Dr. Brusco.
Immediately after the surgery, I knew something was wrong, by the way he was speaking and by the fact he said he didn't shave down the implant (which was needed, cause sometimes it's a bout one or two mm's). True, sometimes you just panic because of the swelling, but it turned out my intuition was right in the end.
I admit I wasn't an easy case due to previous surgeries, but it wasn't as difficult as he made it now. Besides this, he lied about too many things, tried to hide information, didn't stick to the plan and overall gave a strange vibe. Of course, there could be technical issues during surgery, but I wasn't informed prior to the surgery about the things he has done. He also said he was going to shave down the implant 100% prior to the surgery. He didn't do that and never told me there could be a chance of him not being able to do it due to technical reasons. I could have changed my mind prior to the surgery if I had full information.
I feel completely mislead. When I went for control and to take the stitches out, he was acting all nervous, began to speak very fast. I asked him important questions, he cut me off many times, saying things like 'why do you ask those question, trust me, trust me, why don't you trust me'. I traveled by plane, spend alot of money to stay in expensive hotels and after just 15 or 20 minutes he said 'you see, I'm here so long answering your questions, while I have other patients waiting (I never saw any patient in the waiting room when I went to see him 3 or 4 times, neither that day, totally empty).
When I addressed my concerns the first time by mail, based on my consultation with another surgeon, he wanted to get out as soon as possible and said: 'you obviously trust other surgeons more than me, I cannot help you any longer'. The overall aftercare was extremely bad. But most of all, he just very poorly executed a messy plan. Neither of the surgeons I consulted afterwards understood what the hell he had done and why he did it this way (but of course, they don't want to discredit another surgeon, so they were not too explicit and personal towards him).
A story always has to sides, he probably has some good results as well (someone who's satisfied will give you another story), but I wouldn't recommend him based on the fact that he's a dishonest person, lacks experience, won't help if you have problems, doesn't take responsibility and just doesn't explain anything afterwards, especially when he fcks up. I had to figure out myself what he had done and was shocked to know that it was such a messy amateurish job. Maybe he has some skiss.s, but he's not subtle enough, especially in more complex cases. When someone says 'a couple of mm's difference doesn't matter', keep away from a surgeon like that. It's all about a couple of mm's less or more, unless you already look like a supermodel. Very experienced and more subtle surgeons know this.
Also, he just began working for himself (his teacher Triaca doesn't want anything to do with him anymore, cause he felt betrayed by him, another sign that he's considered dishonest, even by his colleagues). He needs to build up his name and gather money, and he wants to do it quickly, that's the impression I have of him. Not a very solid base, especially when you deal with such a complex procedure. He needed and wanted the money so badly, that he was willing to risk messing up things, hide information, and probably doing things he never done, instead of fully inform me. That's what this story is about.
