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I FILLED OUT COMPALINT FOR BOH...WHAT IS THE FRAUD SUIT. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THAT.
THANKS

Happy Patient? How transparent you are. Surgery with Coleman four months ago? After reading our posts?

Do you actually believe...that anyone reading these posts...would risk such a monster performing on them? Unless of course you are into S&M? That is the only possible explanation...unless of course you are "LYING WITH COLEMAN!"

NICE TRY!

VICTIM

I SENT YOU A MIAL. DID YOU RECEIVE IT
THANKS
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"Priscilla Presley appears to have had quite a bit of work done lately. Her cheeks have been overly-filled, likely with fat. I do quite a bit of fat grafting, but one of the keys to fat grafting in a natural way is to avoid injecting it in the lower face, with the exception of in the lips and under each corner of the mouth. Her face has become more rounded, with too much fullness in the jaw area and cheek hollows. This may be a consequence of a type of fat grafting called "Lipostructure, " where very large amounts of fat are injected.

Interesting. I was never told by Coleman that "Lipostructure" involved large amounts of fat? We had discussed a fine layer of fat.

YES THATS PROBABLY WHY IT HAS TO BE INJECTED WITHA CANNULA. IF IT WERE SMALL AMOUNTS A NEEDLE WOULD DO JUST FINE. THATS WHAT MOST DOCTORS WITH GOOD RESULTS USE...

IT IS INTERESTING, THE MORE I SEARCH, THE MORE I FIND. THERE ARE SO MANY NEGATIVE POSTS ABOUT COLEMAN ON SO MANY FORUMS. THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL OUTCOMES BY OTHER DOCTORS. MOST PATIENTS HAVE HARDLY ANY BRUISING AND VERY LITTLE SWELLING. I WAS GREEN FOR MONTHS!
I TELL YOU, THE MAN IS MAD...ABSOLUTELY MAD.

"Absolutley Mad" is putting it mildly! You are too kind. That last post was actually depressing Unhappy Patient. To know that this has been going on for so long and that others have fine results.

It's such a terrible injustice, that in this day and age...as Victim told me last night in conversation..."IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"...how this continues?

And how sad that we could even be put in such a postion...to be considered...so unbelievably naive. Things must change. When you put your trust in a doctor, it should be a correct assummption..."I AM SAFE!"

My personality has been so altered by this. I now need to create a new one, because I do not like the one I have become. Coleman has created a "HELL ON EARTH...FOR ALL THE LIVES HE HAS DESTRYOED!"

Prayer for all.
May we be released from the prison of isolaton and torment...forced upon us by Coleman. May we see justice served in the courts and Coleman confined for his remaining days. May he experience the Hell he has inflicted upon all. May he know how it feels to suffer what we have all endured, each and every one of us. May he see the truth in what he has done. May we find forgiveness, so that it does not destroy what beauty remains in us. May God place us into the hands of skilled and compassionate surgeons, so that we might remember who we are. Amen...

Have a great day. Peace.

YES, THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUCCESSFUL GRAFTING CAN BE QUITE DISTURBING TO THE ONES THAT WERE DISFIGURED BY IT. IT DOES IN FACT SEEM LIKE SUCH AN EASY PROCEDURE, SIMILAR TO FILLING WITH RESTYLINE. WHAT SKILL DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO FILL EVENLY, AND NOT OVERFILL. WHY DO SO MANY DOCTORS PERFORM THIS DAILY WITH NO COMPLICATIONS? THERE IS A WOMAN IN MY GYM THAT HAD HER FACE DONE, SHE LOOKED GORGEOUS AT ONE MONTH POST OP. SHE DID NOT HAVE TERRIBLE BRUISING AND SHE LOOKS TOTALLY NATURAL. WHY COLEMAN, WHY DO YOUR SKILLS SUCK? MAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK TO SCIENCE AND TEACHING, CAUSE ITS OBVIOUS, YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE HANDS IT TAKES TO BE A SURGEON.

Let us not forget, Coleman is causing so much damage by intentionally...experimenting and mutilating his victims. This is beyond his skills being questioned...it is about integrity, violated ethics. He tries a bit of this and tries a bit of that...all without the consent or knowledge of his victims. If it works, great...if not? OH! Too bad. But meanwhile, Coleman has figured out what does work for his practice at the expense of the lives of others.

Let us also not forget, the intentional mutilations. Vaginal entry for mutilation, leaving flaps of skin inside. Removing fat from the labia area. On and on and on. This is not a man who should be doing anything other than rotting in prison where he cannot harm others. Who could possibly trust any scientific outcome by a psychopath? Or feel confident in any teachings by one who cannot be trusted?

I understand the longing for what could have been, but shifting the focus of him holding another position of authority...only detracts from the fact...the man is incapable of anything other being held accountable...for which I can gaurantee he will be. The force is already in motion. Hold that thought.

