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Dr. William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgery
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1101 Madison St Ste 1280 Seattle, WA 98104
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DANGEROUS MD – STAY AWAY
Dr. Portuese performed a rhinoplasty on me. Post operatively he said that I needed steroid injections in my nose to control swelling. On a post-op visit he took a vial of medication out of a cupboard, drew up the “steroid” himself and injected it into my nose. When he went back to the vial of medication on the counter, he paused and began muttering and mumbling incoherently to himself. After an awkwardly long period of time of Dr. Portuese carrying on to himself, I wondered if I should get someone from the office to come into the exam room. Dr. Portuese finally turned back to me and asked me what my occupation was. I told him that I was a registered nurse. He told me I could go and he carried the vial of medication out of the room with him so that I could not see it. HIDE MISTAKE

It took me a while to figure out why he behaved this way. I am certain that he realized he had injected the wrong medication into my nose. Directly after his injection, I began to have problems with my nose being cold, painful and purple. The problems continue to this day.

I have been a registered nurse for 33 years. Certain medications should never be injected into an appendage (finger, toe, nose) as they can cause necrosis because they damage the capillary circulation. I know that Dr. Portuese injected a wrong medication into my nose AND HE KNEW IT. Rather than acknowledging his mistake and allowing me to get help, he hid his mistake to protect himself. I believe Dr. Portuese, as a physician, is DANGEROUS!
Dr. Portuese caused permanent injury to me. I have to live with a heating pad on my face and take vasodilator medications to help preserve circulation to my nose.

At a later visit when I asked him about my circulation problems, he chose his words carefully and said that nothing from his surgery would cause them – knowing it was his medication error, not the surgery itself. He continued to hide his mistake.

My nostrils were symmetrical prior to him operating, but after his surgery, my right nostril had a notch in it. I asked Dr. Portuese if he sliced it during the procedure. He said, “No!” but told me he could fix it, but I would have to pay again. DENY MISTAKE

As an RN I have encountered many physicians, based on my experience with Dr. Portuese: he is NOT CAREFUL, he is DISHONEST and he is DANGEROUS.

Dr. Portuese’s mistake resulted in continuous face pain for the rest of my life. I consider myself fortunate that I have not had to have the end of my nose amputated because Dr. Portuese injected the wrong medication into my nose and covered up his mistake.

B - E - W - A - R - E WHAT WILL HE DO TO YOU ?

*** If you had a problem after a procedure done by Dr. Portuese, report it to the Washington State Medical Commission at: WMC.WA.GOV
by Michelle xxx.xxx.119.176
April 17, 2022
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