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59 yo Mother of 3 Who Spent 8K on Tummy Tuck Only to Have Horrible Results and Be Treated Poorly by my Surgeon -Seattle, WA
UPDATED FROM Mehri
1 year post
Another pic of my botched tummy tuck :(
$8,000
Hey just wanted to update with a pic so you guys can get a good angle.. I just want to protect other women in the Seattle area from having poor results. This surgery has caused me two years of chronic depression :(
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UPDATED FROM Mehri
1 year post
After photos
Hello everyone I meant to put these on when I first posted my ad they are my after photographs but I became confused with the format and accidentally forgot to post them.. here they are this is what my tummy looks like after a tuck with Dr. Salemy..
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February 12, 2014
I re-read your review. I see it was done in 2012. Was your results like this from the get go? Anything less than a full TT would not give good results for you. If the offer was still open for a do-over I would seriously consider it. You would prob have to pay for the hospital fees though :(
February 13, 2014
Hello Lisa, I replied to you at the bottom of the page if you want to read it. Thanks again for your kind words and support
ORIGINAL POST
I am writing my review on my experience to help...
I am writing my review on my experience to help others. back in 2012 I had a tummy tuck performed by dr. Salemy, a well known Seattle plastic surgeon. In choosing my surgeon, I went based upon photos on his website and what seemed to be good reviews online. However after having my procedure, as you can see in the pictures, it looks almost the same as it did before except with a scar. The major difference between before and now is the pain and chronic tightening I have gotten from my botched procedure. My daughter who went with me for the initial consult, did not like Salemy from the beginning. I wish I would have listened to her. After I had my surgery and noticed no my poor results I went to see Dr. Salemy, he told me that there was only so much that could be done and apparently I was just a person destined for poor results. He was extremely arrogant and didn't care for my concerns at all. He did admit he wasn't happy with the results of the procedure himself and that they were not optimal but offered nothing to correct it. I followed all the necessary post op instructions to no avail. When I expressed my disappointment with the surgery, he did not want to make a right wrong and correct the procedure. On another hand it might be good he didn't, because he could have likely screwed it up more. Additionally, I was ignored on many different occasions by people in the office for various concerns including PAIN MANAGEMENT. I was left to suffer after my prescription ran out due to his utter carelessness and callousness It always bothered me and I wanted to write a review on him to warn other people, but I waited hoping one day the office would call me and tell me there was something they could do to help me. That never happened. And every time I look in the mirror I remember that I wasted almost 8000 for a botched procedure. I have gotten other opinions since the procedure, and have been told that I actually did not require a FULL tuck and he quite possibly sold that to me so he could take as much money as possible. I think he knew I was inexperienced when I went in for my consult and sold me the most expensive procedure. The things people do for money are pretty sickening.
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February 11, 2014
I only see before pics?
February 12, 2014
A full TT would have gotten rid of the lower scar. I'm not sure what he told you that he did but it was not a full TT. You would have gotten a new belly button too. Did he do any muscle repair and how long ago did you have the surgery? I'm baffled at your results and feel so badly for you.
February 13, 2014
He told me it was a full tuck with muscle repair but my stomach is still big and protrudes so I'm not sure exactly what he did. He offered to give me another redo for 7,000 grand which is almost exactly what I paid the first time around. He was extremely cold about the whole thing. When I expressed how depressed I was about my bad result he told me to get over it, get on with my life and worry about my family. He said this was as good as it would get for me ever and that some just cannot have good results. I couldn't afford to dish out another 7 grand for him but then again why would I want to given the poor craftsmanship first time around. He was very eager to take my money from the beginning he promised me the world. I wish I would have picked a better surgeon :( thank you for your kind words Lisa
February 12, 2014
Have u set up an appointment with another doctor?
February 13, 2014
I have met with another doctor. He told me the work done on my tummy tuck was poor and I definitely need a revision.
February 12, 2014
Would you please add some 'after' photos so people can see exactly what happened? Photos are super helpful and a lot of the women on here could possibly help you with what may have went wrong. I know of a few women whose muscle repair failed. It just didn't take. He should have offered to at least fix what happened, however, I wouldn't let him touch me again (and I'm sure you feel the same way). Good luck to you and sorry for all of your pain & troubles.
February 12, 2014
Hello I am going to add them now. I have never posted on here before and made the mistake of sending my update in without uploading all the photos. Sorry for the that check my post out later today for more pictures!
February 12, 2014
And thank you for your kind words. It is quite disappointing. The one thing I wanted after having three children was a flat stomach but instead I ended up losing money for no reason and being treated disrespected/treated poorly by my surgeon. :( and no I definitely wouldn't want him to work on me again, the one thing I wouldn't like is my money back but I know that's never going to happen.
February 13, 2014
Is t here anything legal that you can do? Have you contacted a lawyer for some advice? If I had to take a guess, it looks like your surgeon didn't even do muscle repair. Did he say he did? I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Have you met with any other surgeons in the Seattle area to discuss a revision? Thinking of you!
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