When you register at the Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. website, we respect your privacy. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. will never give your user information to anyone unless you specifically tell us you want us to. The information you provide us is used to help personalize product information and offers for you. Your name and address information is used only for mailing you free sample offers and will not be given to any third party without your consent. Your e-mail address is used only for sending you information and updates about Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. products, tips, and the website. Thank you.

Disclaimer, Terms and Conditions

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. serves patients out of their practice in Washington, D.C. We ask you to review the following disclaimers, terms, and conditions.

Disclaimers

Any before and after photos or videos depicted on this site are for pure illustrative purposes and do not guarantee any results. All patient experiences and results will vary. All patients have consented to photos or videos of them being published on our site, and photos are owned by Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.

All testimonials appearing on our website are the opinions of the individual patient. Reviews have been gathered from public review sites. On the testimonials page, all written and video patient testimonials have given consent to be published on the website. All testimonials are not intended to guarantee any procedural results. All individual experiences and results may vary.

When filling out the contact us form on our website, we will collect your name, phone number, and email. This information will only be used to contact you about your inquiry and to keep you updated. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. will not share any information provided through the contact form without your consent.

Terms of Use

The following terms and conditions are applicable to your use of www.ronaldsperlman.com. By using this site, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these terms and conditions. Through continuing use of this site, you agree that we may change the terms of this agreement at any time. If you disagree with these terms and conditions, please do not continue your use of this site.

Website Content

This website contains material that is owned or licensed to us. Materials include, but are not limited to, the layout, design, illustration, graphics, and appearance. Any reproduction of such materials is strictly prohibited.

Any information shown on this site is general information and should not be taken as medical advice. This information provided should not replace or substitute the advice of a medical professional. We encourage you to reach out to a qualified board-certified cosmetic surgeon for any medical advice or concerns. Any links provided are for the user’s convenience and do not imply any endorsements.

PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY PRIOR TO USING THIS WEBSITE.

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. (“ronaldsperlman.com”) provides this website for the personal, educational, and non-commercial use of consumers. By using this website, you acknowledge and accept the following terms and conditions of use (the “Terms and Conditions”). Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. may revise and update these Terms and Conditions of use from time to time, and users are responsible for becoming aware of such changes through the periodic review of these Terms and Conditions. Continued usage of the ronaldsperlman.com website after the posting of any changes to the following Terms and Conditions will be deemed acceptance of the changes on the part of the user.

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. Disclaimer

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. makes no warranties or representations that the information contained in the website is in every respect accurate or complete and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such. The information available on the ronaldsperlman.com website is not intended as a substitute for or to be used in lieu of professional medical advice. You are encouraged to confirm the information contained here with other sources. Always consult your physician or other qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and treatment. The creators, distributors, producers, and participants of this website disclaim any liability or loss in connection with the content provided here.

In many instances, the information available through ronaldsperlman.com represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider. While ronaldsperlman.com makes every effort to provide accurate and reliable information, we neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on ronaldsperlman.com by anyone other than authorized ronaldsperlman.com employee spokespersons acting in their official capacities. Reliance on any information provided by ronaldsperlman.com, the contributors to its website, or other visitors to the website is solely at your own risk. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. reserves the right to change or discontinue at any time any aspect or feature of this website. Also note that while ronaldsperlman.com frequently updates its contents, medical information changes rapidly. Therefore, some information may be out of date.

Copyright and Trademarks

The ronaldsperlman.com website and its entire contents, including any and all text, graphics, images, any and all software provided to facilitate the use of the ronaldsperlman.com website, and any and all trademarks, service marks, trade names, or other proprietary materials appearing on the website (“Content”) are, as between you and ronaldsperlman.com, the sole and exclusive property of ronaldsperlman.com and no title or other interest in or to the Content shall pass to you or any other user except as expressly provided under these Terms and Conditions. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. authorizes you to view, download, and print the material provided for your personal, non-commercial use. Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. None of the Content may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, re-transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordination, or otherwise), resold or redistributed without prior written consent of ronaldsperlman.com except that you may print excerpts of the data for personal use only, provided that all copyright and trademark notices accompanying such excerpts are left intact. You may not sell or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

Right to Shut Down, Deny or Limit Access

ronaldsperlman.com reserves the right to limit or revoke your access to this website in its sole discretion, at any time, and for any reason, including, but not limited to, any violation of these Terms and Conditions or in the event of website corruption or other technical difficulties. If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates, and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. assumes no responsibility or liability for any losses, damages, or other consequences of any kind resulting from any inability to access the website.

