Lipostructure Fat Grafting / TriBeCa Plastic Surgery review: buyer beware! 541

ABOUT THE CONSULTATION

Our consultation is designed to facilitate good communication, which we believe is the key to making successful choices. As a patient, you will spend a considerable amount of time with Dr. Coleman and/or Dr. Saboeiro; as well as with office staff preparing and planning for your procedure. The initial consultation consisits of two visits. Prior to your first appointment, you have some homework to do. Your assignment is to bring with you images of yourself, preferably not smiling, of when you were younger (20-30 years of age); as well as images from magazines of someone whom you find aesthetically pleasing. This is to aid in analyzing the shape and dimensions of the face and body that you desire to achieve.

When you come in for your initial consultation, you will receive a very informative education. This education explains Dr. Coleman’s LipoStructure technique, the ways he approaches aging & rejuvenation, shows comparisons of pre and post procedure results, as well as explains post procedural care. Next you will meet with our nurse and she will go over your cosmetic and medical history with you. Finally, you will have numerous photos taken of you at varying angles and lighting, which you will go over with Dr. Coleman at your second consultation.

The second consultation is the most important, since it is the appointment where you and Dr. Coleman develop a detailed plan for your procedure. It is at this appointment where you will view the photographs taken at your initial consultation. Dr. Coleman has spent an extensive amount of time analyzing these images in preparation for this appointment. Prior to reviewing the images, Dr. Coleman will go over your history again with you as well as explain the possible complications of surgical procedures. As you discuss your concerns and analyze your images, Dr. Coleman will map out a plan to use as a blue print for surgery. Once the plan has been completed, the patient care coordinator will review your procedure, fees and possible dates for you to schedule a procedure.

LIPOSUCTION DEFORMITIES

Liposuction is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world. Structural fat grafting is an essential tool for all aesthetic surgeons performing liposuction because it provides the key to addressing iatrogenic liposuction deformities, the most common complication of liposuction.

Patients with deformities resulting from liposuction were first patients in my practice on whom I attempted fat grafting, so they are the patients with whom I have the longest experience.

Unlike the use of fat to rejuvenate the hand, successful treatment of body surface irregularities requires a three-dimensional visualization of the problems and solutions.

Aesthetic Considerations

Liposuction makes it possible for surgeons to change their patient's corporal proportions much more easily and safely than open surgical procedures would. With the introduction of liposuction more than 20 years ago, women can have their thighs, abdomens, and arms selectively contoured to rid themselves of "saddlebags", large buttocks, abdominal bulges, and hanging arms. Buttock creases can be re-carved to create "smiles" under the buttocks. In a relatively short time, liposuction became the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States, and perhaps in the world. As liposuction developed in the late 1970s to mid 1980s, a new clinical entity, the post-liposuction iatrogenic deformity, made its appearance. Any surgeon who performs liposuction will confront liposuction's most common complication: superficial surface irregularities. Some of these are exaggerations of preexisting irregularities, some are cellulite, and some are newly created. The thigh and abdomen are particularly prone to irregularities, and physicians have come to accept such indentations as an acceptable out come of liposuction.

However, post-liposuction iatrogenic deformities are not just limited to surface irregularities. Changing the relationship between a woman's thighs hips, and abdomen can result in an unnatural and even bizarre proportion. For instance, a dramatic decrease in the size of a woman's lateral thighs with out an appropriate decrease in waste size can result in a "boxy" and even masculine appearance. Flattening the lower abdomen without attention to the upper abdomen can add to this "boxy" appearance as well. Minor reductions in the volume of the buttock and/or lengthening and deepening of the buttock creases interrupt the continuous flow of the lateral and posterolateral thigh into the buttock. Such maneuvers often create a buttock that would be considered unattractive if it had occurred naturally.

In 1987, Dr. Coleman began treating iatrogenic liposuction deformities with fat grafting, primarily focusing on the surface irregularities. As he became more proficient at fat grafting, he began to address corporal proportion to restore a more natural aesthetic proportion after liposuction and to reestablish a feminine relationship between waist, hips, and thighs.

Liposuction is a powerful tool for alteration of the proportions to the body, but the consequences of removing elements of the body or adding artificial elements must be recognized. Careful planning with a clear vision of the overall result is paramount for aesthetic excellence.

Patients who present with corporal iatrogenic deformities have usually had negative experiences with aesthetic surgeons. How they perceive themselves is colored by those experiences, so it is often difficult to assess how realistic the patient is about her current appearance as well as expectations.

"I believe that I was one of Dr. Coleman’s earliest Lipostructure patients, having had my first procedure in 1992. (although I don’t believe it was called Lipostructure then)

At the time, I was seeking an alternative to the traditional face-lift, which I had never viewed as an ideal solution to facial aging. Instinctively, I believed that facial aging needed to be addressed by something other than merely pulling the skin tighter. It seemed to me that something was needed to help restore the loss of tissue that gives the face its youthful contours and my sense was that the body’s own fat would be least likely to cause any kind of problem.

All well and good. Unfortunately, in 1992 the vast majority of procedures being done with fat were less than satisfactory. In fact, the collective thinking at the time was that “fat transfer reabsorbs unevenly and, in most cases, lasts no longer than collagen and is, therefore, not worth the extra time and trouble”

But I’m not one to give up. After much research I found Dr. Coleman, who claimed that he had developed a technique to make permanent structural changes to the face using the body’s own fat. Essentially, he felt that his new “three-dimensional” approach offered a safer, more natural and aesthetically pleasing approach to facial rejuvenation. I took a big leap of faith, had the procedure, and happily discovered that all of his claims were true. I subsequently have had two more procedures from Dr. Coleman and wouldn’t trust my face to anyone else.

I’m in my early 60’s now and it’s been over 10 years since my last procedure. (I’m overdue for another one) Even still, noone ever comes close to guessing my age – all of which I attribute to Dr. Coleman’s artistry. I think that perhaps the added fat in my face has helped it retain some of its youthful “glow” that I note is not present in faces that have had the traditional face-lift. Whatever it is, I’m a very satisfied patient."

