A San Francisco plastic surgeon is urging others to look out for a "Botox Bandit" he says skipped out on thousands of dollars in cosmetic procedure bills.
Surgeon Larry Fan says the man visited 77 Plastic Surgery for three treatments — botox, fillers and laser treatment — and never returned to pay his $6,000 bill.
Fan said he followed his personal protocol, meeting with the man in his office ahead of time to discuss the procedures. Looking back, Fan said he got a hunch the client was not forthcoming.
"He was a little bit secretive and a little bit private about coming into the office," Fan said.
Fan said the client gave him a name and an age of 43 years old. The man also provided 1140 Folsom Street as his address, which turned out to be an office building. NBC Bay Area is not naming the man because he has not been formally identified as a suspect.
Fan usually asks for a credit card, but the client showed his assistant a wallet full of cash.
"He also seemed to know quite a bit about what he wanted done and looking back there was some red flags," Fan said.
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Another red flag was from a local representative who sells Botox. The representative sent an e-mail last April warning Fan there may be a "Botox Bandit" in the neighborhood with a description Fan says matched his patient.
An NBC Bay Area reporter saw police at the premises, but a spokeswoman said Wednesday that no police report had been filed as of Wednesday morning. Still, the doctor recited to NBC Bay Area his case number. No additional information was available at that time.
Fan hopes by sharing his story, he can help catch the patient.
"Hopefully this kind of thing won't happen to many people and this person won't be able to get away with this," he said.
