MIchael Scott Curtis's Online Review Report Card

Dr Curtis did my diep flap surgery and I am extremely happy with the results. He is a man of few words because he is extremely busy but he is very kind also. I was 11 years flat after failed implant surgery and chose diep flap. He literally got my breast back to the same size I used to be and shape. I do have dog ears but that will be taken care of in phase 2 surgery I'm sure. Anyways I highly recommend him.

Dr. Curtis and his staff(Donna C, Maddie, Heather and Lindsay) were exceptional. If I had a question, they were prompt with getting me answers. They were compassionate and went above and beyond to be certain my surgeries were scheduled timely. I appreciate everything they did. Dr. Curtis did a great job and I am happy with the outcome of my surgeries.

Horrible surgeon, rude, nasty bedside manner. Stay away!!

If zero was an option, that's what Dr Curtis would get. Does he have a pleasant demeanor when you meet him-Yes. But if you have complications after your surgery, you learn real quickly how fake that was. He did a reduction mammaplasty on my 19 year old daughter last July and 2 months later he had to go back in to clear an infection that he tried to treat with the wrong antibiotics for two months. Can you afford to sit at home with an infected crater in your breast for two months? I was literally on the phone crying to his nurse asking him to help my daughter and he did nothing. We are a year out from her first surgery and still seeing the doctor that had to fix Dr Curtis's mistakes and today we had to have dead tissue drained from her breast. A new surgery is scheduled to fix the deformity of her breast and lift them back up, because they are saggier than mine are at twice her age! Don't let his initial pleasantry fool you. There are too many horror stories, besides ours on here!

It pains me to give this man one star after what he put my 19 year old daughter through. Does he have a pleasant demeanor when you meet him, absolutely! But if you have complications after surgery, you find out real quick just how fake that pleasantry is. Two weeks after my daughter's surgery, she started complaining to him about a lump at the top of her right breast that just kept getting warmer and bigger (an infected hematoma). For two months she sat at home unable to go anywhere, with a maxipad under her breast to catch the blood that eventually found a weakspot in her incision and would drain out like a running faucet at times. If you have two months to sit at home and not work or go to school as my daughter had to, then you may not be as bothered by Dr. Curtis's lack of urgency. But after two months and one round of an antibiotic that did nothing, he finally agreed to take her back in and perform another surgery to remove the infection in her breast. I asked him to keep her overnight after that surgery so she could get a full 24 hours of IV antibiotics, but he refused. A week or so after surgery #2, the infection was back and created a crater of puss and draining blood under her breast. His answer was not to see her, but to call in the same antibiotic he called in the first time that didn't work. At that point we went to a new doctor who tested the tissue to make sure he was treating with the right antibiotic, and of course this time it worked. We're a year out from her first surgery and her breast are almost as large as they were prior to surgery, the right one is deformed and her breast are saggier than mine are at almost twice her age. IF he even did a lift as most surgeons do for this surgery, it was very poorly done. We're now working with the surgeon that fixed Dr Curtis's mess the last year to get her in for a 3rd surgery to remove the rest of the dead tissue out of her right breast and make both breast look the way they should. Please, please, do your research and ignore Dr Curtis's charismatic demeanor. Since my daughter's surgery and the multiple trips we've had to make to the Breast Center, I have spoken to staff members who are either bold enough to tell us we're on a long list of his patients with this story or they simply make a face that tells us exactly what they're thinking without them saying a word. But nothing tells you more about a surgeon than the way they treat patients when procedures don't go as planned. Based our experience, it's my opinion that this man couldn't care less about the patient after he's collected his payment. I am eternally grateful for the doctor who has stepped up to help fix a problem he had nothing to do with causing, and proved they are not all like Dr. Michael Curtis.

I went to Dr. Curtis for a breast reduction, and he assured me it would be an easy procedure with a short recovery, as I would be leaving for college soon-after. After the surgery, not only did his “work” result in months of agonizing pain, but he did not reduce me to the size I’d asked. I’d constantly have to drive across the state to visit him with concerns that he’d brushed off as a bruise (there were multiple holes, I was bleeding profusely). He eventually gave me a second emergency surgery after it was clearly infected for weeks, and even that one resulted in ANOTHER infection, which by that point, he’d stopped responding completely & I was forced to see another doctor who told me Dr. Curtis had been giving me the wrong antibiotics the entire time. I am now a year post-op, and will likely be scheduling another reduction with the doctor who cleaned up Curtis’ mess, as I am now back to my pre-op size. I am still dealing with his mess today, as I’m STILL experiencing complications

Great! After several appointments with doc's that didn't take me seriously, and were rude, he actually listened and gave me hope. My husband was impressed with his knowledge and his bedside manner as well. Very happy with my results.

If I could give Dr. Curtis a 0, I would. I have never left a review before in my life, but thought I should so someone doesn't make the same mistake that I did and use/trust Dr. Curtis. I came to Dr. Curtis for a preventative double mastectomy and he was fine with our initial meeting. However, he became short, rude, and aggressive with my pre and post op questions/concerns. He did an absolutely horrific job on my breasts, to the point where I have become extremely self conscious with them and now have to get them redone (obviously by a different surgeon). Every surgeon I have talked to since then has stated they would have done multiple things differently than what Curtis did (simple things, at that). While it has been quite some time since my surgery, I have encountered multiple people who have since experienced the same things I did with Dr. Curtis. I wish I knew this prior to my surgery as I would have gone to someone else.

Horrible bedside manner. Doesn’t take the patients seriously. Had to have 4 emergency surgeries because he wouldn’t admit he messed up. Choose ANY OTHER surgeon. Do not use him. His infection rates are high.

Due to a breast cancer diagnosis in the past I have had multiple surgeries with reconstruction etc. and after my prior doctor retired (who was AMAZING) Dr. Curtis was recommended to me. At my initial visit he was fine, said it was a very simple procedure I would be having done so I just went with him. This is something I have regretted everyday since my surgery. I am 6 months post op and was in pain every day since until recently finding another doctor to help. I contacted his office several times for help and even went back a few times and was told the pain was normal and everything looked great, they treated me as though I was overreacting. I have never written a negative review but I am hoping that it will maybe help at least someone else from experiencing what I did.