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I had facial plastic surgery in 1996 with disasterous results. My doctor without my consent or knowledge liposucked my entire face and neck out. I looked dreadful; anorexic and skeleton like. Why is this mutilating procedure being taught in some of our best med schools? My doc was a med student at Loma Linda Medical School. I have had some lipostructure done in N.Y. with some success. What was done to me was criminal! J.W.

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Dear Joanne, I could not agree more. The fatty layer of the face is a sign of youth and not aging and most of us are going to very conservative fat removal if any at all. Liposuction of the face is very rarely performed by cosmetic surgeons who perform a great deal of facial plastic surgery. The place where your doctor was a medical student is much less important than where and what type of residency and fellowship training was performed. Many ENT and dermatologists perform plastic surgery and many of them do so well. Even plastic surgeons, should have extra training in cosmetic surgery prior to performing procedures - most plastic surgical residency training is reconstructive. I hope that your fat grafts take well although that is a very "iffy" procedure. There should be some soft-tissue fillers here soon that will offer some long-term help to your problem.

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