-- Joy B., New York

I haven't seen Annie on the board recently. Her idea of writing an expose of the complainers on this board would be great! It will be a real feather in her cap. Maybe that is what CBS is doing also?

OH! Thank you for sharing all of this information and Jenny too. I am now on the list for sueing Coleman for "Fraud and Assault! Hooked up with tthe attorney's already.

Not to worry, everyone knows it was Gandhi for the that quote that I had left here and where I got Henri Rousseau? My first thought was..."well, that was seemingly stupid?" No biggie. Smiling

Coleman thinks he can continue to get away with this, because "HE"...along with other surgical butchers have for so long and continue to do so. The time has come for this to stop. And "Thank God For The Internet!" Because now it will!

For one, Sydney is such a liar. When my fat started going down... I had a very lumpy face. You could see "BLOBS" of fat all over my forehead. The skin was so stretched out afterwards...it sagged... and with some decent elasticity healed a fraction to before. But, obviously the facelift was destroyed. Are you paying the $25, 000.00 for the next one to correct...what you have ruined Sydney? Well, that was a nice total of $50, 000.00 wasted, facelft... fat destruction! My pores are enlarged ..."all over my face"... becuase they were stretched huge for so long.

OMG! Distressed over disfigured children? LYING ###!" This is the first time I have hated anyone...hearing this. "HOW DARE YOU USE CHILDREN FOR A SALES PITCH!" He has not shown any distress, over the suffferings of our children? wondering if their "Mother" was about to commit suicide. Having to witness while in public...someone they loved being mocked. Listening to our cries of despair, as we were obsessed with looking into the mirror over and over again, trying "NOT" to believe the horror in front of us. Watching our "Life" and "Spirit" draining away. And On...And On ...And On!

And Heather's parents? What about Heather's parents and all of the other parents seeing their own children suffer? Sydney, the only distress you feel, is finally getting caught...finally. You are not buying your way out of this one, and your connections will not save you this time. "YOU ARE AN ABOMINATION-YOU REMORSELESS PIG!"

I just submitted a long text. What need to happen it.

Hi,
I totally agree with almost everyone that has posted. It is the same fraud -- tells you you look old and can do some fine tuning and you end up looking like a freak. Then you go back he tells you that you look much better than before and tells you in not so many words that you are ###, never-satisfied woman. People don't recognize me. I lost what beauty I had. I can't even smile right. I look like a bad plastic surgery victim. My face has been over filled to a rediculous state. It has not only not made me look younger but it has aged my face due to the weight of the fat and the stress.

I have been to many doctors and most feel that they cannot do much. Has anyone found any way to reverse it? Mine surgery was not recent. This has really screwed up my life.

He has to be stopped. We have to stop him before he destroys more lives.

We have to get the word out.

This is the most difficult violation to reveal for me and I would not ever speak of this... because I feel such embarrassment, just as Sydney Coleman had intended. I find it to be so private and personal. Yet, if I do not have the courage displayed by others, who endured and share this same form of trauma, I will feel I have betrayed them in some way.

I too..."WITHOUT CONSENT HAD FAT REMOVED FROM MY LABIA MINORA BY SYDNEY COLEMAN!" I recognized this right away because of how it felt. That is what prompted me to explore further...and how I discovered just inside of my Vagina...a small kind of pronounced...edging like piece of skin...not there prior to Coleman's invasive procedure. God only knows why he left the Clitoris intact?

I need a few days break. I found myself on an ambulance last night, because my heart was so wildy erratic. This is stirring up a lot of stress for me, which I did not realize...until I felt how rigid I had "again"... begun holding my body.

Expect my "before" picture up soon. Today, I was thoughtfully notified that it will be posted. Will get to the after pictures...after a few days of re-grouping...and perhaps taking Milla's advice on a more focused Meditation meanwhile. Smiling. I just need to be concious durig this process, now that I am aware. "Quite Mind!"

This is not original, and also has been modified to fit the experiences... of those on this post. It is long, so if you have not been a victim of Coleman... you may want to pass. I do not know the author of this piece, so am unable to give credit.

Survivors of Surgical Mutilation.

I write to you today, my brothers and sisters in suffering and in courage, so that you can know another feels as you do. I want to give you courage to feel what you know to be true-that a crime of violence was committed against you, an innocent. And I write of myself, too, because for hope to be real, it must be felt like a friend who touches us with a kind and gentle hand. If my words give you hope, they give you courage. The courage of knowing that not every plastic surgeon is a beast who will hurt you, or a coward who will betray you. The courage of knowing that there are other human beings who understand just how much courage it takes for you to hold on to your dreams of love and being understood and accepted. And, yes, the courage in your dreams of wanting to love, understand and accept those who truly love you. Perhaps finally, the courage to act against your suffering-to win for all of us another life filled with innocence, gentleness and courage. That is a human life.

"Intentional Surgical Mutilation" is the story of silence. The silence of the innocent, of the vulnerable, of the trusting, of the sensitive, of the sweet, of the human. That silence alone thunders condemnation of the weak, sick, pathetic, cruel, and vicious individuals who destroy the expression of the innocence, vulnerability, trust, sensitivity, sweetness and humanity in another human being. This remains true that "Surgical Mutilators" cause the disintegration and degradation of humanity.

There is violence in every betrayal of trust. That violence is at the core of the experience of Surgical Mutilation. Surgical Mutilation is not only a reprehensible crime of violence against a person, but also a crime against the future of that person. Denying that person a future based on the good things in life and the highest level of achievement sounded on the secure feelings of being a human being.

Like many survivors of Surgical Mutilation, I are unable to forget...as the world continuously reminds me...as well as the hideous mask in the mirror before me. I know and feel that I am in there, but I just can't see myself any longer. Denied of all humanness, I have very clear images that are dissociated from the emotions I felt while enduring and processing all of this, as well as very strong physical sensations...that are disassociated from the events that engendered them.

