I am thinking about posting a blog about my ENTIRE experience with Dr. Barnett... including all the little details. Until then, here is an extremely condensed version of my experiece: Dr. Barnett completed my initial breast augmentation surgery in April 2012. I immediately knew something was very wrong, right after waking up out of anesthesia. My implants were extremely wide apart and very high on my chest. ( I cried for a couple hours). No only that, but instead of having the tell tale "boob job bowling balls" on my chest , my chest was very flat and tight. Literally, NO ONE could tell I got breast implants. I literally couldn't pinch the skin on my chest for about 6 months because my implants were so tight and compact in my chest. I was charmed by Dr. Barnett and his nursing staff (Alisa Wright) that over time, my implants would "descend" and "soften up" until I achieved the natural and desired look I had wanted. Needless to say, I waited TWO WHOLE YEARS and that never happened. At my follow up appointments, Dr. Barnett told me I was "progressing beautifully" and that things were progressing as expected. Two years goe by and I still had the most awkward, far apart, wide breasts that I could not manually push or move at all. I could be running for my life, or jumping on a trampoline, and not feel the slightest bounce or movement of my implants. Cleavage? Forget about it. Over time, my chest muscles actually continued to pull my implants laterally until they now rest in my ARMPITS. Dr B agreed to cover my revision surgery. He explained that it was such a "minor" surgery, that I would not even need general anesthesia. So I agreed to a local sedation type anesthesia. Little did I know at the time, but Dr B was actually saving his office a LOT of money by using this type of anesthesia instead of General Anesthesia, as local anesthesia does not require an expensive anesthesiologist. I had a revision surgery in March of 2014. Guess what happened? Well I actually WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF MY OWN SURGERY! At one point I felt the knife inside my chest cavity as he was expanding my breast implant pockets. I cried out in pain and soon after, the surgery was wrapped up. I stayed awake during the remainder of the surgery. Do to my lack of anesthetic, the surgery was completed prematurely and my pockets were not made larger for my implants as I was promised. My revision surgery failed, and my breasts are still very unmoveable in my chest, very high and very far apart. Basically long story short: almost 3 years later, and I have to pay a ddifferent plastic surgeon to FIX the two surgeries that Dr. Barnett botched. I live out of state (Alaska) and Dr. Barnett refuses to talk to me over the phone, and refuses to respond to any of my emails. I can't talk to him in any way. The nurse director (Alisa Wright) has been nothing but rude - she NEVER returns any of my phone calls, can't answer half of my questions, and doesn't respond to half of my emails. My request for a refund has been denied. Dr. Barnett has actually agreed (via Alisa ) to cover a third surgery under general anesthesia to correct my implants for a third time. That tells you something, if the surgeon admits that he didn't make the breast pockets large enough and is willing to do another surgery. I am not risking another surgery with Dr Barnett. He is by far the worst surgeon in Salt Lake. I have had the worst experience with Alpine Plastic Surgery. I have to come up with the money to pay for an entirely new breast aug at a different surgeon, go through surgery yet a third time, just because Dr. Barnett botched mine. Please DO NOT ignore these reviews! DO NOT GO TO DR BARNETT AT ALPINE PLASTIC SURGERY!! read more
