I had a mini millennium lift on the left side of my face on July 30, 2008 which left me in constant pain and it also resulted in my ear being elongated and disfiured. So I don't have an earlobe, and it is not aligned with my jawline, but rather juts into my face. I have been a patient of Dr Yang's for 3 years and believed he was one of the "good guys." But even though he admitted to having made a "mistake" and even once told me that if he were to "fix" it -- the problem would only come back -- which tells me I will need repeated surgeries because of this botched procedure -- he has refused to give me a refund or even settle and offer to pay another surgeon to fix it.

I have been very disappointed in him, to say the least. It is important for anyone who chooses a surgeon to research them thoroughly. And, in this case, I feel everyone should know that prior to opening his private practice, Dr Yang worked at the LifeStyle Lift office in New Jersey. I am a business consultant, do some PR work, among other things, and wrote a press release for Dr Yang when he first opened his practice. During our Q+A he told me the Lifestyle Lift place was a scam "bring em in, get em out, " -- everything was a scam -- from how the phone was answered to the sign today and get the sale price to the surgeries. So that most of the face lifts were botched.

That should have tipped me off, because anyone with honorable intentions and someone who has sworn to "do no harm" would have not worked in a place which disfigures people daily. However, he stayed there for a long while. I paid a high price with my face for having trusted him (he is a likeable fellow), but I urge everyone to thoroughly research your doctors. Just because you see a mild mannered nice guy doesn't mean they're qualified to perform facial surgery on you.

Would I recommend Dr Yang. Very simply: no.

Sommers

PS I stopped off yesterday to pick up my medical records and although I called twice to confirm -- when I showed up the office was CLOSED and both he and his receptionist DISAPPEARED! Which translates into he went into hiding!!

My attorney called them and the story of my medical records changed -- suddenly my records are in "storage" and they need time to get them. TRANSLATION: he may be altering them !! Which, if caught means he loses his medical license.

Bottom line: Buyer Beware.