Dr George Commons

I have had the opportunity to travel the country and observe aesthetic and cosmetic surgeons performing many different types of plastic surgery procedures for nearly 30 years. This has included many visits to the Palo Alto area and Dr. Commons. For the uninformed, and there are many on this site, Dr. Commons is an excellent surgeon who is extremely experienced. Additionally, his staff and the surgery center he uses are top-notch providing an excellent and safe procedure. Anyone thinking that Dr. Commons does not get great results, or believes the one nut posting, is absolutely misinformed. He is the best.

A friend of mine went to Dr. George Commons nearly a decade ago and is still reeling from the damage done to her by this absolute disgrace to medicine. Dr. Commons turned a routine procedure into an absolute nightmare. He operated on about 20 wrong areas of her body and cost her over $200,000 worth of corrective surgery and attorney fees due to the aftermath of his horrible surgical work. This Palo Alto plastic surgeon shouldn't be allowed to hurt any more people he pretends to want to help. I know my friend is not the only victim of this licensed butcher, but he has money to burn, so he throws enough of it at lawyers to cover up his worst mistakes. Any other doctor who had his record of ruining innocent lives with poor procedures would no longer be allowed to practice medicine anymore. My friend's endured dozens of corrective surgeries she's had to pay for out of pocket, and the doctors who are fixing his shoddy work are always amazed at how incompetent his work was. Judge Leslie C. Nichols fixed the trial for his friend George that would have and should have resulted in some relief for my friend. There is nothing more dangerous than a doctor who is above the law and immune to the civil channels of relief friends like mine rely on as victims. Medical malpractice trials are difficult to prosecute as it is without judicial corruption and doctors like Commons escaping culpability because of biased rulings. Commons operated on my friend's knees for no reason, without her consent. There was nothing wrong with her knees at all, and he did such incredible damage that she now experiences constant pain. Her suffering is brutal to witness, and because of this absolutely unfounded and unauthorized surgery her kneecaps frequently get dislocated. She also had large X marks carved into her hips. Other doctors have no clue why Dr. Commons or any other surgeon would engage in these procedures and do such severe harm. Commons essentially amputated part of her calves, and she has had to go to other countries to get artificial injectable implants to fill in the large concave areas. Her calves were perfect and beautiful, and they should not have been touched Judge Nichols made things much worse for my friend by turning a blind eye on the evidence presented in the case. This judge was obligated to consider all the records showing all the wrong operations done on my friend. He saw pictures of the awful injuries my friend sustained, injuries the opposing counsel never disputed by presenting any evidence of their own. Even the statement written for the court by Dr. Commons shouldn't have been enough to sway any judge to rule against my friend. "I didn't think I did anything wrong," was all the doctor said to defend himself of the charges. Apparently the opinion of a friend means more to Judge Nichols than the pain and suffering of a victim. Judge Nichols treated my friend like she was the defendant in the case and forced her to pay all of his friend's legal fees. His corruption was unconscionable and left my friend victimized once more by the very justice system that was supposed to protect her. He even went as far as requiring my friend to remain quiet about her ordeal and prevented her from warning others about the worst Dr. Commons could do. More of his victims will suffer now even after trying to check out his background online like many potential patients do before surgery. The First Amendment simply doesn't exist in this judge's corrupt courtroom. He simply swept the whole problem under the rug to protect his pal and left my friend's life in shambles as a result, her constant suffering magnified by the fact that seeking justice proved so futile. Judge Nichols made sure to rig the entire trial, corrupting my own lawyers to work against me in the process. No witnesses were allowed to testify, no jury was allowed to hear the case, and my friend got no opportunity to have a fair hearing on her grievances. My friend's had to shed so many tears and endure so many days filled with tremendous pain shooting through her body because of this awful experience. The doctor's used his money and connections to erase the truth about what happened. He's made my friend's mental pain just as bad as the physical ailments she suffers because of his butchery. The fact that Dr. Nichols actually teaches future patients at Stanford only makes things worse. This is not an example any young surgeon should be following or looking up to. This man is absolute *** who should not be able to ruin any more lives like he was able to ruin my friend's life. I have known my friend nearly all her life. She was a strong, happy, and dedicated young lady before Dr. Commons came into her life. His crude cuts transformed her into a physical and emotional wreck. Her strength has been sapped by his relentless attempts to keep her quiet at any cost, and his actions to corrupt the judicial system victimize her more with each passing day. She must wake up every day to confront the fact that this man cannot be held responsible in a court of law for what he did to do so much injury to such an innocent person. Seeing what she goes through in being forced to endure this ordeal makes me convinced that the only way to bring this man to justice is to let him be tried in the court of public opinion. Please help spread the word about Dr. Commons and Judge Nichols and their egregious abuses. Please do not let what happened to my friend happen to any future victims who might be fooled by Dr. Commons' fabricated and whitewashed "clean" record as a surgeon and Judge Nichols' biased and corrupt judicial practices.

