Aesthetic Haven

Don’t go here unless you want permanent scaring.
I had a voucher for a spider vein removal… I have a small spider vein I’ve had most of my life, and It was annoying me.
I had 2 vouchers for the vein injections. It was still quite expensive, but worth it to me. After both sessions, and several months, there was NO improvement at all, but the vein became bigger with strange dots on it.
A year later, I went to a better place (with an actual MD/​surgeon), who told me I had scarring from going to Aesthetic Haven. He seemed really concerned about it, and gently broke it to me, that I’d have a bunch of small white dots, for life.
He also said the guy at Aesthetic had incorrectly applied the injections, so it didn’t solve the problem, and resulted in scaring. He’d also injected all over the place, so he didn’t know where the actual vein was.
The new better (actual) doctor (who went to Cornell and it clearly said MD/​Vascular Surgeon on his jacket), had quick and almost painless procedure, and there was no need to squeeze a ball for the pain. He also wore special glasses that magnified the vein so he could see where to inject (the other guy didn’t wear that).
I really don’t believe this man at Aesthetic was a doctor, based on the crazy things he told me (and I just found out you NEED to be a doctor to administer vein injections… I see nothing on their web site saying there is an MD at Aesthetic… totally illegal, as I just found out you need to be an MD to administer the vein injections).
The guy at Aesthetic told me to eat green beans and rice, and put gel insoles in my shoes (to prevent spider veins). He also said the problem was how I walked. And blamed me for the problem (ignoring the fact that it’s genetic). He said I should pour vinegar on my feet daily. He said I should only do yoga, but no weight lifting (as it could cause more spider veins… what? That doesn’t even make sense).
At Aesthetic:
*The injections were lengthy and painful. He gave me a plastic ball to squeeze for the pain. I had never had this done before, and assumed this was normal. It was a very intense burning, but I have a high pain tolerance, so I didn’t think it was a big deal.
*After, he didn’t give me an ace bandage, but instead told me to buy one from a drug store downstairs (you’re suppose to apply it immediately).
*And they expected a tip both times. I actually did tip both times.
*He did no follow-​up either. The better place I went to included a 2-​week follow-​up by the doctor, to ensure there were no problems, and told me instructions before so if I had needed an ace bandage, the doctor would have applied it.
*The vein became worse, with scaring. He’d told me I would see a full improvement. And after the 2^nd one, he said I should come back a few more times for it to go away.
*He didn’t give me instructions beforehand, unlike the better place. I’d had a spray tan done a week before, which you aren’t suppose to have as it can be dangerous, be he injected anyway.
The doctor at the new place was really shocked by what I told him, as was the entire office staff. They were seriously dumb founded and kept apologizing that I’d had that happen.
I really think this place is a scam, and don’t go at all if you don’t want scaring.

I went here for laser hair removal after I bought a lifebooker deal for 4 sessions. The area I was having done was a bit… private. and I assumed it was a female I had booked the session with. Every other laser center I’ve been to has had female staff do the lasering and I would assume that given that they knew my gender and the area to be done, I would be assigned a female technician, but no luck. When I realized the issue after I was already there and knew that I was uncomfortable, the man insisted on doing the procedure anyway saying to think of it just as a medical procedure that needed to be done. I should have seen this as the first sign of trouble, but I had already purchased the deal and decided to go through with it.
At first I even liked the technician at first — so much that I let him talk me into getting a vein removal procedure that involved numerous saline injections into my skin. However, as I went to session after session, I realized that what I had originally though of as inquisitive and caring concern, was just blatant intrusiveness designed to figure out how best up sell his procedures. He would ask me about the food I ate and tell me I had hormonal imbalances and had been gaining weight. He blamed those reasons on why the vein removal procedure did not work. In fact, I had no gained or lost any weight (according to my scale and how I fit the clothes I had been wearing for years) and a trip to the doctors office for my annual check up told me I had no such imbalances. In fact, right now, months after my initial «vein removal,» the only places I still have veins, is my upper left leg where I had the procedure done. I used some cream with Vitamin E in it, as recommended by a friend, and the veins on my upper right leg and both lower legs disappeared.
He also kept telling me I needed more hair removal than I wanted in areas that I had never had problems with and kept pushing me to get more vein removal even though the original session had not worked. I told him to keep to the area that I had asked for, but he insisted on going further up and to the sides, which worried me since I didn’t have hair in those areas previously and I heard from other technicians that if you laser those spots, you can stimulate hair into growing where there originally wasn’t any. He tried to push for microdermabrasion, but after that first session and that incredibly painful, expensive, and botched vein removal, I knew better than to cave.

