Hi,


i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for advise... But here goes :)


i've recently had a liposuction procedure performed to reduce the amount of fat on the side of my face (i had really chubby cheeks hehe).


I was left with a very large amount of asymmetry... So noticable i've basically had to put my life on hold, it looks terrible...


I'm very suspicious that my doctor did this intentionally... There's a few things that lead me to believe this...


First, when the procedure was done the incision was made beside my nose rather than on the jawline, I haven't been able to find any references to a facial liposuction procedure being performed in this way... It seems kinda illogical to me... It would make the procedure more difficult to perform as you'd have to compete for space with my nose.. And it caused all kinds of muscle problems for several months afterwards.. I could hardly smile (not that I wanted to).


It did have the added side effect of hiding the asymmetry for some time after the procedure though, since there was a large amount of swelling up there which lifted my skin above the fat.


And I remember my doctor asking a question on my first followup appointment which I thought was kinda odd... He asked me whether or not there was more swelling on one side than the other.. As though he were expecting there to be. And yes there was, significantly.. On the side that has more fat now.. The other side barely had any.


When I asked my doctor why there was so much asymmetry he got really defensive about it... He pulled out a piece of paper and said that they record everything they do... "i was being very conservative, we took out 50cc's.. That's 25cc's each side", and claimed that the asymmetry may be due to weight gain or loss since the procedure.


Not only is there asymmetry... The contour is completely different.


He of course wants money to fix the problem.


I'm pretty sure i'm being screwed here.


I'm not really sure what to do ... I'm only 23 years old, don't exactly have a lot of money.. So I can't afford a lawyer.


I called another doctor and asked if I could see him about this.. The answer I got was "we don't make those kind of appointments", so now i'm thinking about just booking a consultation as though I was interested in getting some cosmetic surgery done just to get in and see another doctor about it and get there opinion.. Sound like a good idea? I don't mind paying whatever consultation fee there is.