Effective Date: October 29, 2026 | Last Updated: October 29, 2026
Welcome to drkopelman.com (the “Website”), which is run by Dr. Kopelman, Joel Kopelman, MD, FACS (“the Practice,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the Website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
Everything on this Website, including text, articles, videos, photos, graphics, and social media content, is for general education only. It is not medical advice and does not replace an in-person exam, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified physician. Please do not delay getting care, or ignore professional advice, because of something you read or watched here. Every person’s body, health, and goals are different, and only a personal consultation can tell you whether a procedure is right for you.
Using the Website, sending an email or form, calling the office, or following us on social media does not make you our patient. A doctor-patient relationship begins only after you have been evaluated in person (or another way we agree to in writing) and we have agreed to provide your care. Messages sent through the Website may not be read right away and are not private in the way patient communications are.
Do not use the Website, email, or text to report an emergency. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If you are a current patient with a concern after surgery, call your office directly.
Before and after photos on this Website show real patients of the Practice and are shared with their written permission. Results vary from person to person and depend on anatomy, skin quality, healing, age, health, and following instructions. Photos and reviews do not guarantee or predict your results. All surgery has risks, including bleeding, infection, scarring, asymmetry, changes in sensation or vision, anesthesia complications, and the chance of needing more procedures. We will discuss these with you in detail at your consultation. Reviews reflect the opinions of individuals, may be shortened for length, and were not given in exchange for payment unless we say so.
Prices, price ranges, and financing information on the Website are general estimates for information only. They are not an offer or a contract. Your actual fee depends on your individual plan and will be given to you in writing after your consultation. We may change published information at any time.
Descriptions of training, board certification, fellowships, memberships, hospital affiliations, and experience are accurate as of the date we published them. Hospital privileges and affiliations can change. Please ask us at your consultation for current details.
The Website and everything on it, including text, photos, videos, logos, trademarks, graphics, design, and code, belongs to or is licensed to the Practice and is protected by law. You may view and print content for your own personal, non-commercial use. Without our written permission, you may not copy, republish, change, distribute, scrape, or build on the content, or use patient photos or videos for any purpose.
You agree not to: use the Website for anything unlawful; try to get unauthorized access to the Website, our servers, or other people’s information; upload viruses or harmful code; use automated tools to scrape or overload the Website; pretend to be someone else; submit false, misleading, or defamatory information; or interfere with other people’s use of the Website.
If you send us comments, questions, or other submissions, you give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use them to respond to you and run the Website. We do not publish patient information without written permission. Please do not send sensitive medical details, Social Security numbers, or payment card information through unsecured forms or regular email. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle information.
The Website may link to or show other websites, review platforms, and social media content. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or practices. A link is not an endorsement.
The Website is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent the law allows, we make no promises, express or implied, about the Website, including that it is accurate, complete, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors.
To the fullest extent the law allows, the Practice and its physicians, owners, employees, and agents are not responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages that come from your use of, or inability to use, the Website or from relying on its content. Nothing in these Terms limits responsibility for medical care provided to a patient, which is governed by the law and your patient agreements, or any responsibility that the law does not allow to be limited.
To the extent the law allows, you agree to defend and protect the Practice and its physicians, owners, employees, and agents from claims, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that arise from your breaking these Terms or misusing the Website.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute about using the Website must be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you agree to those courts’ authority. This section does not apply to disputes about medical care, which are governed by the law of the state where care was provided and any agreements you sign as a patient.
The Website is intended for people in the United States. We provide care only at our offices in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Our offices are:
We may revise these Terms at any time by posting the new version with a new date. If you keep using the Website after changes are posted, that means you accept them.
If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices, are the entire agreement between you and the Practice about the Website.
Privacy Officer: Joel Kopelman, MD, FACS
Dr. Kopelman, Joel Kopelman, MD, FACS
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