Gregory MICHAEL Bricca's Online Review Report Card

I had a malignant melanoma on the side of my face. Dr. Bricca had to make a large incision to remove the cancer that took over 40 sutures to close it up. I thought it would leave me with a terrible scar but he was so good at his job that only 6 weeks later people don’t even notice the scar. Thank you for taking the time to not only remove the entire cancer but to close up the incision with care. You are the best!!!

Dr Bricca removed a malignant melanoma from the side of my face that required over 40 stitches to close the incision. He did such a great job that 6 wks later people don't even notice the scar. His reception team and nurses are also A-Team like he is. Thank you for caring enough to do such a great job!!!

I had a unique type of tumor that Dr Bricca was able to take care of. The doctor is excellent. I know that I am in great hands and all the staff treats you like family. I highly recommend Dr Bricca.

Doctor Bircca and his staff is just wonderful!!! They make you feel so comfortable and explain every detail of the process while going through your procedure. Doctor Bircca is a wonderful doctor and cares about his patients! There is something to say about a doctor when they take time out of their busy day to call his patients and checks in on them the same day after their procedure! Thank you!!’

Now for a straight-up honest review.After I requested a second opinion,I had a consult with Dr. Bricca about a month ago and we decided to go ahead with Mohs surgery.I'm certain now I made the right choice.Dr. Bricca is one of if not the best doctor I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with. He has a special way of making people feel very comfortable. For me he most definitely does.Also, his entire team is professional and very accommodating and make sure that us the patients are comfortable. They all succeeded and I don't think I could be any happier. Thank you very much Dr.Bricca and your entire team of true professionals.Dave

All the patients I have referred to Dr. Bricca have had excellent cosmetic results after their surgeries. I would not hesitate to have him work on me or my family if needed.

I had Moh's Surgery in 2015 on my face by Dr. Bricca and his staff. I have never had such a horrible Moh's surgery experience, and I have had this done 3 times before by other Moh's surgeons. This office treats you like cattle. They stuff too many patients into the waiting room - I went outside and sat on the curb during my surgery wait as the room was so crowded. The staff rush you through - they never have time to answer your questions. I believe they are in a hurry as the medical staff doesn't work a whole week, and seem to be pushed to make a quota to get the profit return they desire. When they answer the phone they are brisk and give you the feeling of "why are you bothering me - don't you know how important we are!".More importantly, in my case, I found out later from another surgeon I had two options . I was never consulted beforehand about having options, or 2 options - I was told in the middle of a traumatic face surgery " now I'm going to do x,y,z on your face". I wonder ,too ,if the actual Mohs practice was done, and not just a big hole dug out - Mohs takes time, and is done very carefully and slowly, slice by slice. Dr. Bricca and his assistant discussed their weekend plans WHILE THEY WERE CUTTING AND SEWING ON MY FACE! To me this is just ludicrous...I can't imagine why you wouldn't be focusing on cutting instead of your weekend.I would never go back here to be treated rudely and rushed through my surgery. That I was never consulted properly, or treated like ahuman being, is not acceptable. The fact that my dermatologist recommended him is also unacceptable - what kind of agreement do they have.I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone. Take care who you select.I have now found a competent Mohs Surgeon in Sacramento - Dr. Andrea Wiley. She's excellent.

I can relate to two of the negative reviews I've seen, and unfortunately only saw them after I had my surgery. My regular dermatologist is great, referred me here for Mohs, said this was the guy. What an awful experience. Just like someone said, people moved in and out like cattle. I waited for long periods, he even came into my room twice by mistake, on his way to another. I had one small lesion the size of a freckle on my check next to my nose. I did my research, thought it would be a long and slow delicate process. I was surprised when he said he was cutting an inch and a half to be sure of the best scar, I had read some of the small ones can have deeper roots. He said "you won't even know it was there, it will be in your smile line." He cut a big chunk out of my cheek, an hour or so later, an assistant said he got it all. (the assistant I had, twice, was very nice and compassionate) and when he came in to stitch me up another hour later, he talked to the other assistant about weekend plans while I'm laying there terrified what I'm going to look like. (It seemed like he forced empathy or was uncomfortable with it?) Black eye, big scar, he said it could take a year for the stitches to dissolve so be patient. About six months later I had my annual review with my dermo, asked about the bumps at each end of the stitch, he said it was healing fine, given it time they will go away. At my one year mark, the stitches had mainly dissolved, the top bump was gone, but the bottom one remained. Bricca injected it with something, said it may flatten it, anything more might make it worse. Needless to say, I never went back and am left with what looks like a large, ever emerging pimple and resting btch face because my cheek is flatter on that side. I get it, he got the cancer, but it seems like it could have been handled better. Now I have another small lesion to deal with, lessons learned, and I know where I'm not going. :(

I am so HAPPY that Dr. Bricca, and his team at the Front Desk, the RNs and Techs, Staff in Billing and the person who makes the coffee, ALL made my first time in Dr. Bricca's Office go so well.  Had an exam, Dr. Bricca told me what he was going to do, the RNs and Techs made me feel very comfortable as i went into the waiting room for my turn to sit in the Operating Chair.  When it was my turn, all went well, never felt the dime sized piece of skin being removed, next sent to sit in the Waiting Room, had some coffee as the biopsy was examined, thanks to those who do that, called back in and told, all the cancer from that area was gone and now i would be sewn up.  Went to the Stitching Room, and felt some tugging, no pain, just wondering why it took so long, but I was HAPPY, knowing that cancer was gone from my head.  Dr. Bricca told me all went well, and I Thanked him.  The RN then patched my head, answered my question.  The reason why it took longer than i thought it should be was that the stitching had to be four times the size of the dime sized patch, because when it healed, that area would heal flat and not be noticeable ..... she then told me how to take care of this surgery in the next week or so.  I left Happy, and as I walked out the front door, i saw other patients with patches all over their head, some with more than my one patch, all waiting for the results of their biopsy.  I was Very Impressed with Dr. Bricca and the Visible Staff that I saw, knowing that there were many who were part of his team that made my surgery go so well.  Only problem now is that i cannot see any scar, but that's just a sign of how well Dr. Bricca does his MOHS Surgery, so he is my Go To Skin Cancer Surgeon if I have any more Skin Cancer !!Almost forgot, Dr. Bricca called me several hours later and told me all went well, so I would recommend Dr. Bricca if you have been Dx with Skin Cancer, and want to have no noticeable scars or stitch marks, not something as a guy I think is important, but this is Important to other patients.  Thank You Dr. Bricca !!!HAPPY FACE !!!p.s.  I am Really living in Roseville, CA, not the San Francisco that shows next to my name .... i don't know how to change that to Roseville, CA, sometimes Technology is overwhelming to those of us who were born when our President was Herbert Hoover ......

Dr Bricca did an extensive Mohs surgery on my nose 5 Years ago. When he took the dressings off he said there was a bump and it would go away. Five years later it is still there and I have a large bump near my eyebrow. I'm upset every time I see it. He saved me from cancer but now I feel like a freak. To make matters worse I have to shave my nose every day because of the area he took the skin graft from. Can't do laser because the hair is white and was told electrolysis would leave scars on my nose. I guess since I was 70 it didn't matter what I was going to look like to him.