Several days ago, I went to see him hoping that he would be able to look at me objectively and give me some honest answers to my questions. He walked into the room with his head slightly titled down and the tone of his voice was meek. He quickly sat at his table anxious to show me my photographs, and make excuses for all that bothered me. He insisted that I had wrinkes under my eyes, thus causing the deep grooves upon smiling. He failed to admit that the huge deposits of fat or scar tissue, that clumped when I smiled was the cause of the grooves. He nervously jotted down notes and was quite set back when I refused to be photographed by him at that appointment. His advise was to allow him to inject additional fat to fill out the grooves or to gently liposuction the deposits out. Of course, neither one would have a guaranteed outcome. This was not an option, as I did not see him to schedule a revision, I was there for answers. After several minutes of disputing that I looked great, as he said I did, he became angry and quickly closed my file, as to dismiss me. I left, his tighlty secured office, feeling pity on him. I wondered what he had ever done right in his life besides graduating medical school. I wondered about what must have been a tormented childhood for him to have grown into this person. Had no one ever taught him that making a mistake and owning it was far greater than denying it. I wondered how he could be void of all spirituality, a shell of a man, empty inside. The lonley existence of Sydney, similar to The Phantom of the Opera or Jeckyl and Hyde. These personalities, so distorted by rejection and harm from their past. Presently filled with hatred, anger and evil. I thought how pathetic his life must be, and then I thought of all the contributers on this board. The strenght, courage and hope that each one possesses. The kindness and honesty you share with others, in hope of saving yet another patient from his mark. We will all prevail, because of our determination and honesty, as we are judged every day of our lives. In closing, I would just like to remind Sydney that if you do evil in your present life, your next one will be one of hardship and pain. Perhaps, even those on death row know this, as they all seem to repent for their sins before they take their last breath.

I had surgery with Dr coleman 2 years ago, He was highly recommended by many doctors here in Virginia, actually when I asked one surgeon about him, he told me he has been waiting months to visit and learn his procedure more:)...I had the surgery, he did my jawline, my nose, under my eyes, and my cheeks..I was swollen for a good 2 months..but NOW everyone can NOT guess my age..they all think i am 28.I am really 42...I think he is wonderful and Whatever u are saying about him, is so untrue!...

Where is the website about coleman victims?
Is there anyplace one can still view photos of unhappy colemant patients?

Hey you, the one stating everyone thinks you look twenty-eight? This is a "Complaint Board." So we are voicing our complaints to protect others. You are not protecting anyone other than Coleman.

I question your motivation and lack of sensitivity, towards those here who have nearly commited suicide, myself included. Rape of the body is rape of the mind.

So, for the first time I would like to say to people like you..."Please spare us, go mutilate your face and then come back...when you have had the experience! Because right now, you have nothing significant to share. Your opinion is meaningless/worthless!

Perspective Patient. People reach out to me as you have, because I am believable. I am sorry for not having posted any pictures as of yet. The word that comes to mind regarding Coleman? "RUSSIAN ROULETTE!" Seek out another surgeon. You do not need to have any confirmation. You already know in your gut. Listen to your intuition.

Again, will re-think getting my pictures up. I know that it needs to get done. Thanks for the gentle reminder. :)

Coleman:

"You can fool some of the people some of the time..but you cannot fool all the people all the time"

Your lipostructure technique does not work stop the lies and take responsibility for your actions, if you keep destroying people lives it will eventually destroy yourself...

i just want to say to all of you who are suffering that i am so terribly sorry for what happened to you. my heart goes out to you.

my face was damaged by a laser and i am seeking fat grafting as way to fix the scars and fat loss. thank goodness there is the internet to save people like me from making more mistakes. i plan on doing fat grafting on the west coast. i have not read anything negative about my doctor who is well known in the fat grafting world but still worry that my body may take the fat incorrectly due to the scar tissue from the laser treatments. i suppose it is all a risk but i feel i must do something. are there good fat grafts? or do you think it is all scar tissue that causes the fullness?

again, many blessing to you all on your journey...the one you did not choose.

FIRST OF ALL I CAN VOICE MY OPINION AND I CAN TELL YOU HOW I FEEL, I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I THINK YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON, AND MIND U, PEOPLE WE ARE READING THIS! THIS IS ONLY ONE PERSON TALKING IN MANY NAMES..u NEED HELP, ALOT OF HELP! INSTEAD OF SITTING HERE COMPLAINING AND FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF WHY DONT U DO SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPEEND TO YOU?...DR COLEMAN IS A GREAT DOCTOR AND SET A ROOM FULL OF DOCTORS ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND LETS SEE WHAT THEY TELL YOU! ALL THESE DOCTORS LEARN FROM HIM!SO STOP YOUR BS AND LET THIS GO! YES I DO LOOK GREAT AND HAVING HIM PERFORM SURGERY ON ME WAS GREAT EXPERIENCE!

please happy patient, send me a photo of your 28 year young beautiful face. beauty is subjective, while mutilation is not. better yet, give us your address and we can all come to see your beautiful face in person. all of us. i might add, if i looked as good as you think you do, i would not be sitting at my computer trying to convince the unfortunate ones that we are nuts, i might be giving thanks for the "good luck" the higher powers bestowed upon you while in the darkness of anesthesia at the mercy of a mad man. you are very selfish, speaking of yourself and sydney, compassion is something you need to learn, quickly, if i were you.

