Tyler’s Dr.STITCH Story
Tyler, Age 3 “Dr.STITCH is one of those services you hope you never need but when you do, they’re lifesavers. I was enjoying a Saturday morning at the splash park when my three-year-old son, my only child, slipped and sliced his chin open. The lifeguards said he was fine, but I just couldn’t get past how deep it looked. Thankfully, […]
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Jacob, Age 15 “My experience was great and was so easy. We simply sent a picture of the wound to Amy who showed it to the doctor. The doctor instructed us to meet him at the hospital the next morning at 8:00 a.m. We were in and out in less than an hour. The whole staff was waiting for us, […]
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Reese, Age 6 Incident: Reese was playing when she fell and sustained a chin laceration. “My daughter fell and hit her chin. Upset and anxious, she was very nervous about getting stiches again. I called Dr.STITCH and they directed me to go to the hospital with my daughter to meet the plastic surgeon, Dr. Parizh. Dr. Parizh had the best […]
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Elizabeth, Age 4 Incident: Elizabeth was playing in the snow when she fell and needed to get stitches above her eyebrow. “I can’t say enough good things about our experience with Dr.STITCH (well, apart from the fact that it was required at all!). My 4-year-old busted her forehead open on a chair, and at the recommendation of a friend, I […]
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Bryson, Age 2 Incident: Bryson was playing at home when he collided with the windowsill and needed stitches near his eyebrow. “Dr. Parizh was amazing meeting us at Winthrop on Christmas day. He has such amazing patience and took amazing care of my 2-year-old son. He [Dr. Parizh] explained everything and offered the best treatment plan.” […]
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Rocco and Lucia, Ages 2 and 4 Incident: Rocco was playing in the kitchen before he fell and hit his head. Lucia was playing in the pool before sustaining an eyebrow laceration. “Both of my children [in two separate accidents] had lacerations under their eyebrows which needed sutures. We saw Dr. Dobryansky the first visit, and he was AMAZING with […]
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Barbara, Age 67 Incident: Barbara had a flap laceration on her shin that needed suturing. “My experience was excellent. The communication between the person who accepted the first call and handled several texts throughout (Amy, call care coordinator) was timely, kind, and professional. The plastic surgeon who met us was very skilled, professional, and compassionate. While the staff at the […]
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Colin, Age 8 Incident: Colin needed stitches on his eyelid. “I cannot begin to even express what a positive experience we had with Dr. Christy through Dr.STITCH. While no one wants to end up in the E.R., this was the most positive experience ever. We received a call from a friend that our 8-year-old son who was swimming there had […]
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Scarlett, Age 4 Incident: Scarlett fell and needed stitches in her chin. “We brought our 4 and half year-old daughter in to get stitches in her chin after she fell and cut it open. Dr.STITCH helped us get in the E.R. quickly and had my daughter’s face stitched up even quicker. Dr. Karanetz made sure my daughter was safe while […]
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