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Laura
First I would like to say I am so sorry you had problems with your P/S . I actually watched a lot of your videos and I remember how excited you were about going down there !
Second I wanted to let you know I was one of them that actually met Dr S because of my WLS - Dr Alvarez . And just to let you know I was able to talk to him in March of 08 and again in March of this year where I spent a lot of time talking to him . Both times I was able to meet former patients and heard first hand how they were treated in Monterrey and how happy they were with Dr S . I used all that plus everything I could find on this board and several others to help me make my choice . (And yes it also helped a little that Dr Alvarez spoke so highly of him because he is not only my WLS but also I consider him a friend and someone I trust very much ! )
But now I can tell you I am one of the "been there - done that " patients who is very happy with my results so far and especially in how I was treated and cared for while under his care . And I not only heard first hand what he could and could not do for me plus he told me the only thing he could guarantee was that he would do his best to give me the results I was looking for -- but I was also there when he told Jessica the exact same thing ! Just to let you know he does not try to "blow smoke" or make promises .
So feel free to ask me anything about my trip or surgery but I am just too tired of the whole "Mexico" thing and am going to stay out of it with the others . I can just tell you that I was treated by both of my surgeons in Mexico better than I have EVER been treated by any doctor in the US.
Good luck and I hope whomever you choose that they will be able to help you with your problem and give you the results you deserve !
Tony
First I would like to say I am so sorry you had problems with your P/S . I actually watched a lot of your videos and I remember how excited you were about going down there !
Second I wanted to let you know I was one of them that actually met Dr S because of my WLS - Dr Alvarez . And just to let you know I was able to talk to him in March of 08 and again in March of this year where I spent a lot of time talking to him . Both times I was able to meet former patients and heard first hand how they were treated in Monterrey and how happy they were with Dr S . I used all that plus everything I could find on this board and several others to help me make my choice . (And yes it also helped a little that Dr Alvarez spoke so highly of him because he is not only my WLS but also I consider him a friend and someone I trust very much ! )
But now I can tell you I am one of the "been there - done that " patients who is very happy with my results so far and especially in how I was treated and cared for while under his care . And I not only heard first hand what he could and could not do for me plus he told me the only thing he could guarantee was that he would do his best to give me the results I was looking for -- but I was also there when he told Jessica the exact same thing ! Just to let you know he does not try to "blow smoke" or make promises .
So feel free to ask me anything about my trip or surgery but I am just too tired of the whole "Mexico" thing and am going to stay out of it with the others . I can just tell you that I was treated by both of my surgeons in Mexico better than I have EVER been treated by any doctor in the US.
Good luck and I hope whomever you choose that they will be able to help you with your problem and give you the results you deserve !
Tony
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on 11/3/09 6:21 am - Haleiwa, HI
on 11/3/09 6:21 am - Haleiwa, HI
Charming,
Many of Dr Sauceda's patients were referred to him by their Weight Loss Surgeon, Dr Alvarez. They met him personally at their reunions that they have every year and also were able to see some of his work with their own eyes since they were in attendance. I think that would be considered a pretty good referral too!
Jessica
Many of Dr Sauceda's patients were referred to him by their Weight Loss Surgeon, Dr Alvarez. They met him personally at their reunions that they have every year and also were able to see some of his work with their own eyes since they were in attendance. I think that would be considered a pretty good referral too!
Jessica
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on 11/3/09 11:14 am, edited 11/3/09 11:14 am - Haleiwa, HI
on 11/3/09 11:14 am, edited 11/3/09 11:14 am - Haleiwa, HI
I see that this is a game to you, and you think that people are inferior to you because they don't agree to your opinions. EVERYONE has the right to decide who will be their surgeon in their own way. It does not make them stupid or less of a person because they don't agree with what you think. I am not trying to change your opinion or anyone elses opinion. I am posting what facts that I have and know about my surgeon and my experience in Mexico and post op.
