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Extremely Disappointed with Cheek Augmentation - Youngstown, OH

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I had both the upper and lower blepharoplasty and...

rachel6701January 16, 2013
$6,300

I had both the upper and lower blepharoplasty and CHEEK implants done by Dr. Gentile.


I woke up on the operating table to very loud voices and someone was shouting an arguing with Dr. Gentile that the cheek implants were upside down. The arguing went on for a few minutes before the woman was asked to leave the room.. After several months it has become obvious that the apple of the cheek was in the wrong position and because of this the Cheek bones were extremely high, as the high point was near my eye instead of near the apple of the cheek. Dr. Gentile can be very rude and when I insisted to know if the implants were in upside down he said it did not really matter and would not fix them.

Since than I have had some terrible blood clots in my eye because of the pressure of the implant to near my eye and hoped he could do something, he simply showed no remorse and I am left to find other resources to help me. I was really surprised to find no other negative reviews I guess I am the only who has ever had a complaint.

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Richard D. Gentile, MD

Richard D. Gentile, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

4.4 | 83 Reviews
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Replies (20)

Wjs7819
January 31, 2013
Thanks so much for posting this. Hang in there. How long has it been since your surgery? (Sometimes swelling can make it look way worse - though I don't mean to dismiss what happened).
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Angie_M
February 5, 2013

We'd love to see photos so we can visualize what you're describing.

DashedHopes
March 15, 2013
rachel6701 - I'm so sorry to hear of your unfortunate experience and the lack of care to which you have been subjected. I find it hard to comprehend why some surgeons feel they can treat their patients this way and get away with it. Can you get an independent assessment from another doctor to determine how you will heal and what results you can expect? I have no experience of cheek implants so I cannot comment. I had a cheek lift without implants which has resulted in uneven cheeks, amongst other things. I have decided not to do anything for 6 months and if things have not improved to contact my surgeon to see how he can balance out the irregularities I am faced with. I hope you can work things out with your surgeon and get some resolution to your problem. Hang in there and don't let it get you down. It may not be as bad once the healing has run its course?
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Excusemytootie
March 26, 2013
No photos? Very unsure about this one.
Hart2Catch
September 20, 2013
Yes, good point. I'd like to retract my previous msg. Besides it is not my place to comment.
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Jezzebel
October 14, 2013
No photos means nothing because people tend to protect their privacy, and it is smart to do so. For that reason, questioning to throw doubt on a review merely because there are no photos, That is a little suspect regarding source and motive.
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Excusemytootie
October 14, 2013
It's a very bad review showing absolutely no proof whatsoever. I have no connection to this doctor. It's human decency. I'm sure that the doctor has worked very hard to build his reputation and people say very negative things based on one person's perception. This person's perception of reality may or may not be realistic. Only photos provide a perspective on that to those of us who read this site. And if privacy is such a concern, posting here is a bad idea in general.
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Jezzebel
October 14, 2013
That can be said of the majority of the reviews on this site. In fact, it can be said of most reviews on most customer review sites. So what makes this one different?
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Jezzebel
October 14, 2013
And how others choose to protect or not protect their privacy is not your or my place to decide.
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Excusemytootie
October 14, 2013
I don't have the time to read every review on this site. You tell me what makes this one different? You seem to be putting quite a bit of your time into it. Personally, I don't have anymore time to comment. This is not my issue. I just hate to see someone trash a doctor and not show one single shred of proof. Common decency.
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Jezzebel
October 14, 2013
I understand. There are, however, good and bad ways for businesses and practitioners to manage their online reputations. It is up to them to know how to do that without damaging themselves further. If it makes you feel any better, regarding online review sites there has been more of a problem with businesses and practitioners paying online reputation management companies for fake positive reviews and rewarding clients for positive reviews than there have been problems with fake bad reviews. Recently the feds got involved because of it. BTW, a few seconds to type a response is not "quite a bit of"my time. These responses added up to less than two minutes. Have a good day.
Matthew Jay
April 5, 2017
Stellanightstar
July 11, 2013
Thank you for posting this. It is so important that people with negative results warn others about practitioners who don't take responsibility for their own errors. I think this doctor had tremendous nerve to post on your site, citing the 'honest' reviews he can manufacture. That says a lot about this particular surgeon. I would avoid him at all costs.
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