Victoria Vitale-Lewis, MD reviews and complaints

Too former employee of Dr. Victoria Vitale Lewis. BRAVO! I am so happy to see you post about a surgeon your conscience knows, ruins womans lives, alters there faces and then hides from her inadequacies, and accountabilities. I wish an honest employee like you would have pulled me aside ans said RUN! I could see her staff's fear in there eye's when I came into her office for follow-up's.After the fact, too late for me. They were lost as well and way to late by then.
You have no idea the pain and emotional suffering, depression and loss you go through and mourn. I have been through Hell as a result of her inexperience and unskilled hands. I'm a different person today, appearance and mentally. Counseling has helped some and It was counseling for "Deformities". Something woman never think of, going into this enhaunced appearance decision. DO YOUR HOME WORK !
My own family did not recognize me, and she "raped me" of my "genetic identity" and yes, that pissed me off and sadened me a great deal. It's been nine years and still mourning my loss.
Enough that I'll tell anyone pondering plastic surgery to step back from this butcher. I have even wrote a review of my procedure on HER WEB SIGHT. Bet it wasn't there for long. She has never admitted wrong doing in my un-natural and altered appearancwe or told me she was sorry. I deserve at least, I'm sorry for making you look totally different than your genetic family, your own children.
My eyes are Wide and Round now, not almond. It MAKES a HUGH differences in overall appearance. Plus they do not stay closed during sleep and that alone brings it's own hell.
Her marketing team should be commended. With all her screwed up procedures and trust me she is all over cyber Web space world, in a negative way ( as she should be) they continue to market her Skills. What a horrible mistake.Her ratings are not good. Do some searching and homework. PLEASE, I beg you to not go to this doctor.
My God, how does she sleep at night? She herself looks like a freak with all her own surgeries, and any man she "must" have in her life is bought with money, not earned from a skilled surgeon but rather, a very insecure unskilled quake. I think she is on a power trip as well as struggling with failure in most of lives purpose and accomplishments.
I wish I'd of held her more responsibly, accountable, but once you loose trust in a surgeons abilities and skills you "Run" . Reversion is costly and not always available for your area of interest. One thing is for sure, any reversion you want done, must be in SKILLED HANDS, not this woman's.She's lost in that skill too.
I'm sure she has bought her boy toys with money from woman walking into her Web if unskilled abilities and deceit. Promising one thing and giving another.
Walking out of her office looking like a monster.
What she promises you'll never get, but a deformed freak face may appear.
I have more than a few before and after pictures to back up my claims. I once looked like and did model. I'm not one bit afraid of any recoil on this subject or challenge of claim from this so called plastic surgeon.She literally ruined my appearance . Went from soft and pretty to hard and unattractive, no expressions of emotions. She Raped me!
STAY AWAY, she is dangerous!You will end up deformed!
I believe in Karma and she'll get hers. She will mess up the wrong woman one day. I'd video tape every minute from beginning consultation til end of the last stitch she applies and then when you wake up looking like Frankenstein, SUE!
Breach of contract since malpractice protects plastic surgeons. We are vain when we elect this, and that protects her and other like her.
It's not neglect, just inabilities in skills after 26 years. Give it up Victoria, you should be ashamed of what you do to your clients with no remorse. STOP CUTTING INTO PEOPLE. You apartently lack the skills of a artistic and skilled perfectionist in the plastic surgery world.
Those you pay to write good reviews are foolish to back your inadquacies.
As for me I do my best to get the word out on this plastic surgeon and will until I DIE! She can't do this to another, not what she did to me. Before and after pictures attached.

