As a practicing physician, I rarely post public reviews, but I feel a professional and personal duty to share this experience so that others can make well-informed choices.
I recently accompanied my wife for a consultation with Dr. Tarik Husain. I chose not to disclose my medical background so that I could observe how he interacted with an ordinary patient. Unfortunately, the encounter was troubling.
His clinical assessment was not accurate and he quickly began recommending a more extensive surgical procedure than my wife’s actual condition warranted. He was pushy and insistent, which made both of us feel extremely uncomfortable. The visit felt less like a medical consultation and more like a sales pitch.
Equally concerning was his focus on promoting himself. Instead of focusing on my wife’s needs, he spoke at length about his own prominence, his supposed innovations, and the size of his social-media following. He even claimed to have “patented” surgical techniques, which sounded impressive at first.
Later, I researched his claims about his patented "Spartan Neck" procedure and discovered that this was not true — he merely holds a Trade Mark (TM) name, which he presents as though it were an exclusive patented surgical method. This misrepresentation, combined with the fact that much of his social-media following and online engagement appears to be inflated or inauthentic, left me convinced that his priorities lie in branding and self-promotion rather than in patient-centered care.
As both a fellow physician and a husband, I find this deeply disheartening. Doctors have an ethical obligation to provide evidence-based recommendations and to put patient welfare ahead of marketing or hype. Encounters like this erode public trust in our profession and can lead patients toward decisions based on sales tactics rather than sound medical judgment.
After the consultation, I reviewed many of the other patient reviews online. I now realize that the concerns raised by others are well-founded, and I am relieved that we chose not to proceed with Dr. Husain. Their experiences echoed our own. We sought care elsewhere and were grateful that we did.
I share this experience as both a physician and a concerned family member. I would strongly urge anyone considering care with Dr. Tarik Husain to exercise great caution, seek a second opinion, and choose a provider whose focus is on transparency, evidence-based medicine, and genuine patient care — not self-promotion.
Clout over care. What a joke. 🙄📸
My girlfriend and I showed up 20 minutes early for our consult… only to sit there for over an hour while the doctor was literally doing push-ups. And not in private — he was being filmed like it was some kind of fitness shoot. It honestly felt like a joke.
The consult was free, yes, but the pricing for surgery is super expensive, which made it even more frustrating. When he finally came in, he acted rushed and kinda annoyed that we even had questions — after we waited all that time. We were expecting something professional, high-end, maybe even welcoming. Instead, it felt like we were interrupting his content day. The whole experience felt like a joke. Zero professionalism. All ego. If you’re into watching your doctor chase social media clout while ignoring patients, this is your spot. If not? Run. Fast. 🏃🏽♀️💨 btw it seems he always trys to delete his negative reviews
Lily
A few years ago, I decided to approach plastic surgeons with reference to undergo surgery in the neck area to help with my jowls. I spoke and went to a few doctors. When I went to Dr. Husain’s office, everyone was so nice and Dr. Hussain seemed so insistent and readily available. I looked up his credentials and everything looked fine. What I didn’t research was his experience with reference to this particular procedure. He kept pushing me to get a more elaborate type of surgery called deep lower plane face surgery. He was so insistent that I get this surgery instead of the neck. He brought the price down and I finally agreed. Once I underwent the surgery, everything seemed fine. Unfortunately, as the swelling went down, the area under the center of the chin seemed to look pinched causing the skin on each side to droop down. The left side more so than the right. I kept pointing this out to him, but he acted like there was no issue. Yes, my jaw line looked smoother, which helped with the jowls. But, I was left with all this deformity underneath the chin. He did offer to have me undergo surgery with him. There was no way I would ever do that. I was afraid he would leave me with a worse deformity. I spent a great deal of time healing. To this day I feel numbness in the area. It started becoming uncomfortable continuing to try to get this doctor to acknowledge that he did wrong. I started losing faith and stopped going back. But as time passed by, I couldn’t stop looking at this mess Dr. Husain left me with. I went to several other surgeons for an opinion and they all concluded that I had been left with what is called a cobra neck. I finally got the courage to write this review in order to prevent other women to have to go through what I am going through. I emailed a diagnosis with the cost of the revision surgery to the office and was ignored. Dr. Husain, you know who I am. I worked extra hours and paid the debt over a year. This was a hard time for me physically, emotionally and economically. After all that blood, sweat and tears, I ended up with this botched neck! I’m not sure if you have attempted to perform this type of surgery. I know you are part of another plastic surgery office. Anyone who is wanting to get deep lower plane face lift needs to read this and redirect themselves to another office. Dr. Husain, do the right thing. I paid for your services and in the end they were not delivered. Show some compassion! Have a heart! Do the right thing! Refund the money I paid you so that I can get the procedure redone.
