Westwood Dermatology

I been coming to this office for 2 years now for cortisone injections and peels. The staff is always extremely nice and helpful. Every time i call to get a last minute appointment they accommodate me. The front is always informative when asking about a specific product and or procedure.

I did a YAG laser treatment for my hyperpigmentation/​sun spots with Kim and the results were nothing short of amazing. Three years ago, I did a laser treatment in Seoul, Korea to remove the the dark brown sun spots spattering my face, as they were getting darker and bigger as the years went on. The spots disappeared for about a month, and then came back in full after about three months, even though I wore sunscreen religiously. So I did some research, and after a coworker recommended Dr. Teheri and his staff at Westwood Derm, I decided to proceed with the YAG treatment.
My initial appointment with Dr. Teheri was when he suggested the YAG laser. I was weary of having another laser treatment done, since the last one did absolutely nothing. However, he promised me that this laser was different and effective. That day, he gave me a peel which lightened up my spots a bit. A few weeks later, I came in for my laser appointment. Kim was my nurse and she was so sweet and had great bedside manner. She answered my questions thoroughly and painstakingly performed the treatment until I was satisfied with the zaps. It is now almost 5 months later and my spots have lightened up considerably, where you could barely see them with a light dusting of Bare Minerals. Today, I went in for a follow up appointment just for good measure, and I’m hoping the spots will further lighten up so that I won’t have to wear anything on my face besides tinted sunscreen. I hate wearing foundation, so I’m really excited to see the results with the second treatment!
Tips: I’ve never not been able to find street parking, so that is a major plus. There is a heal time of about 5 days after YAG. The spots will get darker as they heal and scab up, but nothing major. Go see Kim! She’s awesome!

Literally I couldn’t recommend this place any less. They are busy and had a full wait room on my two visits… that said I have no idea why. Please find someplace else.

A fellow actress I met on a commercial shoot recently swore by Dr. Taheri. She told me he changed her life. And I already feel the same. Sincerely. First, the staff is super friendly and helpful. Dr. Taheri is an incredibly busy man (for good reason) and they tried to give me another doctor who I’m sure is great, too. But I requested they please have Dr. Taheri see me instead since he only works Tuesday’s and I specifically scheduled w him. They were really nice about it and he came in a minute later. I’ve seen so many dermatologists and had mild success but not consistent. He was very knowledgable, positive AND they give free chemical peels to get your healing process started. love this place and will be writing again to note my individual progress. Ps I have medium tan skin so my scarring is harder to get rid of. Will look forward to getting rid of it :)

Amazing. Every time I come here I know my skin will love me for it. Cleared up my hormonal acne in no time. Thanks guys!

I have been coming here for awhile, great doctor, BUT watch out for their under handed business practices on services. If not covered by insurance they will ask for deposit and then even if you cancel a month in advance they will hide behind a form you may have signed a year ago saying we do not give refunds but you can have a credit. My insurance is good so my co-​pays are low so I will now have a credit for next 2.5 years, as their products do not work so that means I am SOL. Which is wrong. It goes to show being a great patient and recommending a place means nothing. On the day of the consultation which I might add I was flat on my back recovering from a covered procedure I was asked for a deposit and NOT told oh by the way this will be non refundable even if you cancel well in advance. This is wrong, so disappointing I thought I finally found am honest business.

Great service! I was seen almost immediately and the consultation and procedure was done all at the same time. I was in and out in about 20 minute tops. The staff here is extremely friendly and welcoming to new patience! Definitely check this place out if you’re in the area

I’ve been going to LA Laser Center for years and have always had a fantastic experience. When I was younger, Dr. Taheri cured my acne with accutane. It was life changing. Now I see the doctor and nurses for all things related to anti-​aging and it’s always a great experience. I highly recommend them for anything you need. The product line is great too!

Waiting room is very comfortable and nice. The staff is friendly. Came in for a consultation for adult acne and was was seen by Chammy Chan. Chammy asked questions to get to the root of the problem. She thoroughly explained what was going on, leaving me well informed. I am leaving with no questions and feeling more confident in my road to a flaw free face.

Terrible customer service. I called three days in a row to book a procedure. I had some concerns that i needed to ask beforehand, and the consultant didn’t bother to call me back. If you don’t want my business that’s fine.
They also recommended me a treatment called the vshape fractional. Evidently they don’t own the machine and had to give it back? Why recommend a treatment less than a week ago if you aren’t going to offer that treatment a week later? Wondering if they were using people as guinea pigs for this new treatment. Very sketchy. Not very happy with this place at all. Don’t bother to come here. Waste of my time.

