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Worst Nightmare - Ramsey, NJ

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My worst nightmare was doing surgery with Dr....

$15,320
My worst nightmare was doing surgery with Dr. Joseph Capella. I know there are many good reviews of Capella but do not know whether they are paid or are really his patients but I do not recommend it as a plastic surgeon. First consultation showed me the before and after pictures of surgeries made by him. I decided that day I would do my surgery with him; I was so excited to see me after surgery but was a big disappointment after the procedure. I paid so much money ($ 15,300.00) for work not done; the contract was a body lift, liposuction of back, flankplasty, and arm lift. After surgery I noticed that he had not done anything on my back, my stomach was not flat, and left my arms with a black spot that looks like a burn. When I told all my worries just told me I still swollen I had to give my body time to recover after surgery. He said he did as much as he could to get a flat stomach but sometimes does not work. He suggested aggressive stomach liposuction and in order to take the fat on my back he would have to cut my back, he never told me that when I first saw him, he would do it for free but had to pay for room and hours of anesthesia. I told him I had already paid and had no more money. After what happened I find pictures on the website I saw the bodies after surgery was obvious he did not perform liposuction in my back and tummy tuck was not done properly because I still had fat on my stomach. Now Iâ??m not happy with Capella surgery and have no money to correct his mistakes. This is a real story that happened to me. I suggest think long before doing any procedure with him.

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Joseph F. Capella, MD

Joseph F. Capella, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (3)

Wow, I am truly sorry you had this awful experience. I can only imagine your disappointment, you go into this type of surgery with such excitement and high hopes for a wonderful result, not to mention the financial aspects. I'm glad you had the courage to tell your story, I hope at some point you will be able to have the revisions you need.
I will always tell my experience with DR. Capella is not fair for us as patients who work hard to pay 15,000.00 for failing to do its job. Only grabs our money to pay for his house and his new car and patients are left with a debt that is difficult to pay.
Sadly you are not the only one with poor results. It seems this Doc has a pattern of incision healing issues, especially in his arm lifts..Also, he seems to have a REALLY high rate of revision. Stay strong, you are helping many people by telling your story.
I hope it helps other people because Capella collects the money and do not do what you ask. Good example I paid for liposuction on my back and he did not do it, but he has to comply with hospital rules he did wrote in his notes that he did it., when you see my before and after pictures you realized that it was not done, because he is a so” call NJ license doctor” they believe him not the patient, even with pictures they want you to pay a doctor to support what you are saying. PLEASE THINK BEFORE DO ANY SURGERY WITH HIM.
Yes I am not happy with my results he blaiming me of over eating that is why I am like this he never acepted he did a teriible job and the wrost is that he was paid for lipo in my back and he did not do it.
Hi, I'm considering surgery with Dr. Capella and these 2 reviews/comments are the first negative ones I've seen. It would be helpful to see more. Can you share where you discovered these issues? Thanks!
What do you mean "where you discovered these issues". Read the review. It is perfectly clear.
I am sorry you are disappointed....that sucks to shell out all that $$$ and not get what you want! Recovery is hard enough much less have these issue.....
Unbelievable, I can't imagine how you must feel. Its unfortunate that you didn't get the what you paid for... thanks for sharing