@EricPig
I know we've exchanged a few comments & PMs and we have been cordial, so please don't see my comments regarding Dr. Loria as an affront to you or your procedure with him; as a matter of fact, I sincerely hope you go complication-free the rest of your life.
That said...
I have all these Doctors with different approaches, different injection techniques, different fillers, different degrees & accreditations, innovations, and more, sharing their ideas on the PhalloBoards. Healthy competition only advances the field and brings on even more talented practitioners. It provides more regional options and brings down the price a patient will have to pay over time. There is even a new Sponsor joining us shortly that is creating a method that involves no surgery at all and has robust science behind it, it's actually exciting.
However, the likes of Dr. Loria (and a handful of others) are a stain to this industry and I sincerely hope they no longer practice medicine in any capacity.
And for the 80cc's comment --> yes, if you are told you got that much in one-go, it was almost certainly (99%) silicone oil and NOT PMMA. Any Doctor that offers you 80cc's in one appointment,
RUN.
And
@JohnsonPHD
-words of encouragement here:
First -- Drop any sense of revisiting Loria. He clearly didn't have your best interest in mind when he first pumped you with that much silicone, I'm not sure what you think a guy with no Urological or Plastic Surgical background is going to do. Also, don't waste your energy on hating the guy, focus on moving forward positively in the right direction with your healing.
Second -- Dr. Mark Solomon has seen his fair share and you're in good hands. The other names mentioned in this thread are also s
ed in their own right (Dr. Gelman, Dr. Alter, and Dr. Carney). Dr. Solomon may even still do virtual consultations but don't quote me on that.
Lastly -- And this might be more of a request from me personally, but share your story in that LPSG Loria Cult thread (if you need the link, PM me), you may be able to at least have some solace in having helped a few extra guys.
You'll get through it, and you have a refuge & a place to vent/chat here at all times.