Dr. Dan was great and the staff was very professional, but holy shit — the lack of transparency around their billing practices is horrible.
I came in for a normal checkup and I asked, in advance, what the costs would be without insurance — was quoted at roughly $ 100. I come in, and they remove some sketchy moles and send them off for testing. No mention of additional costs at all.
Two months later I get one bill for $ 820 and a second for $ 400 respectively. My insurance helped, a little bit, but I’m still out more than $ 520 out of pocket.
Look folks — in the land of Obamacare, insurance deductibles are impractically high. If you’re young /​healthy /​single like me, you’re never going to hit your deductible. Therefore, it’s pretty important that pricing information be delivered up front — not asynchronously billed to me after the fact. And that’s where I’m really, really disappointed with Westwood Dermatology.
They’re extremely expensive and don’t do anything to make you, the customer, aware of what you’re really paying for. The second time I went in there to see about getting an abnormal mole removed, I did the right thing and asked for the full price up front as though I had no insurance. Quoted price was ~$ 800; seeing the other fun stuff in my previous checkup makes me think the finally tally would be north of $ 1000, so I walked out of there. Going to find a place to do it for cheaper — because the cost of healthcare doesn’t bear any relation to its effectiveness.

Not the nicest facility, but had a comfortable waiting room with coffee and water. This is not the place to go for a pampering facial. Its more clinical.
Having said that, everyone I dealt with was very friendly and accommodating. They worked with me to reschedule my appointment several times wish I really appreciated. The facial itself seems to have been effective. My skin was soft and refreshed and none of the extraction hurt. I believe it was Diana who did the facial and I really liked her. She was informed and friendly, nice to chat with, and professional.
They have some products as well which I have not tried yet, but look forward to seeing how they work.

They are ripping off Medicare.
I am referring to BUNDLED medical treatments for the same problem. In my case, it is 12 radiation treatments for a skin cancer. Each treatment lasted for about 3 minutes, and 10 of those were administered only by a nurse. This was over a period of about 7 weeks.
They were supposed to bill Medicare only once for the entire set, about $ 2800. Instead they billed Medicare 12 times. so Medicare paid over $ 30 000 excess to them.
I called their billing department, and they seem to think their billing was correct. Of course, they are doing the same thing with ALL their radiation patients, and there are 22 clinics. So the total excess amount paid back to them is in the millions of dollars. So there is NO incentive for them to correct the situation. I have informed Noridian (Medicare Disputes) about this, but so far there is no response.

Came to La Lasers for a free consultation and microdermabrasion.
I had spoken with Cammy and she was very informative. She told me what was probably a good fit for my skin and wasn’t too pushy. She just asked me what were my concerns, gave me the facts, gave me the brochure, and I was on my way to microdermabrasion. The technician was very friendly and made sure I was comfortable. I almost fell asleep because it was so relaxing. I was sad when it was over.
Afterwards I met with the doctor for consultation and he took a quick look at my face and told me what he thought I needed to do. Same thing Cammy had said. Wrote me a prescription and I was on my way. A free prescription for a consultation 0₀ omg I was jumping up and down in my seat. I mean its not like it was hardcore drugs but nonetheless I was very pleased.
This is the first skin care office that I’ve been to where I didn’t feel pressured. Cammy just told me to look over the material and when I was ready I could come in for a session.

