52 Years Lower Facelift and Neck Lift and Lower and Upper Eye Surgery - Paris, France

Well after a month of searching for a lawyer to deal with my issue in Paris I have come to a dead end. It appears you have to have a French Lawyer if you have work done in France to get anywhere. So for any of you out there that are contemplating any surgery and you are not a French citizen do not do it. My surgeon Dr Olivier De Frahan is completely ignoring me now and it is only 6.5 months post surgery, not only did he not do what he said he would do and charge me for it , he is now not interested in following through. So please be aware when approaching this surgeon. It could be that you wake up out of the anaesthetic and find you are out of pocket and only half the surgery has been done, then it is good bye and good riddance!!

I have decided to contact a lawyer to see if I can retrieve some of my money back as it was all my savings around 20000 pounds . I am so disappointed and 6 months down the line I have taken photos and my jowls are still very obvious , my neck is in fact bigger and the wrinkles are unchanged , all I have to show for it is large protruding scars behind my ears with short hair in the same place. It was such a stressful time and such a painful process to look in the mirror now and see the same image is just something I cannot accept. My neck is still numb so I keep telling myself that my neck will go down and it is swollen but I think I am kidding myself. If anyone knows of any good lawyers that would be worth contacting I would be grateful bearing in mind this surgeon is in Paris. Thanks in Advance.

It has now been 5 months since my surgery which I had with Dr Olivier de Frahan in Paris on my birthday in March. I wanted to write this review because when I was looking for information on this surgeon there was very little, however I chose to take the plunge with him and have to say 5 months down the line , my hair is growing back , not many signs of the surgery scars although obvious if you actually look around the ears. On the down side I cannot see a lot of difference to my face, all that money and pain which there was a lot of seemed to be a waste of time. I paid 20000 pounds in all with the flights and hotel stay and the surgery which was 18000 euros and extra for the hospital. I had to stay in Paris which is very expensive for 10 nights and my husband actually ended up taking my stitches out after we had returned home on the surgeons instruction. The surgeon did not do the cut beneath my chin as he said he was going to and did not even wish me happy birthday when he came to the hospital the next day 2 hours late. Not one of my friends or family have noticed any change to my face which is a real shame, my husband says well at least it did not go terribly wrong but he could have done more so it showed. I have asked Olivier De Frahan for a refund as he did not do the cut under my chin which he suggested and charged for but he said you cannot give refunds in France , something to do with insurance, he has offered for me to go back and him do it, but why would I do that , I never want to see that man again!!! The only thing I can be grateful for is that he did not make me look terrible which I know some people have experienced which is awful but the money saved up and the pain is enough to put me off forever. I have waited 5 months to say this as I thought I would give it time but I have no tightness or anything telling me there is going to be change so I guess I need to be happy with what I have now !!