Happy Patient, You must be a "BIMBO?" I cannot fathom how anyone could be so damn stupid? And thank God people "are" reading this. Mind you, that is why we post here. Not to complain...but explain the "ONLY" horrible anything here, which is our having been mutilated. Kind of hard to let go, when it stares you back in the mirror daily. Being here is part of our healing processs and an attempt to spare innocent lives.

The only sensible thing I have heard from you thus far is, your question..."Why Don't You Do Something About What Happened To You?" There is acknowledgement on your part that something "did" happen to us and at the same time...you state that what we say in untrue. You contradict yourself?

Now ask yourself...why "you" are here? Why are you not enjoying life, rather than just sitting around here complaining about our supposed complaining?

Dalyroad, For our faces to be the size of basketballs? this is not scar tissue fullness. We are not talking fullness, let me emphasize "HUGE!" Full is not huge. Cro-Magnon is not full, it is beastly, grotesque and bizarre, unless of course you are a Cro-Magnon. Lop-sided, freaky, ugly..."REPULSIVE!"

One man when I asked a question? pulled away in horror and scurried away, so embarrassed that he might be seen with me. He looked around quickly and then answered my question on the run. A man who would have been vying for my attentions before Coleman.

I personally do not have answers for you. The "Happy Bimbo" above, has not read that I already sought help, but could not find a doctor to touch me. They were afraid of the mess left by Coleman. Perhaps one of the others here may have some help to offer. My best to you in your search. And thank yo for your kind words of support.

This is my last posting. Tired of it all. The pictures will arrive at some point in time. Promise! And Coleman has not been successful in shutting down this post. The owners of this complaint board is not intimidated by his lawyers. And considering that we are all very legitimate victims...Coleman already knows..."HE IS POWERLESS WITHOUT HIS ANESTHESIA!"

"Second, Dr. Coleman has NEVER been found liable for malpractice and no judgment in a malpractice lawsuit has ever been entered against him. The links to the New York State and Federal Court websites are another attempt to mislead and misinform."

I found this on coleman's anti-unhappy patient site.
Is this true?

corey,
don't stop posting. You have every right to voice your displeasure about what happened to you. It's a public service and a service to yourself

corey

if you do not post (and i do not blame you, with all these babbeling idiots that post) please still read. i have been in touch with a west coast doc that says he has fixed many a overdone patients. he will be sending me information, and as soon as i receive it i will email you with it. will not post any doctors names that correct patients on the site, but i will make sure it gets to the real patients.
stay well

i have read your posts concerning dr coleman. i was planning on consulting with him in the future to have fat grafts done. now i am not so sure. do you know of many others that have been disfigured?

thanks.

ella
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ella, in response to the email you sent me...have you not read the board? only my posts? i find your question bizarre, and the answer quite crystal clear.
good luck

corey - what i meant to say was "is it all scar tissue" on the patients that fat grafting actually supposedly works on...NOT what happened to you. i could only imagine from all of your descriptions what you must be dealing with. i have read all of the posts on this thread and am appalled this can happen to anyone. i did want to mention that i have read horrible things (similar in a twisted way) about dr. ellenbogen on other message boards. i only bring this up because his name was mentioned earlier in this thread.

i am also appalled at the "happy" patient(s) writing in. it is so obviously coleman or his office staff - anyone with a half a brain knows this. it is bizarre that they actually think people are stupid enough to believe. i just hope many many people do their homework online and find this complaint board. it makes me sick to my stomach that these doctors are mutilating patients as if it were a game.

i feel for you all in such a deep way. since the laser destroyed the fat in my face...i have been on a mission to fix it...and dealing with the medical industry in ways i never thought i would have to. i think of my problem non-stop, and know i will never be the way i was before. it is a grieving process and hopefully we find ourselves in a deeper way in the end...and our loved ones continue to support us through our turmoil. what has helped me the most has been talking with others about laser damage. it sounds like you all have found support through this board. that is a beautiful thing.

please continue to post your updates. if you leave, this doctor will feel that he has won and that all of his sick posts have paid off.

sorry for the long post. i realize this is a complaint board but wanted to offer my support.

i hope you ALL band together and make him responsible for his actions...and i hope you save the lives of others.

