Crouse Medical Practice Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Stephan Barrientos, MD
Crouse Medical Practice Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Stephan Barrientos, MD is a plastic surgery practice listed in East Syracuse. This review reads what the practice says about itself and checks it against the published rating.
What the practice says it does
On its own site, crouse.org, the plastic surgery page states: "Crouse plastic and reconstructive surgeons provide cosmetic and reconstructive surgery from 5000 Brittonfield Parkway, East Syracuse." The sentence names two kinds of surgery and one location. It names no procedures and no individual surgeon.
The rating beside that description
Google shows a 5 rating across 36 reviews for the practice. On Google rating, highest first, it is listed first in the ordering. A perfect score is the top of the scale, and the review base is modest beside the practices with hundreds.
Pros and cons
- Pro: it holds the top place in the Google rating ordering.
- Pro: crouse.org gives a specific street address for its surgeons.
- Con: the review base is small next to the largest practices read here.
- Con: the quoted line says nothing about which procedures any surgeon performs.
Statements worth confirming
The line on crouse.org says cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in general terms. Ask which surgeon you would see and what that surgeon treats most often. Ask whether the Google profile and the crouse.org page describe the same office.
Where it fits among the alternatives
Two other practices share the same top rating. Premier Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery of NY has a 5 rating across 23 reviews. Facial Plastics Center: Lindsey Goyal MD has a 5 rating across 14 reviews. A reader who wants the practice with the most reviews behind its score would look past all three, since the ordering ranks on rating alone.
For background before any consult, the Cleveland Clinic's article on plastic surgeons explains what they do, certification and procedures. Wikipedia's articles on Syracuse, New York and University Hill, Syracuse describe the area.
Questions to put to the practice before signing
- Which surgeon will perform my procedure, and what is that surgeon's focus?
- What does the written estimate include, and what does it leave out?
- What does the consent paperwork say about follow-up visits?
Ask for each answer in writing, and keep it next to the quoted line from crouse.org.