I utterly reject the actions of "Sydney Coleman Surgical Mutilator" who forced me to drink at the trough of human experience, wanting humiliation to mark me forever, so that he would never have to answer for or explain his actions. Instead he saw in my suffering and confusion, an easy way out of his justification of his violence and cowardice.

Today I am not silent. Today I write with rage that speaks in a human voice about all the things that were forced on me and all of things that were denied me. To my question, who gave my "Surgical Mutilator" the right to make me suffer the way I did and still do. I answer back that human beings have only the right to love each other and care for each other. Today, finally...I can speak out and expose the horrible truth. Tomorrow, within the context of loving women and men who share my struggle against the violence perpetrated against me, I will be able to feel it.

Why is it that the community of survivors is so important? If we had had the opportunity to be in the hands of a caring surgeon? We would not even...have to ask. But here we are, victims...punished by one who could not live with the reality of their own humanity and sought to purge of themselves of their feelings of cruelty. Coleman is already blaming us...as things are now falling apart for him. The balling is rolling downhill, no stopping it now Syd. You have unsuccessfully at this time...covered up your crimes. Are you feeling less powerful now?

We have all gone on as far as we could, for as long as we could and as deeply as we dared, alone. We have stopped hiding now that we have found one another. It is only our "Surgical Mutilator Coleman" who values our silence and isolation. "If you are silent, you are not real, " they say. "And if you talk I/we will make sure no one recognizes your words as human because you are crazy, ugly, stupid, weak, lying and unbelievable.

But we survivors-part of the chorus of humanity-answer back. "We believe you not them. We believe you before you feel the outrage, of what was done to you, before you know for certain and forever that what was/is a crime, before we have met, because you are ourselves and your story is our story."

And so it begins. I speak to your eyes that read these words, and to your heart that jumps-ever so slightly, cautiously-or perhaps even leaps at the sound of my love, which is a call to battle. Your heart responds; your tired, weary heart, sick of the violations forced on you by Sydney Coleman, and even still...he tries to silence you of his betrayal...which he will denies with cowardice.

Your heart has loved life so much, you have never completely given up hope that this day would come, Sydney Coleman held accountable. People are stepping forward to tell the truth. With newfound courage as a group, we now have the strength that is required...to carry this through to the end.

Ours is not an easy struggle, taking place at the most fundamental levels of human character. But remember this: if you have been mutilated Sydney Coleman, you are already engaged in the struggle. The core of our being was not destroyed as he intended, but the lengths we had to go to survive left us vulnerable to life. To act in the world is difficult, but if we do not, the more completely Coleman will have robbed us and will continue to rob more victims of life.

What you lack is help, and help is something you can get. If we do not reach out, however, the kind of help that allows us to connect our experience to that of humanity as a whole and not just the particular perversion of it expressed in the actions of a mutilator, we suffer tremendous losses in the real attempts we make to connect with the good things in life.

Life does not remain static. Some losses and some mistakes cannot be undone and the continued defeat of our hopes over time, takes a toll that for some of us it leads to death or thoughts of. There are those among us who did not get the help that would have allowed them the support and understanding. I know what I am talking about, because I was almost one of those human beings. I could not protect the gains I had made in life because they were stolen by Sydney Coleman. It affected my relationships with friends and family. I became a recluse, afraid of life...having become "The Walking Dead!"

I am happy to have found this group, it has been my salvation. To know that we together, are going after this destroyer of lives. This mutilator of peoples bodies and Spirits. There is no compromise with an enemy who has no pity. We are taking the time; finding ways to proceed with kindness and safety for ourselves within this group and just as others which have formed out there. It is an illusion Sydney, to think that we may be forced into turning back, as you seek help with this by hiring lawyers. There was no turning back for us, the moment we found one another. We are many strong and the numbers are growing.

We were not the lucky ones, but because of our experiences and our integrity in spite of you...it has given us the deepest form of self-knowledge-we bring a special tenderness, a special gentleness, a special courage, and a special joy to the realm of human experience...as we begin to choose life. If we take up this battle with courage and truth and follow it to it's end, we bring that joy not only to others but also to ourselves. We have something true to say about human love unlike you Sydney. No human could ask for more.

I have always longed to live and die with the truth of my heart. That day has arrived. Tomorrow, I hope to join those is our community... in the courts with Sydney... who I want to see standing before wise and sensitive jury. And prosecuted to the fullest extent, stripped of his license to mutilate and held accountable for every action perpetrated against those trusting in him. To my community of new friends, I hope to join you on the other side of our current struggle, where your voice and tender story of love and hope sound like the sweet protecting embrace and call to action that I hope my voice sound to you.

Vanessa, You have me in hysterics with laughter! I am certain it can be heard... way down the street. I have forgotten this kind of laughter. Thank You! Thank You! For those still feeling overwhelmed, it is hope that one day... you too shall laugh again!

"The Penis Marking Revisited : Debate rages on..Was it
Circumcised or uncircumsiced?"

"Tribeca Trifecta : Cro-Mag, Palsy, Trannie"

"Who needs a face anyway"

"Post 9-11 : Manhattan doc insists Twin Towers should be repaired with Lipostructure"

"Frumpty Dumpty #[protected] vs. Freddy"

"Is that a lump-ectomy in your forehead or are you just happy to see me?"

"Lumps in my Mammies"

"Today's Accidents: Man Loses Control behind Wheel after Seeing Reflection Of Himself in rear view Mirror"

Oh no, i don't forgive Coleman either. I think he sounds like a sociopath, from what i understand. He's a problem that people, other doctors with conscience need to deal with. I was just talking about you, the individual. Being very gentle with oneself, not with Coleman.