I was referred to Dr. Tarik Husain after I broke my ring finger and visited the emergency room. I scheduled an appointment through the proper channels, and everything was confirmed. However, when I arrived at my appointment, I immediately felt unwelcome. The receptionist gave me a confused look, as if she wasn’t expecting me. She went to speak with the doctor, and I could clearly hear him yelling in the back, saying things like, “Don’t schedule me anyone!” He sounded upset that I was even there, which was incredibly uncomfortable and unprofessional.
When I was called in, Dr. Husain entered the room already irritated. Before even examining me, he shouted that he needed to do this “very fast,” which felt rushed and disrespectful. During what little examination he did, he kept pausing to argue with the receptionist, again saying he didn’t want more patients scheduled. At no point did he explain my fracture to me in any detail. I wasn’t told the type of fracture I had or what to expect in terms of recovery. All he told the receptionist was that I “needed therapy.”
The environment was chaotic and unwelcoming. At one point, another man walked into the room and casually said, “Oh, who is she? What is she doing here?” — which made me feel even more out of place and disrespected.
As I was leaving, the receptionist mentioned a follow-up appointment. I told her honestly that I didn’t feel comfortable returning. She then said that the doctor was in a rush because he had to catch a flight to a conference in Las Vegas — as if that justified the treatment I received.
I came in seeking care, confused and concerned about my injury, and I did everything right by following up through the ER’s referral. I did not deserve to be treated as an inconvenience. No patient does. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and compassion — especially when dealing with a painful injury.
Update:
I went to another doctor after this experience, and it turns out I had a jersey finger (tendon avulsion) that required immediate surgery. I already had the procedure and I’m now recovering.
If I had followed Dr. Husain’s so-called “diagnosis” and just done therapy, I would have lost permanent function in my finger. My current surgeon even told me he basically saved Dr. Husain from a lawsuit because the missed diagnosis was that serious.
This wasn’t just bad bedside manner — it was dangerous negligence. Don’t ever come here. Your health and safety are at risk.
Terrible!! I had some lacerations to the face and the hospital asked if I would like to see a plastic surgeon. Because of the face I thought of course and he was the doctor on call. I went to his office the first thing the next morning and upon arrival was told the insurance needed approval so I would have to wait for that or pay up. The office staff worked with me and was able to get the approval needed so the work could be completed. Dr. Husain did come to me and say if we couldn’t get the approval he would give me 1/2 off and then left. I did not see Dr. Husain at this time for the laceration and sutures but actually his resident who was super nice. No issues here. Returned weeks later to an office with no doctor for suture removal and one of the two lacerations was healing well so sutures were removed by yes myself! There was a FaceTime call and the exam was done that way. And actually, I was ok with that because there was an emergency and the doctor had to leave. Again not with Dr Husain. Then another appointment was made to get the second laceration suture removal. This is where the encounter with this doctor happened. 30 mins prior to the appointment I received a phone call that the doctor had to reschedule but since I lived 45mins away without traffic I was already in the area so I could make it to the appointment on time. Asked the office staff if there was anyway to come because I had to take off work and make a day trip and they responded if I can get there in 15 mins. 15 mins came and I was in the office. The staff greeted me and placed me right into the room, you could read the terror in their faces. I knew something was up. Placed into a room and the doctor literally walked in and said they’re fine take them out and walked out. Never even looked!! I have a laceration on my face that wasn’t healing as good as it should be and that’s the best you can do because you had a bad morning? This god like mentality is less to be desired. He came back and started to raise his voice and say they tried to reschedule you and I responded, your office was the one who made the appointment and 30 mins isn’t an appropriate time to reschedule. This man was totally inappropriate and doesn’t have a compassionate bone in his body! Nor does he deserve to practice since here I am again trying to remove my own sutures. Unable to do so, the office staff helped, but I don’t even think she was a medical assistant. This was such a traumatic time in my life and I have never been treated so badly. I never sought out this plastic surgeon, this is the one the hospital sent me too, so if you had to choose I would run!