Limitation of Liability

THE MATERIAL IN THE RONALDSPERLMAN.COM WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM. RONALD S. PERLMAN, M.D. DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR LOSS OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERVICE. RONALD S. PERLMAN, M.D. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICE OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THE RONALDSPERLMAN.COM WEBSITE INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED OVER NETWORKS, ROUTERS, SERVERS, SWITCHES, AND OTHER DEVICES OWNED, MAINTAINED AND/OR SERVICED BY THIRD PARTIES OVER WHICH RONALD S. PERLMAN, M.D. HAS NO CONTROL. ACCORDINGLY, RONALD S. PERLMAN, M.D. ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR OR RELATING TO THE DELAY, FAILURE, INTERRUPTION OR CORRUPTION OF ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE RONALDSPERLMAN.COM WEBSITE.

Privacy Policy

All of us at ronaldsperlman.com view ourselves as members of the ronaldsperlman.com community and we guard your personal information as zealously as we guard our own. When you visit ronaldsperlman.com, you can be assured that your confidential information will always remain completely private and not be shared with anyone without your permission.

This site is produced by Ronald S. Perlman, M.D., 5225 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 200A, Washington, DC 20015.

The ronaldsperlman.com website does not collect personally identifiable information regarding the users of its website unless such information is voluntarily provided by the user. We will not disclose your individual identity or personally identifiable information without your prior consent except as required by law, court order, or as requested by other government or law enforcement authority. ronaldsperlman.com does place a cookie into the browser file on your computer. The cookie is a small computer file the web server uses to recognize the computer of users that have visited the website previously in order to gather information about usage patterns and enable certain website functionalities. The cookie does not contain or collect any personally identifying information, but will collect information regarding the usage patterns associated with the user’s personal computer. Information tracked with cookies is primarily used to improve and update the site and to provide site-traffic data, and is only made available on an aggregate basis for the sole purpose of providing information to advertisers. When and if we do present such aggregated information to our advertisers or other outside companies, no one will be able to identify you or contact you. If you do not wish to permit the placement of cookies on your computer, most web browsers have a feature that will allow you to block cookies. However, you should be aware that blocking the placement of cookies may disable or hinder certain website functionalities.

This policy does not protect information you post to any online bulletin board, chat room, newsgroup, or other public forum within our site. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personal information (e-mail address, medical conditions, etc.) on bulletin boards or in chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other participants or parties.

Social Media Terms of Use

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. and the employees and agents make no warranties or representations that the information disseminated via social media posts, private messages, and comments are in every respect accurate or complete, and are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such. Posts on Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s social media platforms (feed posts, stories, captions, and comments), messages sent to individuals on such platforms, or sent via text, email, and other electronic communications neither constitute a doctor-patient relationship nor serve as a substitute for professional medical advice or in-person consultation. Always consult your physician or other qualified health care provider for medical advice and treatment. The creators, distributors, producers, and participants of Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s social media channels disclaim any liability or loss in connection with the content provided online.

Information available through Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s social media pages and affiliated channels is merely educational and is not intended as a substitute for professional or medical advice. While Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. makes every effort to provide accurate and reliable information, we neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on social media and affiliated channels. Reliance on any information provided on social media, the contributors to social media channels, or other content creators or commenters to the channels is solely at your own risk. We reserve the right to change or discontinue at any time any aspect or feature of Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s social media pages. Also note that while ronaldsperlman.com frequently updates its contents, medical information changes rapidly. Therefore, some information may be out of date.

By interacting with Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s social media pages, you provide the company with permission to include you in its remarketing efforts. The information that you provide to Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. via its social media pages is stored in the company’s private database and used to contact you when necessary.

Virtual Consultation Terms of Use

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s virtual consultation provides general information for educational purposes only. The information provided on this website and/or in the emailed consultation notes are not substitutes for medical or professional care, and such information should not be used in place of a visit, in-house consultation, or the advice of your physician or healthcare provider. You assume the responsibility for your payment, and no refunds will be issued.