I’m seeing some pretty scary reviews here so I wanted to mention that I’ve had a very good experience at Aesthetic. I originally came in for the 3 microderms for $ 99 deal but after the first microderm bothered my skin, they let me use the rest of the credit for a couple bikini laser hair removal treatments.
Simi’s been doing the laser hair removal and for anyone who’s had this done before, it’s VERY painful. Especially in the cha-​cha area. Anyway, she’s quick, considerate, chatty (which helps distract me from the pain) and efficient.
Since 2 laser hair removal sessions weren’t enough, I bought their package for 6. Their packages are a pretty stellar deal in comparison to Completely Bare or Bliss for example. Definitely less than half the price.
I agree with the other reviews that the Spartan atmosphere doesn’t compare to other spas with ambiance but I personally don’t mind.

I purchased a Google offer — 3 microdermabrasion sessions for $ 99. Not sure what their regular prices are since they aren’t listed on the website and can’t be found in their office.
Upon arrival, I was given forms to sign which included «Pre and Post Instruction». There are 6 bulletin points for pre-​treatment. It’s funny that I didn’t get this when I scheduled the appointment but right before treatment since the instructions includes things to avoid 1 to 3 weeks before treatment.
The office is quite different from what the website depict. From the website, you would imagine a high-​end office. But the office was very bare. The building, hallways gives a «cheap» feel. The actual office is clean but sparingly furnished. They should spend a bit of money on decorations or even just a nice paint job would be a big improvement. Adding a splash of color or some art work might improve the feel one gets upon arrival. At least it’s a clean place or else I would have left.
Simi was very nice and professional. She gave good and sound advice about skincare. The microdermabrasion feels like she was sanding my face. After the treatment my face was very very dry and I applied a lot of facial moisturizer that night. My skin also started to peel a bit one week after the treatment. Not sure if that was supposed to happen since Simi never mentioned to expect that.
I will write an update review after my 3 treatments.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! This place messed up my skin so bad!!! The main «doctor» named Jiten is a very manipulative man. I echo a lot of the negative posts below because I went through a very similar situation. I was told the procedure would do one thing but it didn’t do and in fact made my skin worse. And each time I’ve talked to Jiten he keeps saying healing will take longer and longer. Anything that he has recommended has not worked. He tried to sell me this «medical cream» that wasn’t available in stores and since I’ve been trying it, nothing has happened.
I went to see my own dermatologist today and told him all about this place. He told me that this place really messed up my skin and actually burnt my skin. I showed him the cream bottle and he told me he has studied this subject for years and has done multiple fellowships in this area and there is no cream that will help (and my dermatologist studied at Columbia).
Bottom line, learn from our experiences and save yourself! I called Lifebooker to get a refund and they’re supposed to get back to me.

I bought a deal for 3 microderms and it was a strange experience. It’s an office building in herald square and the «clinic» is simply a small office room with not much in it. The woman who performed the microderm — Simi — was exceptionally nice and that’s why i was torn writing a poor review of this place.
There was no sink in the room so I can’t imagine that it’s very clean.
I ended up with some broken capillaries after my first treatment and so did not go back. i’ve had microderms before and this had never happened previously.
Also, It appears that they like to write their own reviews, especially the day before they offer groupon/​living social deals. But it does seem that Unilocal is pretty good about flagging those.

Stay away! I will admit that I had bought the microdermabrasion 3 for $ 99 package but they ruined my skin. If they were professional, they would have told me not to do it and given me an alternate treatment. The girl who did it was very friendly but that was the only positive. They pretty much moved all my bateria around and I ended up with cystic acne. I have huge scars right now and I’m going through peel and laser treatment at a respectable place to treat it. After the treatment, they said that I should do a peel. Of course, after you murdered my face! Don’t come… they don’t have a faucet or bathroom in the office.

Love it!

I discovered Aesthetic Haven via an online deal at
. Beyond being a great deal financially, I found the services here top-​notch!
Aesthetician Simi was friendly, professional, knowledgeable — totally lovely and proficient. The office itself is small, but limited space isn’t really an issue for the services provided.
In addition to the treatments I received, Simi offered helpful & informed suggestions about skincare going forward and answered all my concerns.

Update: I do need to go back for one or two more sessions after all since the hair was dormant for a good couple of months
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It’s been over a month now and I thought I had to go for another session before my review. Here it goes:
Unlike other spas or clinics, this place is really small but what amazed me was how sweet the staff was. Not only did the aesthetician take her time to review what I was to expect, she educated me on my concerns and questions. If you need someone who doesn’t rush their services onto you, this is the place to go.
But also keep in mind, everyone’s hair will react different.