In June, I went for a consultation with Dr. Robert Louton in the State College PA office, about a possible neck lift (I'm 43). I immediately noticed the very unprofessional atmosphere in the office. Every woman I saw working there was wearing very low-cut blouses or dresses that showed enormous cleavage. The thought ran through my mind that he had done breast augmentation on all of them and they were "showing off" the results.
I was called in, after filling out all the paperwork. The doctor did not come in at the beginning at all, which was NOT a good sign. The girl who talked to me looked at my neck and made a diagnosis, then proceeded to show me a series of photographs in a photo album (supposed before-and-afters). She then gave me paperwork to sign. I read it through carefully first. It was just a quote for the procedure ($4000), but not an authorization to actually DO the procedure. However, I told her that I was not signing ANYTHING until I had actually seen the doctor. He finally came in, sat in a chair, talked with me and hardly looked at my neck. He asked her if she'd shown me the photos.
Then he wanted to know what I had decided to do. I told him I would have to think it over and left the office. I knew I'd never go back there.
Oddly enough, I ran into him at our local bookstore after that. He was wearing a suit that must have cost at least $4000, and very expensive shoes. Not a hair out of place and not a wrinkle in his face. Probably injects himself with Botox. He recognized me and shook my hand. He asked me if I'd made up my mind to do the procedure. I told him I had to postpone doing anything for a while due to family circumstances. But I'd never go to him. I found some very disturbing reviews of him on the Web, on healthgrades.com. The whole operation is shady and I would highly recommend that anyone considering plastic surgery go elsewhere, if you live in the Central PA area.
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