Dr. Smythe Rich III, MD

I took my daughter to see Dr Rich for a second opinion/consultation for a deviated septum. Not only did he insult other physicians, by name, in the first 3 minutes of the appointment - he told my 17 year old who has med school aspirations that a woman can't be "a good neurosurgeon and a good mother". He also aggressively criticized the fact that's she plays club soccer because he feels travel sports take away from family time - nobody asked your opinion Dr Butthead! I've never had such a condescending physical encounter in my life. I wouldn't let him work on my dog with that attitude.

Dr Rich is a very talented and committed physician who cares deeply about his profession and his patients. He performed a neck lift for me with flawless precision. I had complications and that is when he proved what an dedicated physician he is. The issue of fluid build up had nothing to do with his procedure, but just a possibility that was clearly explained prior to surgery. Dr Rich saw me every day until the issue was resolved; even coming in on a Saturday because he wanted to stay of top of the situation. He is a wonderful person and an excellent physician. I recommend him highly.

Dr Rich is an incredibly talented and committed physician who cares deeply about his profession and his patients. He performed a neck lift for me with flawless precision. I had complications and that is when he proved what an amazing physician he is. The issue of fluid build up had nothing to do with his procedure, but just a possibility that was clearly explained as a possibility prior to surgery. Dr Rich saw me every day until the issue was resolved; even coming in on a Saturday because he wanted to stay of top of the issue. He is a wonderful person and an excellent physician. I could not recommend him highly enough!

Dr. Rich So extremely dissatisfied. After months of researching plastic surgeons, my husband and I chose Dr. Rich... We made an appointment with him, with expressed intent to receive a face lift. Well, apparently he is focusing more on injections now rather than surgeries, because at our appointment he insisted that i receive injections rather than a lift. I did agree to the injections, because I fully trusted Dr. Rich. Afterwards, though, the effect was not at all what I was expecting. In fact, there was no visible difference. I sent him a letter, outlying my concerns, but in his response, he only addressed the privacy issue, not the overcharge, nor did he address the fact that we see no visible changes from the injections. In his response letter, he even mocked me for mixing up his name "Dr. Rich" versus "Dr. Smythe". I went to him wanting surgery, which I explained in the letter, yet he only responded with suggesting more costly injections, and he ended the letter… with a sentence that makes me feel like he would rather I just go my own way. I was especially sad because i had imagined that Dr. Rich and I would have a lifelong medical relationship. At the appointment, I had asked for explicit privacy, though his secretary was quite obviously put out by my request. She even added my name to an email list for injection companies. I am actually convinced that his secretary wrote the abrupt response letter. Very very disappointing... PS: I know that I am a good candidate for facial plastic surgery, as I am forty-something and in my life, I have lost much weight, so I have extra skin that could be tightened. Doing the practice that Dr. Rich himself had instructed patients to do, with my head upside-down, it is apparent that extra skin weights down my face. Injections will not fix this. My face needs surgery in order to fix this. Besides that, after researching, I discovered that it is best to begin plastic surgery in our younger years, not to wait until we are older, when skin gets weaker. I pray to find the right plastic surgeon that will work with me to age more gracefully.

Dr. Rich performed my rhinoplasty surgery, and left my face looking terrible! One of my nostrils is bigger than the other one, and there is a notch on one side of my nose. It makes my nose, and my whole face, look very odd.

Dr. Rich and his staff are great!!! Very caring and I am so pleased with my outcome.

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The Hippocritic Oath, â??first do no harmâ?? are words he lives by. My friend was bother by the fat under her neck. She decided she would do something about it so she saw Dr. Rich and told him that she was also undergoing chemotherapy. With eloquent style & grace Dr. Rich helped her to realize what is important. She left confident with a smile on her faceâ?¦ ready to conquer the cancer.

I am a Smythe Rich addict. I have been getting fillers and Botox for a long time. I thought Iâ??d try Dr. Rich since a friend of mine told me about him. Now that I go to him a very rarely bruise. I started getting peels and facials last year. I use their Obagi products. All the brown spots are gone. I just started using the Jane Iredale makeup and I really like it. Everyone is very helpful and explains how and when to apply products.

I look ten to fifteen years younger than I did this time last year thanks to Dr. Rich. My skin is smooth and youthful. He used Sculptra to build up where I had bone loss. There was no down time! I go to Deedee Redwine for facials & skin care instruction. She has me on Obagi and I see a HUGE DIFFERENCE! I highly recommend Dr. Rich. He does not too much, just enough to look great.