Dr. George Commons mutilated my friend's body, operating on 20 of the wrong parts of her body. He caused serious damage to her knees, carved X's into her hips, sutured her pubic area, damaged her calves, operated on the WRONG LEG, all areas that were perfect and she didn't consent to surgery on. What could explain him doing this? He just lies about it, so we're not going to get any answers from him. These are the possibilities: He is an ***. He was drunk and/or on drugs. He is a sociopath. He is too lazy to do the appropriate surgery on each patient, so instead he does the same surgery to everyone, whether they need it or not. Some combination of the above. The sociopath theory is likely, because he has the typical characteristics of a sociopath: 1.Pathological liar -he even lied under oath. 2.No concern for the suffering & damage to their victims - Commons saw what he did to her, and could have had his insurance pay for the reconstructive surgery, but instead he conspired with his friend from Stanford, a superior court judge, to fix the malpractice trial. The judge got her lawyer to waive her right to a jury trial behind her back and agree to no witnesses & no testimony. This allowed this corrupt judge to rule against her even though ALL the evidence was in her favor, and he ordered her to pay Commons' attorney's fees, and she had to go through bankruptcy. She lost her business and she and her daughter were evicted from 2 apartments. She has had 28 surgeries so far at a cost of more than $200,000. She has had to work 7 days a week for more than 11 years to pay for it, and she still needs more! 3. Never taking responsibility for what they have to to their victims - he said under oath that he didn't think he did anything wrong. 4. Blaming the victim and going on the offensive - he sued her and her daughter for defamation, even though they told the truth and were protected under the Constitution. That suit was dismissed when she threatened to sue for malicious prosecution. George Commons has done similar things to other patients. He is a menace to the public and should have lost his license years ago.

Dr. George Commons had a malpractice judgement against him for damaging a womans' face, neck, and chest. The jusry awarded the victim about $90,000. She is disfigured for life. He wasn't even supposed to do anything to her chest. Dr. Commons has a habit of operating on parts that the victim has not consented to have surgery on. I know of at least three women he has done this to. This is battery. He is the worst doctor I have ever heard of. He operated on more than a dozen of the wrong parts on my friend, including the wrong leg!

Dr. George Commons of Palo Alto, CA caused so much damage to my friend that 11 years later she is still dealing with the fallout. She just had her 28th surgery to try to fix his numerous mistakes, and she still needs more. . He operated on more than a dozen of the wrong parts . He operated on the wrong leg . He operated on both her knees without reason or consent, causing her kneecaps to dislocate painfully . He operated on both calves without reason or consent, causing large concave areas that had to be filled in with artificial fillers . He carved large X's into her hips without reason or consent . He operated on her pubic area without reason or consent . He lied about all of the above, telling her she just had to wait a year and all would be fine. Not coinci- dentally, a year is the statute of limitations in CA for filing a medical malpractice lawsuit . Commons sued my friend and her teenage daughter for defamation, because they told the truth about what he did to her . He conspired with his friend, a superior court judge, to fix the malpractice trial against him. The judge got her lawyer to agree to no jury, no witnesses, no testimony, all behind her back, so that the judge could rule in favor of his buddy, in spite of all the evidence against him proving BATTERY - operating on parts without consent . The judge ruled against my friend, ordering her to pay Commons' attorney's fees, and she had to go through bankruptcy. She lost her business she was so depressed and she and her daughter were evicted from 2 apartments because she couldn't pay the rent . My friend has spent the last 11 years working 7 days a week, including Christmas, to pay for the 28 surgeries she has needed to try to fix Commons' mistakes. She still has pain in her knees. The artificial fillers in her calves has hardened, so she needs to go to Europe to have it cut out, and a new artificial filler, not available in the US, needs to be put in. This alone will cost about $15,000. She had beautiful, perfect calves before Dr. George Commons is a monster. He is a pathological liar, he takes no responsibility for his butchery. Instead of compensating his victim, he sues her, as if she was the one who injured him. He knows how she has suffered all these years because of him, yet he illegally avoids the consequences. This is the moral equivalent of a hit and run driver. All of this behavior is consistent with that of a sociopath.

