M. Hugh Bailey MD FACS

I am writing this review to hopefully save someone else from making the mistake of seeing Dr Bailey. First off, I can’t speak to his surgical skills. I am sure he is quite competent hence the referral from our pediatrician. However if you are looking for a Dr with a decent bedside manner, an ounce of friendliness or any bit of caring manner, this is NOT the Dr to visit. I went in with my 9-​mo old today for a consult for her on a small surgical issue and am truly annoyed while writing this review. The Dr was rude, made me wait over an hour to be seen for a 5-​minute consult and didn’t even apologize for his delay. He had zero interest in his patients, he seemed rushed and in a hurry to leave. Ran into him in the elevator after the consult and he didn’t even acknowledge us. Pretty rude considering he just took examined my baby. On the other hand his staff was lovely and very sweet but not enough to to make up for this horrid lack of personality and lack of caring. Please find someone else who might actually care about their patients.

I have to truly say Dr Bailey is a pure angel. I was in very bad and serious pain due to a bloodclot on my left cheek. It was the size of a ball. My neurosurgeon referred to to Dr.Bailey. I had heard he is very busy, but when I called his office, his lovely staff, got me in the same day. I had been in severe pain for almost 3 weeks, and looked horrible. I can only thank God, and Dr Bailey for draining my clot, and within seconds I started to feel better. As well as his continuing follow up care. So lucky to have found him.

I took my sister to Dr. Bailey. He was skilled in removing her melanoma and did a great job repairing her skin. He was professional and very understanding of her anxiety in doing this procedure. I would highly recommend Dr. Bailey for any plastic surgery. The few reviews that were poor were nothing like what we experienced.

I am a breast cancer survivor.
I cant thank enough Dr. Bailey for the great results on my breast reconstruction. He is the best surgeon i have ever met. For 8 years i wasnt able to wear halter tops and triangle bikinis until he changed the shape of my right implant he revised the scar and also fixed the double crease i used to have on my left breast. I called him many times after surgery, he always answered the phone very kindly. His staff is very friendly and helpful too
Not every Dr can do a breast reconstruction and in my case Dr. Bailey did a fantastic job. He is a perfectionist !
I really recommend Dr Bailey, he is the best,

Dr. Bailey nearly killed my wife by trying to do too much in one surgery. She was I’m surgery 11 hours because of a hematoma. My wife is not entirely pleased with the outcome.

Dr. Bailey has been my plastic surgeon for over 2 years and his quality of work was definitly above my expectations. He has done multiple Juverderm injections on my lips, which I love! He recently did a Breast Augmentation on me in May and I can honestly say I’ve never been so happy with my body. Before the surgery I felt like an 11 year old boy with such a flat chest and one breast was larger than the other. He explained everything so it’s easy to understand. I knew he was the right surgeon for me, he made me feel very comfortable. I went with silicone gel implants with a 400cc implant he helped me pick a perfect size. Dr. Bailey does use an On –Q pain pump which helped so much after surgey, I had almost no pain :) His staff was very helpful. I would recommend Dr. Bailey to anyone seeking a warm and honest surgeon. He’s an artist!
Thank You so much Dr. Bailey for making me feel amazing about myself!

I have had not only one but two awesome surgeries with Dr. Bailey. The first was back in 1998 when I had my first breast augmentation. I was thrilled but decided to go with silicone in 2010 and at the same time he repaired my double hernia. It has been three years post surgery and I LOVE my results! I live in Los Angeles now but my husband and I both agreed that it was well worth the trip down to Newport to have Dr. Bailey do my second surgery. He is a true artist! He is also very knowledgable. He let me know what would be best for my body realistically. I trust him because he truly has an eye for beauty and perfection. I have recommended a couple friends to him as well as my mother and all are happy with their results. I just hope that he will be able to do any further surgeries I may need in the future. I can’t imagine trusting my body with any other doctor.

