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American Laser Centers Complaints - Unprofessional, dangerous, painful and no refund!

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American Laser Centers

Posted: 2007-05-16 by Anonymous [send email]
Unprofessional, dangerous, painful and no refund!
Complaint Rating:  87 % with 147 votes
After being burned by their laser on 4/13/07, I have contacted their corporate office dozens of times with no response . The procedure was so painful, I had to stop stop the treatment. It left burns on my legs.

I had paid over $2,700 for a service package, but will no longer return to their clinic. It was the most painful, unprofessional experience I've gone through. I have demanded a refund on services not rendered but cannot get anyone to address my complaint. The customer service department has transferred my case to the "appropriate department," but I am still waiting to hear from them. I have called almost every day since 4/13/07 (today is 5/16/07), and am always transferred to an unidentified voicemail box. I have left a message every time.

Beware people!
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367 days ago by Genevieve [send email]
I'm sure ALC works for some people without any problem. Clearly a business that has any degree of success provides adequate service for some portion of its clientele. The problem that is being addressed in this complaint board, however, is how ALC handles the people for whom their treatments or policies DON'T work out. Customer service is not about "working with the center." Customer service is about customer satisfaction, period. It's obvious that a number of people ended up less than satisfied, to the point that their frustrations are being successfully pursued in court. It's telling that you, Jeni, work at ALC and "wonder" about people for whom ALC doesn't work out. Your willingness to discredit your clients' legitimate complaints rather than addressing them seems to be the prevailing attitude of the company.
366 days ago by Amber [send email]
Just so you all know, EVERYONE "wins" when they enter these ALC contests. Whatever the discount is, I 'm sure that it will be added into your price anyway. So don't feel special that you "won", it's just a ploy to get you in the door and sign you up.

Another bit of advice-if you can't afford something, DON'T BUY IT! This isn't some sort of necessary medical procedure. Do some research and save up your money before you commit to anything.
365 days ago by Lisa Ann [send email]
wow thank you so much! because of this i canceled my appointment and hope to have nothing further to do with it.. I won their $300 gift certificate, and when i read above that somebody else did and they didn't let her use it i was completely turned off from the company.. these posts were a life saver!
363 days ago by Ab [send email]
I went to ALC 2 years ago and have been hair free since then. Funny how people who do not see immediate results always want to sue. I am sorry you are unhappy but not every clinic is nasty. The Clinic I went to is fabulous. I have never seen them be mean to anyone. If there was a complaint it was taken care of immediately. If you are unhappy with your clinic, go to another one, find one that will make you feel good about your treatments and your choice to spend your hard earned money.

Yes they did try to upsell me and yes I have care credit. But never was I forced to sign anything. If you signed paperwork without reading it... shame on you.
363 days ago by Terri [send email]
I am so glad that I found this webpage!!! I had entered a contest to win a free laser hair removal treatment. A couple of days ago, I received an email stating that I won their 3rd place prize which is a $300 gift certificate. I thought that it was very strange that they would just send me an email stating that I won. They requested that I send them my name and address and when I would like to set up my free consultation. I am going to respond that I did some research on their company and have found numerous complaints ranging from being burned, given false medical advice that can lead to major problems... ie allergies, and just generally ripping people off!! If I really want to get this procedure done, my MEDICAL DOCTOR offers this in his office. I know that he is a licensed professional and will treat me correctly.

I wish everyone good luck with getting their money back and I hope that any physical damages that they have caused will heal with the correct medical treatment from an actual doctor or nurse and not just their freak employees that act like they are actually medically trained.
359 days ago by Mariah [send email]
i won one of the gift certificates too. after reading all this, i feel slightly stupid for falling for it but also better that nothing more has happened. can they do anything with the personal info i gave them?
356 days ago by Terri [send email]
I had posted previously stating that I had received an email saying that I had won a $300 gift certificate. I emailed the woman back that I wasn't interested in having anything done at that company after reading tons and tons of complaints. I told her to please take my name off of their mailing list. I was quite surpirsed that another woman from ALC emailed me stating that I won a $300 gift certificate. What in the world is going on there? Has anyone had them email twice stating that they won from 2 different people?
349 days ago by Jenn [send email]
This is sad that there are so many people out there that got scammed. Here is my story:

