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Adam Scheiner MD Ruined my Eyes Too
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Treatment was supposed to be his "proprietary" and...
crue70November 8, 2016
$12,000
Treatment was supposed to be his "proprietary" and "unique" treatment for festoons that he has heavily marketed on tv appearances and his website and proclaimed to be the answer to festoons. He resected orbital fat on me, not festoon fat, which is below the orbit, although I specifically told him I did not want any orbital fat taken away -- there were no bulges of my eyelid fat and none could afford to come out! He and his staff sold me on an unnecessary canthopexy that, with fat removal from the lateral fat pads, left hollowing in the lateral corner. Surgery was booked for me via consultation by phone and photos and a non-refundable deposit made BEFORE ANY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION! The festoons remain, although now they are "cut" so that they appear as a horizontal shelf on my face (not along the natural curve of the lower eyelid). I was only concerned with the area near my nose, NOT my lateral side. The area near my nose area remains the same. To boot, a large bump developed on my cheek/festoon area and a hard nodule burst blood from the area after about 9 months. My attempts to communicate my dissatisfaction were not met with compassion. I was told I would continue to age after the surgery and that was why I had the changes I saw. However, the changes appeared as soon as the surgical swelling went down. This explanation of aging causing the changes does not seem like a reasoned or scientific answer because no one changes that much in less than a year's time. Why would a doctor perform surgery at such an exhorbitantly expensive cost if this is the outcome to expect, although BEFORE surgery you are advised there should be improvement up to ten years? When I finally spoke to Dr. Scheiner he could not remember what was done for me so he obviously had not planned for our prescheduled call. I asked for my file and all pictures to be sent to me. I received photos mismarked as "AFTER" when they were in fact "BEFORE" pictures and vice versa. How can a doctor who holds himself out as premier and unique not even have studied my file before talking to me? And how can a doctor who holds himself out as a premier and unique keep such sloppy records with mislabeled photographs -- or were the photos mislabeled for another reason?
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Replies (15)
December 27, 2016
I am considering this Dr for a treatment and would love to see some photos that go along with your written account. Would you be willing to share photos?
November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017
He hollowed out my eyes so my eyes have so much excess sin that I'm am so wrinkled all around my eyes. 2 years out he tells you it's aging and sun damage. Ha!
I had no wrinkles before his laser. My eyes don't shut properly now. He cut the the corners and one lid does not shut and unevenly shuts. Dr won't call you to talk....it all goes thru Toni...he denies his poor work and tries to pay you off. He's the worst! Do not go see him
I had no wrinkles before his laser. My eyes don't shut properly now. He cut the the corners and one lid does not shut and unevenly shuts. Dr won't call you to talk....it all goes thru Toni...he denies his poor work and tries to pay you off. He's the worst! Do not go see him
March 2, 2019
Your review would be more believable if you shared some pics. I had a bad experience with dr Patrick Sullivan and I showed many pics to show the outcome. Please consider updating your review. His 5 star reviews are really good and some where willing to share their stories when I reached out on Facebook . We need more people with poor reviews to be as helpful as the people with bad reviews. Thanks!
May 15, 2019
Please report this story and Dr Scheiner to the Florida medical board. I had the same experience ...Dr Scheiner ruined my face and eyes...he cut and hollowed out my eyes which I did not need. My eyes were cut at the corners and sown closed wrong. They don't shut properly now and I have chronic dry and sores eyes all day -everyday.
Dr Scheiner told me the same thing w no compassion that these poor results were from aging and sun damage. What a joke... that doesn’t happen in a year to 2 years. This must be the reason he gives to avoid admitting fault and facing legal suits. Please report him to the Florida medical board for review. The more Patients that do, the more the medical review board can look into this deeper. He is selling a bill of goods through his TV appearance on Dr.Oz and the Doctors. He uses these TV appearances to falsely convince and persuade people. He ruined my eyes and he has ruined others eyes ..not to mention he ruined my face w the laser. My face was burned unevenly and one side is lower from uneven laser treatment than the other. I had beautiful high cheekbones before I saw Dr. Sheiner which supported my whole face. Now the support has been damaged and over three years my face has completely fallen. The area that was treated on my right cheek has a festoon that has returned, not to mention the discoloration and hyperpigmentation on both sides of my face. I have spent endless amounts of time trying to figure out how to repair what he did to my face. It is an astronomical cost and who knows if it will fix the damage to where I look somewhat like my old self... Most likely not! Please do yourself a favor and do not take the risk of Dr. Sheiner treatment. If all goes well , you’re lucky! If it doesn’t, you’re on your own he does not have any compassion regarding his poor service and skills. He will completely deny it… I also watched a girl I went through treatment with end up with the staph infection all over her face from his lack of care and attention… She ended up with scarring all over her face from the staph infection. As I said, please do yourself the favor of not going to this doctor. If you have made the mistake of having been treated and poorly cared for by Dr. Shiner, please report him to the Florida medical board for review. The more the reports that are brought to their attention the more they will look into him. Thank you
Dr Scheiner told me the same thing w no compassion that these poor results were from aging and sun damage. What a joke... that doesn’t happen in a year to 2 years. This must be the reason he gives to avoid admitting fault and facing legal suits. Please report him to the Florida medical board for review. The more Patients that do, the more the medical review board can look into this deeper. He is selling a bill of goods through his TV appearance on Dr.Oz and the Doctors. He uses these TV appearances to falsely convince and persuade people. He ruined my eyes and he has ruined others eyes ..not to mention he ruined my face w the laser. My face was burned unevenly and one side is lower from uneven laser treatment than the other. I had beautiful high cheekbones before I saw Dr. Sheiner which supported my whole face. Now the support has been damaged and over three years my face has completely fallen. The area that was treated on my right cheek has a festoon that has returned, not to mention the discoloration and hyperpigmentation on both sides of my face. I have spent endless amounts of time trying to figure out how to repair what he did to my face. It is an astronomical cost and who knows if it will fix the damage to where I look somewhat like my old self... Most likely not! Please do yourself a favor and do not take the risk of Dr. Sheiner treatment. If all goes well , you’re lucky! If it doesn’t, you’re on your own he does not have any compassion regarding his poor service and skills. He will completely deny it… I also watched a girl I went through treatment with end up with the staph infection all over her face from his lack of care and attention… She ended up with scarring all over her face from the staph infection. As I said, please do yourself the favor of not going to this doctor. If you have made the mistake of having been treated and poorly cared for by Dr. Shiner, please report him to the Florida medical board for review. The more the reports that are brought to their attention the more they will look into him. Thank you
August 2, 2021
I’m considering this doctor. Did you have anything done ? If so can you please share ?
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