Considering I just added this business to Yelp, I doubt they'll see this. However, to everyone else, I do hope you consider other options when it comes to cosmetic or medical changes you wish to make.
I had a consultation with Dr. Jaggi, who specializes in facial enhancements. I went to consult about scarring on and in my nose from a previous surgery. I felt pressure at night sleeping because of all the excess tissue, etc. He felt the area, and told me that he felt uncomfortable with dealing with the work of another surgeon, as he wasn't sure what methods were precisely used. Fair enough, but then he told me that the scars were actually cartilage, not skin, and so they'd require a surgery and re-opening of my whole nose and that there would be enough risks associated that he didn't think it was worth it. He said it was my choice though and gave me a rough $2,000 estimate.
Obviously, I felt depressed about the whole idea and tried to forget about it all. Months later though, I ended up having the entire scar removed and completely fixed by a different doctor who used an ablative laser instead. She said it wasn't cartilage at all - just damaged skin and scar tissue. The whole process took just a few minutes. I'm incredibly happy with the results, but upset that laser therapy wasn't even brought up with Dr. Jaggi and that he made it sound like it all was essentially unfixable and not worth it, and that even if I wanted to go through with it, it would be cost me an entire other operation and a ton of money. I'm also concerned that he told me it was all 100% cartilage when none of it was.
On the upside, he was super kind and the place was very neat, well-organized and professional. He's a young doctor so I assume this all happened because of inexperience. He did seem nervous. Regardless, I had a positively informative experience, until of course I found out later on with the other doctor that it wasn't correct information. I'm only bothered because I could have ended up spending so much money, dealing with surgery downtime, risks and more all while the simple, cheap laser option exists. I guess he doesn't know about laser technology? Or the difference in scar tissue vs. cartilage upon feeling... Anyway, the consultation with Dr. Jaggi cost me $150, so I especially don't appreciate having paid to hear a misinformed opinion.
Please be careful when selecting your practitioners of choice. Cheers! read more