I was one of them I also "won" the 300 dollars gift and then another a week later. I was excited to see what they had to offer, I'm Italian so can you blame me? I've only ever heard of good things from them. I didn't do any research before I went in, and that was my biggest mistake. The clinic manger, Karen Giordano from Clinton Township MI, made everything sound so good and I bought every word of it. Just like the others have said the white coat, the used car sales approach it was all there and I didn't even see it. We went through all the paper work and I signed DON'T EVER SIGN! She said we can get you in at 3pm wanna come back and get your first session done I said sure! That was the first and only session I have ever had. I went home to then so my research and found all of this. Not only in Michigan but PA, Fl, Texas, New York you name it ladies/men they are a shady company. Now trying to get your money back after services not rendered comes into play there no refund policy. So I did what I'm sure everyone else did wrote a letter to the credit care company waited 2 months and finally got a response saying the dispute was not in your favor. And that was all the detail it gave. I went through all my paper work again to see what I could come up with and on everything there was this but with a 10% cancellation fee, now why would they put that 10% if they you couldn't give you your money back? Or give you ANY? I don't really understand that. Also none of my paper work other then the Care Credit response AFTER I put in my dispute did they send me paper work saying once you had something done your pretty much screwed. But never did they give detail to why or how or who. So now I'm kinda stuck, and I found this board I also found the numbers to the cooperate offices that the clinic refuses to give out. I found them at the Better business Bureau of New York. They do have the Michigan offices on them as well. This is such a horrible company I feel sorry for the people who got burned and have to deal with that I never had other then with money. If anyone else has any information on how things went with them please post it! I will be reading and updating what happens with me as well. If this does go any further then I will sue.
346 days ago by Someone [send email]
yeah, I won the $300 thing and I am going to call and cancel my apt. This is ridiculous business and I don't want anything to do with it.

Thanks to all of you for posting. You saved me alot of time and money.
346 days ago by Grateful For This Info [send email]
I also "won" the $300 coupon. My appointment is tomorrow morning. I am definitely not going after reading all of this. I am very thankful that I have found this site. I have also researched it further and found nothing good about this company.
345 days ago by Kari [send email]
Thank you all for your comments, I received a phone call thismorning stating that I had won the "3rd place, $300 gift certificate", and not thinking that it wasnt legitimate, I called back. I had no intention of purchasing anything over a couple hundred bucks over the certificate amount, but I thought I would just see what the place had to offer, since I had heard that at most places microdermabrasion was mildly affordable.
Long story short, I thought something was up when I agreed to the consultation, and the woman asked what state I was calling from, and what office I would like to make the appointment at, seeing as that info was on the card that I filled out at the bridal show. She then told me that if I came in within the next 2 days I would receive another $100 coupon to make sure that I had treatment before the end of the month. I felt really weird at this point but she had already scheduled the consultation. I asked for the phone number and address of the local clinic, did a quick search of their services online, and immediately called to cancel the consultation. When asked to reschedule I told them I didn't see that happening soon. Not to mention that the "specialist" that I was told would be doing my consult was also the one that answered the phone, that is a red flag right there.

Your posts saved me a tank of gas and a lot of frustration considering I wasn't in the market for the services anyway, I just thought I had "won" something.

Great way to conduct business, resort to trickery instead of actually providing a quality service at a competitive price.
342 days ago by Apapa [send email]
I went for the consultation, gave them a check for $1650. I called the next day and said we had a financial issue, dont cash my check, i cant do the treatment. She said fine. When I called on Monday to confirm, they had cashed my check and said "oh well." I have been fighting for a refund on a procedure I never recieved since June 30th. It turns out that the manager was fired for being shady and that clinic has all kinds of problems because of her. I have called corporate and their cusomter service hotline at least a 100 times. I want my money back, and apparently according to their legal department there is a refund for no treatments used. Five weeks ago they called and said i should see it soon. I am still waiting and it is September 28th. I needed that money back because I got married last week. This is a joke!
341 days ago by C [send email]
Omg i'm sooo stupid i signed up and paid for the treatment before i did a search online. i don't know why i did that cause i'm normally really careful about these things and always do my research. i guess i'm one of the lucky ones cause my treatment is only 1000 bucks compared to some of you but it's still an awful alot of money. one question though did all of you use the payment plan they offered or you paid by credit card/checks? i called my credit card company and they said that if the company doesn't refund me the correct amount then i can dispute it through them. i'm gonna wait a bit and if no money received then i'll send emails to all news channels and even report them to the police. even though i knew i was paying more than other places i didn't care because they seem nice at first. i hate getting scammed and would never scam anyone myself so when it happens i really hate it. it's sad that such a big company would go so low as to deceive their customers for money. will update later on the situation.
337 days ago by Lindsey Spurling [send email]
Those SOBs screwed me over too. I signed that form that said I could cancel the package and only pay 10% of the entire cost. I ended up having one treatment and realized I shouldn't be spending that kind of money, but when I tried to cancel they wouldn't let me. They claimed it was their policy to not cancel the package once treatment has begun. That girl COMPLETELY misled me. I fought them on it for a while, calling constantly and driving them nutz. Finally like a month and half later I finally spoke to someone the manager claimed was her lawer. I told him if that's your policy why wasn't it written on the form I signed. I kept saying that's not what I signed for. But they still wouldn't let me out. Is there anything else I can do?

