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What Happened to Caring for One Another and Not the Almighty Dollar?! - New York, NY

UPDATED FROM peace01

Unbelievable 7yrs.

peace01February 5, 2017
$20,000
Its been awhile,7yrs. since Dr.S took my savings,and abandoned me his patient at the time. 1st and 2nd pictures are how he left me after doing reconstructive surgery on me .Last picture is how I look today .I still need more surgery..I still to this day don't understand how a person, a doctor who took an oath (Not to do harm),could harm someone even more and just abandon them..

peace01's provider

Robert Schwarcz, MD

Robert Schwarcz, MD

Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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Replies (5)

sosad4me
February 14, 2017
This is just outrageous. There is something about eye surgery that Drs just can't do. Either you have really good luck or the dr had really good luck that day. Far and few between on a descent eye surgery. I know it's painful -mentally as well. So sorry for what your going through.
margaret.gold
March 27, 2017
i am sorry that you are going thru this devastating outcome, but you are not alone out there, i know this is not comforting but i had the same situation, a doctor who lied to me saying how skilled he was in lower eye lid surgery. he ripped out all my fat, removed my muscle from my lower eyelids, gave me a cantoplexy . my eyes look like im an alien from another planet. i used to be an attractive woman who had a very small wrinkle i thought but it was my natural "crease" from under eye. francis johns from artisan plastic surgery in the pittsburgh area ruined my eyes and my looks. you are very helpful when you post the outcome and show your pics. i have seen 23 ocular surgeons any only 3 said they can try and improve my butchered eyes by 50%. i have alot of damage due to a doctor who was more interested in seeing my money. francis johns also like your doctor dropped me as a patient, after he collected all my money too. well he didnt have the nerve to call me, he got courtney to do his dirty work and she called me saying johns recommends i see another doctor for i guess he could no longer help me. so i am on a life long mission of telling every one the potential risks of lower lid surgery and the so called aesthetic skills of francis johns artisan plastic surgery in delmont pa
sosad4me
April 11, 2017
Live in NY? Please let me know if you found a decent Dr who corrected your eyes.. so desperately searching myself.. your story is similar to mine. So sad.
Deformity
July 17, 2017
I am really sorry to hear about your experience. Same experience here, Mark Richards from Bethesda MD, took my money and lied to me/misled me. Mark Richards has done it to many people and still in business. I heard someone died and doctor is advertised as top rated!
jhealer
July 29, 2017
I am so sorry. I know something of what you're going through. Do you know about Dr. Taban? Hundreds of excellent reviews on the internet and is quite masterful in these cases. Many blessings to you!
About 1
January 12, 2023
I did lower eyelid blepharoplasty whit Mehryar Ray Taban in Beverly hill and after surgery I get eyelid retraction and drop me as patient
peace01
January 12, 2023
Hi, I’m very sorry to hear that. after about three years of getting my mental space to where I could function, I did research on doctors dropping patients when something goes wrong. legally, they are not allowed unless they give you in writing a reason why. Talk to a lawyer..wish you well!
eyesore
January 12, 2023
About 1, I’m sorry to hear that. I know of many who have issues with their surgery from him. I have devastating results from another Beverly Hills surgeon.
eyesore
January 14, 2023
I used another Beverly Hills ocular plastic surgeon, my lower lids are so hollow from my lower blepharoplasty that my eyes look sunk in and my skin looks grey below my eyes.
Personal Appearance
September 13, 2017
I'm only seeing 2 photos. One shows how you looked after Dr. S did his work and the other shows how you look now.
There is a very big difference between the 2. In the image of you as you look now, I don't see much of any retraction. What's happened?
peace01
January 18, 2020
Hi, 2nd Picture was after two surgeries At Wills eye Hospital in Philadelphia.My eyes are much better..Doctor at wills eye said still need more surgery.
UPDATED FROM peace01

Still havent had the surgery for lower eyelid...

