He's a cosmetic surgeon who gained fame
thanks to some of the reality TV stars he's worked on
but some less famous patients are furious.
Saying, they couldn't believe what they looked like
when their procedures were done.
Lisa Guerrero has our investigation.
I can't do that.
These reality stars
swear by their cosmetic surgeon.
I'm telling you what was said.
Mob Wives Renee Graziano
and Kim Bella from VH1's Love & Hip Hop.
It's your girl, Kim Bella.
Say they owe their curves to this doctor.
If you love curves, this is the place to be.
Ammar Shaheen who features them on his website.
Say hi to the camera.
(laughing)
I love you Dr. Shaheen.
But not everyone is a fan of the gynecologist
turned cosmetic surgeon.
I looked in the mirror and I hated what I saw.
I was like, I'm just ugly now.
29 year old Connie Zuniga
wanted to get back to her bikini figure but says
the Brazilian butt lift
Dr. Shaheen performed disfigured her.
So, this is after surgeries
to improve what he originally did.
I couldn't believe what I looked like.
Connie isn't the only one with regrets.
We found ten patients currently suing
Dr. Shaheen for malpractice.
This woman who asked to wear a disguise
says she was horrified by the way her stomach looked
after her liposuction.
When she complained, she says the doctor agreed to fix it
and told her to come in at 3:00 AM.
She says, five hours later at 8:00 AM
right before the procedure,
this video was taken that she says
shows the doctor is nodding off.
At that point, she left.
Her attorney is Marion Conde.
What did you think when you saw that video tape?
I was outraged.
I believe this was gross negligence, gross incompetence,
and one day he's gonna hurt someone.
We asked board certified plastic surgeon
Adam Rubinstein to examine Connie.
Was Connie's procedure botched?
Without a doubt.
There's no doubt in my mind
I would call that a botched procedure.
I posed as a patient interested in liposuction
and brought along Dr. Rubinstein as my husband.
Dr. Shaheen wasn't even there for the appointment.
Instead, I was evaluated by this woman named Aura.
She suggested not only liposuction
but also a Brazilian butt lift and breast surgery.
Dr. Rubinstein was surprised the doctor wasn't even there.
We would never have seen the doctor
until maybe that moment before surgery
and to me that's just insanity.
That is not the way this should be done.
Dr. Shaheen didn't return our calls.
What about, sir?
So we met him as he showed up to his office at 7:00 P.M.
Some people think that your license should be suspended.
What's your comment about that?
Hi, I'm Lisa Guerrero.
But two days later he sat down with me and denied
all allegations of wrongdoing.
Dr. Shaheen, patients say that you have botched
their surgeries and have left them disfigured.
Look, 99.99% of all of my patients are very very happy
and they have amazing results.
Does this look like an acceptable result to you?
I know this particular patient.
Yes.
This lady had surgery by me and I told her
do not sit on your butt until you fully heal.
The bottom line is you're saying it's her fault.
You're saying these patients aren't
abiding by what you are telling them to do.
Many of them.
I asked him about that nurse who evaluated me.
Is she a nurse?
She's an educational consultant.
Aura said that she was a nurse.
No, she does not, you're lying.
In fact, there is nothing on her desk or in her clothing
that tells you she's a nurse.
She's sitting to you--
Well, her mouth told me she was a nurse.
Well, I will check with that.
Later, he said she misspoke and as for that video
that appears to show the doctor nodding off,
he had this to say.
This is a video that was shot of me of one of my staff
who I had fired.
She's trying to make me look bad.
Where am I performing surgery here?
I'm just sitting at a desk putting my hands on my head
like I have a headache.
This is not falling asleep.
You don't fall asleep like.
But this patient wishes she never stepped
into Dr. Shaheen's office.
Did you immediately regret--
Yes.
I didn't even finish my sentence that's how much
you regretted it.
I really just didn't even want to be on earth anymore.
The New York state department of health
is investigating Dr. Shaheen for negligence and competence
and fraud allegations.
All of which he denies.