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s Use of Remarketing with Google Analytics

ronaldsperlman.com collects cookies on our website to capture information about page visits. This information is anonymous, and we use this information only internally—to deliver the most effective content to our visitors. Information from the cookies is used to gauge page popularity, analyze traffic patterns on our site, and guide the development of other improvements to our site. ronaldsperlman.com does not require that you accept cookies; however, some functionality on our website, our product or service checkout process, and products and services may be disabled if you decline to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also change your cookie settings through preferences options in our products and/or services, where applicable. ronaldsperlman.com never gives away information about our users. If you choose to e-mail us and provide personally identifiable information about yourself, we will use this information only to respond to your inquiry. We will not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose that information to third parties unless such disclosure is necessary for the purposes set forth in this Policy, by law, or a policy or notice contained or associated with a specific ronaldsperlman.com product or service.

ronaldsperlman.com uses analytics data and the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website. Site visitors may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page, or they may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page.

Google has additional information available about their Remarketing Privacy Guidelines, Policies, and Restrictions.

Protecting the privacy of children is very important to us.

For that reason, our website does not solicit, collect, or maintain personally identifiable information from users we actually know are under age 13.

Kids: Please be sure to ask your parents for permission before you send any information about yourself to us or anyone else over the Internet.

Parents: We encourage you to be involved with your kids’ online experiences so you can be aware of what they are doing. For certain purposes, we may use anonymous, aggregated data about our users, as mentioned above. If children choose to use our website, information regarding their usage patterns may be included in this anonymous, aggregated data.

ronaldsperlman.com may, from time to time, contain links to other sites on the Internet. We cannot control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any other website. We caution you to review the privacy policies of any such sites prior to submitting personally identifiable information to these sites.

This privacy policy may be modified from time to time; though ronaldsperlman.com will make efforts to notify users of such changes, you are responsible for periodically reviewing the privacy policy to be aware of any such changes. If you have any questions or concerns about ronaldsperlman.com’s privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please send them to: info@ronaldsperlman.com

 

Forum Use Policy

Information posted on forums, bulletin boards, or similar portions of the ronaldsperlman.com website (“Forums”) is supplied by third parties and other users unless ronaldsperlman.com or its authorized representatives identify itself as the content poster. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties or any other user are those of the respective author(s) and not of ronaldsperlman.com.

You agree that you will not post any of the following material in any Forum:

• material which threatens or abuses others, or which is defamatory or libelous, or which is invasive of another’s privacy;
• material for which the user does not have the right to post, including the proprietary material of any third party;
• material which advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
• material for advertising or commercial solicitation (including but not limited to URLs, references to internet sites, or links to commercial websites);
• material which is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent; or
• material which does not pertain directly to the subject matter of the particular Forum.

ronaldsperlman.com reserves the right to monitor Forums to determine compliance with these Terms and Conditions, as well as the right to remove or refuse to post any posting, including any of the above postings upon discovery thereof. Notwithstanding these rights, users remain solely responsible for the content of their postings. You acknowledge and agree that neither ronaldsperlman.com nor any third-party content provider will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by ronaldsperlman.com or any third-party content provider with respect to any posting on the Forums. You will not (i) select or use a member name or e-mail address of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a user name or e-mail address subject to the rights of any person without authorization; (iii) use a member name in violation

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold ronaldsperlman.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your use of the Content or any other portion or aspect of the website in a manner that violates or is alleged to violate these Terms and Conditions.

Free Gift Registration

Promotion available to new patients only. Free gifts and services are only available/redeemable in person at the Beverly Hills office. Limit one per client. Ronald S. Perlman, M.D. reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.’s sole discretion.

Miscellaneous

The ronaldsperlman.com website is intended solely for the use of persons within the United States, its territories and possessions. Persons accessing or making any use of this website from outside of the United States do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all applicable laws. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and ronaldsperlman.com with respect to the use of the ronaldsperlman.com website. Any dispute between you and ronaldsperlman.com with respect to these Terms and Conditions, the ronaldsperlman.com website or any use of the ronaldsperlman.com website or its Content will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in the state of California and these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the state of California regardless of choice of law principles. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

HIPAA COMPLIANCE PLAN – PRIVACY RULE

This information is made available on request by a patient.

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. THIS NOTICE APPLIES TO ALL OF THE RECORDS OF YOUR CARE GENERATED BY THE PRACTICE, WHETHER MADE BY THE PRACTICE OR AN ASSOCIATED FACILITY.

Uses and Disclosures

Treatment

Your health information may be used by staff members or disclosed to other health care professionals for the purpose of evaluating your health, diagnosing medical conditions, and providing treatment. For example, results of laboratory tests and procedures will be available in your medical record to all health professionals who may provide treatment or who may be consulted by staff members.