Well when I was 18 years old I decided to have a breast enhancement. Went to Dr. Vitale Lewis and decided on a full C, considering I only weighed 115 pounds. ( This was 5 years ago) When I was in the recover room my first comment was " I look like Dolly Parton" Apparently, when I went for my first visit she gave me 500cc and filled them up to the max to 600cc. When my bar size large dd. I was never happy with the results but being young thought I had to live with uneven breasts bc I could not afford to fix them. 5 years have pasted, went to get a second oppion with a well known dr. in vero beach and he wouldnt even preform my surgery. Said both of my implants had "bottomed out" because they where so heavy for my body. (meaning my left breast hangs 3 inches bellow the other) Said this is the worst case he has seen. And refered me to a reconstructive Dr. in Orlando. I went back to Dr. Vitale Lewis this past week, just to show her what she did to me. When I took the robe off she didnt know what to say. Her actual respond was Well let me think about this for a second. She proceed to tell me that my breast will never look "normal" and I will never be able to go bra less. She also tried to make it seem like she did a wonderful job and almost was blaming me for her crappy job. The nurse came back with a quote of $9000.00 to fix my breasts. And she said I needed a major breast lift ( i am 24) As I was getting dressed Dr.Vitale-Lewis came in and said she would take $1900.00 off the surgery which then it would cost $7100.00, there is no way in hell I would ever allow that woman to lay a finger on me. She kept saying if she fixes my breasts its going to be a 5 hour surgery and it will be very risky bc my chest muscles are damaged due to the heavy implant, then said but there is no gurantee that the surgery will hold for a few years. I am in the process in getting a lawyer and see what my rights are. If anyone is considering have any procedure done do not GO TO THIS DOCTOR! In the meantime I have my surgery date scheduled to get my boobs fixed with a wonderful doctor in Orlando, which is going to cost me $12000.00, for the mistake she made. She is a monster!

Dr Vitale Lewis is not interested in the after effect of her surgeries. I have first hand experience with patients she would literally refuse to see, WHY? Thats simple, because this is a person who is so OCD and SO afraid of rejection it is easier for her to hide when things dont turn out the way they were planned. I worked for this woman, I saw her hide, I saw her refuse to see people she botched, I know she has been sued more than once and yet she is like the teflon don, pays people off rather than admit things didnt go right. I quit my job working for her because she is a dispicable human being. She cant take care of herself, she cant live without a man to dote on her, she cant function unless her "world" is perfect. I would not reccomend her to anyone. Do your homework, really do your homework...

moved to Florida 7 years ago. I was 55 then, and looking somewhat tired, with bags under eyes. I went to Dr. Vitale-Lewis to improve my appearance and look somewhat younger again. A have always had pretty eyes, almond in shape and told I looked like Sophia Loren. My upper weren't that bad, but thought the removal of some fat, (never over 3 mil) wouldn't hurt. I remember stating to her the evening of my surgery, “please don't mess up my eyes, they are the window to your soul and my best feature.” She smiled with confidence.
My oldest daughter picked me up from the surgery, and immediately knew something was wrong. My eyes were surely swollen, and bursed, more than any photos she had seen regarding upper and lower eyelid surgery.
One week later my eyes were still swollen shut and bruised. Dr. Vitale- Lewis put me on Steroids and that reduced the effects. Weeks after the surgery, my eyes would not stay closed entire night during sleep. My daughter again was the one to notice, along with the altered appearance this surgery produced.
My eyes were no longer almond, they were round and very wide. I looked like I was scared by something all the time.
I have hollow eye sockets now and they still stay open when I sleep. My entire appearance was changed to a negative effect, and with every visit I made to Dr. Vitale -Lewis office, I heard the same thing, "GIVE IT TIME". It became apparent after the 4-5th visit, she did not know what to do for corrections, nor was she going to admit any error.
After conferring with another surgeon, I found out that she cut access tissue from my eyes, leaving a hollow socket. Too much fat was taken out as well, and leaving little skin, or muscle strength, to close eyes for the entire night. I can blink, thank god.
Since my eyes are wide and hollow, it has also changed my facial features. They are also hollowed in appearance, making face longer in appearance and my once high cheek bones adding to my skeleton look. My family back home did not recognize me when they first saw me. Only my voice indicated who I was. I have gone shopping in stores while visiting my hometown, running into old friends as they pass me by. I do not even resemble who I once looked like and too embarrassed and ashamed of what I look like now. I too, have looked in the mirror everyday and have a stranger looking back for the past 7 years.
Although I seek for some reversion type of treatment, they are more expensive than the original, and I could ever afford. I did have my own collagen injected into my upper lid, but only 20% stays while the rest is absorbed, so lasting effect was temporary. I've looked at Strip fat grafting, again the cost is too great and no guarantee this would work.
I've heard all the statements, “why was I so vain, ” and “I should of left my appearance alone“. I remember over hearing my son say one day, “it must be hard for mom, she was once so beautiful and let that doctor butcher her face.” I've cried, thought what did I do to deserve this? Woman everyday have surgery done and it leaves a positive effect.
I would not recommend this doctor for my dog. She maybe good at some work, but for eye lid surgery she ruined my life, and appearance. Little can be done legally with elective surgery, and unless your left horribly disfigured, juries don't feel for you, and attorneys even less. I may still go blind one day from my eyes not completely closing at night. I have scratched my cornea during sleep at night, and have had to receive medical treatment for it.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK ! Do not assume because a doctor is Board Certified they know what they are doing. These postings are a great source of information. If I had pictures I'd up-load, so everyone could see my “before and after“. I stopped taking pictures of myself 7 years ago.
I rarely go out in public when visiting home. Not that I'll be recognized, but the mental and emotional effects are too difficult to deal with as time goes by, and little hope is left for any correction.
Beware, of what this doctor performs on you. There are something’s in life, we may never recover from. For me this is one of them.