Milla, What a beautiful name.Thank you for your concern, but I do not feel I am putting anything in a man, other than recognizing...this man is sensitive and kind. We have had other friendly encounters over salads and tuna cans. Laughing. This is the first time that he has been bold enough to be outright flirty. I liked it, but it was not enough to think beyond that. Any man, entering into my life?...I would need time...in getting to know him.

As far as "Eastern Philosophy?"...putting a part of that on hold right now, otherwise, I would need to forgive Coleman, but the more mutilations I see, the timing is not too great...my finding compassion for him. But in the area of loving myself, I am a work in progress and although I have just recently (within the past several days) taken a "Quantum Leap" after Coleman...more work to do...probably a lifetime. "Meditative Arts?" Practice this daily. It has kept me alive and it is a nice reminder, to be there more in my heart when I sit and quiet my mind. When I can? Smiling.

Thank you for showing campassion and sharing. I feel great empathy for you. I never had nightmares, this is when my relief would come...bedtime. It was the horror of waking to the truth on a daily basis. Every morning bein hit with overwhelming depression and wanting to go back to sleep to escape it. Always a disappoiment to awaken. I am sorry that your dreamstate did not allow this for you.

On my world view? I see the bigger picture, but still...my emotions can take me back into the reality...of how unevolved we are. If this is a schoolhouse for learning, Sydney has failed miserably, and I will not pass the test of forgiving him...until he can speak the truth!

Your thoughts are appreciated. Love...

Corey,

I don't know you and it is cliche to say but i think you have got to learn to love yourself again before looking for anything in a man. Putting your fragile psyche into the unknowing hands of someone else, excuse me, but especially a man, seems risky if you have just started to live again.

I have become a stronger woman through all of this, and you can too. (And after a much longer time, i am still not "fixed". And i still have the occasional nightmare where my face or teeth are destroyed.) But i had to get to a point where i was getting my own mind together and removing critical judgment on myself. Treat yourself gently and with understanding. The Asian philosophies and meditative arts may help you with this. They are wonderful for helping to take a gentle attitude with yourself, and getting a whole different view on the world, generally.

Our culture is sick, materialist and straight-up misogynist, and we need an antidote.

Anyway, just some thoughts..

More info. The service charge for Coleman to enhance my lips and smooth out fine lines around the outer edge of my eyes, was somewhere around $28, 000.00. Mind you, "OF COURSE I THOUGHT HE MUST BE THE BEST!" I did my research, read numerous articles and the surgeon who did my facelift said that he used his technique.

The price was lowered to about $25, 000.00, as discount because he said he wanted to use my pictures afterwards. My intent was to make public the photo regardless, so to me...it was no biggie. I also felt more confident, thinking...well, if he wants to use my pictures, then he will do an exceptional job.

Now consider this all? If he was getting such an enormous amount of money, for just my lips and outer edge of eyes...why was he suddenly wanting to push all sorts of additional fat? He did not mention additonal fees? He just, as I said previously before...went off rapid fire with a zillion suggestions. One in particular that I was absolutley firm on, was that I was against his wanting to put fat in my jawline, to cover any sagging chin area. He said, "this is what they are all doing now." He says that a lot it seems.

My response was an emphatic..."NO, I Don't Want Fat There!" The next day when I saw how huge my face was and how squared of my jawline was, looking like a man and feeling round hard balls of fat...back and forward like markers or something to that effect at the ridge of my jaw? Who is that older movie star? Is it Kurt Douglas, that has a huge dimple in his chin. Like a hole almost...it is that pronounced? Fine on a guy...and just another sick joke by Coleman. I had a vague dimple towards the bottom of my chin...yet this was higher and more dead center...about a quarter inch higher than my natural one?

And yes, he was a little nasty with me as well. My daughter called when she got back to the hotel room, to check on me after dropping me off and later told me she could hear how stressed I was. He had just completed his rapid fire, trying to shove down my throat...last minute suggestions. Trying to convince me after hearing..."NO! NO! NO!"

Dearest, kinda like "MOMMIE DEAREST SYDNEY"...ah! I will be posting pictures. Before and after. Although repeatedly, you have refused to provide "ALL" of my medical records, including pictures, not to worry...or maybe you should worry...I have my own. Smiling.

I will be posting the picture that I presented to you and asked, "Make Me Look Like That." We were discussing my lips being filled again, because the surgeon who filled mine and used your technique, apparently did not succeed in getting the fat to remain. I was pleased with the shape though.

My thought then was, "Well, May As Well Go To The Man Who Pioneered This And get It Done Right!" You are such an unfeeling monster. My only reason for having sought you out, was because criminals, (including yourself) promote you so effectivley! I put my faith and trust in you. I held you in such high regard from what I had read and heard. I still wonder? The insanity of it all?

HHMMM? Right now, I will forward this exact picture for everyone to see...to the owners of this site. They have offered to post pictures everyone...at my request! Just in case you too would like to twist the screws a bit tighter on Colemans coffin. Not tto be taken out of context...only a figure of speech. This will be the one that I showed Coleman, telling him..."Make Me Look Like That!" Ouch! Maybe it was the telling him what to do part...that may have set him off to mutilating me?

There will be no misunderstanding, that I was clear in what I have expressed to all...regarding what I hired Coleman for. The picture that he told me...the surgeon had not done much to enhance my appearance after my facelift. I will need to have copies made onto a disk to upload of the after pictures, but I am certain now...I want to post them.

Oh! Heather, I think I may be too hard on myself. I am homely, but still maybe...my good heart shines through. I ran into that cute man again at Whole Foods, the one who I had mentioned and told him I had just been thinking of him and he stood before me and smiled and said..."And Here I Am, Isn't That Something?" I smiled and told him..."So Nice To See You Again" and bolted. Laughing. Trying to remember how to be? He has robbed "That" of us too. Knowing how to be? It has to be re-learned all over again.

