Boston Plastic Surgery

I love this place! I have been going for laser hair removal for 2 years and am very happy with the results. Friendly staff and knowledgeable technicians. The bonus is they have parking. I drive from Boston to this office.

I debated about writing this review for a while. Dr. Samaha is a good and competent surgeon, sure, but it’s Boston — you can’t throw a rock without hitting a world-​class surgeon. That’s really the only thing the facility has going for it. I found the staff, Samaha excepted, to be somewhat rude and they had very little patience with my questions and concerns. I was never shown any before/​after photos, except what is already on their website. They do have a computer simulation preview thing, but when I expressed concerns over the simulation’s prediction (it wasn’t quite what I was looking for), Dr. Samaha said that the simulation wasn’t accurate, and everything would be fine. That turned out not to be the case, but whatever, the results are still a net-​positive.
Also, the way they store credit cards is illegal in Massachusetts — they store full CC numbers/​expiration dates in a plaintext document that the receptionist has easy access to. I found this out when I asked if they had my AmEx on file, and the receptionist happily responded by reading the full card number and expiration date back to me! Wow, um… I hope they don’t get audited under 201 CMR 17.00?
The head nurse did address my concern about the credit card thing, saying that the receptionist was «sure it was actually me before she gave me any card information,» and that *I* was lying about the full number being read back to me (the receptionist apparently said she only read the last 4 digits). So, whatever, it’s a he said/​she said thing, but, given that do a lot of work in computer security as a software engineer, I don’t really get «last four» and «full number» mixed up. Storing full numbers and expiration dates (and god knows what else) on the receptionist’s computer really isn’t something I appreciate in an office that stores my personal health information as well.
So, the rest of my visits there was awkward after that whole incident. The only reason I didn’t back out was because they had a large non-​refundable deposit from me (although they passive-​aggressively told me I could just walk away if I was uncomfortable, multiple times. It was super weird), and really, I just wanted it to be over with. I didn’t go back for follow-​up appointments after my first one (just to make sure everything was healing correctly), but I just didn’t see a good reason to, other than «they want before/​after photos for advertising.»
The anesthesiologist also blew a vein, which has never happened to me before, and I’ve had anesthesia and IVs many many times. But, hey, these things happen, and waking up as you’re being stitched and prodded (WITH local and a blocked view, mind you) was actually kind of an interesting weird/​fun experience. My arm hurt like a mother-​f**** though for a few hours afterward.
Anyway, not a great experience all in all, but YMMV.

Yeah, my man was the first to review but I wanted to make sure my lady lumps looked decent before posting. I’m a week post-​op and they look amaaaazing. Staff here has been great from the beginning. Dr. Samaha knew what I wanted (my right boob was flat and I wanted a natural looking augmentation) and he got me the perfect size. They also use 3D Axis imaging technology here, which gives the best simulation of implant sizes. I went on the small side and no one at work has noticed so far. To me, that’s a good thing. I would highly recommend this clinic. Feel free to contact me with questions =]