Help for Former Scottsdale Fig / Advanced LipoDissolve Clients

By former Scottsdale Fig supervising physician, Dr Karampahtsis

Like everyone else on December 7, 2007, Dr. Karampahtsis (Dr. K.) and the rest of the staff members of Scottsdale Fig, were surprised when all Fig clinics for Advanced LipoDissolve were closed due to "economic circumstances beyond our control" as cited by Fig CEO, Rob Semaan.

In the past few months since Fig closed the doors, Dr. K. has received many phone calls from former Fig clients requesting information about continuing their treatments. Dr. K. being one of the supervising physicians of former Scottsdale Fig, has seen many satisfied clients from the treatments of Advanced LipoDissolve. Dr. K. came to the decision to provide help to those clients who wish to continue and finish their treatments, to achieve their desired results.

As it has been known, Fig has filed for bankruptcy chapter 11. Please be aware that Dr. K. does not have access to patient's charts and medical records of former Fig clients. They have been moved to be protected for the bankruptcy process and refund claims against the company. Furthermore, Dr. Karampahtsis does not have access to any funds previously paid to Fig. All financial claims must be made through Fig and will follow the bankruptcy process. NO FINANCIAL CLAIMS MAY BE PROCESSED BY DR. KARAMPAHTSIS.

For Financial Claims Against Fig

Please follow the refund process and guidelines outlined at the fig.com website. (http://figpatientinfo.wordpress.com). Following are some suggestions by Dr. Schusterman's office out of Texas, which might help you in the process.

1) For Care Credit Patients
Send your dispute in writing to:
GE Consumer Finance
P. O. Box 981438
El Paso, TX 79998-1438

Include your Name, Account #, Date and Amount Paid

Care Credit's phone number for Customer Service is: 866-893-7864

2) If you paid using a credit card or bank account, you may check with the corresponding institution regarding filing a dispute for non-receipt of prepaid services.

3) If you paid via check or cash, there should eventually be information listed on the Fig website (www.fig.com) with instructions for filing a claim.

This is the only information that we have to assist you in filing a claim for refund.

Continuing LipoDissolve Treatment Options

Dr. Karampahtsis will follow similar guidelines to those that Dr. Schusterman has created for the former Fig clients in Texas. Scottsdale clients wishing to continue LipoDissolve treatments have the following options:

Option 1:

Dr. K. is offering continued treatments to former Fig patients for the cost of an office visit of $75. You will not be asked to pay in advance for treatments to come, simply pay for each office visit until you have reached your goals. Since we do not have access to your medical records from Fig we can treat up to two areas per visit for the $75 fee. Additional, never-treated before areas, may be purchased at discounted prices for former Fig clients.

This offer will allow you to continue your treatments and get your desired result at a fraction of your original cost and you will still be eligible to seek refunds from Fig through their bankruptcy proceedings. For example, if you paid $4000 for 2 areas ($2000 each area), and you have been treated twice, you have probably not yet seen any major results as it takes an average of six treatments to see results. If you continued with 4 more treatments at the cost of $75 for each office visit, you could get your $4000 worth of results for only $300.

Option 2:

Dr. Karampahtsis's continues to deliver LipoDissolve treatments and therefore, we are interested in promoting these services to new patients, as well as taking care of former Fig patients.

If you refer a patient who purchases LipoDissolve, YOU CAN RECEIVE ALL SUBSEQUENT LIPODISSOLVE TREATMENTS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. When one of your referrals makes a purchase, your office visit fee of $75 (for treatment up to two areas) will be waived for the remainder of your treatment of those areas.

Option 3 for Weight Loss and Body Shaping:

For those former Fig clients that wish to continue with a complete medically supervised weight loss program Dr. K. can help. We offer many individualized plans to help you achieve the desired weight as well as help you overcome weight loss resistance.

For those clients that wish to explore other body shaping methods and technologies, Dr. K offers new advanced formulas of LipoDissolve and mesotherapy as well as bio-mesotherapy. We also offer the latest FDA cleared technology, the Accent XL that can dramatically improve skin tightening and help with localized fat deposits.

Dr. Karampahtsis will offer a 30% discount to all former Fig clients for the above mentioned services.

Why continue with Dr. Karampahtsis

  • You can feel confident in continuing your treatments with Dr. K. because he has been performing mesotherapy and lipodissolve treatments for more than 4 years.
  • We can use the same medication from the same pharmacy that you were previously receiving from Fig. or we can suggest an improved formula according to your needs.
  • Dr. K. follows all of the same researched and proven protocols for safety.
  • You can get the personalized attention of Dr. K. and together you can explore the best options for you to achieve the results you are seeking.
  • Dr. K. and his staff know and understand the treatment you have received at Fig, so you can continue the process your have already started.
  • Dr. K. also possesses the latest FDA cleared technology for body shaping and skin tightening that can be combined with LipoDissolve injections to deliver more dramatic results. As a gesture to previous Fig clients a discounted price on many body shaping services is offered.
  • Dr. K, along with LipoDissolve treatments, offers a complete medically supervised weight loss program tailored to your needs; we also offer other revolutionary procedures for body shaping and anti-aging treatments for the whole body. We can help you achieve your goals.

If you are interested in continuing your fig Advanced LipoDissolve treatments, or discuss new options for body shaping, please call 480-664-2288.