Went to this orthodontist in 2008 because I needed a boost to my self-confidence, and I wanted a Julia Roberts smile. At the time, I had an insurance plan and Forever Smiles was in my network. I knew practically nothing about orthodontics, nor did I know that I was born with a very deficient chin. In other words, my mandible is much, much smaller than my maxilla. Well, I went in and had all of the necessary prep work, blah blah, and as soon as I signed the paperwork and handed them the cash, they put braces on me the same day. Now mind you, my initial treating orthodontist was a pediatric dentist, not Dr Razdolsky. Nothing was mentioned about expansion, jaw surgery, etc. I was 40 years old, being treated like a kid. One would think that in an office that treats so many patients, that they would get things right in the first place. Nope. My case was pretty complex, unbeknownst to me at the time. I wore only braces for 9 months or so, and my teeth began flaring. I sought a second opinion from another orthodontist in August 2009, that consultation lasted but 5 minutes. They told me to pull teeth, which I didn't want. I ran outta there scared. Then, without MY permission, the second opinion doc called Razdolsky and he called me in for a consultation with him. He quite hastily told me I needed extractions, and I asked for other options. All I got was a "nope" and he was out the door. Soo, I had them done. Within 48 hours after pulling 3 16mm rooted premolars, my face thinned out. I had no idea until someone said something. I FREAKED out, I felt as if I had been taken. I didn't want those teeth pulled, but the liars made everything seem so promising, yeah after I paid them 6 grand. I was a nervous wreck. I broke down, and broke down hard. I was on the verge of suicide. I thought, what have they done to me, my face is ruined. To make matters worse, Dr Razdolsky joked about "missing teeth" whist he worked on me. It wasn't funny at all, and this was NOT I expected out of my treatment. Oh and I called his 911 number on a Sunday and got nothing but rudeness out of this man. I became scared of him. When I saw another orthodontist, he told me I should have come to him first. You trust doctors, you know? When I finally gained the confidence to go back and talk to Yan, he dismissed me as a patient and took 4K of my money. You know that Drs dismiss patients when they know they did something wrong. He referred me to his buddy, another orthodontist in Grayslake. Of course the other guys close to Razdolsky agreed that what he did was right. I spent nearly 20k, and drove myself nearly bankrupt to put my smile back together. I will never forget the trauma this place put me through. Ever. He left me with gaps in my mouth, a ruined face and tads screwed into my jawbone, too, plus STOLE my money. My face filled out in my cheeks since then, but I still have sinking on the sides of my face. Plus I have false teeth now! Hooray. I still get tmj from the extractions. I also had no idea that he wanted to flatten my profile, which was fine in the first place. Still pretty sick over it. It was a nightmare. I'll never trust anyone ever again. read more
