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Nightmare Experience

UPDATED FROM Kind977402
2 months post

Nightmare Experience

$9,500

My name is Shahla from the USA, & I spent nearly 2 years, searching for a reputable cosmetic surgeon in Istanbul, Turkey. Unfortunately, i am a bad luck, I came across. Dr Malik Abaci. My daughter & I arrived in Istanbul on 11/01/2023, & my surgery, took place on 11/04/2023 at Medar hospital. The nurses were incredibly rude and unhelpful, & despite bringing these concerns to Dr Malik, he mentioned that he only works at the hospital when he has a patient.

I rhinoplasty, upper eyelid, lower eyelid, temporal , lift, and midface surgery. Post surgery pain was expected but after one day, we were moved to the Hayat hotel, Dr Malik visited us, and while he has a pleasant personality, his expertise initial surgery is questionable, he doesn’t have experience he doesn’t know much, my face has been adversely affected, with wrinkles on the sides and under my left eye, especially noticeable, then smiling or talking, this has become embarrassing for me in public.

Additionally, my right eye doesn’t close properly, leading to dry eyes and an eye infection, I sought the opinion of a US ophthalmologist, who attributed my double vision to severe is caused by the open left eye. I shared all this information, including pictures with Dr. Malik assistant, Jim ( Yavuz) DR. Malik’s response was dismissive, claiming I was merely trying to create problems.

Dr Malik has no experience doing temporal or mid face surgery. Dr Malik lacks experience in performing temporal or midway Surgery. Despite sending him pictures, he’s only response has been to wait for two months, assuring me that everything will be OK. Unfortunately it’s been more than two months and my condition is worsening..There are prominent wrinkles under my left eye, a new issue didn’t have before the surgery. Additionally, both sides of my face are affected by severe wrinkles, and my right eye doesn’t close properly..

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Malik Abaci, MD

Malik Abaci, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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Malik Abaci, MD
Response from Dr. Abaci:
Interesting strategy—posting both the “best-doctor-ever” and the “worst-decision-of-my-life” reviews yourself within eight weeks. As we explained from day one, true facial healing takes time; early swelling and asymmetries settle over months, not weeks. When that process is complete, we invite you to share your final photos here so the RealSelf community can judge the long-term results for themselves— and see just how consistent your feedback really is. Looking forward to the update.

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I Have Had Truly Exceptional Experiences with Dr.Malik

My name is Shela from the USA, and I spent almost 2 years researching for a good doctor, because I was interested in rhinoplasty, upper eyelid, lower eyelid,fat transfer. my 20 years old daughter also needed a rhinoplasty. I spoke to over 200 doctors in Istanbul and even paid deposits to some of them. However, when I came across Dr.Malik Abaci And saw his before and after pictures, I was impressed. sage in my heart told me that he was the right choice, and after Caddick with his team for over two months, I decided to choose him as my doctor. very first, my daughter and I travel to Istanbul. We were welcome with the VIP event that picked us up from the airport on November 2. My daughter had her right plasty and I had my surgery on November 3, so far everything has been excellent. my nose looks like a Barbie dolls, and the surgeon. He is also friendly and has a great sense of humour.
Dr.Malik’s team, including Jim, Omar,Beyza, and of course, Dr Malik himself, was incredibly helpful and hard-working. we stayed in the hospital for two days, and after that we were transferred to the Hyatt hotel in Istanbul they visited us every day, even DR.Malik, and they were always available for anything related. I have currently waiting for my face to fully heal and I plan to return for another procedure very soon. I am extremely grateful to Dr Malik and his team. Thank you!

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Thanks for your review!

This review was posted prematurely as I underwent surgery on November 4th & provided feedback on November 9th, I was encourage to leave a positive review, but in reality, my experience has been far from satisfactory, my face has taken him miserable turn. With wrinkles, appearing under my left eye, and on both sides of my face I am genuinely shocked and questioning the nature of the surgery that was performed.. What did I do to him? If he doesn’t know this job, why did he accept? He should go to jail, for his mistake