All initial appointments went fine with Dr. Gurinsky, and I never waited more than a couple of minutes to see him, but the procedure itself was a nightmare! It was on a Friday afternoon, so he probably just wanted to go home. But you know how you first get that little Q-tip with topical anesthetic before the shot? That little Q-tip was only put in one spot, but I got about 6 shots all over that part of my jaw, and I felt every one of those suckers. THEN, because he was in a hurry, he waited about 60 seconds, picked up a scalpel, and sliced into my gum before I was numb! If you've never felt THAT, well, you haven't lived! I gasped, and my body reacted by starting to tremble uncontrollably. It was embarrassing, like a fight or flight thing from the pain. Anyway, he proceeded to rush his way through the rest of it, and he was abrupt and rude to his assistant. He kept roughly moving her hands to where he wanted them, and at one point, he got angry and reached over and snatched something out of her hand so he could do it himself. I numbed up quickly after that first cut, but when I got to my car about 30 minutes later, I looked in the mirror and was horrified to see blood spatters all over my face. I do NOT recommend Dr. Gurinsky!
out of 5 stars
