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Consultation: Totally UNPROFESSIONAL!!! - Baltimore, MD
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Ok so last month I had a consultation with Dr....
$5,000
Ok so last month I had a consultation with Dr. Larry Lickstein for a breast reduction to be covered by my insurance. At that time I was told my case would be reviewed for pre approval by my insurance company and I should hear back in 3 weeks or so. Well the following week I got a call from Dr. Licksteins office saying congratulations my procedure was approved! I was soooo happy as this had been a long desired procedure. So they scheduled me to come in for a pre op where they gave me prescriptions to fill for the day of surgery and went over my medical history. Then they had me go to a pre op with my primary care doctor for clearance. The week of my surgery I was contacted twice. Once to go over my arrival time and once to discuss my primary care clearance. Never once did anyone mention any issues with my insurance!!! So I'm preparing this morning to leave out house for my surgery, kept kids home from school and called off work. As I'm putting on my clothes I get a call from Dr. Licksteins office saying that they didn't think my procedure would be covered by insurance because my insurance requires the removal of 500g per breast and he was removing only 300g per breast. WTF?!??! So you wait until 1 hour before my surgery to call me and tell me this?!?!?!?! Then they offer to still do the procedure as long as I pay the doctors $2000 for his administrative fee and they will "try" to push it through insurance and will reimburse me after but if they can't I have to pay the $3000 fee for Anesthisiologist. I'm sooooo upset right now!! So for the entire month of September they've had me running around to pre op appointments, filling prescriptions, taking meds and they wait till the morning of my surgery to call and say this??? How unprofessional????!??? This place and this office is the worst!!!!!!
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UPDATED FROM Bella___Barbie
Really?
So I've been meaning to update but have been busy preparing for my surgery but I received a call from Dr. Licksteins office regarding this post! Yes they contacted me not because they hugely screwed up and wanted to compensate. No, they contacted me because they said they saw this post and wanted to offer me a told as an "ambassador" and a $1k credit for their spa....only if I remove this review! Ha!!! So be careful of these so called 5 star docs people! Clearly they are paying to keep their 5 star status these days! And my response...please!!!! I suffered way more than 1k in damages to begin with, with my scheduled leave from work they ended up being a waste as it could not be canceled and the daycare arrangements I made for my children. That 1k was really an insult and then to only offer if I remove this post??? As if!!! Proving that they can care less about the damage they caused me and more about image. This place! Theeee worst!
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January 21, 2015
Kudos to you for saying shove your cash and ego and sticking up for whats right. In my opinion....and God knows I got one in this and clearly deserve it.....you were given a blessing by this happening. He has no eye for symmetry he would have had you looking like two different people in that area. He doesnt see things as an artist can. I know everytime i see in a mirror
February 12, 2015
Aw I'm sorry this happened to you! Well I'm happy I dodged that bullet. They are terrible!
February 12, 2015
Yea happy you did too. Its completely life changing.. They lied to Discover to fight me saying I didnt go to my scheduled post ops... they left out how they changed my surgery date which made my post opts diff. Way too shady there. He seemed irritated he even had to see me at 6 days post, because I questioned his work then..so not sure what it would have mattered anyway. Then told me at the next one if i didnt like my eyes at 6 mths then he wed see about them
Lol Why would anybody bother. Was also kinda laughed at because i questioned an incision that was red and told by head nurse. " you need a lift" hmmmm yea great experiences post op. Now i live deformed, dented, lopsided, never will I wear a swim suit again, tear duct plugs, beat red eyes from Restssis ( my eyes are so dry its harmfull to them) and the list goes on.....
February 17, 2015
Wow!!! Sounds like someone can't handle the fact there was some incompetence in their office. That's really awful they offered to pay you to take your review down. No telling who else would have suffered if you removed your post. And then to read gem202's story too... so sad for you! Awful experience you've been through. My heart goes out to you.
UPDATED FROM Bella___Barbie
Adding INSULT to injury!
Today I received a THIRD call from Dr. Licksteins office with a representative (not computer automated) calling to confirm a "Post Op" Appointment!!! I was called 1 week after my surgery by someone and explained to her how I never had surgery and to please remove me from heir system!! I again received another call this morning from another person confirming another post op!! It's like they are taunting me at this point! So not only do you hugely screw up my surgery and blame it on your "incompetent staff" who supposedly no longer works there but now you continue to taunt me?!?? What's the excuse this time??? More incompetent staff members??? Unless you are calling to rectify the situation and make your wrongs right please stop calling me to remind me of your huge goof!!!! People! Please stay away from this place if you prefer an office with competent staff and professionalism go somewhere else!!
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January 21, 2015
Lol hilarious. That must be how the came up with bogus apts for me.
December 18, 2015
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