 

Payment

Your health information may be used to seek payment from your health plan, from other sources of coverage such as an automobile insurer, or from credit card companies that you may use to pay for services. For example, your health plan may request and receive information on dates of service, the services provided, and the medical condition being treated.

 

Health care operations

Your health information may be used as necessary to support the day-to-day activities and management of our medical practice. For example, information on the services you received may be used to support budgeting and financial reporting, and activities to evaluate and promote quality.

Law enforcement

 Your health information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies to support government audits and inspections, to facilitate law-enforcement investigations, and to comply with government-mandated reporting.

 

Public health reporting

 Your health information may be disclosed to public health agencies as required by law. For example, we are required to report certain communicable diseases to the state’s public health department.

Other uses and disclosures require your authorization. Disclosure of your health information or its use for any purpose other than those listed above requires your specific written authorization. If you change your mind after authorizing a use or disclosure of your information you may submit a written revocation of the authorization. However, your decision to revoke the authorization will not affect or undo any use or disclosure of information that occurred before you notified us of your decision to revoke your authorization.

Additional Uses of Information

Appointment reminders

Your health information will be used by our staff to send you appointment reminders.

Information about treatments

Your health information may be used to send you information that you may find interesting on the treatment and management of your medical condition. We may also send you information describing other health-related products and services that we believe may interest you.

Fundraising

Unless you request us not to, we will use your name and address to support our fundraising efforts. If you do not want to participate in fundraising efforts, please check off the following box.

 

Individual Rights

You have certain rights under the federal privacy standards. These include the following and are explained in greater detail in the PATIENT RIGHTS section of this notice:

• the right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your protected health information
• the right to receive confidential communications concerning your medical condition and treatment
• the right to inspect and copy your protected health information
• the right to amend or submit corrections to your protected health information
• the right to receive an accounting of how and to whom your protected health information has been disclosed
• the right to receive a printed copy of this notice

Duties of the Practice

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to provide you with this notice of privacy practices.
We also are required to abide by the privacy policies and practices that are outlined in this notice.

Right to Revise Privacy Practices

As permitted by law, we reserve the right to amend or modify our privacy policies and practices. These changes in our policies and practices may be required by changes in federal and state laws and regulations. Upon request, we will provide you with the most recently revised notice on any office visit. The revised policies and practices will be applied to all protected health information we maintain.

Requests to Inspect Protected Health Information

You may generally inspect or copy the protected health information that we maintain. As permitted by federal regulation, we require that requests to inspect or copy protected health information be submitted in writing. You may obtain a form to request access to your records by contacting our receptionist or privacy officer. Your request will be reviewed and will generally be approved unless there are legal or medical reasons to deny the request.

Complaints

If you would like to submit a comment or complaint about our privacy practices, you can do so by sending a letter outlining your concerns to:

Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.
5225 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 200A, Washington, DC 20015. 

If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you should call the matter to our attention by sending a letter describing the cause of your concern to the same address

You will not be penalized or otherwise retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Contact Person

The name and address of the person you can contact for further information concerning our privacy practices is:
Ronald S. Perlman, M.D.
5225 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 200A, Washington, DC 20015.

Effective Date

This Notice is effective on or after April 17, 2023.

PATIENT RIGHTS

THIS SECTION DESCRIBES YOUR RIGHTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF THIS PRACTICE REGARDING THE USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION.

You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:

Right to Inspect and Copy

You have the right to inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care. This includes your own medical and billing records, but does not include psychotherapy notes. Upon proof of an appropriate, legal relationship, records of others related to you or under your care (guardian or custodial) may also be disclosed.

To inspect and copy your medical record, you must submit your request in writing to our Privacy Officer. Ask the front desk person for the name of the Privacy Officer. If you request a copy of the information, we may charge a fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other supplies (tapes, disks, etc.) associated with your request.

We may deny your request to inspect and copy in certain very limited circumstances. If you are denied access to medical information, you will be given a written explanation of the denial of your request. You will also be given an opportunity to request a review of that decision by a licensed professional chosen by the practice who was not involved in the original decision to deny the request. The practice will complete this review within 30 days, and the results will be communicated to you.

Right to Amend

If you feel that the medical information we have about you in your record is incorrect or incomplete, then you may ask us to amend the information, following the procedure below. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the Practice maintains your medical record.

To request an amendment, your request must be submitted in writing, along with your intended amendment and a reason that supports your request to amend. The amendment must be dated and signed by you. The Practice has a specific form available for this purpose.

We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that:

• Was not created by us, unless the person or entity that created the information is no longer available to make the amendment;