I have been very open with my opinions and my surgery. I have gone to great lengths to give very specific details of my journey to Mexico, talked to many people on the phone, answered hundreds of emails, and I have also offered to meet anyone in person if they so wish. I started a blog for this reason because I didn't want to be that anonomous person because I am a real person with a real life. I have posted preop and post op pictures, and I hope I have helped someone in their decision. Just because going out of the country is not for you, it doesn't mean that other people should follow your lead or my lead for that matter. I am posting actual facts about my Dr and my experiennce. A lot of people are going to travel to have their plastics, so why not out of the country? Here is proof that I am a real person, Dr Sauceda is a real person, Tony (shscharger) is a real person, and Debbie (chickster522) is a real person.
I have been very open with my opinions and my surgery. I have gone to great lengths to give very specific details of my journey to Mexico, talked to many people on the phone, answered hundreds of emails, and I have also offered to meet anyone in person if they so wish. I started a blog for this reason because I didn't want to be that anonomous person because I am a real person with a real life. I have posted preop and post op pictures, and I hope I have helped someone in their decision. Just because going out of the country is not for you, it doesn't mean that other people should follow your lead or my lead for that matter. I am posting actual facts about my Dr and my experiennce. A lot of people are going to travel to have their plastics, so why not out of the country? Here is proof that I am a real person, Dr Sauceda is a real person, Tony (shscharger) is a real person, and Debbie (chickster522) is a real person.
I have no idea why you thought that I believed anyone was imaginary. And I don't know why you should be defensive about your choice.
Of course everyone has the right to decide who will be their surgeon, in his or her own way. But I'm always inclined to ask why people are making the choices they do, and why they write/post as they do. Don't you?
And I will always believe that the most qualified opinion to trust is ... well, the most qualified opinion. Widespread popular believe, or even a lie repeated often enough, quite frequently passes for truth. This is a Wikipedia culture -- and the last, loudest, and most restated information (even when blatantly wrong or misguided) tends to be the one people believe.
Unless there's someone standing there saying -- check for the man behind the curtain.
Just because someone repeats the same material over and over does not make it truth. And an uninformed person's opinion -- even stated with confidence -- is still uninformed.
People should always get the MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED OPINION when it comes to medical care. It is not enough to see a name repeated dozens of time on an anonymous message board. It is vitally important that you ask a respected, qualified professional -- who is willing to put his own career on the line, his own name, his own education, his own standing -- for a referral.
The best reference is, and will always continue to be, from an expert who has access to information that the rest of us do not -- and in the case of plastic surgery, that is likely to be other physicians.
Of course everyone has the right to decide who will be their surgeon, in his or her own way. But I'm always inclined to ask why people are making the choices they do, and why they write/post as they do. Don't you?
And I will always believe that the most qualified opinion to trust is ... well, the most qualified opinion. Widespread popular believe, or even a lie repeated often enough, quite frequently passes for truth. This is a Wikipedia culture -- and the last, loudest, and most restated information (even when blatantly wrong or misguided) tends to be the one people believe.
Unless there's someone standing there saying -- check for the man behind the curtain.
Just because someone repeats the same material over and over does not make it truth. And an uninformed person's opinion -- even stated with confidence -- is still uninformed.
People should always get the MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED OPINION when it comes to medical care. It is not enough to see a name repeated dozens of time on an anonymous message board. It is vitally important that you ask a respected, qualified professional -- who is willing to put his own career on the line, his own name, his own education, his own standing -- for a referral.
The best reference is, and will always continue to be, from an expert who has access to information that the rest of us do not -- and in the case of plastic surgery, that is likely to be other physicians.
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on 11/3/09 12:14 pm - Haleiwa, HI
on 11/3/09 12:14 pm - Haleiwa, HI
I am not defensive at all about my choice, but very proud of my decision. You always seem to try and contradict anything that has to do with out of country surgery, even when you have not experienced it. One of the reasons I chose Dr Sauceda is because of a friend that met him and saw his work first hand. He also was referred to Dr Sauceda by his weight loss surgeon. I don't have that luxury to ask my Dr who to go to since my healthcare is received from the military system. I had to make my decision based on information I gathered on my own.
How am I an uniformed person? I was very informed about my trip and nothing was a surprise when I got to Monterrey.
