Botched Mid-Facelift, Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty, and Fat Grafting - Guadalajara, MX

I had the misfortune of a doctor letting his student practice on one side of my face. Luckily, my results are fine. However, I specifically asked the doctor ahead of time if he was going to be operating on me. Yes. During the twilight surgery blepharoplasty I was completely aware that my doctor was working on one eye and someone else was working on the other. Two different male voices at work. So during the surgery I was furious, but of course paralyzed, so I had to just sit there fuming. When stitches were removed, the surgeon had his assistant help again. Fragments of their communication during stitch removal confirmed that this was the same person that assisted during my surgery. Discussion of his work matching the lead surgeon's.

Sorry for your experience.

Sorry for you experience ... It seems mistakes and neglectance can happen in USA , too at high $price

Sorry for your bad experience. I'm not considering another/corrective surgery right now, but if you are, I hope yours will be successful.

It was cheaper and this doctor came highly recommended. I also saw botched surgeries happening in the US, and I have received bad healthcare in America before, where I was misdiagnosed, was prescribed the wrong medicine, sent to the wrong specialist... etc. so I really don't believe that doctors in the USA are the best. Due to my ex husband's work, I've traveled and lived in different countries, including some 3rd world countries. The worst and most expensive healthcare I have ever received was in the USA, not in those 3rd world countries. This is a sad reality of our failed healthcare system, which many people won't admit.

I have also had really bad experiences with healthcare in France, where I live: terrible doctors, bad dentists, wrong diagnosis, botched plastic surgery...

Thank you. Sorry for your bad experience too, and wishing you all the best for a future surgery, if you decide to have a corrective one.

Thanks raashuri! I don't feel as bad anymore, but I'd like to look as I feel inside and thought I was going to look after the surgery. In my despair I found this website, and so much information, I'm thinking of travelling to India end of next year... I wish you all the best too if you decide to have a revision!

If I find out that this is what actually happened, I will consider legal action.

Thank you for your comment. I wasn't aware of this possibility, and really hope this is not what happened because it was never discussed with me. I will consider legal action against the doctor if I find out this was the case. Thank you again.