Don’t be deceived by Dr. Bailey’s altruistic tone. If he was such a «busy plastic surgeon» would he have time to respond to Unilocal criticism the same day? Seems unlikely. However, if this in-​network/​out-​of-​network ruse is a significant component of his ongoing practice it probably makes sense to counter the criticism very quickly. Further he admits he doesn’t want to «accept unfairly low payments.» What better way to pad your revenue than to con patients into using his services and then hitting them with the full bill (without any insurance company discount.)
In our case, our son had fallen and cut his chin. Our primary care physician gave us three surgeon recs. Our only question to each was if they accepted Aetna insurance. Dr. Bailey’s office said they did and thus we used him. Now after a 10-​minute procedure we get a $ 2,900 bill (and a visible scar.) So much for «reasonable fee.»
Finally, our experience is not an isolated one. Dr. Bailey has apparently been doing this for years. See following link from 2009

«4÷23÷09 — IMHO comitted fraud told me he accepted insurance got approval from my incurance co. and then 4 days before surgery said oh we are not accepting blue cross anymore, I cancelled the surgery but they are still trying to get me to pay for the last office visit, they waited until I got home from this visit to tell me about the insurance. They had 2 weeks to call me and tell me and they never did. WEAK»

Positive:
Having had a recent consult with Dr. Hugh Bailey, he was very attentive and thorough with his time. Before exiting the room, he is clear that you understand everything he has explained. I appreciate the time and the non-​attitude.
Very kind gentleman.
However, to get to Doctor Hugh Bailey, you have to go through the Negative…
Her name is «Allison, The Office Manager «aka» Consultant. YIKES!!!
She is a hard seller, almost desperate, which was a turn off for me.
Due to MY financials, I couldn’t pay cash and needed to go through insurance.
I feel Allison took this personal.
So now… once Allison does not have your business the unprofessionalism flies… Allison’s statement: «if someone else screws up, Dr. Hugh Bailey cannot fix it!»
Wait… I am coming in for a consult now for another mistake, ironic Allison states that, perplexing… She goes on to say, because doctor felt for you and has a huge heart… «The offer we gave you was only for the day you received it, it’s no longer good when the other doctor screws up.» That’s with a lot of interruptions of her talking at you and not to you.
So let me get this, if you think you have my business, you’re nice to me… If you know you don’t, it entitles you to be rude? Ever heard of «never burn your bridges».
Just some friendly advise

Dr. Bailey is a phenomenal surgeon. I broke my nose 4 different times and each time I went to doctor bailey. Most doctors would not be able to make a nose that has been broken and adjusted four separate times model perfect… but he managed to.
My nose looks perfect thanks to him… and I can breathe out of it!
He also did one of my «friends» breast augmentations. She was completely flat chested and didn’t have too much of a curve to her body so she wanted something to give her that sexy selma hayak look. My «friends» (wink) breasts look completely natural. And she is very pleased with the results.
On top of that he has removed skin cancer from both my mother and fathers faces. He was able to do the procedures for them in the office under local and it only took an hour or so. You cannot even see the scar on my mother’s face! She is so pleased. You cannot see my fathers scar either. but he’s not the type to care.
His waiting room is clean and comfortable. full of recent magazines which is always a plus.
Dr. Bailey has a wonderful bed side manner and made me feel like I was his top priority the days of my surgeries.
The only plastic surgeon I would ever recommend to someone I like…
The one down side is… he is very popular… so it is pretty difficult to get into him… I’m sure he squeezes in emergencies… but call a few weeks in advance if you can.
Did I mention he has an English accent? It’s pretty adorable!

Dr. Bailey and his staff are very friendly & professional. They take the time to answer all my questions & concerns. Also Dr. Bailey is very thorough. He’s easy to talk to & very gentle & kind. I haven’t had problems from my procedures & surgeries. Everyone tells me whatever I’m doing to keep it up because I look great. Thank you Dr. Bailey — you’re the best!