Martin O'toole, MD

I went to Dr. O'Toole to have fat pads removed from my abdomen, flanks, and inner thighs for which he thought SmartLipo would be the prefect option. At Dr. O'Toole's insistence, my pelvic area would have to be done at an additional cost. Before the procedure, Dr. O'Toole showed me a canister to explain that he could only take out the amount of fat that would fill that canister. During the procedure, Dr. O'Toole then insisted it would be necessary to put an incision across my pelvic area, directly above my pelvic hairline, to remove excess skin ‘to prevent saggage’ and he assured me that the incision would be hidden in my pubic hair, but it wasn't. As the procedure was taking far longer than Dr. O'Toole anticipated and he had another patient after me that he needed to attend to, he was only able to do my abdomen and pelvic area, and I agreed to come back for a second visit to complete the procedure. Before leaving the exam room, I pointed out to Dr. O'Toole that the canister was… empty, minus about a ¼ inch of fluid at the very bottom of the canister. An emergency call had to be made to Dr. O’Toole later that evening when my legs swelled so severely that I could not bend my legs at all to get up my staircase. This would be the FIRST time Dr. O'Toole would mention 'that cutting in the pelvic area disturbs lymph nodes and causes swelling, which is usually temporary'. Temporary was not even close to the time or cost of 2+ years of acupuncture to get my lymphatic system to drain to where my legs were close to the size they were prior to the procedure. When I was finally able to even entertain the idea of receiving the already paid for SmartLipo to my flanks, inner thighs, and parts of my abdomen, which Dr. O’Toole agreed to touch up, Dr. O’Toole agreed that traditional lipo would be the route to go at an additional coast of $3000, to cover the anesthesiologist and surgery center. Then a week before this procedure was scheduled to be done, Dr. O’Toole told me that he is NOT going to do the liposuction because he feels that I need a tummy tuck, at an additional cost of $7600. I asked that the $5400 that I had already paid for SmartLipo being refunded to me, so I could go to another doctor for SmartLipo, but I was told that Dr. O’Toole does NOT give refunds. I asked that mediation being set up to resolve this issue and I was told that Dr. Martin O’Toole does NOT participate in mediation. So, I guess that only conclusion that can be drawn from this experience is that Dr. O’Toole feels it is okay to keep money for services that he refused to render.

The Best in town. If you want to get the best results, Dr. O'Tool is the person to go to.

After reviewing numerous doctors for the explantation of my saline sub muscular implants I decided on Dr. O'Toole. My girlfriend had mentioned that he performed the best breast augmentation surgeries via a technician who had seen dozens of breast implants. So I decided to have them removed because one had ruptured. The surgery was a breeze. We were discussing the news during my operation. I was wide awake. He made me very comfortable and provided more anesthesia if I felt the slightest of pain. I believe that I made an excellent choice and am very happy. Hope this helps anyone making the decision on explantation.

I had my original BA in 2003. I was a Mentor Study participant for the cohesive gel implants. I did not like my results and kept hoping it would get better. After 5 years of waiting for them to be more natural looking and feeling, I decided to get a redo and implant exchange. I chose to go with a Thai doctor. Big mistake. They caused me more problem. I ended up with a double bubble in my left breast. I tried to get this corrected by another plastic surgeon in Santa Monica. He did not fix the problem even after an extensive internal work. So I came to Dr.O'Toole for help. I asked many questions over 3 separate sessions. I also looked at the before and after photos although he did not post too many, and none with my same problem. I decided to still go with Dr.O'Toole because of the fact that he spent a lot of time answering my questions and concerns, and he explained what he was going to do to fix my problems. It sounded to me like he really understood the problems and how to… fix them to make my breasts look and feel natural. My surgery was 2 weeks ago, and even with the swelling still there, I could already see that the double bubble issue is gone, and I have a good feeling about the final results because my breasts already look much better than what I had before.

I have never had as good a doctor experience as I did with Dr. O'Toole. I researched many doctors for my breast augmentation and am glad I finally went with him. He was very courteous and informative and my results are way better than I expected. He took good care of me and followed me closely to make sure I had no complications (I never thought it was possible to look so good so soon after surgery!). I highly recommend him as I have never met a more talented and kind surgeon.

I went to Dr. O'Toole for reconstructive surgery about a year ago. He was one of 6-7 plastic surgeons I visited and I went with him because he ma ...