Vitalogy Skincare

While Dr. Sayad seemed like a nice doctor with decent bedside manner, this place just seems to want to scam as much money out of you as they can.
My first bill came in the mail and it was a little less than $ 200 for the doctor’s visit (I don’t have a copay, it’s a deductible for me). Then, I got another one a bit later that bumped up the bill to over $ 300 that had some lab fees in it. When I went to pay the bill at their offices, the lady gave me a number totaling over $ 400!
Now, here’s what happened at my visit. I went there to inquire about my face, which had broken out, probably related to my lupus, but my rheumatologist told me to consult a dermatologist as well. My rheumatologist put me on a 5 mg dose of prednisone temporarily. When I told Dr. Sayad, she seemed confused as to which steps to take for further treatment and asked me a couple of times what my rheumatologist said. She settled with prescribing me two topical cremes, one which I could not afford (over $ 500), and the other, Mirvaso, also expensive. She gave me a coupon for both, but the Mirvaso was what I could afford for $ 50 for a small 30 g tube.
Then, I asked her about these large bruises I’ve had since two years ago from falling when I was tubing at the river. They never healed and I asked her if there was anything she could give me for them. She had never seen something like that, which is pretty much what all the doctors I’ve seen about the bruises have said. She took a skin sample out of my right leg bruise, but it was a large enough sample that she had to stitch it up. It left a bigger bruise after it «healed» and the only thing the lab tests told was that it was a bruise that would not heal due to medication that I was on. Derrr. I’m just so mad that the bruise got worse. My butt hurts now.
So yes, I will pay my bill, because I have good credit. But I will not be going back to that place of thievery.

UNORGANIZED AND UNPROFESSIONAL
I have not visited this establishment for over a year and am just now receiving bills.
While I was seeing a dermatologist here (a total of 2 times) they had no records to show for me because they were filed under someone else!!! Really???
Now over a year later I have received a bill for a missing co-​pay (which I always pay at the office visit, as you should.)
When I called to question, I was told the bill was already sent to the claims department but if I «thought» I had already payed it they would check into it and give me a call back. Three days later, no call back and a bill from the claims department.
I HIGHLY recommend finding another dermatologist in the area before having to go through this frustrating place of business.

I liked Dr. Amara Sayed. My lov-​ah and I both go here. I had a dangerous mole removed, as well as a benign cyst on my leg. My only complaint is the horrible scar the cyst left. Since it was my first set of stitches, I’m unaware if it’s normal or not to be that scared. He had no scar left from his mole removal, and my mole (which was much larger) left only a small scar. They sent them all off for testing, and everything came back clean. She was nice, funny, and caring. She gave my whole a body a look over, and asked about my recent back break out, but turns out it was probably (found out definitely later on) caused by my new oil based hair conditioner (My hairs is butt length.). I’ll definitely be going back here. Lov-​ah had a yeast infection on his back, weird, and some random spotches of ezcema, she prescribed him 4 creams and he’s all clear now!
Now, as for Korina’s review, no one numbs for removing skin tags, I’ve had 3 removed, one from a MD, one from a PA, and one from an RN. None of them numbed me. In fact, the RN tied a thread around mine at the base, and told me it would fall off on it’s own. And it did;) Numbing wouldn’t keep you from bleeding.

Not a bad facility and a friendly staff, but don’t expect to get results if they do a biopsy on you. After six weeks and numerous attempts to contact them, I still can’t get any results. No medical personnel will answer a phone or return a call. Written requests are ignored. Guess the next contact will need to come from an attorney. It will definitely require an attorney if those results are anything that will affect my future. If you are concerned about your health — find a different doctor. These guys seem much more interested in promoting botox, fillers and laser skin resurfacing, less concerned about real skin problems.

«Get as much money as possible from your clients» is their business model. Sent me bills 6 months after my visit for which I already paid. I called and they said it was a mistake and I should not have received the bill. I wonder how many other clients just pay the bill because they trust this office, I think that is what they hope for. Also they give you great samples to improve your skin and then when the samples are finished they refuse to give you more or a prescription with out more VERY EXPENSIVE office visits… EVERY 2 MONTHS!!! If the stuff works why can’t you give me more or a prescription to continue treatment… BECAUSE OFFICE VISITS PAY THEIR BILLS, THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH THEIR CLIENTS SKIN HEALTH. Yes their office is nice and the front office is staff is friendly.

PLEASE GO ELSEWHERE! This dermatologist needs to go back to school. She didn’t even look at or listen to my concerns regarding a rash I have been having for the past year. She just described it as eczema and called it a day. I got undressed for nothing. Such a scam. I will not be going back!

I went there for a check up,… it lasted 15 minutes, I was charged $ 395. My insurance which is very good would only pay $ 170 and they said that was a stretch over their national average. I was stuck with the bill. The doctor used nitrogen to freeze 2 small warts on my hand and it didn’t work. The staff was ruthless in collecting the extra money, I paid it… but I will never go back. They are a RIP OFF!!! The last dermatologist I saw charged me $ 85 which was in another city. The national average is $ 125. BEWARE, HIGH PRICES. Shop around for another Dermatologist.

Total Scam!
I went here needing a skin tag removed from the side of my nose. The doctor decided to do a mole check as well. She said that the medium size mole on my back needed to removed. When I asked her why, she said «because I don’t like the way it looks». I was very shocked and expressed that I did not want it removed. She got out the equipment, numbed me up and did it anyways! She said that it needed to be sent to the lab for testing.
Also, she refused to numb me for my skin tag removal and just used scissors to cut it off. Then after just 10 seconds of holding gauze to the removable spot. She tells me that because it’s not stopping bleeding & that she’s going to cauterize it! I then asked her if it would hurt. She says, «no, it will just feel funny». One zap of that and I was off the table! SO painful! I had even wrote on my consultation form that I have extremely sensitive skin. I don’t think she even read it. She said that she was going to send it to the lab for testing because growths in that location are usually caused by cancerous tumors.
After all that, I knew I would not see her again. When they called with my lab results, they told me the mole was «abnormal» and that I’d need to come in again to get more removed. I told them that I’d be in only to pick up my results and that I would see a new dermatologist.
My new dermatologist said that my mole actually was NOT abnormal and that it was the most common mole known to man.
My friend in California who is also a dermatologist said that this practice of sending things to the lab or saying that something could be cancerous is unfortunately a common practice for the not so honest dermatologists who just want to bill your insurance.