Hi folks:
I was not really sure if I wanted to share my horrible experience with Dr. James Elist (Jamshid Elist) here. However, I have decided to do it so that I could save other potential patients. I cannot describe how disappointed and angry I feel right now. The entire experience has been a real nightmare.
Note: I have included the link to Medical Board document that I strongly urge potential new patients to read. You will not believe what you will find in that document. Trust me. I was SHOCKED when I first read it.....
Back in April 2018, I read a GQ article on Dr. Elist's implant, and I found the topic fascinating. To be on the safe side, I tried to Google Dr. James Elist, and I saw mostly good reviews. When I checked out his Facebook page, I only saw a few negative reviews. One person even questioned the negative review and pointed out that most negative reviews were dated, and there's no recent complaint. I was NAIVE enough to believe that. That was my HUGE mistake.
Note: let's face it. Even if some patients had a horrible experience in 2017/2018, how would they the have the courage to talk about PE nightmares on Dr. Elist's Facebook page? I was so obessed with a thicker shaft that I did not even think of this. SMH
I scheduled the suprapubic fat pad removal and PE with the surgery coordinator. For both surgeries, I paid $17,000. To be fair to Dr. Elist, the only good part about the whole experience was the removal of the fat pad that had been bothering me for YEARS. It simply would not go away even if I exercised and did the diet. Now, here's the information on my nightmare that I hope that every potential new patient would patiently read through....
Note: to be fair to Dr. Elist, maybe there are success stories that I am not aware of. What happened to me might not happen to you.
1.) On the day of the surgery (late July 2018), I arrived in Los Angeles. The medical assistant Matt told me that Dr. Elist would provide me the NEWEST version of the implant. He said that there were many issues with the old models. However, since I would be getting the newest version of the implant, the success rate would be very high. I was naive enough to believe that. At that point, I genuinely believed that most negative reviews pertained to the old, flawed models.
2.) After the surgery, the drain was kind of annoying, but it was manageable. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised by the instant gain of girth. I am pretty much a victim of my own vanity. It felt great to see a thick shaft. For the first two months, I was very happy.
3.) After a while, I did a follow up with Dr. Reyman (I am not sure about the spelling; and the office only provided me the name Reyman, not the full name). I told him that there were visible edges around the shaft. He told me that it's no big deal. He did not mention anything about the scar tissue. He just told me that these edges would go away as time went on. He assured me that everything would be fine. I was naive enough to believe that.
4.) As time went on, I noticed that the inflammation started to get worse. In late October 2018, one night, I felt a sharp pain. I felt that the implant was PROTRUDING through the skin. I emailed a picture to the doctor's office. After Dr. Elist saw the picture, he instructed Dr. Ali (again, the office never provided me the full name) to call me and let me know that I would need to have the implant removed asap! I was IN SHOCK!
5.) I spent so much money on both procedures, and I could not believe that the implant would need to be removed so fast. On the day that I finally arrived at the office (early November 2018), I was in severe pain. The protrusion was so bad that the skin of the affected area was BLACK. If I had waited any longer, the entire implant would have bursted out. I tried to stay calm, but I was, to a degree, traumatized by the whole experience.
6.) After surgery, I did a follow up with Dr. Elist's office the next day. I was first told that Dr. Reyman already left the office (the medical assistant would not specify the reasons). When the medical assisant Matt came in, he told me that every surgery has complications. I was more disappointed than angry. I lost some faith in some medical staff. It was hard for me to believe that I am one of the "few cases that unfortunately went wrong." I just got a weird vibe that other patients' implants might have gone wrong, too.
7.) In hindsight, I was so focused on getting a thicker shaft that I ignored some warning signs. If the success rate was so high and most patients did not develop complications, why would we need to sign MULTIPLE pages of forms that clearly list all the possible complications?
On the day of the follow up, Dr. Elist showed me pictures of all the scar tissue that he removed. I felt disgusted. The complications were much worse than I thought.
8.) As I was recovering at a local hotel, I felt depressed, and I could not sleep. I decided to Google "James Elist nightmare" to see if other patients had the same horrible experience as I did. Then I found a shocking document on this website:
http://4patientsafety.org/mdb/showdr.php?mainID=1877
I am so angry at myself right now. Please go ahead and click on the Medical Board document titled Accuation 08/27/2018. If you have been a victim, you will not be surprised by what you will read. However, if I had been smart enough to wait a little bit longer (instead of rushing to do the surgery in Julyl 2018), I probably would have read this document and canceled my procedure asap!
Go to the bottom of page 9 and read what the Medical Board document says:
It is a simple departure from the standard of care for Respondent (Jamshid Elist) to continue to claim and advertise that he is board certified by American Board of Urology when his board certification expired on February 28, 2016.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT???????????
I honestly do not know if I would ever get any money back. I am still recovering from the removal of the implant procedure. I would still need to rely on him for aftercare (sad, isn't it? I don't know who else I could turn to at this point). Simply put, this entire experience is a nightmare.
I will never forgive myself for rushing to do the surgery in July 2018! The fact that he falsely advertised his credential would have been a HUGE RED FLAG for me! God damn it! I am simply too ashamed to share this experience on his Facebook page. Hopefully, all the other potential patients would be lucky enough to find this website before it's too late......
