My “Review” is recent, detailed, not a dubious canned reply from an anonymous “Goggle User”, these events are accurate to my recollection, and the opinions expressed are mine.
Doctor Kennedy, at the Institute of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery practiced medicine, specifically performing cosmetic surgeries while afflicted with a neurological impairment that cause him sever hand tremors. Physically, (and possibly psychologically) impaired Dr. Kennedy continued performing surgeries; in my case resulting in disastrous outcomes (photo-documented). This breech of moral and professional ethics I believe to be illegal and was knowingly allowed, and condoned by Dr. Constantine and the staff at Institute of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery.
Dr. Kennedy did not disclosed his impairment to me, nor to other patients, (documented) and when queried about his shaking hands I was lied to, told it was a "reaction due to a recent immunization", the same "immunization" that caused my first surgery to be postponed and rescheduled after arriving at his clinic the morning of my surgery.
Never seeing Dr. Kennedy present in the operating room, before or after any of my surgeries, led me to investigate who in fact performed my surgeries. As to who, which doctor(s) botched my surgeries remains unclear, my belief is that Dr. Kennedy greedily wanting to continue his lucrative practice would hide his impairment while selling patients on cosmetic procedures based on his years of experience. Unable to competently complete an entire surgical procedure he placed my care, and others (documented) in the hands of two student DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry) to complete the surgeries. My results, and others, (documented) were horrific, painful and extremely costly to correct; none of my procedures had a favorable outcome, and all have been revised at great cost and pain to me.
Signed agreements state Dr. K would redress, "fix" problems/unfavorable outcomes; Dr. Kennedy has since closed-up shop, is unaccountable and unavailable to address the bad outcomes of mine, and others surgeries. All Fellowship doctors involved in my surgery are now also gone, the only remaining surgeon at the IFACS Clinic is Dr. Constantine. I question why this has occurred, if planned? A product of the Fellowship program Dr. Constantine and has since discontinued this program at his clinic, and now refuses to: "Fix anymore of Dr. Kennedy's mistakes”!
Concerning my breast augmentation, and liposuction performed by Dr. Constantine resulted in equally disturbing outcome: Pain and burning sensation, folding and movement of the implants, numbness, and total loss of nipple sensitivity. I am told this “may improve”, or “I will never regain feeling”. Voicing my complaints Dr. C countered that my surgery was problematic and “took too long”, intimating I somehow cut into his profit margin, stating he also “broke an instrument on me”; photos of excessive bruising bear this out. His excuses were: “what did you expect you have two fluid-filled plastic objects beneath your chest wall”, and “what would you have me do wake you during surgery and ask?”
I feel Dr. Constantine overstated his experience and abilities, he is unable to effective treat Transgender patients, and quite possibly others, to any reasonable Standard of Care. My surgeries were not cosmetic, rather a medical necessity to treat Gender Identity Disorder.
In my opinion Dr. C is inept, blundering, callously misogynistic, yet great at obfuscation and blaming victims/patients; he too remains unaccountable for his actions! I strongly recommend you look well beyond IFACS for any cosmetic surgery, and if you have incurred problems please contact the Utah Dept. of Professional Licensing, (DOPL) and/or HIPPA, if you too were subjected to HIPPA violations,
I am in the process of filing in Small Claims Court, and with both agencies in order to initiate a greater lawsuit!