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My surgeon showed me pictures of these types of results prior to my surgery. He did so to demonstrate the reason he refused to operate on me until I had quit smoking completely. He made his point quite eloquently, to say the least. I waited and quit smoking. Nicotine causes the skin not to heal properly....even gum will lessen your chances of the best healing results. I am sorry for this woman and pray for a speedy recovery.

Looking at these pictures I wouldn't do anything like this to my body....GROSS !!!

OH! How mindless Kimberly. People, Google Dr. Sydney Coleman and when the page pops up, click under "Complaints Board/Dr. Sydney Coleman. The man is a sadistic psycho path, who methodically selects victims to disfigure and experiment on. One patient talks of CBS....about to do a segment on his butchery, which for some mysterious reason, was pulled and never aired. These posts allow victims to find one another. Now Sydney has about three lawsuits being organized, by three different groups of his victims. So much for having done research, on the pioneer of fact injections promoted all over the world????

OH!Mindless Kimberly. People, just Google...Dr. Sydney Coleman and when the page pops up, click under "Complaints Board-Dr. Sydney Coleman. There are numerous stories of this butcher, who pioneered fat injections. I am one of his victims, thoroughly did my research and checked his credentials. CBS had a segment about to be aired regarding his butchery, only to have it canceled by influence, as one patient states. I checked his impecable credentials and hired him to only inject fat into fines lines around my eyes and plump my lips. The end result was.....protruding forehead....like a Cro-Magnon, square jawline, lopsided, grotesque and disfigured.Fat removed from one thigh and ankle area in what appears as an attempt to practice creating a more sculptured look. On one leg? Without my permission. Rather than attack the victims, how about those protecting these mutilators?

The photos do not all look like they are from the same person either. The abdominal suture in the first pic is horrible and needs revised. Also, if you have gaping abdominal wounds, it is your responsibility as a pt.to immediately inform your surgeon for proper treatment. You are your first and best advocate in healthcare.

Come on people!!! I am heavyset, I am losing weight but "no way in hell" would I let anyone cut me. I got this way and I will get myself out of it!!! Yes I have had surgeries (hysterectomy) and my wounds opened during healing. That is because of my fat, and that I smoked right after it. We chose our own ways, no one forces us. We need to start taken the blame where it belongs!!!! Yes, some doctors are butchers, but chosing & investigating the doctor is your choice!!! With all the information available nowadays, investigate them!!! Choose wisely!!!

i am a surgeon, and to be fair, these looks like pretty fresh postoperative photos. the healing process can look pretty ugly. without a time stamp these pictures are pretty meaningless. As for the previous post, I don't want a dentist doing my breast augmentation. In addition, the picture looks nothing like necrotizing fasciitis. I have seen patients with it, and treated it. Patients with it wouldn't be standing up in their living room posing for a picture. And to imply that a specific surgeon caused nec fasch is ridiculous. Look, I don't mean to defend a guy without board certification and of less than reputable character, but I just want to address all the garbage written here.

i am a surgeon, and to be fair, these looks like pretty fresh postoperative photos. the healing process can look pretty ugly. without a time stamp on this these pictures are pretty meaningless.

after haveing this surgery her boobs look awsome depending when this was taken. often people get holes after its your body rejecting the stitches.. but i mean they close up and you would never know..mine are almost closed!

To continue my previous comment...If she didn't comply post-operatively with treatment recommendations such as wearing the appropriate binder, limiting activity etc. it could contribute to her current problem. People need to take surgery more seriously. It can be dangerous. Also, both breast reduction surgery and panniculectomy (tummy tucks)can be covered under many insurance plans as reconstructive procedures if there are documented functional impairments associated with large breasts and excess abdominal tissue. Check with your insurer. Yes, it isn't always done for cosmetic reasons.

I am a nurse and worked in surgery for many years. All surgery poses a risk. No matter how minor you may think the procedure. People who are considering surgery need to take responsibility for researching the surgeon they have chosen, learn as much as they can about the anticipated procedure and all associated risks, and COMPLY with pre-operative and post-operative treatment plans. Smoking increases the risk of any surgery dramatically. It leads to poor healing because the carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke inhibits the amount of oxygen that is passed to the body's tissues. This may have been a factor for this woman. This doesn't look like necrosis (tissue death) or necrotizing fasciitis. You can see granulation tissue (healthy tissue)in the wounds. It looks as though the surgeon simply removed more tissue than her body shape allowed and there is too much tension on the incisions which can lead to the sutures ripping and gaping wounds as seen on this woman.

To check on a Plastic Surgeon, first check the State Medical Board for complaints and records, then make sure he/she is a diplomate or fellow in one or two of the major Cosmetic Surgery Associations ... and if you want the best, get one that really TEACHES the stuff at a major medical university or college. And if I were doing it, I would ask 3 different doctors (like my family practice doc, my ob/gyn doc, and my earn, nose and throat doc for some names ... when the SAME name is recommended by 3 different docs working out of 3 different offices, you're chances of getting someone bad are greatly reduced. Nurses are also great sources for double checking.

I haven't read all of the posts, but a another factor in Dr. Adams' horrific surgical results is that he makes his surgery "affordable". He carves up his patients in his strip shopping center office and then sends them back to their hotels to recover on their own, rather than doing surgery in a proper medical setting with proper follow-up care. His patients are getting exactly what they paid for, a non-board certified surgeon doing discount butchery.

I have a question for nurse Kathleen. If you're still out there, please tell me how to research a doctor's history of lawsuits and addictions. Thanks

I have a question for nurse Kathleen. If you're still out there, please tell me how to research a doctor's history of lawsuits and addictions. Thanks