I had my nose done by Dr. Vitale-Lewis in 1998, and have had great results! After looking at many pictures and checking out the other surgeons in the area, I left confident in her work. I still get compliments about how I look... I would send anybody to see her for surgery. I like when people are direct and to the point, not someone who is going to beat around the bush when it comes to such a life changing desicion.

This IS The Happiest Day Ever! I've just learned Victoria Vitale Lewis is FINALLY CLOSED & CAN'T BUTCHER ANYONE ELSE! I Tried to STOP HER & HAVE HER LICENSE PULLED TO PRACTICE BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA in 2003!
(She had to rescuicate me twice & broke off a piece of my Sternum!)
June 2000 she performed A Breast Augmentation, Medial Thigh Lift, Liposuction & scar Revision from a botched Abdominalplasty from another top State of Florida, Board Certified Dr. Corey Lawler.
(I was under Anestesia for 10hrs 15mins). One Breast was much larger than the other, Im still lopsided & diveted from The Lipo. One Butt cheek is bigger, much bigger than the other from how she stiched my thighs for The Medial Thigh Lift.
In Feb 2003 I noticed a large, painful lump in my (L) Breast. I went to go see her. She brushed mr off! By April by breast started swelling & the fever was rising. I had A Concoculated abcess & she ruptured it during an office visit. I had a pocket of infection directly over my heart!
June 27th, 2003 2 Drs had called her stating that Debris was inside my implant & sent me to her office with the Diagnostic films. She sent me home for the weeked with Antibiotics & said she needed to get A Rep from The Implant Manufactured in for Surgery. 6/30/03 was the Surgery to remove the Defective Implant. I met The Rep whose flew in from Santa Monica for the Surgery. Her name was Maria. She talked to me before Anestesia. After Surgery I asked to see the Defected Implant & she said it was put back in me because nothing was wrong with it. She then made like I was Delusional about meeting Maria.
2 weeks & 2days later while I was sleeping at my boyfriends house because I was so sick, I woke up all sticky & his mattress was all wet from whatever was going on. There was such an ungodly stench. I went in the bathroom & when I bent over to get tissue & hurl, the most disgusting grey liquid started pouring out from the incision. All my Breast Tissue had rotted! I still had in the drains from surgery. Douglas brought me into her office before he went to work at 5am. She said she just needed to restitch the incision. She gave me 2 Ativan to rest & left me a room while she did 2 other surgeries! then she sent the staff home!. I heard her say "you have 6 mins to clean the room" as she was heading to the room i was in. Thank God Ruthi Menendez her Aestician was still there.
I got brought into her surgery room to finally get stiched closed. My flip flops were on the floor next to the table, my jeans were still on, my purse was on the counter along with my cell phone. After she looked at the mess in my chest she said I might need Anestesia & asked if i had anyone picking me up. (my car was in her parking lot. Douglas had a friend follow us to her office in my car, thinking id only be getting more stiches. He rode to work w/his friend) She had no idea Douglas was highly Credible & Launches The Atlas5 Heavy Rockets. He was already out of work & at her back door to pick me up before she finished because I called him so i could get Anestesia. I got No Anestesia & NOTHING TO NUMB ME. All I got was Toxicly Poisoned from The amount of Microbials injected into the same spot on my arm from a guy who I'd never seen before. For all I know he was the room cleaner?
Douglas heard me screaming bloody murder & no one would let him in! He had no idea what was going on.
For 4HOURS before he got there she had me VELCROED TO HER TABLE, WIDE AWAKE, Filleting out my breast tissue & as her records say "Meticulously Caurterizing" me, inside my chest!
I was spitting at her & trying to kick her before my feet got velcroed down. She pulled out my swollen up implant, rinsed it off & was putting it back in me again! I told her I was gonna get another Diagnostic done to get the Serial # off of the implant & call the Manufacturer (plus get an Attny). I felt her scalple pop the implant "The implant's leaking" she said & she called The Only other person left in the whole bldg, to bring in a 500cc or 510cc Implant, Ruthi! They didn't have a 500cc Implant in stock.. So Ruthi grabbed I think a 480cc?
Ruthi did my skin care for years! She walked into the Surgery room and kept her eyes down. She carried in an implant that wasn't in a sealed package & walked right back out because Douglas was pounding on the doors trying to get in. .
. I had 2 State of Florida Investigators in 2003 say I didnt provide adequate information to have her License Revoked . Sorry I was sick as a dog & couldnt copy everything. Hearing I was velcroed to a table shouldve been enough. They did have other complaints on Vitale Lewis!
I have been sick ever since those surgeries. I was on Cipro & Cephlanix BOTH, SAME TIME FOR NEARLY A YEAR? My Digestive tract shut down! & I was pooping White, Candidia Albacani from all the antibiotics. It cost me a small fortune to try to rebalance my internal environment for Perastalsis to happen again.
(It hurts to read the records! In my records she implied that I was a prostitute with Mental issues & my "johns' beat me up!
I have A SSI Judicial Hearing flagged for Congressional Interest on May 3, 2016 & All of Vitale Lewis's records are coming with me. Just months ago I reported her again to The Former County Sheriff who's now An Asst. State Attorney & his pal, The Homocide Agent!