I don’t usually leave reviews, but nah... I had to speak on this one. I went with my partner to see Dr. Miami Beach ’cause his Instagram looked poppin’. Seemed like he was the real deal. But that man is all hype and no care.
He came in acting like he was too good to be there, barely spoke to us, and dipped out quick. Straight up said he don’t “talk numbers” — like huh? Then his staff came in tryna hit us with a $20,000 price tag like we shopping for a luxury car or something. Real pushy vibes.
To make it worse, I overheard him telling his team the price was “too cheap” and to raise it. Mind you, we sitting right there. Zero respect.
Went back and looked harder at his IG — fake followers, fake comments, just fake everything. Whole thing felt shady. If you value your time and money, skip this dude. For real.
This dr. Is a joke. I encourage you to really look at everything before you want a procedure done with him. Sanitation with him its no where to be found and if something goes wrong they wont help you at all they just do damage and no response for it. Really look into what you want to get done but somewhere else.
We went becuase we follow his IG, but later found out his 1M followers are all fake and he is super rude, all about the money. !!!
It became obvious pretty quickly that this place runs like a business, not a clinic. Every minute felt like it was calculated for profit. I came for an evaluation, not a pitch for multiple surgeries I never agreed to. The lack of compassion was stunning. Also… someone please hand him a mint — seriously, that breath was hard to ignore.
I don’t usually leave reviews, but nah... I had to speak on this one. I went with my partner to see Dr. Miami Beach ’cause his Instagram looked poppin’. Seemed like he was the real deal. But that man is all hype and no care.
He came in acting like he was too good to be there, barely spoke to us, and dipped out quick. Straight up said he don’t “talk numbers” — like huh? Then his staff came in tryna hit us with a $20,000 price tag like we shopping for a luxury car or something. Real pushy vibes.
To make it worse, I overheard him telling his team the price was “too cheap” and to raise it. Mind you, we sitting right there. Zero respect.
Went back and looked harder at his IG — fake followers, fake comments, just fake everything. Whole thing felt shady. If you value your time and money, skip this dude. For real.
This dr. Is a joke. I encourage you to really look at everything before you want a procedure done with him. Sanitation with him its no where to be found and if something goes wrong they wont help you at all they just do damage and no response for it. Really look into what you want to get done but somewhere else.
We went becuase we follow his IG, but later found out his 1M followers are all fake and he is super rude, all about the money. !!!
DO NOT COME to this Dr he messed my face up. All African Americans be aware. 2 weeks and counting my face still bruised. Wasted my time coming here cause he lied and said he would fix it if I changed my review. LIES LIES LIES
Very rude
Messy work and even told my friend after having post surgery pain "I don't know what's wrong but it doesn't matter because I'm not going to fit it anyways"
I went with my friend and the doctor treated us really badly.
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The whole experience was very bad.
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The surgeon barely looked at me and kept pushing procedures I didn’t ask for. When I said I needed time to think, his tone completely changed — suddenly cold and dismissive. I walked out feeling pressured and uncomfortable, not confident or informed.
He came in late, looked at me for maybe thirty seconds, and started recommending surgeries I never asked for. It’s like he was trying to hit a sales quota. I honestly expected him to throw in a “buy one, get one free.” No bedside manner at all.
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It became obvious pretty quickly that this place runs like a business, not a clinic. Every minute felt like it was calculated for profit. I came for an evaluation, not a pitch for multiple surgeries I never agreed to. The lack of compassion was stunning. Also… someone please hand him a mint — seriously, that breath was hard to ignore.
From the moment I walked in, everything felt rushed — like I was in a sales meeting instead of a medical consultation. The doctor barely listened to what I was saying before recommending surgery I never asked for. It honestly felt like I was at a car dealership, being upsold on unnecessary “features.” Definitely not the experience I expected from a medical professional.