1/5 Thanbir H. 1 year ago on Google
I
went
for
an
initial
surgical
consultation
for
a
lipoma
removal.
The
website
states
that
it’s
starts
from
£295
with
a
very
vague
and
unspecific
disclaimer
of
“Please
note
prices
depend
on
the
complexity
of
the
procedure
and
will
be
determined
at
your
consultation”.
I
arrived
promptly
on
time
for
my
consultation
in
which
the
dermatologist
saw
me
45
minutes
late
without
an
apology
and
this
is
supposed
to
be
private
healthcare.
At
my
consultation,
the
doctor
firstly
insists
I
have
scans/investigations
despite
explaining
I
have
already
had
this
checked
by
a
GP
and
therefore
the
diagnosis
is
very
clear
and
therefore
further
scans
were
not
warranted.
The
manager
pulls
open
a
book
revealing
a
more
in-depth
price
breakdown
according
to
very
specific
and
clearly
defined
x-y
measurement/size
of
the
lipoma.
This
full
breakdown
of
the
cost
is
not
advertised
on
their
website.
This
is
misleading
as
I
was
forced
to
pay
a
large
initial
consultation
fee
for
a
5
minute
chat
(45min
late),
despite
not
knowing
beforehand
through
a
lack
of
transparency
that
the
surgical
procedure
would
not
be
financially
feasible
for
me
and
therefore
wasting
my
money
and
time
on
an
initial
consultation.
If
it
was
transparent
from
the
start
that
the
price
is
dependent
on
a
size
measurement
then
it
helps
patients
to
make
an
informed
decision
on
affordability
and
not
bother
or
waste
their
money
with
an
initial
consultation.
I
saw
Dr
Ramia
Mokbel.
To
make
things
worse,
she
did
measure
my
Lipoma.
Instead,
she
brought
in
the
manager
into
the
consultation
room
to
measure
the
Lipoma
In
order
to
give
me
the
price
breakdown.
It
is
not
clear
to
me
if
the
manager
was
clinically
qualified
to
do
this
and
I
do
not
understand
why
a
clinically
qualified
doctor
did
not
do
this
instead.
She
only
palpated
my
lipoma
then
insisted
the
manager
to
measure
them
for
a
cost
analysis
for
a
surgical
removal.
The
website
should
give
a
clearer
indication
of
the
price
range.
It’s
only
states
on
the
website
that
the
prices
start
from
£295.
At
my
consultation,
it
was
revealed
to
be
approximately
£4,500.
I
had
tried
to
explore
local
options
by
calling
the
clinic
several
times
and
requesting
a
call
back
from
a
manager.
I
was
informed
by
an
assistant
over
the
phone
that
a
manager
will
call
me
back
by
the
end
of
the
day.
Unfortunately
I
had
waited
till
9PM
and
did
not
receive
a
call
back,
despite
chasing
up
several
times
throughout
the
day.
The
very
next
day
I
spoke
to
an
administrative
staff
named
Usuf.
I
expressed
my
concern
on
not
being
able
to
receive
a
call
back
from
management.
He
Informed
me
that
a
manager
is
working
today
in
the
clinc
and
forwarded
me
a
number
to
call
the
manager
but
warned
me
that
they
may
not
pick
up
calls
today
because
it
is
a
Sunday,
despite
working
and
advertising
on
Google
that
they
are
open
on
a
Sunday.
I
called
the
number
provided
several
times;
however
there
was
no
response.
I
decided
to
waste
a
journey
by
travelling
into
the
clinc;
only
to
find
out
once
I
arrived
that
no
members
of
staff
were
available,
which
is
contrary
to
what
Usuf
had
advised
me.
I
later
called
him
back,
and
he
had
denied
advising
me
about
the
above.
I
had
to
call
him
back
using
a
mobile
phone
from
a
member
of
staff
of
a
neighbouring
bloods
investigation
department/service
because
my
calls
were
no
longer
connecting
with
him,
which
suggests
he
may
have
blocked
my
number.
Terrible
service.
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