peace01March 7, 2013
Still havent had the surgery for lower eyelid retraction since Dr.Robert Scwartz did surgery on me. I did go and see a Dr.in willseye hospital. Set up appt.for surgery but I coulldnt go through with it.The reason is..Dr,Robert Scwartz told me if I hadnt givin up on him (3 surgeries he did on me failed ) he would like to still help.1/26/11 Dr.S emailed me, said he was getting his own space and would do it there in May,2011 I contacted Dr.s 4/18/11 asked what day he wanted me to come to his office, no reply. 5/3/11 contacted Dr.S hoped he was ok, no reply.5/15/11 emailed Dr.S asked was was going on why wasnt he returning my emails.I ended up in the hospital for a weekI was diagnoist chronic PTSD to be far seems ive alwasys had it from abusive, abandonment issues from childhood.So heres the deal I cancelled my surgery because Dr.S told me he wanted to still help then just stopped returning my emails without any reasoning as to why. Im still dealing with WHY? Im so afraid of this treatment happening again even though my eyes hurt emoyionally I just cant.I told my therapist of my dission ,he agreed that I made the right decision.

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Ursulane
April 15, 2015
I'm so sorry you have had to go through all this. I hope you are feeling better. God bless.
SuccessfulLook
April 16, 2015
I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. Thank you for warning others!
REALSELFY1207
July 12, 2018
I’m so sorry I suffer from PTSD from childhood and non trusting liars and Drs that have hurt me- I totally get it.
UPDATED FROM peace01

Went to dr. scott goldstein ,because he advertises...

peace01November 25, 2012
went to dr. scott goldstein ,because he advertises that he does lower eyelid retraction revisions.1st. when I went he said he didnt really do them. ( I told them why I was making appt) besides its on his web sight. when I asked to see pictures,thats when he told me I dont have any,and that he really doesnt do those kind of surgeries!? Than why do you advertise it? 2) Asked me who was last doctor to try and fix the lower lids I said dr.robert scwartz in manhatten.To my surprise he said hes one of the best for my lower lid retraction.My reaction was,well not that good im in your office after paying dr.robert scwartz $20,000 im here standing in your office.So I just walked out.Mind you I had to pay,to see dr,g because he advertised a service he doesnt do.

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Scott M Goldstein MD
December 12, 2012

Dear Peace01,
I am sorry you felt that I falsely advertised. As you recall, you have had many other surgeries in NYC, never by me. You came to me for a second opinion and as I recall, you deferred a skin graft or skin flap procedure to attempt and fix your lower eyelid issues and thus I recommneded you return to Dr. S in New York, your treating doctor.
Sincerely, Dr. G

peace01
December 13, 2012
Your website said you do the kind of revision I needed,when I asked to see pictures, you said ''you had none'' ,and that you didnt really do the surgery I needed.As for you saying you didnt do any surgeries on me,never said you did.When I was in your office and mentioned Dr.S you stated ''he is one of the best''. Which I was taken back by ,because here I am, in your office, worse off after Dr.S did surgeries on me.So why that statement? You also didnt tell me to go back to DrS .I really wish doctors would keep it real.I think laws to be set in some changes made, like consultations should be recorded and patients get copies,so theres no more he said,she said.I think ill get started on that by contacting my state representive.Since I have,and many others have encountered so much lying in this field to cover up and protect doctors.Per: writing anything in patients charts to make it favorable for the doctors,theres another idea patients should have the right to read the chart and have to sign off on it,and get a copy.This should benifit the patient and the doctors
sosad4me
January 15, 2017
As much as we all would truly benefit from that - it's just unrealistic- and sad.
unrecognizable
May 6, 2022
Same on u dr Goldstein. Giving false hope to someone who is suffering and then take their money God help you
peace01
December 13, 2012
This is peace01 I see there was some kind of mistake made on this site. DR Goldstein never did surgery on me.I only went to Dr.G for a consultation. Dr.S is who I was talking about when I was talking about the surgeries ,dont know why that went under DR.G. The 2nd and 3rd paragrafts are for Dr.G why it was repeated twice dont know. The paragraft with his picture is also wrong that was refering to Dr.S of NY again dont know why this happened.But I wanted to clairify this.Sorry for the confussion
sosad4me
July 28, 2015
I was going to make a consult with him.So thanks for writing this. Sorry what you've been through.Have you healed, how are your eyes today since your surgery back in
sosad4me
July 28, 2015
2012.
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