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Changed my procedure and did not resolve my issue.
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Changed my Procedure and Did Not Resolve my Issue.
JMorgan245January 4, 2020
I scheduled panniculectomy to address vertical excess skin on my abdomen. My surgeon changed the procedure while I was in surgery. He said that he thought he could get the desired result by doing a horizontal incision only. One year later, many calls and hundreds of dollars in out of pocket cost just to see my surgeon again and I have been told that I will have to pay for a new procedure to address the chief complaint that I came with initially, and that no discount or assistance will be provided. I went seeking a fleur de lis, discussed a fleur de lis, was marked for a fleur de lis, and then received something else while under anesthesia. I made several calls to discuss this with the medical and billing staff, and was eventually told that my only option is to pay thousands of dollars for a new procedure that I cannot afford due to paying for the first procedure. If the doctor had done what we discussed and what was scheduled, I would no longer have infections in my abdominal area due to excess skin. The doctor chose a different procedure and it was not successful. I am now left with the resulting ongoing issues and no way to remedy them.
It’s been a horrendous experience dealing with Advanced Surgical Associates Gilbert/Mesa, Arizona; Dr. Alvaro Testa Jr condescendingly told me, “Perhaps you should get your priorities straight as a single mom with limited finances,” when I held bag tears at my last office visit March 4, 2021 showing him my OBVIOUS asymmetries to which he would not take any accountability. The CEO, Trent Blain, is just as unethical and repulsive. They haven’t offered ANY resolution to refunding me the money I paid in addition to the fact that revision surgery is going to cost $15-$20 THOUSAND dollars to fix his work by a SKILLED, REPUTABLE, CAPABLE surgeon! I wish I could get some feedback from plastic surgeons on this site in reference to how to go about recouping my financial losses so that I can afford to get my body back!? I’m so disheartened by the “let’s just ignore her and hope she goes away” treatment this Dr, CEO, entity has done. Any advice, suggestions from credible surgeons on this site would be greatly appreciated. Clearly these pictures are PROOF in and of themselves. :(