I was thinking how unbelievable it was, that he actually seemed interested. It gives me hope that someone out there will love me. He will need a big heart to get beyond this. I was kind of hoping to meet someone in this freaky state, because it would say much about his character. And thanks for listening, getting this out is healing. Very much so. Smiling...

Can you imagine the headlines:

"She went to the big apple, then her head turned into one."

"Nightmare on Hudson Street"

"The Penis Marking: A whodunnit...The amnesic surgeon or his
promiscuous marker?"

"Vagina Cannulogues"

"Still bitter after all these years"

"Structural Fat Grafting: How to commit assualt and battery under the rouse of Lipostructure"

"Frumpty Dumpty #3001 vs. Freddy"

"Lipostructure: America's new incurable epidemic"

"Why are Americans turning into Cro-Mags?"

If anyone here participated in the CBS piece, please email me. Also looking for people who contacted NYS Dept of Health individually or as part of the mass complaint and who they spoke to directly there, if that is possible.

Heather, I have a question? Is it true as Gary Gab states, that Coleman goes throught the vaginal canal to extract fat from the thighs? If so, then this in itself...is evidence of his having inserted something into the vagina. If this is true, being his technique for removing fat from a woman's thighs...we need to know this. If never informed, this is rape.

I was a volunteer advocate for a short period of time, at a "Sexual Assault Trauma Center" and in our training...it was my understanding...that if Coleman is penetrating without consent..."THIS IS RAPE!" And I do not believe there is a time limit on filing suit against him for this! Something very important to consider!

Julio! Twice you have posted your assumtion that "wearecolemanpatients.com" is no longer up, because of non-payment. Do you know this as fact? If not, please do not imply they are doing something unsavoury which only appears as an attempt at discreding them? Be sensitive to this please? These people have suffered enough.

I had seen their post before it was taken down and have spoken with several of it's members by telephone. Same horror stories of mutilation, families destroyed, loss of participating in life, financial loss, betrayal, the feelings of humiliation...of havng paid this ### to make you look as a freak. To be pointed out daily...how ughly you are and stared at, laughed at. You begin to go so deep inside yourself that you do not really notice any longer, so as not to witness the cruelty directed towards you. Oh! And the catty women who have always been jealous of you..."What A Field Day!"

All those who have been harmed by Coleman and have posted here. You are my "Heroes." I am begining to feel again, because of you. I am coming out of my stupor! No longer the "Walking Dead." No longer having to pretend I am OK! Being creative in my thinking again. Seeing the possibilites of a future, rather than being so depressed...not even being able to envision one. How can one create a future, "if there are not even thoughts of one?"

I can see that Sydney "still" has thoughts of one, and a very bleak one now. What are "YOU" envisioning Sydney? "BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE? Possible jail time? Restitution? "LOSS OF YOUR EVIL EMPIRE?" Your License to Mutilate? Having to one day... start your life over from scratch...just as we have had to..."BECAUSE OF YOU?" I am finally feeling semi-compensated, just knowing that "Your Beastliness"...a danger to society, will be in some way...held accountable...finally.

If these postings have prevented any further mutilations...we have done our job.

"OH! AND MUCH GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE OWNERS OF THIS SITE! MORE HEROES!"

Julio, Try an even lengthier period of time...our looking like "Catwoman!" Now you can understand why?...everyone here is so disturbed over Colemans actions. I feel sorry for this woman, because she supposedly was trying to win the affections of her husband. It was a concious choice and she felt it made her look exotic. Not something any of us can relate to?

If it were only one or two of his victims, Sydney could lie and say it was our choice, but I do not believe that anyone would be apt to believe...that so many of us would choose mutilation? We are not alone in this any longer. He did not count on the Internet exposing him, because he has gotten a way with this for so long. Business as usual, until recently!

I have seen the photos of Meg Ryan that you are speaking of. You will need to dig further. Not her first unveiling. Those are the ones to find...if you are that interested? Keep looking until you see her more pumped up. No, not anywhere a severe as the "Catwoman" or any of us, but still...she too was taken advantage of.

OMG. Is that 'Cat Woman' more than 6 months out from her last procedure? I saw her pic at the same time I was looking up Meg Ryan at this website:

http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/2003_09.html (you can see them both from this link by scrolling down)

Meg Ryan might look slightly-off in these photos. But Ms. Wildenstein, who started out very normal when she was young, appears to have been truly mutilated. I sure hope at least some of that is swelling which can resolve within a few months; unless whe wants to look like that.

Are there Coleman patients who, 1+ years post-op look so bad? Incredible.

The cosmetic surgery industry is growthing so dramatically in the US that before too long, the majority of the population (male and female) will be have had at least one procedure done. As it becomes a mainstream segment of the medical industry, I am guessing, maybe naively, that patients will gain more power under the law to fight doctor malpractice and perhaps be able to establish some sort of countrywide rating system for doctors based on patient results and satisfaction.

Today I am so "EXPLETIVE" angry! It took me all of this time since the posting about Coleman entering the vagina to extract fat, to fully digest "this is rape!" That is penetration without consent. Tell your lawyers that one! I believe you have a lifetime to prosecute if there is penetration...even with an object! If you have not consented, it is rape with an object.

I was never informed of this and "absolutely would have found it to be far too invasive"...for sourcing out a little fat to fill in fines lines around my eyes and to plump my lips up a bit. I would have researched other options. Most likely that is why I was never told. And for whatever other...devious reasons that mutilator has in store for his victims. How convenient.

I did notice something was not right, like an extra fold of skin internally. As if there was trauma or some kind. But it was too unexplainable. And I blocked out going any further with the the why's? Not any longer.

I thought he would just suck fat externally, from the thighs and belly. A little bit here, a little bit there. I am so sick inside right now, about what that ### has gotten away with!

Sydney Coleman, if you dare feel confident that you may be able to stop us from being a voice for those who could be harmed by you...and especially those who "already have been harmed by you."...

"NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!" You are just a twisted as Jeffery Darmer. I too had thought of you as a serial killer, one who intentionally sets out to kill the Human Spirit. You are someone who has sold yourself to the Devil.

I prayed to God that I would one day choose to live. That day has come. I am a strong voice and I will not stop. I will go even further than this post to expose you. You are the freak, not us.

"Anyone" and "Everyone"...until I post some pictures..."Google Jocelyn Wildenstein!" That is the woman's name. A socialite with lot's of money...who chose to look like a freak? She had numerous surgeries in an attempt to look like a cat. She does not look like a cat, but she somewhat resembles how we look.

But to be more exact, imagine her face more lopsided, more grotesque...add all of that freakiness to her forehead...by giving enough fat...to make her forehead jut out about an inch forward of her eyes...ala...Cro-Magnon look! She might want to hook up with Coleman, or maybe even yet, he "WAS" her plastic surgeon? It looks like his work!

Do not stop at viewing just "one" link showing pictures of her, take the time to explore several and you will see a resemblance of how we were made to look. I had fine features before he assaulted me.

Heather, Please if you will comment, as I have not seen a picture you? I believe you, but in this instance I can only speak for myself and compare to two other people mutilated by Coleman...that I have personally witnessed. Please look at pictures of this woman and tell me what you think from your perspective.

Has anyone neglected their bodies after this, wondering how it may have taken a toll on health and life expectancy. I have! My diet had consited of all organic vegetables, free range meats, deep ocean fish and drinking only water. That is all. No packaged foods.

After seeing my face in the mirror, I could barely eat because I was so depressed, nor would I /could I socialize...so "getting out" was a coffee/doughnut run three times a day...one of my few forms of entertainment.

I gained thirty pounds and maybe twice weekly did I have a real meal...while with my daughter. Prior to Coleman, I had been riding my bike daily, lifting light weights, sometimes swimming and walking. That stopped entirely.

I now am trying to control high blood pressure, from having nearly starved myself of nutrients and being so out of balance. I even had a vitamin D deficiency from lack of sun. I had been an outdoors person my whole life, until I felt the need to hide out.

Oh! Getting groceries every three days to pack my refrigerator only to throw everything away...without ever using the food? What a waste, but it gave me something to do in life. Living on the computer became an addiction. Love researching, gobble up information like a vacumm, so it helped me to exist. But the amount of time for that reason alone, it being good company...because I did not want any human company much...was again, the loss of another joy in my life.

Can someone please explain why...that sadist...Dr. Frankenstein/Sydney/Hitler/Coleman...has not been retaliated against and held down and injected with fat by one of his victims or even shot for that matter? Becuase it shows the great strength and character in each and every one of us and we deserved better! I wonder if any of his former patients have committed suicide, instead of just wanting to...like many of us have?

OH! Heather, I got another looky! (by the way, I did not nookie nookie with the landscaper's hired help..laughing/smiling) It was at the grocery store. I am now looking human...homely...but human. It's wierd because from one side I look sort of OK, but from the other angle..."Still Cro-Magnon." That is how out of proportion I still am. To get a date, would you suggest that I saunter over...not reveal myself...face forward and try to slip away agreeing to only see him at night. HHMMM? Any strategies?

Julio, There is only one picture of Meg Ryan that I have seen, after her botched surgery. The media attacked the victim as usual and she quickly and quietly retreated for a long time. You will need to go back several years at least, to find an accurate depiction of her bizarre appearance after being victimized.

The film I have watched, just to see how we/she had come along. She looks great in comparrison, but not like herself. Compare older pictures of her lower jaw area and when she smiles. It is no longer fine cut, but very rounded and her smile looks odd in that the outer area is not fine cut either, but rounded. If that makes any sense? You will see this when making a comparrison.

What amazes me, is that today...there is a another victim of a butcher surgeon and the posts reflect how sick our society is and why we are not protected.

There are only several compassionate remarks, the rest are about the patient taking responsibility, do your research, do not expect unrealistic results, you get what you pay for. Blah! Blah! Blah!

What these insensitive people do not understand, is this is not just plastic surgery? It goes for every other practitioner out there, every type surgeon. There are zillions of complaints out there against many doctors. When will we stand up and say, "WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!"

"The System"...those protecting these greedy ###, who are greedy ### themselves...must too be outed. I thnk Heather had the courage to do this already, by mentioning the doctor...who let slide all of the complaints against Coleman.

And I do agree with Heather, that it was way beyond the 50 complaints against Coleman that I mentioned. If there were 3, 000 over the years that he worked on...expect more victims who have either faded away, or do not know of this post to find support and caring.

Heather

I know about the patient you are referring to and saw some of her video clips. She is very organized and methodical and has absolutely no fear about showing her face. She seems to have made it her mission in life to warn others about this particular doc and his institution. More importantly, her case illustrates the distorted power and responsibility balance between PSs and patients under the current system. Docs are allowed to mangle scores of patients with impunity, certification boards take no responsiblity, health departments offer no recourse, and victims face serious legal limitations and risks if they publicly inform and warn others.

Corey

I really believe what I am saying. But I've only seen her photos. I will go to see one of the movies she recently acted ("The Deal" or "My Mom's New Boyfriend") to see whether or not I can detect anything odd about her appearance on the big screen. I don't mean to doubt your judgement. But when you referred to Meg Ryan as disfigured (even if mildly), you made me wonder, for a moment, whether or not there was some exageration going on. I still think she looks pretty damn good and youthful for pushing 50 (more like a sexy 30 something). But...your subsequent posts cleared that up. Its not just fullness. Its extreme fullness, asymetry, and distortion. I remind you again, I've not seen one photo.

Heather, I was never informed of a monster (Cro-Magnon) stage and was told by Coleman...that the swelling should only last...for several weeks. No literature was provided by him or anyone in his office regarding any of this. I knew within the first week, something was terribly wrong...by seeing how huge my face was. I had had a full SMAS facelift, a year prior to Coleman's intentional maiming of me...and my face at that time...was half the size the very day I came home...unlike the huge distorted image...gazing back at me in the mirror...after Coleman. The distortions were very apparent as well.

