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Dr. Charles John Sarosy, MD

SurgeryPlastic SurgeryOther Specialty

OVERVIEW

I am a Board Certified Surgeon specializing in Cosmetic Surgery for the past fifteen years. I currently serve in both the Inland Empire and San Diego County.

PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE

Takes time to answer my questions
Provides follow-up as needed

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RATINGS AND REVIEWS

Dr. Sarosy's Rating
76 Ratings with 1 Review
Patient Perspective
1.0 Explains conditions and treatments
4.5 Takes time to answer my questions
4.5 Provides follow-up as needed
Office Rating
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8690 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942
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3.0 Courteous staff
3.0 Scheduling flexibility
San Diego Body Contouring
8690 Center Dr
La Mesa, CA, 91942
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"Complaint against Dr. Charles Sarosy, M.D. (Lic #G 64236) & Sarah Maxwell, AAS, CPC, MA Exec. Administrator & Cosmetic Surgery Consultant. I contracted w/ SD Body Contouring to have my breast implants & capsules removed & a lollipop lift. My complaint is Dr. Sarosy performed a surgery other than what was agreed upon, has not fulfilled follow up care & has abandoned me as a patient. Sarah performed a medical procedure on me that she’s not licensed to do & gave me Rx drugs w/o an Rx. During my initial consult w/ Sarah on 2/5 she stated I have capsular contracture. Sarah also stated Dr. Sarosy could remove the capsule at the same time & do a lollipop lift. The price included follow up care for 1 year post surgery. After I left that day I had more questions so I emailed Sarah & asked if that price included the capsules being removed & she replied “Yes”. I went back in to meet Dr. Sarosy, w/ my husband, to go over all details on 2/17. At that appt. we went over the same details, we discussed ...
that he would remove the implants & capsules during the surgery & perform a lollipop lift. I decided to proceed & scheduled the surgery for 3/12. At my pre-op appt. on 3/9 w/ Dr. Sarosy & Sarah I again confirmed he would be removing the capsules & he said yes. He assured me it wasn't a problem to remove them. He again discussed a lollipop lift & we signed all forms. The morning of my surgery on 3/12 Dr. Sarosy came in the pre-op room, where we were waiting, to make his marks for the incisions & did not mention it would be an anchor lift. There was no mirror in the room so I did not see these markings prior to surgery & not being familiar w/ what all the markings meant we did not ask questions. I now know that he was marking for an anchor lift & I was not told this until after the surgery was completed. I had never heard of an anchor lift prior to this. After my husband left I was taken in to the operating room & as I laid on the operating table going over details w/ the nurses I again asked to confirm he would be removing the capsules. One of the nurses went to ask him & then returned to say that "yes, he will be removing them, no problem". At my follow up appt. the day after surgery (3/13) I asked Dr. Sarosy if the implants were intact or ruptured, if they looked normal & if he got all of the capsules; his answer was a short "yes, everything went fine". I asked again at my next follow up appt. on 3/20 if he got all of the capsules out & he answered "yes". My recovery from surgery has not been easy, I had to return the same day of the surgery for excessive bleeding which Dr. Sarosy had an assistant tape. I had 2 infections & a hole that opened up on my right side. I was treated by Sarah Maxwell in the Temecula office on 4/8, however I cannot find her medical training. She cleaned my wound, pulled sutures & packed it, then gave me a Z-pak for the infection. My scars are painful, large & deep red & purple. I have blood blisters that arise along the incision lines & a persistent red rash all over my chest & neck. On 6/3 I requested all photos including those of my implants & capsules that were removed during surgery & all medical records. It took nearly 2 months & multiple requests but I finally received them on 7/27. When I read the records I found no mention of the capsules so I emailed again & she said that Dr. Sarosy said I didn't have any capsules so he didn't have to remove them. In these reports I also learned that there was an Assistant in the surgery named C. Powell. I don’t know him so I looked him up & learned he is another surgeon at SD Body Contouring. I was never introduced to him or informed that he would be a part of the procedure. I am disturbed to learn this man was there & I was never made aware of him. I don’t know what role he played in my operation. (Lic #5426). I have been lied to & the procedure performed is contradictory to all conversations. They have abandoned me & left me w/ emotional distress, deformation & pain. "
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  • August 24, 2020

LOCATIONS

8690 Center Dr
La Mesa, CA, 91942
  • Accepting New Patients
Mon9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
  • Accepting New Patients
40573 Margarita Rd Ste J
Temecula, CA, 92591
Mon9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
2109 Ross Ave
El Centro, CA, 92243
2667 Camino Del Rio S Ste 101
San Diego, CA, 92108
Helix Surgery Center
8881 Fletcher Pkwy Ste 241
La Mesa, CA, 91942

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Medical School
New York Medical College
Graduated 1986
Residency
United States Naval Medical Center

INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED  (5)

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  • Sharp Health Blue Choice
  • CIGNA PPO
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • Molina Mrktplace CA
  • Molina Marketplace CA

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