Part of me hates to write this review as I DID receive good Botox from Sylvia who is awesome and the Doctor, Daniel Taheri, seemed lovely although I only met with him for a moment. My review relates to the front office staff. I really have never had such an irritating experience.
I made an appointment here and showed up early as I tend to do. I checked in with the highly unfriendly front desk staff and waited. And waited. And waited. Only to be ushered into an office to speak with the office manager over the fact that before receiving Botox as a new patient I would need to see the Doctor, who was out of town. Cue the crickets.
Therefore, my appointment was for nothing and I would have to return another day. Like most ex-​New Yorkers I work off of a tightly controlled schedule & this threw a kink into all my plans. Mistakes happen so I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, reschedule, and come back.
I returned a few days later back to the annoyed-​with-​life front desk staff. I met with the Dr. and with Sylvia deciding what was going to be done. Payment is due upfront and so I trotted back to the front desk to pay. Again with the attitude from the receptionists, it just never quits. I mentioned that I had Allergan points which is a rewards program offered from the makers of Botox. The receptionist was beyond irritated and was snapping at me that without my «card» she couldn’t help me. I looked up my account on my phone for her so I could give her my account number as I’ve never had a «card» anyway. She insisted she needed a printed copy.
Now is when I started to get angry. I’ve been to many a high profile dermatologist in NYC and this has never been an issue. It’s literally a numbered code she needed which I showed her. I emailed her a copy of said code and asked if she could print the email, then she would have her hard copy. Again with the sighs and eye rolling while smacking a piece of gum. You would think I had asked her to build a pyramid. When I then trepidatiously asked her to log my visit so I would continue to accrue points with Allergan she snapped at me all over again about not having my card. Mind you I’ve never had a «card» from Allergan. Even if there was some super special card I didn’t posses & needed, I certainly DIDN’T need so much anger, vitrol & gum smacking to tell me this. A simple conversation would have sufficed.
Now, months later, of course there is no record of my visit to Westwood Dermatology with Allergan. She never bothered to follow through. I was annoyed enough that I sent them an email that I wished to speak with the office manager about the front staff. That email was never returned. Surprise, surprise.
This is Los Angeles. There are LITERALLY dermatologists on every block, they’re like Starbucks. Service and attitude is just as important as competence in this line of work. I’ll be taking my business to Beverly Hills. Get your house in order Dr. Taheri.

*****This office used expired medication*****
I visited this office for levulan treatment (acne laser procedures) the deal was they were going to charge me for 3 treatments up front. on my second treatment I notice that they were using expired medication. The medication had exp 6 months before my treatment. They still charged me for the full amount even though I decided not to continue with my 3^rd procedure because I lost trust in them. I confronted them about they exp medication but they still charge me.
*****please feel free to email me about proof of before and after treatments and pictures of the expired medication********

Great doctor! Came in for a consultation and got a great insight on what was needed to be done.
Will highly recommend again to anybody!

I was invited for an unofficial Unilocal elite event at Westwood Dermatology for a free consultation and treatment. I initially thought it might be too good to be true but they truly went out of their way to ensure you leave as a happy customer.
I was greeted by Kevin, the Marketing Director who was very friendly and knowledgeable. They had a few snacks, water, coffee available as well as a few free sample products. I met with Dr. Taheri, the esthetician, and the nurse who were all very professional, friendly, and efficient in going through the consultation and gave a few advice on how to maintain healthy skin. They suggested the V-​Beam laser which helps with scars, sun damage, and lightens the skin. It did sting a little bit but the esthetician made me very comfortable and would warn me for certain areas. They also gave me a goody-​bag of products to use to maintain health skin with very clear instructions! Dr. Taheri has his own line of skin products that I am currently testing out with its facial cleanser, retinol, and wiping pads.
They offer a wide variety of services you know it’s reliable when their own staff raves about it when they do it themselves too. Overall, they made me feel very comfortable and had an overall great experience.
Thank you Westwood Dermatology for a great event and service!

Was invited for an unofficial Unilocal event at Westwood Dermatology for a consultation and treatment. Westwood Dermatology is also known as LA Laser Center and has 18 locations in California and Nevada. Finding the place was a bit daunting but it’s on the south facing side of Santa Monica Boulevard. Parking was very easy and getting in and out wasn’t hard.
The staff was really kind and welcoming with any of my questions and concerns. Kevin, the marketing director, was friendly and knowledgable; explaining some of the treatments they do. Shari and Selina, the estheticians, were very gentle and nice applying lidocaine and OptiGuide Blue. Dr. Taheri was very professional and gave me some insight on how to improve my skin tone. I had the V-​Beam Laser for facial veins and Fractionated CO2 Laser Treatment done for acne scars. The lasers did sting a bit and I did feel like my skin was sunburned but it did not hurt that much. I am definitely seeing results on my face and less redness. Thank you Westwood Dermatology!

Westwood Dermatology is located on the south side of Santa Monica Boulevard with parking in the rear. It has additional locations in Las Vegas and Palm Desert. It offers electronic brachy therapy that zaps off suspicious moles without contact.
Shari is the nurse and Selina is the esthetician and consultant. They were both charming.
Westwood Dermatology addresses both medical and esthetic issues, including systic acne, botox, spider veins, and tattoo removal.