First of all, this was NOT my first surgery with Dr. Yousefi, but it will definitely be my LAST. If I had been treated this way initially, I certainly would not have had over eight procedures with him, two of which involved major anesthesia (one general, one twilight). The problem is that when everything goes well, everyone is happy and the reviews show that. However, now I know what Dr. Yousefi and his staff are like when things DO NOT GO WELL. There is no remediation, no apologies, just a 'it must be your problem, because it is not ours' response. I didn't get my follow up appointments with Dr. Yousefi after I complained. Dr. Yousefi and his staff think they are delivering high quality plastic surgery at a fair price. I left my bad reviews and Dr. Yousefi is mad because I wrote that I didn't think this was worth it. He's not upset about how I was treated, he's just worried about his bottom line. This is your big take away from this. This is a money-making operation (pun intended), and as long as the money is flowing in, he's going to keep on doing exactly what he is doing. It used to be that Dr. Yousefi would tell you 'no, don't do that procedure, you don't need it'. That was not the case this time for me. So far, I haven't heard of any major complications at his facility here, and I hope it never happens. There is NO recovery area at this facility. Surgery patients are not allowed to wake up fully and be monitored for after effects of the anesthesia and surgery. Patients are dressed by the staff while they are still not awake and aware, and placed in a waiting car to be driven home. For those of you contemplating liposuction, this is an extremely DANGEROUS concept. Why do you think that when everyone else goes to the hospital, they are placed in a recovery area and monitored? This speaks to a lack of patient safety. Dr. Yousefi is now into hiring male nurses (he said he can't discriminate), and is doing 99% of his surgery on females, who are not made aware of his new policy at the pre-op appointment. If those male nurses are so great, why aren't they advertised on his website?? Why aren't there any other men in his office during regular hours? The male nurse who helped me get ready for surgery removed my robe at the door to the OR because I wasn't moving fast enough to remove it myself after he ordered me to 'remove my robe and get on the table'. Then he stood and stared at me. It was degrading and unnecessary I also had to carry my own IV into the bathroom to empty my bladder just before surgery. There wasn't anywhere to hang the thing, and it drooped on the floor. This is not how the professionals operate. At my last surgery, my stitches were different: the knots were much larger, and the area behind my ear was stitched less carefully, and was bleeding when the bandages were removed the next day. My first face lift, the stitches were so fine, and my scars were very hard to see. Is Dr. Yousefi letting someone else close for him? Two of the individuals in the OR when I went aren't even licensed health care professionals. They are listed as techs. The anesthesia is administered by a nurse anesthetist, not a full anesthesiologist, yet patients are charged a high fee for this anesthesia. I discovered I had labial damage when I urinated at home later on the day of my surgery, and no one was supposed to be touching that area.....my surgery was on my FACE and a catheter was not supposed to be inserted per pre-op instructions. What happened there? It is evident that Dr. Yousefi considers himself above the law and able to do whatever he wants. This is very disconcerting to me, and speaks to a lack of concern for his patients. As a long-standing patient of his (7 years) you would think that my being upset would have been a concern for him. His response was that I was obsessing about the whole thing. Victim blaming, is not OK.
Well, I am trying to feel lucky that I survived this poor decision. I didn't lose my life. I am trying to feel lucky that I now know who not to trust. It's hard though, because I trusted these people, and they really let me down. I was forced to strip in front of five people, and was told that since this upset me, that it was my problem. I wonder if they would feel that way if THEY were the ones naked and taking that walk? That's the whole point of this review. This operation doesn't care about you. I want you to know how these people treated me and acted, because had I known what was going to happen to me, I could have saved myself a lot of money and heartache. I was promised that they would all 'take great care of me'. That's not what I got. These kinds of surgeries are supposed to make us look and feel better. This one sure didn't do any of that for me. read more