For anyone who has had trouble reaching Dr. Richard Fischel after ETS surgery, here is his home address as of mid-2007. I'm not sure it is still
accurate but it might be worth a try.
28 Bluff View
Irvine, CA 92612
Please, don't go there in person. I'm posting this because a close relative had ETS done by Fischel and the results were disastrous. Once it was
obvious that the rivers of sweat that resulted from surgery would not stop in 1-6 months as Fischel predicted, the caring doctor became impossible to reach at
his office(s).
My uncle is not from the US and is "old school" in that he grew up believing that physicians were most concerned with helping people get healthier.
His English is not great and he felt intimidated asking too many questions at the time, thinking it would seem disrespectful. He is now too embarassed much of
the time to even leave his home, the sweat spreading out on his back and chest so obvious that everyone can see it.
I really think that Richard Fischel has no conscience and is concerned only with making money hand over fist. The more bad publicity he gets and the more that
his patients contact him and let him know how unhappy they are, the more likely he'll be to stop doing this surgery.
If you're considering ETS for sweaty hands, PLEASE do more research and consider other options (some meds can maybe help, like Ditropan or Robinul). If
you decide to go through with it at least check into seeing another doctor.