A friend of mine went to Dr. George Commons more than a decade ago and is still reeling from the damage done to her by this absolute disgrace to medicine. Dr. Commons turned a routine procedure into an absolute nightmare. He operated on about 20 wrong areas of her body and cost her over $200,000 worth of corrective surgery and attorney fees due to the aftermath of his horrible surgical work. This Palo Alto plastic surgeon shouldn't be allowed to hurt any more people he pretends to want to help?. I know my friend is not the only victim of this licensed butcher, but he has money to burn, so he throws enough of it at lawyers to cover up his worst mistakes,. Any other doctor who had his record of ruining innocent lives with poor procedures would no longer be allowed to practice medicine anymore!. My friend's endured dozens of corrective surgeries she's had to pay for out of pocket, and the doctors who are fixing his shoddy work are always amazed at how incompetent his work was. Judge Leslie C!. Nichols fixed the trial for his friend George that would have and should have resulted in some relief for my friend:. There is nothing more dangerous than a doctor who is above the law and immune to the civil channels of relief friends like mine rely on as victims?. Medical malpractice trials are difficult to prosecute as it is without judicial corruption and doctors like Commons escaping culpability because of biased rulings. Commons operated on my friend's knees for no reason, without her consent. There was nothing wrong with her knees at all, and he did such incredible damage that she now experiences constant pain. Her suffering is brutal to witness, and because of this absolutely unfounded and unauthorized surgery her kneecaps frequently get dislocated. She also had large X marks carved into her hips. Other doctors have no clue why Dr. Commons or any other surgeon would engage in these procedures and do such severe harm. Commons essentially amputated part of her calves, and she has had to go to other countries to get artificial injectable implants to fill in the large concave areas. Her calves were perfect and beautiful, and they should not have been touched Judge Nichols made things much worse for my friend by turning a blind eye on the evidence presented in the case. This judge was obligated to consider all the records showing all the wrong operations done on my friend. He saw pictures of the awful injuries my friend sustained, injuries the opposing counsel never disputed by presenting any evidence of their own. Even the statement written for the court by Dr. Commons shouldn't have been enough to sway any judge to rule against my friend. "I didn't think I did anything wrong," was all the doctor said to defend himself of the charges. Apparently the opinion of a friend means more to Judge Nichols than the pain and suffering of a victim. Judge Nichols treated my friend like she was the defendant in the case and forced her to pay all of his friend's legal fees. His corruption was unconscionable and left my friend victimized once more by the very justice system that was supposed to protect her. He even went as far as requiring my friend to remain quiet about her ordeal and prevented her from warning others about the worst Dr. Commons could do. More of his victims will suffer now even after trying to check out his background online like many potential patients do before surgery. The First Amendment simply doesn't exist in this judge's corrupt courtroom. He simply swept the whole problem under the rug to protect his pal and left my friend's life in shambles as a result, her constant suffering magnified by the fact that seeking justice proved so futile. Judge Nichols made sure to rig the entire trial, corrupting her own lawyer to work against her in the process. No witnesses were allowed to testify, no jury was allowed to hear the case, and my friend got no opportunity to have a fair hearing on her grievances. My friend's had to shed so many tears and endure so many days filled with tremendous pain shooting through her body because of this awful experience. The doctor's used his money and connections to erase the truth about what happened. He's made my friend's mental pain just as bad as the physical ailments she suffers because of his butchery. The fact that Dr. Commons actually teaches future patients at Stanford only makes things worse. This is not an example any young surgeon should be following or looking up to. This man is absolute *** who should not be able to ruin any more lives like he was able to ruin my friend's life. I have known my friend nearly all her life. She was a strong, happy, and dedicated young lady before Dr. Commons came into her life. His crude cuts transformed her into a physical and emotional wreck.. Her strength has been sapped by his relentless attempts to keep her quiet at any cost, and his actions to corrupt the judicial system victimize her more with each passing day:. She must wake up every day to confront the fact that this man cannot be held responsible in a court of law for what he did to do so much injury to such an innocent person,. Seeing what she goes through in being forced to endure this ordeal makes me convinced that the only way to bring this man to justice is to let him be tried in the court of public opinion.. Please help spread the word about Dr. Commons and Judge Nichols and their egregious abuses.. Please do not let what happened to my friend happen to any future victims who might be fooled by Dr. Commons' fabricated and whitewashed "clean" record as a surgeon and Judge Nichols' biased and corrupt judicial practices..

