Cosmedix MD

Unless you are going for cosmetic treatment, this clinic isn’t for you. I was referred to Dr. Goldhar and he misdiagnosed my skin condition for flea bites. Not only that, he never took any sort of proper samples and I always felt rushed in his office. Turns out I have discoid eczema. The help that I received from pharmacists was actually better than what Dr. Goldhar provided. If you are referred here, don’t waste your time and try to get a referral elsewhere.

I want to write a review to mention how unhelpful, unfriendly and mean of the reception for this clinic.
My doctor referred my to this clinic. So I called to make an appointment.
In my first call, the reception told me to fax: email my referral form, in order to make an appointment. So I did.
Later in the afternoon, I didn’t hear back, about 4hrs later, I called back to confirm if my email request was received. The girl checked and confirmed she received my email. Then I ask her if I can make an appointment, she said she has many other things to do, and will handle this when it comes. I told her, it is an urgent matter, and since we are on the phone, can we make an appointment quickly. She said no! And told me if it an emergency then I should go to the hospital. I replied to her. It will still be a socialist and I need to wait to a long time in the emergency room to be seen.
I asked her. When is the next appointment roughly speaking. She said end of March.
All I want to do was to make an appointment, why is she making it so complicated? Unhelpful and mean?! Don’t know how the doctor is like, but the reception is awful.
The next day, still no response

I highly recommend this place to anyone who wants safe treatment for their skin. It is owned by Dr. Goldhar and he trains the aestheticians to do the procedures safely.
I went there to get a 40% glycolic peel to clear brown/​red acne marks. I was nervous because I did some research and found that peels can go wrong for some people if not done correctly, but I went for the free consultation to get some more information. I was very late because I got the time wrong, but they accommodated me anyway, and didn’t make me feel rushed. I found the woman who did my consultation was easy to talk to. She seemed very confident that the glycolic peel was what I wanted. I told her about some deeper scars I had that I wanted to get rid of, although she didn’t spend too much time addressing that, probably because she felt the peel was best to do first, and then to re-​evaluate. She did give me some pamplets to read about laser treatment for deeper scars, but I have heard some terrible things about lasers from online reviews, and so I disregarded them. She also mentioned that she had just had a 70% glycolic peel done and it made me feel more comfortable seeing that her skin was totally in tact. One thing that bothered me was when I asked what the risks were of doing the peel, and she said none. But that’s just not true. One common risk for everyone is getting sun burnt more quickly. I would expect this information to be made available when asked.
When I received the peel, I was taken care of by an aesthetician named Susan, who was amazing. She had gorgeous skin and was so gentle and caring, I couldn’t have asked for anyone better. I received a facial treatment with some extractions, followed by the peel, which stung a little, but definitely nothing unbearable. She sat over my skin to monitor it and evaluate when it was time to remove the peel. Once it was removed my skin already looked great. For the next few days my skin was really glowing and I was sold on the peel treatment. It wasn’t till about day 3 that my skin started to dry up and flake, for about 4 – 5 days. Then finally when the flaking was done, my skin looking amazing again. The skin tone has evened out a lot, the brown acne marks have faded considerably and my skin feels softer and glowier. I will definitely get this treatment again, in combination with microdermabrasion as was recommended to me.
One thing that they mentioned was that my skin would be very photosensitive and that I would need to wear sunscreen when going out. So I went out and bought the same moisturizer that I normally use, but with sunscreen. I could feel it was a lot greasier than the one I was used to, which worried me, but I used it anyway since most suncreens are kind of oily. It was a mistake, because it caused a breakout, which didn’t stop growing until I stopped using it. Fortunately the healing time of my skin had sped up since this peel, so the marks are fading already (only days later).
When I went to pay for the glycolic treatment I was surprised I was not prompted for a tip, as I would be in a spa. It makes sense to include the employees wages in the service fee because I expect the service would be done 100% with utmost care every single time, rather than having employees motivated by tips. It made the service feel more professional and pleasant.