When I contacted Coleman's office, I was told it would cost another five thousand for tweaking. RIGHT! Like I would let him attempt correcting...what he so effectively destroyed of me? OH! Here is another example of his perverted and sick games. He placed a v shaped piece of tape between my eyes and told me to leave it there...for the first week? I assumed it was for the purpose of keeping the fat down or in place...some important reason. He must have rolled over laughing about that one

He was "the" supposed skilled...pioneer of fat injections! So I put my trust in his reasoning, for this oddly placed V shaped surgical tape, tightly plastered bewtween my eyes. Well, "SURPRISE! SURPRISE!" I can provide the pictures of the V impression, that had remained there for three years, deeply imbeded into my skin. Like a trademark "V" for whatever his "VENDETTA!" The impression is still there, but not as apparent. That was such a nagging question for a long time. "WHAT ELSE DID HE DO TO ME?"

"SOUNDS CRAZY... BECAUSE HE IS!"

Never heard from April Smith, who began this thread. I would imagine it is too much for her. Understandable. Very much so! Meanwhile, have sent an e-mail to the administrator of this site, for an answer on how to post pictures... if at all possible?

Happy Easter to those celebrating. Smiling.

OH! And one more comment Julio, referring to your "other" comment... about not everyone subscribing to hollow anorexic model cheeks? Is that supposed to make us feel better? Where is the correlation? We do not have chubby cheeks, we have deformed, lopsided and grotesque facial features... not full plump faces as you imply! Stop your feeble attempts... at sidetracking people from the truth of what "we" have been forced to live with...by Sydney Coleman's malicious and hate-filled actions. Again, I am not fooled by you! Anyone can come here to share, but someone harmed by Coleman and has healed enough to try to prevent this from happening again to others, is consistent in their feelings about the wrongness in this. You have not displayed these emotions.

UH? Julio, Meg Ryan has gotten some help with her disfigurment, yet..."even still"... her lips and cheeks do not look natural "or" sexy when she smiles. There are still traces of having been disgifured, which I am certain she is aware of. To state that she looks sexy and more youthful? Again... I am questioning...your encouragement of this madness, by miseading others... if it is at all possible? Honeying over her apparent disfigurement.

If your motivation is to tell Meg that you admire her, show some respect and tell her "THAT"...but do do not lie to her. Look at pictures of her in her youth. That may help you to define?...what her youth resembled.

I once had to say to a friend, "Look, I know That You Love Me And Don't Want To Hurt Me, But Stop Lying To Me! I Do Not Look Fine ! Looking Into A Mirror Tells Me This Is So. And It Is Confirmed By Peoples Reactions Upon Seeing Me. You Are My Friend. Have Enough Respect To Be Truthful. Her response Was, "Well...You Don't look As Bad as You did Before!" I Felt Relieved Hearing Her Say This. Without Honesty, Truly...Where Is The Caring?

Julio, If you really believe what you say that you see, I would recommend your seeking proffesional help. Not to insult you, but this line of thinkng is not healthy. And not supportive of those suffering in any way!

I was a bit miffed by this comment... after all of the discussion?

Thanks Heather for addressing many of my queries. Based on what you said, I think I may have some internal scaring in a small area of one of my cheeks. Fortunately, the under eye areas seem ok.

For some reason, the PS board I visit has very little information from or about Coleman patients.
I understand one of the earlier boards (from 1996 I think) did but that has been taken down (apparently some new rules about commenting on docs). Likewise, the wearecolemanpatients website, which I never got to see, has not been renewed by its owner (its seems the account is not paid-up). So I've never seen any of your photos.

Please keep something in mind. I''ve read that the fat can gradually dissipate, even in year 2 and beyond. So over time, you might look better and better. And not everyone in the US subscribes to today's anorexic hollow cheeked starved model aesthetic. In some countries, that look is even considered unattractive. I don't know if Meg Ryan had fat grafting, fillers, or something else. But she does look different. And I, for one, think she looks much sexier and more youthful now.

Heather, Did that "sadist" Coleman...actually tell you that you would look like a monster? See? Right there...he admits his intentions? HHMMM?

I have a question to all. When I wnet of rmy consultation, there was an older couple in the waiting area. The woman had a very deformed lower jaw. Oddly small...not i proportion to the reat of her face. She told me that Duke University recommended Coleman. That he was going to fill her lower jaw with enough fat to bring this into balance.

The thought came to mind..."I wonder if these are paid actors off of the street?" Sometimes when a thought pops in like that...out of the blue...it is intuition speaking. Anyone else encounter this?

The reality for you intitially...is feeling like a living Cro-Magnon, time warped into the future...phase two for is you, is the realization of becoming "The Missing Link." You feel lost, because a murderous ### has left you to become "The Walking Dead." Eventually, you are drawn to others who understand and give you the strength to choose life.

I wonder if Meg Ryan had him work on her? It seems that she was disfigured (not as exteme as the rest of us, but I am sure she felt just as much suffering to be so altered) not too long after the "W Mgazine" had an article on Coleman. Hear that W Magazine...you are just a responsible fro promoting without doing you rresearch. Women depending on you vultures who will do anyting for a story. Media and journalism...mostly...cannot be trusted.

I believe there is help out there. That is not my main concern at the moment. Stopping a sadistic psychopath is!

People out there reading this. We would not make such statements...if they were not true. We could be held liabel. Coleman can' t touch this. There are too many of us that have found one another. His attorney's have probably advised him to lay low. Can you imagine if he tried to sue us for defamation of character? Laughing. You can bet, he would be confronted in the courts with at least fifty or more people...eager to testify on our behalf and theirs as well.

Sydney..."CHECKMATE!"

