My personal opinion: It’s your lucky day! I’m about to save you $1000 and a lot of pain. If you’re looking for an oral surgeon / periodontist, AVOID JOHN MAZZA AT ALL COSTS.
I went in for my appointment recently. Then I went to another periodontist the next day just to get a second opinion. The difference in quality was amazing (see bottom for how), but more importantly, I found out that the actual quadrants I needed surgery on didn’t match the ones Dr. Mazza had diagnosed.
It gets better/worse: at the end of the appointment I told him the periodontist I’d seen the previous day had identified different quadrants.
His immediate response: “Was it John Mazza? I don’t want to speak poorly of other practitioners, but...” He also mentioned "when you perform surgery on a healthy area, it’s always a success.” Apparently he’s had several other patients who’ve come to him with issues, by way of Dr. Mazza. And he’s just one random periodontist in a city of 800K.
Review continued here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/john-mazza-dds-san-francisco
out of 5 stars