I have tried to warn others of this Doctors's unskilled and neglectful practices since she ruined my eyes in 2002. Why she is still in practice bloggles my mind. Everything distribed above, were similar experience. I too was put on Steroids, and left with wide opened eye, that did not close. I have had to have several revision surgeries. Also I was ignored when complained, and only told to give it time, which is NOT an acceptable answer any plastic surgery patience should have to hear. She forever changed my genetic identiy and eye shape.
This doctor is incompanant and anyone who choses to go to her for any Plastic Surgery is taking a hugh chance on coming out of it, changed for the negative, forever.

I had an upper blepharoplasty done by her in 1999. I woke up during the procedure and was given more meds to go back to sleep. When I came to I was in recovery and was pretty much ignored. An alarm went off several times because I wasn't breathing enough. A few times someone told me to take a deep breath. But several times I was ignored. I knew someone that worked there so I recognized her voice. I heard her say to the nurse "shouldn't you get that?" There was no reply and no one there with me. After I got home and became more coherent I noticed a big nick on my left eye, like the knife slipped or something. It was between where she cut and my eyebrow. Later that day when I undressed I was horrified to see several bruises on my side and scratch marks. It was in the shape of a hand. The only thing I could think of was that I was too sedated to get off the operating table and couldn't walk and almost fell, so someone grabbed me. The next day when I went into the office and showed the nurse. She supposedly called someone that had been there yesterday and she didn't know what happened...big surprise! My eyes were so swollen I could barely see so she injected steroids into my eyelids. I had to go back a few more times for injections because the swelling was so bad. I understand that swelling happens, but as a result of the injections I had several broken blood vessels. Dr. Vitale-Lewis assured me she would take care of it with a laser. So I got on "the list" for the laser. I was told they only get the machine every few months. Well, I waited and waited, many months. Finally I called and was told they weren't using the laser any longer. I explained that the Dr. told me she would take care of it. The person I spoke to was very rude and said she had to review my file. She never called me back. There's no way I would EVER go there again!

I had the Feminine Facelift performed nine months ago and I look terrific. Dr. VL also performed my breast augmentation about four years ago and I was, and still am, delighted with those results as well. I don't get where folks are reporting that she stretched them too tight on the facelift because this is something she absolutely takes great efforts to avoid. My facelift looks natural, soft, and well sculpted. I have told Dr. VL that she was the artist and I was simply her canvass, and her "artwork" is beautiful. She's a great lady and a very gifted surgeon.

i worked for dr. vl for 5 years and think she is an amazing surgeon, in 5 years i never saw her mess up anyones face, she not only made her pts. look younger but prettier, i have never seen her ignore any of her pts. her pts. also love her to death, i wanted one of her facelifts so bad and when i get older and if she is still in practice she is the only one i would let do it. she wasnt on discovery health 3 times because of her bad results. and for the person above who commented on fishing line, ignorance is a good reason not to comment, she uses PDS sutures, fishing line get real! the sutures she places these sutures to suspend the tissue up instead of just pulling the skin back to prevent the wind blown look, and i have never seen any of her pts. pulled to tight. she has people from all over the country come to her BECAUSE SHE IS SO GOOD. 5 years and many facelifts and all satisfied pts.

