61 Yr. Old Had SmartSkin Laser W/ Fat Transfers - Haledon, NJ

I won't get to see him until July because his office is closed for renovation (though I did send him pix). I don't see what he can possibly do to help since what he did before only worked for 8 weeks. I definitely won't spend another $7,100 for something I already know doesn't work for me.

I have Cosmedic's post shots of me 9 weeks out, and I look just as bad. I filed a small claims action against Cosmedic for not disclosing skin could wrinkle more, for false testimony to the BBB, and for aggressively promoting "look 5 years younger", when there is no evidence such is likely or even possible. Mfr of DOT laser does NOT list it for skin tightening. There are lots of skin tightening treatments out there; most of which are not painful, and cost a small fraction of DOT. DOT is fast $ for a doctor. Did your Dr. recommend DOT? Did Dr. say 'dramatic results' on his web page? I wish I had better news for you, but I don't. I have had 5 Refirme treatments so far trying to undo the DOT mouth wrinkling. I can never undo the emotional trauma of 3 weeks post looking so much older, avoiding friends, and embarrassment. Hopefully, with you also having fat transfer, it won't look as bad. Best of luck.

Pride thanks for the info. That sounds awful! I have not had laser yet. Was just thinking about it.

Glad to hear that! Investigate, like you are. Providers can promise the world, but broad Consent-forms can excuse them from being liable for ANYTHING. DOT disclaimers substantially say they promise nothing and disclose skin can result in "scarring and permanent discoloration". Best of luck.

This laser thing is a scam. Unlike a normal business, which gets in trouble for false advertising, doctors cannot be sued in most states for false advertising or negative results; their only 'have to' is performing the service. Please write and send your results to the Department of Health, to the FDA (regarding the machine that was used), and to your local BBB. Write a negative review on Yelp. Reminder: MY scam doctor made up all kinds of lies to DOH and BBB, saying I didn't follow post-care. DOH does not follow back up with you, so you can prove you DID follow post-care. So write BBB FIRST, so Dr. can make up lies there, then you can present proof that Dr. lied when submitting complaint to the DOH. The DOH complaint counts for the most.

Not yet. His office is under construction right now and won't reopen until sometime in April.

Feel free to post a question to our Doctors on the site to see if they can share any information regarding other treatments you can try. 

Take care!

I also had disappointing results from the same treatment and when I complained to the doctor his answer was "you singed a waiver"

See how to proceed against doctor in my other comment to you. The waiver said NOTHING about the procedure causing aging of your skin. Contact the Department of Health. These doctors are making millions scamming, and because they are doctors, and females are too embarrassed to put up a big stink about it, their scam continues. Do you really want to take it like a loser? Not me. It took 10 years for GM to admit to killing folks with their ignition problem. It is our duty to put up a stink every day till these sleazy doctors are stopped.

Also, when you complain to the BBB, require the doctor provide their 'before' and 'after' pics, and all documents they have on you. You can then use those photos to proceed further with your complaint to the DOH.

I did request my records from him and it took several days to receive them. They are hand written so who knows the changes that were made! I have not yet looked over the papers and have not looked to see if there are pictures included but will do so. Actually I also had a no lift face lift and fat injections. After the swelling went down there was absolutely NO difference and the fat was gone by 3 months. I am embarrassed to admit that I am computer illiterate and my friend looked up this Doctor and he is an ENT! Looks like he had some courses and is now a plastic surgeon to unsuspecting patients

Let me know after you've seen Dr.s before & after pics. My face looked like it had substantial fat loss. I cropped portions of the before & after, and placed them next to each other. That is most effective at showing what has really occurred. Keep in mind, BBB and DOH may just glance at pics, Dr. before & after pics are on separate pages, and BBB and DOT may not quite see what has occurred unless you crop sections side by side.

I am embarrassed to say that I am very computer illiterate so do not know how to crop a picture and do not want to put my whole face on the internet! What is DOH?

DOH stands for Department of Health. Realself does not allow me to contact you directly to help you. Do you have any photo-editing software? It is very easy to crop a picture.

I will ask a friend to help me

If you want, send it to me directly in a PM and I can crop it for you and post. 

after looking at the medical records I see that he included NO pictures--said that I am not entitled. Even more there was no mention of the fact that he did NOT use an eye shield --only an ointment--or give the laser frequency he used. Thankfully I had a friend (a Dr,) with me to vouch for his statement. It took days to to get the records--which gave him time to look them over. They were hand written not electronic. Should I still contact the BBB?

Complaining to the BBB is how I GOT my before/after pictures. I signed a consent to release my records, so Dr. could say things to BBB. I told the BBB how laser had aged my face, Dr. said it hadn't and had pictures. Well, the BBB must have said they would mark them as uncooperative if they didn't send the pics, cause that is when Dr waited till the last minute of time they had to respond, and Dr. sent the pictures. IMMEDIATELY transfer them to your computer, as as soon as BBB case closes, they are removed from BBB. So, yes, now is the time to complain to the BBB!!!

I will call first thing Monday morning. Thank you for all the excellent advice!!!

It is important to do all we can. For our own sanity. To fight. To not be left with both the expense AND feeling like a victim. Maybe even just making their pompous Dr. lives a little more difficult. You've heard how doctors, even ones that kill regularly, aren't even chastised. Make a big stink. If enough of us do, we can smell up their scam.