Like the Laura, future Pin Up said to you, "Besides, I trust & appreciate the opinions of the people who have 'been there done that' first hand with a surgeon. I am not interested in being referred to a plastic surgeon because he's buddy-buddy with my GP or because he's the *only* surgeon in the area who is *comfortable* with doing my body work."
How do people know that their Dr isn't buddy buddy with the plastic surgeon or owes that Dr a favor?
This message board is here for us all to support each other and help in any way we can. I do believe that pictures speak volumes when it comes to plastic surgery. Dr's would not put them on their websites if it didn't.
I also have the right to speak my opinion about my experience and also ask questions. Why do you think it is your job to try and discredit anything we say about out of the country surgery?
How am I an uniformed person? I was very informed about my trip and nothing was a surprise when I got to Monterrey.
Like the Laura, future Pin Up said to you, "Besides, I trust & appreciate the opinions of the people who have 'been there done that' first hand with a surgeon. I am not interested in being referred to a plastic surgeon because he's buddy-buddy with my GP or because he's the *only* surgeon in the area who is *comfortable* with doing my body work."
How do people know that their Dr isn't buddy buddy with the plastic surgeon or owes that Dr a favor?
This message board is here for us all to support each other and help in any way we can. I do believe that pictures speak volumes when it comes to plastic surgery. Dr's would not put them on their websites if it didn't.
I also have the right to speak my opinion about my experience and also ask questions. Why do you think it is your job to try and discredit anything we say about out of the country surgery?
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on 11/4/09 3:19 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 11/4/09 3:19 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
This not directed solely to you....I post it to the general public so please do not think I'm attacking you or your views.
I must have missed something because I don't see where "Charming" said anyone was inferior or stupid if they didn't agree with her opinion or if they traveled for surgery.
Personally I'm kind of in the middle of both of your views........
I love that this site exists and I can learn SO MUCH from other people who have experienced the procedures I'm planning on having. To learn from folks how bad the pain was, how long their recovery took, what they did to prepare for surgery, what tips/tricks they can share is very valuable information to me.
However... I do think you have to go outside this site when making a decision on the surgeon who you are putting your life in his/her hands. Not only are they cutting your body, they put it back together and we all hope and pray we look better than when we went in...(knock on wood)! But they hold your life in your hands too. There are risks with ALL surgeries regardless if it is done in the USA, Mexico, Europe, or anywhere else. It is a very personal decision just how much risk one is willing to take. Yes, it does add more risk by adding travel to the mix post-op. But if someone is comfortable with it then go for it. I just hope everyone who travels fully understands the added risks.
Sometimes we are influenced by the postings. I read many many positive postings about a few of the surgeons here. I'm talking about surgeons who operate in the USA and those who work out of the country. It seems very one sided.....there are rarely any negatives. I have to raise my hand and tell you that when I was searching for a surgeon there were people who would send private messages telling me of all the things that went wrong or that they were not happy about but they did not post them publicly. I'm not sure why not but it is the truth.
I went to the State's Medical Licensing sites to review legal action taken against the surgeons I was considering. I saw all the lawsuits (most were nonsense and dropped but I did see one where a patient died). I also went to another site for rating MD's and learned some good stuff there.
Soooooo in the end we each have to make a decision we are comfortable with and can live with for the rest of our life because the results, good and bad are pretty permanent.
Let's use this site to support each other, to share our experiences and not promote or bash one surgeon vs another (or staying in the country vs travel).
OK, sorry I kind of rambled on....I'll get off my soapbox now.
I must have missed something because I don't see where "Charming" said anyone was inferior or stupid if they didn't agree with her opinion or if they traveled for surgery.
Personally I'm kind of in the middle of both of your views........
I love that this site exists and I can learn SO MUCH from other people who have experienced the procedures I'm planning on having. To learn from folks how bad the pain was, how long their recovery took, what they did to prepare for surgery, what tips/tricks they can share is very valuable information to me.
