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Dr. Rick Smith, MD

Dr. Rick Smith, MD

Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery*
35+ years of experience

Dr. Rick Smith, MD is a plastic surgeon in East Lansing, MI and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from MICHIGAN STATE University in 1987. He is affiliated with medical facilities McLaren Greater Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. He is accepting new patients.

3.5 Star Rating
Based on 38 reviews 3.5 Star Rating (38 reviews)

Practice

1504 E Grand River Ave Ste 100 East Lansing, MI 48823

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Dr. Smith's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Smith

3.5
38 ratings, 13 with a written review
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Awful results with a doctor who doesn't care
I went to Dr. R Smith for blepharoplasty surgery. I was a young looking 46 year old that just needed the extra lid skin removed. I thought my lower eye area was fine. He talked me into a brow lift saying it would fix my upper eyelids and a mid-face suspension with lower bleph even though my skin was not sagging at all. Well, my lower eyelids are now crooked and on one eye he completely took out the lash line making that eye smaller. In the mid-face surgery, he put neoprene under my cheekbone area and my body rejected it. I had two hard peach pit size lumps on my face that were extremely painful. I begged him to remove them and he said I was "paranoid" and made me wait a year to remove only one that had hardened into a knot. To this day 11 years later if I brush my hand upward on my cheek it feels like I'm getting an electrical shock. After all this I still had the sagging eyelid problem which he said he would be happy to do the surgery in a year or so........No Thank You!
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
7 others found this helpful
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KS – Mar 16, 2023
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Excellent treatment, experienced, professionalism
Excited to see my new, improved results!
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Sharon K. Markey – Sep 10, 2022
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Dr Rick Smith is an exceptional Surgeon and compassionate Physician!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Jun 17, 2021
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I went to Rick Smith for a laser treatment. He said he HAD to do surgery instead. After two surgeries he destroyed my face. When I went for a second opinion, one doctor commented that they could not imagine how badly I must feel, and another said all could be corrected. I believe he conducted surgery twice to milk my insurance and now that he has detroyed my face and completely devastated me refuses to fix it. He is a liar and a crook. I am writing this review to warn others so the same does not happen to them. I do not know how much he paid other people to write positive comments about him, but I do not believe they are true.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
9 others found this helpful
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MI, none – Jul 26, 2019
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I would not recommend this doctor to anyone. completely ruined my nose. went in to get my deviated septum fixed as well as the bump taken off. he wouldn't give me anything close to the nose I wanted and I came out looking 10x worse than I did before. my tip points completely to the left and it looks as if I was hit. have never received anything positive about it, only friends saying that they can't believe I actually paid money for this. im so embarrassed and ashamed to have to have this on my face and now have to invest thousands more to correct a job that should have been done correctly the first time. definitely going elsewhere for the correction.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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May 09, 2019
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I had rhinoplasty and fat transfer lip injections. I now have breathing problems and lumps above and below my lips. My smile is also crooked because of the large fat deposits above my lip. The fat transfer was supposed to make my lips appear larger, but instead they look smaller. I am be ry disappointed with my experience. If I had known I was going to acquire breathing issues from having rhinoplasty, I wouldn’t have considered the surgery.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Mar 28, 2019
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My appointment was for 2pm for a consult for reconstructive surgery due to skincancer. I was there at 1:45pm & watch patients come & go. Finally at 2:40 I asked the recep if he was running behind. I explained to her that I drove 45mins for this appt and must be outby 3:15pm to make it back to work for a 4pm patient of my own. I went back at 2:45pm. I waited until 3:15pm got myself dressed & walked out! No Doctor, This doctor did not respect me as a new patient. He wasted 4 hours of my time.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
6 others found this helpful
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Tina in Jackson, MI – Jan 09, 2019
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I have have 3 treatments of kybella with Michelle over a year and a half. I am totally shocked with how noticeable the results are. I am so happy. I have a profile and the double chin does not show on the sides of my chin in portrait. I am going to have a 4th and final treatment and I am so excited to compare the final results. I would recommend this injectable to anyone who holds onto weight in their face. My face is the first place where I gain weight and kybella has made a very noticeable imp
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Willamston – May 08, 2018
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loved my experience at dr. ricks office. as soon as you walk in you are greated kindly and the office is beautiful. the staff is very kind. recommend dr. rick to anyone and everyone. had a spot removed months back and cant even tell where it was does wonderful work
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Feb 07, 2018
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My experiences with Dr. Smith were great! I had a breast reduction, a brow lift and a bi-lateral face lift in about a 10-year time spam. All went very well and I'm very happy with the results. The office staff was very pleasant and professional.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
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East Lansing, Michigan – Jan 23, 2018
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In good conscience, I CANNOT recommend this doctor. Sure, he might be okay for botox injections. But I was considering forehead contouring surgery. He told me that he needed to simply "smooth" the bone on my forehead! After getting a second opinion, however, I found that this surgery is much more dangerous than he made it out to be, and that if my skull isn't scanned to CHECK whether my forehead bone is too close to my sinuses, doing this surgery could be DANGEROUS. Good thing I found anoth
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
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Washington, DC – Oct 04, 2017
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I had to several biopsies on my left breast so I needed to have reconstruction work to even them out and also I got them lifted ..... I woke up from my surgery after making it very clear I did not want to be anything bigger than a C and he made me close to a E .....after he had several complaints from me he finally realized he made a mistake because they were falling underneath my armpits ....he double charged me yes he made me pay for it and I still have having issues and never got a lift !!
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
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Kathy Pittsley in East Lansing, MI – Jul 22, 2017
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I only chose 1 star because they make you , As a doctor Rick Smith is amazing His office is not , the office manager is rude , I been trying to get in for atleast 7 months and has had the run around and then finally got an appointment then 3 days before , They call to cancel it saying they are getting ready to submit the papers to no longer accept my insurance? Really ive wasted 7 months just to be canceled on , ridiculous, and this rude office manager. Has 3 different stories on what happed??
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
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Holt, MI – May 10, 2017
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About Me

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Dr. Rick Smith, MD is a plastic surgeon in East Lansing, MI and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from MICHIGAN STATE University in 1987. He is affiliated with medical facilities McLaren Greater Lansing and Sparrow Hospital. He is accepting new patients.
  • Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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  • Inst Craniofacial & Recon Surg

    Fellowship Hospital, 1993
  • Grand Rapids Med Ed Center

    Residency Hospital, 1992
  • Mich State U-butterworth Hospital

    Residency Hospital, 1990
  • Michigan State University

    Medical School, 1987
  • Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine

    Medical School, 1987
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Plastic Surgery®
Plastic Surgery
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Locations

Practice

Rick J. Smith MD PC1504 E Grand River Ave Ste 100 East Lansing, MI 48823
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • McLaren Greater Lansing

    2900 Collins Rd
    Lansing, MI 48910

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    87%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% higher than the national average

    75%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
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  • Sparrow Hospital

    1215 E Michigan Ave
    Lansing, MI 48912

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    88%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    4% higher than the national average

    76%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
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