A friend of mine went to Dr. George Commons nearly a decade ago and is still reeling from the damage done to her by this absolute disgrace to medicine. Dr. Commons turned a routine procedure into an absolute nightmare. He operated on about 20 wrong areas of her body and cost her over $200,000 worth of corrective surgery and attorney fees due to the aftermath of his horrible surgical work. This Palo Alto plastic surgeon shouldn't be allowed to hurt any more people he pretends to want to help. I know my friend is not the only victim of this licensed butcher, but he has money to burn, so he throws enough of it at lawyers to cover up his worst mistakes. Any other doctor who had his record of ruining innocent lives with poor procedures would no longer be allowed to practice medicine anymore. My friend's endured dozens of corrective surgeries she's had to pay for out of pocket, and the doctors who are fixing his shoddy work are always amazed at how incompetent his work was. Judge Leslie C. Nichols fixed the trial for his friend George that would have and should have resulted in some relief for my friend. There is nothing more dangerous than a doctor who is above the law and immune to the civil channels of relief friends like mine rely on as victims. Medical malpractice trials are difficult to prosecute as it is without judicial corruption and doctors like Commons escaping culpability because of biased rulings. Commons operated on my friend's knees for no reason, without her consent. There was nothing wrong with her knees at all, and he did such incredible damage that she now experiences constant pain. Her suffering is brutal to witness, and because of this absolutely unfounded and unauthorized surgery her kneecaps frequently get dislocated. She also had large X marks carved into her hips. Other doctors have no clue why Dr. Commons or any other surgeon would engage in these procedures and do such severe harm. Commons essentially amputated part of her calves, and she has had to go to other countries to get artificial injectable implants to fill in the large concave areas. Her calves were perfect and beautiful, and they should not have been touched Judge Nichols made things much worse for my friend by turning a blind eye on the evidence presented in the case. This judge was obligated to consider all the records showing all the wrong operations done on my friend. He saw pictures of the awful injuries my friend sustained, injuries the opposing counsel never disputed by presenting any evidence of their own. Even the statement written for the court by Dr. Commons shouldn't have been enough to sway any judge to rule against my friend. "I didn't think I did anything wrong," was all the doctor said to defend himself of the charges. Apparently the opinion of a friend means more to Judge Nichols than the pain and suffering of a victim. Judge Nichols treated my friend like she was the defendant in the case and forced her to pay all of his friend's legal fees. His corruption was unconscionable and left my friend victimized once more by the very justice system that was supposed to protect her. He even went as far as requiring my friend to remain quiet about her ordeal and prevented her from warning others about the worst Dr. Commons could do. More of his victims will suffer now even after trying to check out his background online like many potential patients do before surgery. The First Amendment simply doesn't exist in this judge's corrupt courtroom. He simply swept the whole problem under the rug to protect his pal and left my friend's life in shambles as a result, her constant suffering magnified by the fact that seeking justice proved so futile. Judge Nichols made sure to rig the entire trial, corrupting her own lawyer to work against her in the process. No witnesses were allowed to testify, no jury was allowed to hear the case, and my friend got no opportunity to have a fair hearing on her grievances. My friend's had to shed so many tears and endure so many days filled with tremendous pain shooting through her body because of this awful experience. The doctor's used his money and connections to erase the truth about what happened. He's made my friend's mental pain just as bad as the physical ailments she suffers because of his butchery. The fact that Dr. Commons actually teaches future patients at Stanford only makes things worse. This is not an example any young surgeon should be following or looking up to. This man is absolute *** who should not be able to ruin any more lives like he was able to ruin my friend's life. I have known my friend nearly all her life. She was a strong, happy, and dedicated young lady before Dr. Commons came into her life. His crude cuts transformed her into a physical and emotional wreck.. Her strength has been sapped by his relentless attempts to keep her quiet at any cost, and his actions to corrupt the judicial system victimize her more with each passing day:. She must wake up every day to confront the fact that this man cannot be held responsible in a court of law for what he did to do so much injury to such an innocent person,. Seeing what she goes through in being forced to endure this ordeal makes me convinced that the only way to bring this man to justice is to let him be tried in the court of public opinion.. Please help spread the word about Dr. Commons and Judge Nichols and their egregious abuses.. Please do not let what happened to my friend happen to any future victims who might be fooled by Dr. Commons' fabricated and whitewashed "clean" record as a surgeon and Judge Nichols' biased and corrupt judicial practices..

