Dr. Jeffrey Lewis Jacobs

I was recently treated by Dr. Jacobs for skin cancer on my lower eyelid. From the initial appointment and biopsy to the surgery and follow up care, my treatment was top notch. He, along with his experience in oculoplastics, reassured me I would be taken care of. He was able to surgically remove the cancer and repair my eyelid and it looks as if nothing happened. I highly recommend Dr. Jacobs and am so thankful I found him for my treatment.

Excellent physician and staff

I recently had a lesion removed from the inner part of my eyelid. Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs was Amazing! During the office visit, he made sure to explain what his thoughts were on the lesion; and this helped me make an educated guess on what I wanted to do. I decided to move forward with the excision, and he made sure all along the way that I was comfortable and pain free. It was over in just a few short moments, and NO scarring down the road! If I would've known that my experience would've been as such; I would've done it long ago. Many Sincere Thanks to Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs!

Do not recommend for blepharoplasty surgery. Run from this MD. I went to see him for blepharoplasty surgery as a recommendation from my ophthalmologist who is excellent. My ophthalmologist was shocked at the end result and apologized for sending me to him. The staff is very nice and helpful, especially Lori. She returns calls, is very informative, and attentive to patient needs. Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs has a very pleasant manner and may be qualified for eye care, however as a surgeon, I would not recommend. Post surgery I was very concerned about the length of the scars on my eyelids as they were longer at the inner and outer eye. I was told they would look fine over time. I am very familiar with scar formation and its maturation and did not feel they would heal well or were small enough sutures to not leave significant scar. I waited and again called the office very concerned about the appearance of my scars as the outside of my eyelids were now pulling down. This is the… exact opposite of what should occur. Again I was told to wait, without being offered an appointment to come in and check. When I returned to the office for follow-up, I specifically told Lori I requested Dr. Jacobs address the excess scar formation and the appearance of my eyes. During the appointment, he never once addressed the issue. I had to address the issue and was told " yes I see what you mean, they scars are more than usual." There isn't anything we can do about it now. What do you want to do... another surgery? it wouldn't fix it." He also told me this has never happened to any other pts. I doubt this to be true. My eyes are left with thick scar at each side which pulls the eyelid down. There is excess scar at the inner eyelid which also pulls the the eyelid down. People ask me: "what happened to your eyes?" Daily, as I look in the mirror, I have to confront the very poor surgical outcome from this Dr. Please do your research and see a plastic surgeon if you want blepharoplasty. An excellent plastic surgeon will have greater finesse in sutures, skill, and matching your eye shape to what it would look like from previous years, and will not leave you with horrible scars. I am devastated.

Do not recommend for blepharoplasty surgery. Run from this MD. I went to see him for blepharoplasty surgery as a recommendation from my ophthalmologist who is excellent. My ophthalmologist was shocked at the end result and apologized for sending me to him. The staff is very nice and helpful, especially Lori. She returns calls, is very informative, and attentive to patient needs. Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs has a very pleasant manner and may be qualified for eye care, however as a surgeon, I would not recommend. Post surgery I was very concerned about the length of the scars on my eyelids as they were longer at the inner and outer eye. I was told they would look fine over time. I am very familiar with scar formation and its maturation and did not feel they would heal well or were small enough sutures to not leave significant scar. I waited and again called the office very concerned about the appearance of my scars as the outside of my eyelids were now pulling down. This is the… exact opposite of what should occur. Again I was told to wait, without being offered an appointment to come in and check. When I returned to the office for follow-up, I specifically told Lori I requested Dr. Jacobs address the excess scar formation and the appearance of my eyes. During the appointment, he never once addressed the issue. I had to address the issue and was told " yes I see what you mean, they scars are more than usual." There isn't anything we can do about it now. What do you want to do... another surgery? it wouldn't fix it." He also told me this has never happened to any other pts. I doubt this to be true. My eyes are left with thick scar at each side which pulls the eyelid down. There is excess scar at the inner eyelid which also pulls the the eyelid down. People ask me: "what happened to your eyes?" Daily, as I look in the mirror, I have to confront the very poor surgical outcome from this Dr. Please do your research and see a plastic surgeon if you want blepharoplasty. An excellent plastic surgeon will have greater finesse in sutures, skill, and matching your eye shape to what it would look like from previous years, and will not leave you with horrible scars. I am devastated.

Dr. Jacobs and his assistant Lori tried to convince me that my blepherospasm (uncontrollable blinking) was because of the excess skin pushing down on my eyelids and that they needed to do surgery, covered by Medicare. Now the head of Harvard Eye group and an A+ doc examined my eye and said it was fine and the standard treatment for blepherospasm was BOTOX which was actually why Botox was invented, to cure that problem so I should make an appt. with Dr.Jacobs who handles that for their group. Jacobs and Lori then put on a big charade, biasing the way they did the tests etc. to convince me that I needed eyelid surgery and that Medicare would cover it. Without going into the gruesome details, I was miserable for ten days, part of the charade was taping up my eyelids. Others I spoke with told me this was nuts and to get myself to another doc. I did and within grounds of professional courtesy he let me know this was highly unusual and the standard obvious treament was Botox which… he did and provided me with great relief. Run do not walk from Dr. Jacobs. Worst medical experience in my 67 years. Even their own head guy had told me Botox was the obvious thing to do. No matter what search terms I used I was never able to find eyelid surgery related to blepherospasm.

I recently had eye surgery performed by Dr. Jacobs. He was professional and caring. He is very busy but takes his time with you. You will have to wait awhile to be seen but you will not be rushed out and all of your questions will be answered. I am very happy with my results and would highly recommend Dr. Jacobs and his team.