UPDATE: I just saw the doctor's reply, where he attempted to use my anonymity on Yelp to run cover for himself, stating that he has "no record" of my procedures. As this is likely the kind of subhuman who would sue his own patients instead of working to repair his mistakes, I will not be using my real name on Yelp to review his (mis)conduct. I am far too worried about my own physical, financial, and mental stability getting even worse if forced to deal with retribution from Dr. Ahn for airing my grievances on the internet.
Do not fall for these tricks. I can assure you that both your health and financial condition will not forgive you if you are treated by this doctor, as I can assure you that I will not be forgiving him for what he has done to my life.
ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW:
Long and venting review, feel free to read it all. TL:DR at the bottom.
After years of trouble in my nose from a car accident, I saw this doctor looking for a fix. Surgery was the only option, he said. Tacked on turbinate reduction to it, said it was "necessary" to complete the surgery. Start taking notes - this was the first of many profit-first decisions this awful man made.
The recovery was to be a week until things went from worse to better, and symptoms should have been gone after a month. Two months later, constant cold sensations in the nose would not go away, and the doctor's solution was to prescribe antibiotics and all sorts of other drugs that only made me feel worse.
It was at this point I started to receive notes from my insurance company about the overbilling from the outpatient facilities that performed the surgery, and how the insurance viewed the charges as "exorbitantly high" relative to similar procedures from other doctors, stating that they would not be paying the full amount. It was at this point I realized he was in it not for the patient, but for the money.
This is something I likely should have realized long ago, given his wife's proclivity for large, gaudy diamonds and other jewelry (she works in the reception). When a search revealed not only a multimillion dollar New Jersey mansion, but a multimillion dollar Hamptons home, concern bells went off, and I never went back to the doctor's office.
Upon visiting other ENTs, they remarked how they had a very poor relationship with Ahn, seeing many patients that he had unnecessarily bestowed expensive and ultimately harmful procedures upon. It was at this point that it was revealed to me that Ahn's procedure had caused me extensive damage to my nose. Worse yet, examination of my pre-surgery scans, the doctors I visited said they would have recommended several other treatments before resorting to surgery, and they were shocked it was a first resort instead of a last one.
This has led me to tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills. Since I can't afford them, and insurance won't cover many of the treatments, this has translated into thousands of dollars in credit card debt. Ahn's office is completely unforgiving, continuing to insist that I take antibiotics for a condition that is anything but infectious. He does this all while overbilling his patients on every procedure - having performed many thousands over the course of his career - enriching himself at the misery of the percentage of patients whose surgeries he messes up and remains unapologetic for.
While I thought that Ahn would have some semblance of honor and help assist in treatment, he has instead shunned me as a patient and a person, refusing to offer any medical or otherwise assistance, as my physical and financial condition continue to deteriorate. He is completely honorless, spineless, and soulless. Insistent that I am to blame for my own medical condition, this man has made my life irreparably worse - not only with permanent damage to my body, but by also forcing me to liquidate my savings and go into debt to help repair it.
So long as he continues to refuse to rectify his mistakes, I will be here, there, and everywhere. Reminding everyone in the world what this man has done to me, both through treating his patients solely as a vehicle to further pad his already overflowing bank, and through disregarding and insulting the ones whose lives he has irreparably damaged.
TL:DR - I have nothing but the worst wishes for this man. Do yourself a favor, and avoid him like the plague. If I had to describe Ahn in just one word, it would be "subhuman." read more