However... I do think you have to go outside this site when making a decision on the surgeon who you are putting your life in his/her hands. Not only are they cutting your body, they put it back together and we all hope and pray we look better than when we went in...(knock on wood)! But they hold your life in your hands too. There are risks with ALL surgeries regardless if it is done in the USA, Mexico, Europe, or anywhere else. It is a very personal decision just how much risk one is willing to take. Yes, it does add more risk by adding travel to the mix post-op. But if someone is comfortable with it then go for it. I just hope everyone who travels fully understands the added risks.
Sometimes we are influenced by the postings. I read many many positive postings about a few of the surgeons here. I'm talking about surgeons who operate in the USA and those who work out of the country. It seems very one sided.....there are rarely any negatives. I have to raise my hand and tell you that when I was searching for a surgeon there were people who would send private messages telling me of all the things that went wrong or that they were not happy about but they did not post them publicly. I'm not sure why not but it is the truth.
I went to the State's Medical Licensing sites to review legal action taken against the surgeons I was considering. I saw all the lawsuits (most were nonsense and dropped but I did see one where a patient died). I also went to another site for rating MD's and learned some good stuff there.
Soooooo in the end we each have to make a decision we are comfortable with and can live with for the rest of our life because the results, good and bad are pretty permanent.
Let's use this site to support each other, to share our experiences and not promote or bash one surgeon vs another (or staying in the country vs travel).
OK, sorry I kind of rambled on....I'll get off my soapbox now.
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on 11/4/09 3:36 am - Haleiwa, HI
on 11/4/09 3:36 am - Haleiwa, HI
I agree with you completely My issue is that whenever I make a post, she is there to try and discredit any info. She did it to my drain post as well, saying that Dr Sauceda must have done a poor job at the stitch placement for it to tear through the skin. This was not the case because I didn't divulge all of the info that led up to the stitch ripping. Good grief, a girl was asking about waxing, and she made it in to an issue about going out of the country. Just because people do look at people's results on this site and HELP base their decision on it, doesn't mean that is all they did. I did a lot of other research before I made my decision. I did not solely base my decision on choosing a Dr just off of this message board. I don't understand why people assume that is what everyone is doing when that is not the case. No Dr is perfect, and not everyone will get the perfect result they are looking for. I have already said that I might need a revision to my thighs, and I can deal with that. If anyone wants to know why, then I will post it.
Like you researched your Dr and the lawsuits, you saw that there were 2 sides to every story and some of them were bogus. That can happen to any Dr because someone didn't get the perfect result they were looking for. That is one reason I chose Dr Sauceda too because he does revisions at no charge if it is warranted. I also love this site, but it seems like I cannot post any info that I have without Charming coming right behind me to discredit what I say. It has been happening for weeks.
Jessica
Like you researched your Dr and the lawsuits, you saw that there were 2 sides to every story and some of them were bogus. That can happen to any Dr because someone didn't get the perfect result they were looking for. That is one reason I chose Dr Sauceda too because he does revisions at no charge if it is warranted. I also love this site, but it seems like I cannot post any info that I have without Charming coming right behind me to discredit what I say. It has been happening for weeks.
Jessica
IF it doesn't bother you then just accept that it's who she is and ignore her. But if it bothers you block her so she can't see what you say. I've done that on the sleeve board. I actually do appreciate your helpful and consise information! Thank you for being so open.
Extended Tummy Tuck & Breast Lift W/Dr. Sauceda 12/30/2009
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on 11/4/09 4:37 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 11/4/09 4:37 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
It sure does appear that you did a good amount of research before deciding on your surgeon. I'm very glad you are thrilled with your results, and you should be, you look terrific!
I too love my surgeon and am thrilled with my tummy tuck results.
If you really feel you can't post anything without getting slammed by someone you could either just ignore whatever is posted or if it really bugs you and gets under your skin you could "block" the person(s)....saves you from getting frustrated. :-)
Anyhow, I'm sure many benefit from hearing about your experiences so keep posting......
TTFN
I too love my surgeon and am thrilled with my tummy tuck results.
If you really feel you can't post anything without getting slammed by someone you could either just ignore whatever is posted or if it really bugs you and gets under your skin you could "block" the person(s)....saves you from getting frustrated. :-)
Anyhow, I'm sure many benefit from hearing about your experiences so keep posting......
TTFN
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