Please help,
Lindsey
linz_spur@msn.com
337 days ago by Anonymous [send email]
Ladies, just threaten legal action. that will always get you your money back. believe me- i used to work there. call 248-426-8250 and ask for Kevin Piceuh (priounounced Pee-Koo). Tell him you are suing and he will be scared and work sometihing out with you!
337 days ago by Robinhood [send email]
For unhappy clients and unfairly treated employees, past and present: please send an email with your story to:

Debra.Lawson@FoxTV.com

Their shady practices will be aired on the news!

Good luck and keep those stories coming!
337 days ago by Ahelpinghand [send email]
Detroits investigative news team is willing to do a story on the fraudelent company known as AMerican Laser Centers. Please email your stories to Heather at:

hcatallo@wxyz.com

They are not gonna scam or hurt people anymore!!!
337 days ago by Holly Gollnick [send email]
I see all of these complaints but its hard to feel properly warned by them because most of you haven't had the 12 treatments.

I was looking for people who HAVE had 12 or so treatments, so I could see if they had success or not, specifically people with really light skin and dark hair.

I did try that stupid Lucy Peters type of electrolysis and it didn't work.. they went out of business before I even got all of my treatments. My only other option before agreeing to just suffer with this stupid hair problem is to try laser treatment.

So I went to the ALC, and I'm going to give it a try. If people who are complaining can say they went to ANOTHER laser place and had successful treatments, then I'll cancel and go there instead... but right now I feel like I'm just left to try it and see if it turns out okay.
336 days ago by Ahelpinghand [send email]
Lol you can't just "cancel" with American Laser Centers...Once you start treatment with them, your stuck! They do not give refunds!!!!
336 days ago by Pissedoffnewyorker [send email]
So of course I "won" the 3rd place $300 coupon and went in to the NY office before month end. I have already had 5 treatments from my dermatologist about 3 years ago and told the manager that I had a hormone problem and that Im taking certain pills for the hair. The manager said, " Cases like yours are our #1 clients". I proceeded to go in for my first visit. A 19 yr old girl who wasnt even a certified laser technician performed the procedure on me which hurt in a lot of places and other places you didnt even feel anything. For my first visit, I was very dissappointed and scared. What would have happened if I needed a doctor? It was late at night and she was the only one there? Did she clean the areas before treatment? No. Did she clean the machine in front of me? Absolutely not. When I asked her if she cleaned it... she said yes. She didn't shave any of the areas I wanted to be treated and felt EXTREMELY uncomfortable. It was majorly shady and deceiving.
When I asked her if she was supposed to take my makeup off or deoderant? she said no. I feel used and absued and for a total body treatment, which I planned to pay $5000 I am extrememly depressed. I started crying in the office and well as all the way home. During my consultation, I was promised no more hair and that is was guranteed. Never was I told a no refund policy. WHen I called today to cancel she said I would get my money back but she would have to talk to the manager, regional manager and corporate. If regular hairy people are not getting their hair removed why should I believe that someone like me, with a hormone imbalance, it should work any differently. i called and said I want to stop my account and want to be reimbursed and do not want to continue further treatments with them or any other clinic. She told me she would call me back and I wil get my money back for my dissatisfication.... but who is to say is she is telling the truth. My prayers are with all of you and myself. This should not happen. I will not even hesitate to take legal action or report them to the Better Business bureau.

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