I agree with all of the NEGATIVE comments regarding DR VICTORIA-VITALIE LEWIS. I too had a complaint and was brushed off. She does make all patients look like
'catwoman'. She may get a 'hit' now and then. My facelift resulted in an asysemitrical face and lumpy liposuction. Very unhappy with results! DON'T GO THERE, FIND SOMEONE ELSE OR YOU WILL REGRET IT !

Wow, this is all pretty scary.

I write her a note every year thanking her for the wonderful results I got. It did take a year for everything to settle, and I felt that one side was a little thinner than the other so she got me in there and fixed it without charge. Because I was awake during this procedure, I was able to note the extreme care she took to make sure everything was absolutely sterile. I found her to be professional and amazingly competent.

My facelift has lasted for 10 years with no change except a little wrinkle around the neck because I was too fat when I got it done and later lost weight. This I surely cannot blame on her. I look great, I look natural, I talked her out of a chin implant without any problem and I think she complied absolutely with everything I asked of her. I recently returned to have the micro laser and those results lasted well over a year and I'm very pleased.

The reason I went there was my mom's excellent lift, and mom's has lasted for almost 20 years with very little droop. She has a few wrinkles now, but still looks great for her age.

I respect your right to disagree, but I imagine that the complainers are in the extreme minority, and that the satisfied customers usually don't find the time to write. This is too bad, because many careers are ruined by this kind of thing.

Every cosmetic procedure carries risk. Be advised and proceed accordingly.

I used to work for Vitale-Lewis, MD and let me tell you something! She does great Breast Augmentations, but if I wanted a facelift, tummytuck or any other procedure, I would be going to another surgeon. I have seen too many people leave that office unhappy with the results that they got. For the person who LOVES DR VL, don't sugar coat the truth. You know who you are, and you still work there! Keep in mind "What goes around, comes around" and honey, your time is coming!

This is too: I LOVE VL..You must be a former staff member or current.You get your check from her income too. She is unskilled and botched more woman's faces than mine. I belong to as many plastic surgery and review a doctor web sights as I possibly can.

Why? Because it is now my mission to warn others of this so called Plastic Surgeon.
My expectations were "not" too high. I was once a beautiful woman, confident in my appearance.
I had bags from age was 55) and only wanted them removed. She talked me into upper lids and I foolishly thought because she had a fancy web sight, certified in plastic surgery, she knew what she was doing WRONG!
I will pay for "her raping me of my genetic identity" for the "rest of my life". I no longer resemble my family members or children. And that my Dear, was not from having high expectations!
It's been 8 years and I still need counseling for loss and deformity at times. She ruined and changed my appearance and life, while this so called P.S. goes on to destroy others.

My hollowed face and sunken, hollowed, inverted sockets eyes are a direct cause of her unskilled hands and removing so much tissue and fat. I've had 5 other plastic Surgery Specialists consulted for reversion, tell me there isn't much to work with in volume for reversion. She removed TOO MUCH FAT and TISSUE, leaving my result. I can back up every word I'm saying as well. I have all 5 reports, and not much can be done for long term upper lids if any. I have traveled to California and Illinois for reversion consults. All are risky and no giantess's. I can not show neglect, only aggressive and unskilled methods and skill.

And WARN OTHER!

She butchered me real good. Changed my entire face and appearance to a NEGATIVE.

She is NOT a perfectionist. They don't run and hide from unsatisfied clients, or tell them to give it time. That's real professional. Time will never fix me, only make it worse.

She wanted to put Cow Collagen in my eyes. Can you imagine? I would be a real mess.

Yeah, she is a perfectionist alright.
I'm not saying she doesn't get a Hit now and then, but with all her experience( over 20 years) that is all it is, a Hit. This is not the only web sight that holds the horror stories of this woman's unskilled hands.
DO NOT GO TO THIS BUTCHER! PLEASE! there are way to many good plastic surgeons in Florida and on the East Coast of Florida. Unfortunately for me, I choice the worst and will pay and pay emotionally, and physically for the rest of my life.
I tried to upload photo's, but it wouldn't let me. I no longer have a problem in showing anyone interested in my eyes today, compared to yesterday. And my expectations were only normal. NO eye lid surgery should ever change your eyes, in shape or appearance. She is a butcher, STAY AWAY !

Apparently this is the same Dr. that worked on Bob Costas