It's already a year and a half that Dr. Commons performed a face lift with temporal brow suspension on me. When I first met Dr. Commons he was very kind and promised me great results because of my skin type. He and his anesthesiologist said that I would look half my age after the operation. I didn't expect that, but I did expect better results. The operation lasted eight hours and the discomfort was enormous. He only prescribed Tylenol for pain and Ambien to help me sleep, they only lasted a few hours. Every time I went to see him he said that I looked great and when I complained about the poor results, he said that I should wait a year. After a year and a half my neck looks the same as before the surgery (what they call a turkey neck) plus there is loose ski under the chin, where he made the incision. There are labial wrinkles, and wrinkles on the face., plus there is redness and swelling under the eyes and on the cheek bones. He promised me that after a year he would pull more skin from my neck and I had only to pay for the surgery center and the anesthesiologist. He suggested that I buy a cream from his office, "Obagi" and the cost was $400.00. He convinced me to have botox on my neck and juvederm on my left cheek, where there is more skin to be pulled off, but they didn't work. I went to see him after 14 months and he was a completely different person. He was very rude. He denied that he was going to redo my neck and there was nothing he could do for the redness and swelling under my eyes. I asked him why I didn't have the results like the photos he had on his office wall before and after the operation) and he answered "They are younger, I can't make you look 30 years younger. Then I mentioned that an actress the same age as me had a face lift and looks great,he said: "She must have paid millions of dollars" After looking at the photos of the women on his office wall with great results after the operation, I deducted that they are ether fake or he was good at it at one time and now it's time for him to retire.

These are complaints posted on the internet by former patients of George W. Commons, MD. Commons and his lawyer are trying to prevent the public from hearing the truth about him. They lie to other websites, telling them that there is a court order preventing me from posting this. This is a LIE! I hope pissedconsumer will not be intimidated. "I have owned a business in Burlingame, Calif for a number of years. One of my friends who also has a boutique had a face lift from Dr. Commons in 1997 or 98. It was absolutely shocking to see the difference in her, not an appreciable one to say the least. She complained of serious itching as I recall and when she confronted him or his staff about the problem, they said it was natural to expect some minor irritation and it would soon "go away". It lasted for 5 years. Her appearance was extreme . She was terribly disappointed with the results. She said she thought because he was so busy with so many patients, (according to his staff) that he must be good. She regrets this poor analogy now." "No, cannot possibly refer friends and loved ones to this doctor. Had a facelift that was not done well and not done in the way he described to me. Positive effects did not last while negative effects are permanent. I am terribly disappointed after hearing very good things about his work. I suspect this doctor has been relying heavily on his reputation from voluminous liposuction studies from many years ago. He could not offer any explanation for why my surgery did not turn out so well. Maybe it is time to retire?" "Had a consult for liposurgery with this Doctor but did not select him for the surgery. Seemed well loved by his efficient office staff and there was a nice energetic and friendly ambiance about the place but the consult itself did not go well. This is just my honest impression. While the office made me feel very comfortable, when I met with the Doctor himself, I could not imagine him doing surgery on my body. I did not feel that I could trust him to do a quality job. Here's why. He seemed very hurried, disorganized, forgetful and clumsy. He had more than ample photos demonstrating the volume and variety of cases he has done and has obviously had a great deal of experience but he got confused and could not stay on track with the questions I asked and seemed fuzzy and disorientated throughout the entire conversation. He had trouble finding things and explaining things to me. His manner and behavior definitely did not instill the confidence I needed." "Dr. George Commons did a terrible job on my liposuction. It was just like the person said in the first posting here at the bottom - he worked on parts that he wasn't supposed to, and he didn't work on parts he was supposed to do. I don't know how he can still be allowed to operate when he does things like this to people. Definitely not recommended!" "I just don't know how to say this, but I think Dr Commons should retire. He needs to cut down on his operations or a take more time evaluating what needs to done to correct the problem. I don't want to sound like I whining but in my case the surgery was botched. I just thought I should let those who are considering Dr Commons know you may not be that happy with the results." "He did my eyes and they turned out uneven. He wasn't very helpful and tried to minimize the fact that it wasn't symmetrical. I would not go back to him. "