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canadian_girl    7

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I would love to hear from anyone who has used this surgeon. I am thinking of going with him for vsg because he has in-house financing and would like to hear the good, the bad, and the hopefully non-existent ugly lol

Thanks!

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Alex Brecher    10,486

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I don't usually comment on specific surgeons that operate in Mexico. I feel that it's my duty to share what I uncovered about Dr. Quinones, while looking for surgeons to partner with for BariatricPal TeamMX.

I did a lengthy investigation and found that he uses expired Staplers (see attached invoices) He also uses staples made in china and assembled in Tijuana!

Besides those two issues....

- He's had MANY twisted sleeves (+8 in 2 1/12 years that I'm aware of).

- He's left sponges in patients.

- Up to 4 patients and companions share 1 bathroom.

- He's had a patient or two post-op with a bad staph infection.

The list goes on.....I'd stay as far away from him as possible!

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JamieLogical    8,684

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I think my concern with Dr. Quinones, back when I was researching surgeons in summer 2014, was that I saw a YouTube video of him performing surgery and neither he nor any of the staff in the OR were wearing surgical masks.

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gina171    626

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All of the above invoices and both comments are terrifying.

 

Expired supplies, I never even thought of that as a possibility.

 

 

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aster    4

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Well, I had scheduled with him for August, but now I think I should cancel. Good thing there was no deposit required.

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aster    4

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Thank you! I'm really struggling with choosing!!!

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biginjapan    647

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I don't usually comment on specific surgeons that operate in Mexico. I feel that it's my duty to share what I uncovered about Dr. Quinones, while looking for surgeons to partner with for BariatricPal TeamMX.

I did a lengthy investigation and found that he uses expired Staplers (see attached invoices) He also uses staples made in china and assembled in Tijuana!

Besides those two issues....

- He's had MANY twisted sleeves (+8 in 2 1/12 years that I'm aware of).

- He's left sponges in patients.

- Up to 4 patients and companions share 1 bathroom.

- He's had a patient or two post-op with a bad staph infection.

The list goes on.....I'd stay as far away from him as possible!

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Just curious as how staples "expire" - it's not something I ever thought about.

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Alex Brecher    10,486

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I don't usually comment on specific surgeons that operate in Mexico. I feel that it's my duty to share what I uncovered about Dr. Quinones, while looking for surgeons to partner with for BariatricPal TeamMX.

 

I did a lengthy investigation and found that he uses expired Staplers (see attached invoices) He also uses staples made in china and assembled in Tijuana!

 

Besides those two issues....

 

- He's had MANY twisted sleeves (+8 in 2 1/12 years that I'm aware of).

 

- He's left sponges in patients.

 

- Up to 4 patients and companions share 1 bathroom.

 

- He's had a patient or two post-op with a bad staph infection.

 

The list goes on.....I'd stay as far away from him as possible!

 

attachicon.gifImageUploadedByBariatricPal1465253190.395756.jpg

attachicon.gifImageUploadedByBariatricPal1465253200.695023.jpg

 

 

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Just curious as how staples "expire" - it's not something I ever thought about.

 

All staples have an expiration date. They have a much higher chance of misfiring if they're expired.

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