Garrett Andrew Wirth, MD

A few years ago, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction at UCI, following cancer. Dr Wirth was my plastic surgeon. Not only did he botched my breast reconstruction, but he created another permanent body disfigurement by removing an excessive amount of fat from my abdomen and hips in an attempt to correct my breasts’ irregular contours with fat grafting. Had I known he would remove so much fat, I would have never consented for the latter procedure given that I am on the slim side. Besides, I never provided consent for having fat removed from my hips, only from my abdomen. And to make things worse, I went through this latter surgery for nothing as my “shaped” implants had to be removed due to one of them rotating, which made my breast collapse... literally. This final reconstruction was performed with another type of implants by another surgeon at another institution. I’m really pleased with the latter breast outcome, but I’m left with disfigured hips and abdomen, which is looking worse and worse as I age