Office review: Do Not Fall for the “Free” Virtual Consultation!

I met with Dr. Reish virtually last year. He was a lovely person. We spoke for about 10 minutes and ultimately I decided to wait until I was in a better financial position. His office then proceeded to harass me for months, sending me bill after bill for $200 and attempting to charge my insurance company as well. When I called the woman claimed that my conversation changed from a “free” plastic surgery conversation to a conversation about possibly things that insurance might cover (like a deviated septum) and therefore now it is considered a medical consult. Couldn’t make this up if I tried. I told the woman I have the text messages from prior to my consult in which they confirmed it was free. I was told by the person on the phone to just forget about the bill. A week later I received a letter threatening me with legal action if I didn’t pay my $30 copay (this was a new one - and again, there is no copay when you are not having a medical consultation and when it has nothing to do with your insurance company) within 2 weeks.

It’s a shame because Dr. Reish seemed incredibly kind on our FaceTime, and I was thinking that eventually I would want to use him for this procedure, but I’m absolutely disgusted with the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group and the deception of the advertisement for a free consultation on THIS website, and simply the absolute greed that they’ve displayed. Be careful with any doctor affiliated with this group!