03/08/2020
Alert. It stinks to focus on the negative, but patients need to know about risks and scams. If you have sun damage like this patient and do a series of 3-4 BBL's, this should be a . The after is and and example of , not a .
At least one clinic in the Tahoe / Truckee area is duping customers: charging for when they don't have one. In verbal unrecorded discussions they say BBL, but in all written and website statements, they call it . They own a cheap foreign built laser and there is no doctor on site. On HGgate.com you can buy a laser like this that 'does everything' for under $2k. A Sciton laser with the modules they describe and a second legit tattoo removal laser will set you back over $500k and likely closer to $700k. Patients are getting no results even after a series of treatments and risking complications. Another office repairs its cracked crystal with crazy glue.
It's a bummer seeing patient after gun-shy patient thinking BBL doesn't work. When done well with multipass, full-face , it has for , , , and , backed by decades of Stanford research.
Dr. Rebecca Gelber is not just on site (required) but evaluates every patient herself and in-person before treatment (this is the only way you can really know what skin needs - FT doesn't show skin details). The doctor does each treatment herself. Aesthetics is a full time career - not a .
We are proud of our genuine, Sciton laser with the very latest updates. Dr. Gelber has done original research on several of its modules ( and ) and teaches nationally and internationally. If you want to see the laser, we'd love to show it to you - the quality is apparent. If someone says they are doing , ask to see their Sciton.
Sucks telling you to be careful, but be careful. If you have been scammed, ask for your money back and report it. If you still want the results, use those funds to get the treatment you wanted - you don't need to come to us - just go somewhere legit.