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ella, in response to the email you sent me...have you not read the board? only my posts? i find your question bizarre, and the answer quite crystal clear.
good luck

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oh, i'm sorry. i'm confused. i don't think i sent an email to you. i sent an email to "My thoughts of sydney coleman." Is that you as well? it gets confusing if you use differnt names evry time.

yes ella, you are right, i should have posted comment under my thought...you sent an email to me, and i replied, as an unhappy patient...i should have been clear as to who was responding. whatever you choose to do, i wish you well.

is there anyway to view the pictures of people that coleman is said to have hurt?

I am a woman in my 40's and I had a bad accident that left me deformed in my face, I went to Coleman 2 years ago and very scared of course to have this surgery not turn out right, Well after surgery i was very swollen, and like he said it will take a few weeks, and sure enough all of my friends and family are always commenting to how great i look, I thank this man with all my heart! I truely thought my life was over but of course because of him, Its not:)..Anyone that chooses to have surgery with Dr coleman Please U are not making a mistake this man changed my life and i am sure he can change yours to, for the better:)...

To the damaged patients: how long ago were you operated on?
Were you damaged, perhaps, a long time ago when he was just starting out, or something?

I am a perspective patient that is now thinking of going to berman. If any happy patients would like to email me photos...that would be good. I'm trying to get a realitic idea of this guy's work. So far no one from either side has emailed me any photos.Please, either dmamged or pleased patients email me..?.

After being violated by Coleman I think patients should be more aware of how the medical community works and how the legal system works in order to promote our own safety.

We have been conditioned into believing doctors should be trusted automatically.

Bare in mind doctors are not beings with magical powers behind every “medical title” there is a human being with feelings, emotions and intentions; like anybody else these feelings emotions and intentions could be positive or negative. In Coleman’s case his intentions are purely negative.

Patients should also understand because plastic surgery is not regulated properly by our legal system, sadly and rapidly, is turning the plastic surgery profession into a great opportunity for doctors like “Coleman” to hurt patients, without being held accountable.

Even though I am strictly talking about Coleman’s actions I feel people must be aware that there is a “Code of silence” created by the medical community, for the medical community, this code is also insulating Coleman from being prosecuted.

To the woman in her 40's can you show us your before and after photos I have never seen or heard of a "true" good Coleman result you sound very excited share with us your life changing story!

I will be posting pictures soon, but no longer participating on this board. Unless of course...the urge occurs. Smiling. My pictures will be payback time for Coleman.

And it does not stop here. It is only part of the process that has begun. I have a few suprises in store. Watch if unfold Syd. Soooo looking forward to your downfall.

Not answering e-mails, only because I feel I have shared...all that I have to offer at this time. Other than my pictures...

On their way!

Your being to bore me. Send the pic.
I think your full of ###

Dr. Coleman's Patient.

I have been mutilated, so it is a bit more difficult to bring myself here...picture wise.

If you are here to promote Coleman, do so. Post your own personal pictures of his "supposed amazing results." Your words mean less than mine without proof.

Example of "BORING!"

"Your being to bore me. Send the pic.
I think your full of ###."
~Dr. Coleman's Patient

SURPRISE! SURPRISE!

Emotions? I must be feeling better. The desire to respond to such mindless chatter...is no longer fulfilling. A sign that I have begun my healing process. That I am "finally"... begining to want life again. To want to be happy and not get sucked into another's misery.

This is a nice start for me.

Good-bye Dr. Coleman's Patient. May you find your way out of an unhappy life. It is obvious that the surgery did not change for you...what you are feeling inside. Your sadness...I can feel it.

Love...

don't post pics. they are part of your private life to share with few. if these people want to see coleman, well, who cares. just concentrate on you, and getting better. stop putting your energy into trying to protect others.
read an interesting article in a recent surgery journal...fat grafting, what works, what doesn't, long term results...safety, results, problems.etc. all inconclusive...in other words, he sells something for a high price that has no conclusive results. what a scam.

Well, for one I hope you keep sharing. The people who are being cruel are neither intelligent or wise and by being sadistic they are detrimental to their cause. As a perspective patient, I appreciate GREATLY your bravery and caring in coming foward.

Unhappy, you should realize that people considering going to coleman are being told that the people posting are all the same person, or are "crazy." There is definitely an effort to deligitimize you, and it's hard to know what to think when you are being reassured by doctors that they guy is great. . Also, people considering going to coleman are between rocks and a hard places-: they are not going to coleman for vanity's sake but for reconstructive surgery and have been told by other docs that they can't be helped.

Keep posting for yourself and don't be offended by other's ignorance

victim i know what you mean about the lack of protection for patients. People don't know how criminally negligent American legal structure is in defending individuals against powerful people or groups