago. They dismissed me and stopped responding. People I’m urging you to run not walk away from choosing the wrong person as I did. I truly wish I could’ve just went to Dr Epstein or Dr Gal. Heck I should’ve went to Turkey to Dr C. or maybe just went with a reputable transplant surgeon. My hairline is still extremely high. It almost look higher than I started out with. It also have a VERY wig like and unnatural appearance. It’s clear it was done incorrectly. Too much of my hair was cut off and that is why I have this appearance. When in reality more SKIN should’ve been removed instead of hair smh. I honestly don’t have anything good to report moving forward. I probably won’t update until I’m able to go to a reputable surgeon to correct this. I doubt I’ll get a revision. The initial surgeon is just too much to deal with again. So transplants is definitely more so what I’m leaning towards. Also my scar look like a 3 year old did it.
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You can get little tiny hairs microbladed to camouflage the scar. It will break it up.
Hi to be honest my scar is getting better. I've been doing a lot to ensure it heals a least decent. My main issue is my hairline wasn't lowered .. my hair in the front was more so cut off instead. I'm not sure what the logic was behind how my doctor did my surgery but I 100% regretted it at one day post op. Fast forward to 7+ months later, my feelings haven't changed. I'm not happy. He wasted my time and money. And when I tried to talk about it he honestly doesn't care. I believe it's because of the color of my skin. Why else would a surgeon just be this rude and dismissive? Can't be because I don't like my results. A blind person can see my results are terrible and a waste. I wish I could file a complaint against his license.
If I can give any advice on this surgery... DO NOT LET ANY SURGEON CUT OFF YOUR HAIR IN THE FRONT! Unless you're balding or have missing hair, don't do it. Explain you want SKIN cut off, not hair! So much of the front of my hair was chopped off. I literally look stupid from the front. I'm pissed I didn't speak up more. I tried to ask questions on if the way he drew my hairline was my only option and he gave me a dismissive yeah. I should've took that as a red flag. It was a lie! I did not have to cut my hair. I live with regret everyday since I met this surgeon. If anyone knows how to file a complaint on a surgeon's license, please share!
Go to your state's Department of Health website. You will be prompted how to file a complaint.
Hi is it my state that I live in or his state where he practices?
I'm curious, you were already in Florida, so why didn't you go to Epstein? Any issue with him?
Hi. Dr Demetri's team responded faster smh. I know that's a terrible reason to choose someone to do your surgery. I was so excited to have it done though. And in the end I feel like a complete idiot. Smh. You live and learn. I will be fixing my hairline though. Whether it be a revision or a transplant.
Hello,
Firstly I want to say I am sorry that you do like your results. Truly. I have gotten this procedure done my Dr.Epstein in 2021 literally the day after Valentine’s Day....I flew from Atlanta,GA and I must say I was so happy to have a triple board certified Dr. Preform the surgery. I don't like my results most of the time, until I look at my before photos. He only could safely remove close to an inch. I was hoping for close to an inch and a half. To get that much remove I would have had to get a stage 2 procedure which they use expanders for a few weeks to a few months depending on your skin's ability to stretch and then they can move the hairline very low as low as 4 inches (which I Dr.E doesn’t promote nor like to do unless it's like a medical reason to do so bc he explained that the risk of infection, numbness, thickness of the BEFORE surgery, are higher with this option -- I also, think he wants to do more scalp micro pigmentation and fue/type transplants more) I wanted a lower hairline because I was about at 4 plus inches from the bridge of my nose. One thing to note is he didn't go by inches on centimeters which makes a huge difference. The things I didn't understand before I got the surgery EVEN though I heard him say this and other doctors say ( because I got several consultations and did my research since 2012) was each case is different. Your skin's elasticity matters! The density (hair thickness and count) matters! A lot of Dr.s can pull your hairline so low that during healing it WILL stretch due to the inside implants that are used to hold your hairline in place eventually devolve. (Grips are placed at each corner of your forehead **NOT TEMPLE (SIDE OF HEAD, that will melt over time). When this happens your scalp is free to move lose again and this makes the scar stretch. Some doctors are good at closing the cut but the type of cut is based on the Dr's style. Some Dr's do a wave to make the closer look realistic on curly and most African/dark colored patients and some go straight across like Dr.E. The dr's can not go further than to the about the middle of your eye brows because there’s other facial nerves there. This is why Dr. E suggest patients with a larger forehead, older parents this option because with raised eyebrows (usually the middle) will appear that the forehead is smaller. The ability to use more of the lower face skin instead of using scalp skin that is pulled from the back of the head and neck can make for more smaller forehead appearance .
I kept looking at before and afters all day and all night...kept stopping at mirrors in my house...every second measuring my forehead like I was becoming sickened by how large my forehead was that I didn't logically process the information like I have after the procedure.
I suffer from EXTREME scalp inching. Never has gone away. At one point it was so bad my hair broke off in the front (4 inches x 4 inches from the front of my hairline). My hair grows very slow there too where it use to grow faster than any part of my head. I still have my scar there that under light ( sunlight, store lights while shopping, camera lights, etc.) it shows. ... ( wear makeup blah blah blah
Hi. I'm super late to your comment. Idk about your assessment. But what I do know is I wasted my money and time. I know for a fact I would've had a better outcome with a different doctor. I can bet money on it. No one is asking him for a freebie! I'm simply asking for what I paid for! This surgery is extremely invasive and painful. It's no reason why I should be unsatisfied and wanting a revision. Trust and believe I wish it would've been done nicely the first time so I don't have to do it again!
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