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BBL Nightmare at Vanity Cosmetic Surgery - Miami/Hialeah, FL
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I have always been the thick girl all my life and...
teetee22October 25, 2014
$5,000
I have always been the thick girl all my life and have come to accept that about myself but have always felt disproportioned. I have PCOS and as a results I have an android body type plus huge breasts for my size. I carry most of my weight up top and in my mid section and none on the bottom. I decided I wanted to do something about it and I lost 25lbs two years prior but was never able to get a nice shape. I did my research and decided to go with Dr. Fisher at Vanity cosmetic surgery. I live in NY so I sent my photos and got a consultation where it was recommended that I do a BBL. I made my down payment and about midway through I got a call from the coordinator saying that due to my weight Dr. Fisher was no longer going to do my surgery but rather Dr. Bass would as he specializes in heavier patients. I am about 30lbs overweight mind you. I couldn't find any before and after pics and kept telling Anna my coordinator how concerned I was. She assured that he was board certified and he would do a great job on me. I was told I would be able to have my surgery at the Plantation office however after I arrived I was told the doctor could only see me in the Hialeah office. I explained to the doctor in details what my concerns about my body and what my expectations were and he assured me that I was a good candidate and he was sure he could make me happy. Once I came out of surgery and got a look at myself I knew something was wrong. My stomach was so huge, I knew something was wrong. I also noticed that on the sides of my butt weren't filled out but when I asked he Dr. he just blew me off and said that my body is very swollen and I would not see any results for a while. I spent 10 days in Florida including my surgery day and came home and two days after I returned home I ended up in the Hospital for 8days with a nasty infection. At no time during my time in Florida nor any of my follow up visits did anyone check my vitals, check my temp nor do any kind of clinical assessment on me. All that the doctor did was look at my butt and said oh it looks great. I also had one side of my butt very inflamed due to fat necrosis, which means most of the fat he put in that area died. I kept them informed about what was happening to me. I did my best to be patient and I waited until month three to really start to complain. I have seen no results really anywhere........ My stomach looks exactly the same, my back and sided are still the same, you can see a very minor change in my backside but that won't last as I was told by the doctor the fat is still dying off. I Bought my ticket and took two more days off of work to go see the Doctor face to face to discuss my results and that was another ordeal... I had a 12pm appointment on Wednesday and at 11am I got a call from the office telling me the doctor has an emergency and has to leave, can they reschedule me to come back next week. Know keep in mind I just flew in for this appointment. She then proceeded to tell me if I could get there in 20 minutes the doctor would stay and see me otherwise he would have to leave. I ended up getting a $265 speeding ticket trying to get there. When I finally saw the Doctor he told me that in order to fix my issues he would need to do over the entire surgery. He told me that He would be willing to re-do the surgery but he is an independent contractor so the office manager would have to work it out with me. Nevermind the fact that I don't trust them treating me again cause they almost killed me last time plus I have no results. When I got to the Office manager she did not speak a word of English and had to have a medical assistant translate. Long and short is they want to charge me the almost the same price as last time and are not willing to do anything else. I told the manager that I had got another consultation Dr. Fisher elsewhere and he had no problem doing my surgery at my weight, so they lied to me.
For the love of god and for your peace of mind and satisfaction I beg you guys to NOT go to Vanity Cosmetic Surgery you will be sorry.
For the love of god and for your peace of mind and satisfaction I beg you guys to NOT go to Vanity Cosmetic Surgery you will be sorry.
UPDATED FROM teetee22
6 months post
Getting depressed by the day
teetee22November 2, 2014
I am looking at my results and all I get is depressed. I don't see any difference in my shape at all. I am realizing that I have to find the money again to do round two that I am worried about. I don't know how these doctors get away with butchering people and are able to roam free to Butcher other people.
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November 2, 2014
Sue him
November 3, 2014
It's not that easy to sue as we expect. I've tried to contact a few attorney's office but they all have said that they aren't willing to take the case. I think it's because they don't think they'll get a big pay out from my situation. I am sure if I can find a few other girls with my situation we can get a class action though.

November 2, 2014
Wow....I am sorry you went through this horrible experience. You are right, looking at your results you can't really tell a major difference. What did he do? He obviously does not know what he is doing. SMFH. This is madness!!! If I were you boo, I would go to Dr. Salama. That's where I went and I love my results. I will tell you, looking at your pics, you need to lose some weight. I am not sure how much, but the doctors can only take 4 liters of fat out legally---which is not a lot. Work out, eat right, and try to save up for a round 2. I know it is hard, but you can do it. Keep your head up and good luck

November 2, 2014
O..and BTW...most docs charge you a facility and anesthesia fee for a revision; nowhere close to the amount for another BBL. It is horrible he does not stand behind his work!
November 5, 2014
I know Dr. Matthew Schulman is more expensive but you can start making payments just like you did with vanity. He has great lipo skills. Also Dr Salzhauer has great lipo skills. He does good tt , lipo and fat graft to hips but lacks in projection (giving round booty) that's the only thing. Now Schulman is an Elite doctor you can't go wrong there...sorry you had to go thru all that. I'm glad you are home safe. Take care :-)

November 28, 2014
UPDATED FROM teetee22
6 months post
BBL Nightmare with Vanity Cosmetics and DR. Bass
teetee22November 5, 2014
I have been getting consultations from other surgeons and I'm getting increasingly annoyed. The general consensus is that very little was done to me ( as is obvious in my pics). I'm angry because it will cost me the same as I spent before and in some cases even more than before. Why am I being penalized for a doctor doing a half assed job. If I hired a painter to paint my house and the finished product is streaky walls I would ask him to correct it or refund my money. Why is it different for these doctors. I wonder if I could take them to small claims court?? Why should I have to not only be out the money from my first surgery, but now I have hospital bills, added lost PTO time from work and I have to find the money to pay to fix me up.......
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November 11, 2014
www.advancedplasticsurgerysolutions.com....look this Dr up he's located in Atlanta ..he is excellent and stands behind his work

November 16, 2014
I feel you girl and I'm right there with you and I'm going thru the same thing.
December 3, 2014
Are you going through the same thing with Vanity???? If so would you be interested in joining me for a class action suit?

December 3, 2014
I hadn't had surgery with them lol. They got some of my money an ain't heard from them.
November 18, 2014
Dr. Fisher is great but I just wish he worked somewhere other than vanity because that place is soooooo freaking shady! After almost a year I'm still going through it with them to get my money back! My coordinator was Jessica and assured me the deposit is refundable. Yeah right. That place seriously needs to be shut down or he'll be burned to the damn ground! Business practices are disgusting and shady at best.
December 3, 2014
Hi, I would definitely take him to court. There is a great chance that you'll be awarded the cost of your surgery back and can use it to pay for the 2nd surgery. Good luck.
December 3, 2014
I am working on taking not just him but Vanity cosmetic surgery to court..... I haven't been able to find an attorney willing to take the case because they don't see a big payout. They all say that it's not because I do not have a case. I would love to get a few other people together and file a class action lawsuit.
January 14, 2015
Hey, how are you doing?
January 15, 2015
I'm good. I'm sorry to hear about your results. I would take him to court for that.
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