dr. mike dixon. his name is dr. thomas michael dixon. he's a plastic surgeon in amarillo. >> reporter: he was richelle's old boyfriend. a well-to-do and well known plastic surgeon with a beautfiul home, a thriving practice and at one time, his own local talk show. >> i get the patients that come in and say, "i want to look like jlo or beyonce." >> reporter: mike was married with three kids when he first met richelle at a spa he owned. he started seeing her on the side and when his wife found out, she divorced him. mikeband richelle dated for about a year and a half. but she says it wasn't always easy. >> it was volatile. it was up and down and he would -- i believe that he was seeing other women and he denied it. but the final straw was a birthday gift that fell flat. of the month and he had it mailed to me and i was just like , "really?" you know you couldn't even hand me something. you had it mailed to me? >> by all accounts she broke dr dixon's heart when she dumped him -- and she says that he begged her to come back even after she st