RICHARD G LEE, MD – NPI #1770796583
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Reviews for RICHARD G LEE

• 04/19/2026

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  I had a really bad otoplasty (ear pinning) experience with Dr. Richard Lee. My ears stick out and this has bothered me for my whole life, but due to the cost I had not been able to get them fixed. After a consultation, I decided to spend the money and scheduled an appointment to have Dr. Lee perform "incisionless" otoplasty. This included placing a suture in the cartilage of each ear, which was supposed to fold them in a way that reduced their prominence, for a charge of $4,500.
  
  On November 11, 2025, Dr. Lee performed the procedure and the results were terrible. I followed all of the post-treatment instructions, including constantly wearing a headband, but after two days I removed the bandages and saw that my left ear looked the same as before, while my right ear looked deformed. The right ear was over-folded in the middle, with the antihelix bulging beyond the helix and the top and bottom of the ear curved outward in a telephone shape. This looked very unnatural, especially in comparison to my unchanged left ear. So the result was no change to one ear and a negative change to the other.
  
  When I returned to his office a week later for a follow-up, it was clear to me that the procedure was not successful, but I tried to stay positive and hoped he might offer a solution. However, instead of taking responsibility for the poor result, he downplayed the asymmetry and said it would improve over time. We discussed the possibility of adding a suture to my left ear, since it was unchanged, but he said this could not be done for at least three months. I left with the advice to pinch the antihelix of my left ear to encourage more of a fold and to massage the sutured area of my right ear to reduce that suture’s effect, and to return to his office three weeks later for another follow-up. I followed this advice for two days, but massaging the right ear around the suture was very painful and it became clear that no amount of massage or time would actually correct its shape.
  
  I realized that the best course of action would be to promptly remove the suture that was deforming my right ear in order to undo what was done as much as possible, and at least have matching ears again. I asked him to remove the suture from my right ear and he did so on 11/21. I believe that removing that suture fairly quickly saved my ear and allowed it to (mostly) return to its pre-sutured shape and position. Had that suture been left in for any longer, the return of that ear to its normal shape may not have been as complete, and I would currently have asymmetrical ears, with one being deformed, instead of the much more symmetrical and normal looking ears that I have (and had before the procedure).
  
  My ears are prominent, but otherwise normally shaped and symmetrical. Because of this, I don't think mine was a particularly difficult case and I expected to have at least a slight improvement. I thought the price of $4,500 for a suture-only otoplasty was high, but after discussing the procedure during our consultation, I trusted Dr. Lee to do a good job and to treat me as he would want to be treated. I would have been satisfied with even a small improvement, but instead I experienced significant pain, distress over the worry of permanent deformity of my ear, and substantial financial cost, with no benefit and a slightly worse appearance than before the procedure. I feel that my expectations were reasonable and that the result was unacceptable.
  
  When I was back in his office for another follow-up on 12/9, I requested a full refund of the $4,500 I paid for this procedure. He said he would consider a partial refund, but I did not receive or hear anything from him after I left his office. I made this request again by email and never received a reply. This whole experience hurt me financially and emotionally and I feel completely ripped off, but Dr. Lee did not seem to care. Trusting him was the worst mistake of my life and I really don’t know how he can sleep at night. I hope this information will prevent someone else from making the same mistake.

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