I was not really sure if I wanted to share my horrible experience with Dr. James Elist (Jamshid Elist) here. However, I have decided to do it so that I could save other potential patients. I cannot describe how disappointed and angry I feel right now. The entire experience has been a real nightmare.
Note: I have included the link to Medical Board document that I strongly urge potential new patients to read. You will not believe what you will find in that document. Trust me. I was SHOCKED when I first read it.....
Back in April 2018, I read a GQ article on Dr. Elist's implant, and I found the topic fascinating. To be on the safe side, I tried to Google Dr. James Elist, and I saw mostly good reviews. When I checked out his Facebook page, I only saw a few negative reviews. One person even questioned the negative review and pointed out that most negative reviews were dated, and there's no recent complaint. I was NAIVE enough to believe that. That was my HUGE mistake.
Note: let's face it. Even if some patients had a horrible experience in 2017/2018, how would they the have the courage to talk about PE nightmares on Dr. Elist's Facebook page? I was so obessed with a thicker shaft that I did not even think of this. SMH
I scheduled the suprapubic fat pad removal and PE with the surgery coordinator. For both surgeries, I paid $17,000. To be fair to Dr. Elist, the only good part about the whole experience was the removal of the fat pad that had been bothering me for YEARS. It simply would not go away even if I exercised and did the diet. Now, here's the information on my nightmare that I hope that every potential new patient would patiently read through....
Note: to be fair to Dr. Elist, maybe there are success stories that I am not aware of. What happened to me might not happen to you.
1.) On the day of the surgery (late July 2018), I arrived in Los Angeles. The medical assistant Matt told me that Dr. Elist would provide me the NEWEST version of the implant. He said that there were many issues with the old models. However, since I would be getting the newest version of the implant, the success rate would be very high. I was naive enough to believe that. At that point, I genuinely believed that most negative reviews pertained to the old, flawed models.
2.) After the surgery, the drain was kind of annoying, but it was manageable. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised by the instant gain of girth. I am pretty much a victim of my own vanity. It felt great to see a thick shaft. For the first two months, I was very happy.
3.) After a while, I did a follow up with Dr. Reyman (I am not sure about the spelling; and the office only provided me the name Reyman, not the full name). I told him that there were visible edges around the shaft. He told me that it's no big deal. He did not mention anything about the scar tissue. He just told me that these edges would go away as time went on. He assured me that everything would be fine. I was naive enough to believe that.
4.) As time went on, I noticed that the inflammation started to get worse. In late October 2018, one night, I felt a sharp pain. I felt that the implant was PROTRUDING through the skin. I emailed a picture to the doctor's office. After Dr. Elist saw the picture, he instructed Dr. Ali (again, the office never provided me the full name) to call me and let me know that I would need to have the implant removed asap! I was IN SHOCK!
5.) I spent so much money on both procedures, and I could not believe that the implant would need to be removed so fast. On the day that I finally arrived at the office (early November 2018), I was in severe pain. The protrusion was so bad that the skin of the affected area was BLACK. If I had waited any longer, the entire implant would have bursted out. I tried to stay calm, but I was, to a degree, traumatized by the whole experience.
6.) After surgery, I did a follow up with Dr. Elist's office the next day. I was first told that Dr. Reyman already left the office (the medical assistant would not specify the reasons). When the medical assisant Matt came in, he told me that every surgery has complications. I was more disappointed than angry. I lost some faith in some medical staff. It was hard for me to believe that I am one of the "few cases that unfortunately went wrong." I just got a weird vibe that other patients' implants might have gone wrong, too.
7.) In hindsight, I was so focused on getting a thicker shaft that I ignored some warning signs. If the success rate was so high and most patients did not develop complications, why would we need to sign MULTIPLE pages of forms that clearly list all the possible complications?
On the day of the follow up, Dr. Elist showed me pictures of all the scar tissue that he removed. I felt disgusted. The complications were much worse than I thought.
8.) As I was recovering at a local hotel, I felt depressed, and I could not sleep. I decided to Google "James Elist nightmare" to see if other patients had the same horrible experience as I did. Then I found a shocking document on this website:
http://4patientsafety.org/mdb/showdr.php?mainID=1877
I am so angry at myself right now. Please go ahead and click on the Medical Board document titled Accuation 08/27/2018. If you have been a victim, you will not be surprised by what you will read. However, if I had been smart enough to wait a little bit longer (instead of rushing to do the surgery in Julyl 2018), I probably would have read this document and canceled my procedure asap!
Go to the bottom of page 9 and read what the Medical Board document says:
It is a simple departure from the standard of care for Respondent (Jamshid Elist) to continue to claim and advertise that he is board certified by American Board of Urology when his board certification expired on February 28, 2016.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT???????????
I honestly do not know if I would ever get any money back. I am still recovering from the removal of the implant procedure. I would still need to rely on him for aftercare (sad, isn't it? I don't know who else I could turn to at this point). Simply put, this entire experience is a nightmare.
I will never forgive myself for rushing to do the surgery in July 2018! The fact that he falsely advertised his credential would have been a HUGE RED FLAG for me! God damn it! I am simply too ashamed to share this experience on his Facebook page. Hopefully, all the other potential patients would be lucky enough to find this website before it's too late......
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