Heather, I am so happy for you, that you have had the experienced the warmth, of having someone hold you in their arms. Regardless. Well, the only offer I have had, is a "Seasonal Guatamalen Gardner" who is not accustomed to seeing "Blue Eyes." He thinks they are beautiful and for him...so rare. He just wants nookie nookie. Laughing. But, finally...someone does.

Again, thank you for the encouraging words, but know that I am already beyond giving up. Like the Phoenix, I am rising from the ashes. And with that...comes the awareness of a chance for renewed life. I feel I am getting a second chance. Optimistic of the future. Love...empathy...to all Coleman victims.

I too am here for all. Feel free to conect anytime.

Heather, I have not laughed so hard since I was butchered by Sydney Coleman, Drastic Surgeon. Yes, I have evolved from being Cro-Magnon, but I too have the weird droopy mouth and one side of my face is larger than the other.

For one more laugh, because that is all we can do at this point...so as not to cry...give your sexiest look in the mirror. That will stop any man dead in his tracks or make him run.

What a terrible feeling, to no longer feel sensual. I miss that womanly aspect of myself. Now if a head turns, I know it is not because someone is admiring me, but instead... feeling pity.

And why is Julio being sneaky?

Heather, Thank you for your supportive words, but I never felt like it was my fault. I have never felt any feelings of shame...having been assaulted by Coleman. I am very aware that that these are "HIS" issues. Not mine.

But what I am aware of, is that I have suffered...due to a violation of trust. The trauma of being stared at...laughed at. To be victimized even further...by ignorance running rampant in this world. The inablilty, to be recognized. To see a stranger looking back and a hideous one. The "Ultimate Horror Movie" right in my own mirror.

Coleman gets away with this, because our society is sick. This is a reflection, of how we have been manipulated by huge media for the the "Ole Mighty Dollar."

I am stronger than I had realized, because I am still here. Coleman's intent was to destroy each and every one of us..., , but..."SURPRISE SYDNEY MOLEMAN"...you will soon being living in a dark corner where you belong. Someone will find the right attorney, sympathetic jury and honest judge with the ability to lock you away for good...so that you cannot harm another.

Not to worry. I have always been very social and that part of me is returning. No date yet...but peeking out...and begining to participate in the world...one step at a time. I will one day have my face restored...to looking human again. Smiling. Yes, enough fat has gone down...that I can actually smile and show teeth. Laughing. What else can I do...but as you...try to make light of it?

If not, I might fall into deep depression again. That is a terrible place to be...see people laughing and find it to be...all so foreign!

Heather!

"REVERSE SLAM DUNK!" I am so proud of you! You are informing well! It took all of this time, for me to be emotionally well enough...to even speak publicly about this.

There is a longing there as well, when I find myself unable to date. I remain alone...

"Loneliness Is the Most Wretched Of all Poverties"

Coleman has doomed many to this.

I had barely existed. I had been a recluse for a long time. My life did not extend much beyond getting groceries. But...I am taking baby steps. Expressing here is one of them.

I must agree. My life is on hold right now. I am at home recovering from another reconstructive treatment (already in debt from all of this to the tune of thousands) and considering flying across the country to visit a doc who can get at the scar tissue -- if i can -- after trying to dissolve the fat, which after years, appeared to be growing a little bit.

After this I want nothing more to do with plastic surgery. Nothing. This is been nothing but a nightmare that stole the best youthful years of my life.

Julio, It is not your theories that suggest your support of Coleman, it is the detailing of his so called skills and support of other doctors that you seem to emphazie are in worship of him. I have not taken anything personally that you have stated here...feeling more of a protector for those still feeling overwhelmed by their traumatic experience.

To say ughly, mental health issues and such, we already know this is true...but I have realized that I am a beautiful woman regardless. So the effect has been spiritual growth for me, but I still want to protect others. That is why I am here. I am certain there is emotional damage that I probably bury, but I also feel liberated that my strength is returning. You will need to go back over and re-think your posting.

If Heather wants to tit for tat with you, that is her prerogative, but I do not fall for your supposed meakness. There is an undercurrent of attack, covered in honey on your part. Been around the block a few times Julio. Intuition tells me there is something amiss...regarding your sincerity. Enough said.

Sorry, but I just thought of one more question. Please don't attack me.

I just want to understand. When I had my operations, the anethesiologist was the first person to enter the room and when I woke-up, only the nurses (and sometimes anethesiologist too) were there. I thought that the doc was the last person to enter the operating theater and first to leave (letting the nurses to the final stiching-up). So when is the doc ever alone with the patient? Or were there others who contributed to the physical abuse (or at least turned a blind eye) besides the doc?

Corey

I knew an attack was in the post. So let me defend myself a bit.

I shared my experience as a patient in the hopes of giving others a heads-up about what to watch out for if they go to him and, more selfishly, to connect with others who might have found ways to reduce some of the fat (w/ other docs or even Coleman).

Look, if my mental health comment offended, I appologize. And if what I said about looks being so important in today's society hurt people, I again am sorry. I meant this as a general comment, not specifically directed at anyone.

Please reconsider your comments. Do you really think I am Coleman or someone who is backing him? Do my theories really support him? Do you really think prospective patients want to pay top dollar and risk their faces to be guinea pigs? Did I deny any of the claims made by others except for the fat not lasting? Why is it that by not having an extreme view, I lack consideration, and take-up people's valuable time? Are the only posters allowed to comment on this thread the ones who've been mutilated? What about those who have smaller issues and complaints? What about non-complainers who have questions?

Why do I care? Well, if nothing else, it really shocked me to learn of these experiences coming from the same surgeon who worked on me. I had no idea about any of this until recently. Those of us who visit cosmetic surgeons invest a huge amount of trust and goodwill not to mention $$$. And we take all the risk. Docs are covered by insurance. But if something goes wrong, we are the victims. And docs are not known for sympathetic nature post-op.

Peace

It is not uncommon for pictures to be doctored... no pun intended.