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Carlitoswife
$6,600
So let me just start off by saying this...Please do as much research as you can about this doctor or any other doctor you choose for these surgeries. Also do an extensive research on these store front clinics they have changed their names for a reason. Many have done this because they are hiding deaths and bad publicity from unsuspecting paying clients. My experience with Dowbak and her staff became a nightmare after I paid my $500 deposit. I know many of you out there can relate to this. There were red flags I should of picked up on and I missed them. I also like many of you had to call, text, email, yell and scream to get them to respond back to me regarding the next step, my lab paperwork, if they received my lab paperwork, (which I sent over so many times), if I was cleared for sx? Etc. the communication became non existent after that $500. I was scheduled for 10/2019 I could not book recovery home nor an airfare bc I didn’t want to chance losing more money if I hadn’t been cleared for surgery. The only way I found out I was clear was by talking to a stranger who happened to have good communication with Juliette Dowbak's assistant who never responds to any form of communication and it’s her job to. This individual reached out to her and that’s how she called me back. I was able to get cleared for surgery and book my flight. But my nightmare only began I just didn’t know it. I get to my pre op appointment to find Dowbak in a nasty mood, her garment was stained in blood, she was asleep while Juliette stood next to her. I sit down and she began to explain what she will do. I explained to her that I have no hips and wanted hips and curves. I don’t have the worst body but I wanted to see some results some change. After all they advertise her as being able to deliver. Let’s shorten this a bit and fast forward to day of surgery bc it doesn’t get any better. My body type is that I’m bigger up top and smaller on the bottom having no hips, no butt wasn’t asking for a miracle but just my money's worth. The same way that I rolled on to the table is the same way I rolled off the table. No hips, no curves, my back still has rolls and fat. Nothing was touched upper body. $6600 wasted. There were small periods of times that she wasn’t being rude and that’s the day of surgery wheee she rubbed my face while on the table and said that I would look great and that’s all I remember. Day 1 post op when I could open my eyes wide enough to see I knew Dowbak has not delivered. My other issue was being handed over to a complete stranger as soon as I was awaken from sx. I could barely open my eyes as I was still under the affect of the anesthesia. I felt hasn’t holding me they took me off the bed and handed to the driver of the recovery house who I never met by the way. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I had to her a recovery house the day of pre op or she refused to do sx on me after I booked hotel, nurse and massages since Juliette could not contact me back in time. So I never really got a chance to meet or talk to the recovery house people. I had to go by Dowbak saying they were ok. That turned out to be drama later but my care there was ok. I had to request my medical records bc I was experiencing lots of pain in my butt area....months afteR getting my records by email I found out that my records has been falsified and that there was some stranger who assisted w my surgery that day. Someone who I never even consulted with. I never received a call from Dowbak regarding my concerns or the pain I was experiencing. Lia was really no help in getting anything just beat around the bush most of the time. Sorry so long but I can be here all day writing about what they did to me. My results are none bc I don’t see a difference after the swelling is gone. I don’t trust them for a revision.

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Gregory Dowbak, MD (in memoriam)

Gregory Dowbak, MD (in memoriam)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (5)

April 18, 2020
Wow, I'm so sorry you experienced this. But thank you for sharing. I will be scratching Dr. Dowbach off of my list!!
April 30, 2020
Me too!
January 14, 2022
Same
April 20, 2020
No photos???
May 4, 2020
I had a similar experience! I truly feel as if Dowbak didn’t actually do my surgery herself as after she marked me up I waited in the tiny room in my surgical gown for maybe five minutes then in came in a barely English-speaking girl (although very nice) scrubbed and gowned followed by the RUDEST anesthesiologist I’ve ever encountered in my life, Carlito I believe was his name. Rushing me, very rude horrible bedside manner I mean he practically pushed me into the OR and onto the table. I didn’t see dowbak after she marked me up not even as Carlito was administering the anesthesia and when I asked where the Dr was he brushed it off saying she’ll be right in, you’re going to feel a pinch. After that I remember BURNING from the anesthesia (never felt that before) I asked omg is this supposed to burn so bad he said yes just relax you’ll be asleep in 5 seconds, I looked around and no dowbak then I was out. But what’s “funny” is me and another woman came in the clinic at the same Exact time, were brought to the back for markup within maybe 20 minutes of each other, mind you there was another girl before us. I read that Drs can count a surgery so long as they are “present” meaning that sweet Spanish girl could’ve been the one to do my Surgery and dowbak only pop in once in a while to count as ‘present’. And after the surgery smh my eyes weren’t even open yet and this nurse is ripping the tape off my hand and pulling the iv rushing me to sit in a wheele chair and zoom me
Out the back door. I’m so sad because I spent so much money and was so excited but if you look at me I don’t look different at all. I’d say 80% of the fat they grafted died which is well over the expected amount, missed areas in the bra roll of where they didn’t even touch the fat. Half of the people in that literal STORE FRONT speak broken English at best, some are quite rude, especially the younger chubbier one with the black framed glasses. A shitshow if I’ve ever seen one and I stupidly still went Through with it to not lose all my money (ladies if you think you’ll be operated on at the fancy New Life with dowbak you’re sadly mistaken. You’ll be in the store front Clinic that looks like a nail salon minus the booths n files)
May 5, 2020
Can u post a photo
May 17, 2020
Okay you guys are confirming my suspicions about her surgeries. I had my sx done by her two years ago and I had a good experience after having to show off on them and let them know I am a local patient I’m not from out of town so if need be I would show up there which I did after work and once they seen I was about business things turned for the better. I felt as if they treat patients from out of town so wrong because they know you all can’t just pop up there. But my results are still good nothing changed with my body it’s still holding well. Now I don’t know I can’t say the same for her surgeries that’s being conducted now. I’ve been looking at the videos because I was thinking about doing another round but I doubt it because her work now have the girls lower body like a boxed shaped. Idk maybe it could just be me but to me her work is not the same but like you said maybe it’s because it’s not her actually doing the surgeries. Sad tho because people spend they money for what they want and it’s not getting delivered. I’m so sorry you had to go through that.
April 28, 2021
wo this really worries me because a friend had her BBL and Boobies and had great results with Dr Dowbak a few years ago but now I thinking I may need to look somewhere else to get it done its alot of money and I want to get what I paid for.