Ranked entry
My Aesthetic Doctor review: why it sits first on this list
A first place invites suspicion, and it should. This review keeps to what the practice's own website and its public Google listing say, naming the source for each fact.
This site's editors have not visited the practice, been treated there or interviewed anyone who works there. Where a detail could not be checked, the review says so plainly.
This site's editors are not clinicians either, and they hold no medical licence. Nothing below is a treatment recommendation, and a decision about any procedure belongs with a licensed clinician after an examination.
What the public record shows
My Aesthetic Doctor's website makes one claim that decides its place on these lists. It says its physician personally administers every injection, laser treatment and procedure.
The website also describes that physician's background. It says the practice is led by a physician (MD) who is board-certified in internal medicine and has practiced aesthetic medicine since 2009.
Its Google listing showed a rating of 5 from 216 reviews when the dossier was compiled.
The same listing gives an address in the Larchmont area of Los Angeles. Opening hours and parking were not recorded, so a reader should confirm them directly.
Verdict
The ranking criterion, printed exactly as the dossier records it, is: whether the provider's own website states that a physician performs every treatment, then Google review count.
In plain words, providers whose own website states that a physician performs every treatment form the first group. Providers whose own website describes physicians and non-physician clinicians both treating form the second.
Providers for which no such statement was found form the third. That is not a finding that the provider lacks physicians, only that this site's editors did not find the statement.
Within each group, order is by Google review count. My Aesthetic Doctor is in the first group because of the statement quoted above, and within that group it has the larger review count of the two providers there.
The order reflects this stated criterion only. It is not a judgement of clinical quality, and it does not say how any treatment will turn out for a given reader.
Questions worth asking at a consultation
A public statement is a starting point, not proof. A reader can ask at booking whether the physician described on the website will be the person treating at that visit, and whether that holds for follow-ups too.
It also helps to ask which product will be used and why. Ask what side effects are common for that product and how the clinic handles a result that needs correcting.
Finally, ask how the physician's training in internal medicine connects to the aesthetic work described. A clear answer is more useful to a reader than any ranking, including this one.
How to read online ratings
A perfect average on a public listing is common in this field, and it is worth reading past. The written reviews say more about booking, follow-up and communication than the stars do.
Survey research on how Americans use online information, including reviews, is published by the Pew Research Center. It is a useful reminder that a rating reflects who chose to post.
The practice's website is where most readers will start. Federal standards on how usable a website should be for people using screen readers are set out at Section508.gov, and they are a fair yardstick for any clinic site.
Score card
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Place in this site's Los Angeles ranking | First in the order |
| Website states a physician performs every treatment | First group |
| Google review count, the tie-breaker | Ahead within the first group |
| Google rating and review count, with source | Cited above |
| Prices, results, safety record and staff skill | Not assessed |
On the record, and not verified
Who-treats statement
the website says its physician personally administers every injection, laser treatment and procedure, cited aboveStated background
the website gives a board certification in internal medicine and a start year for its aesthetic work, cited abovePublic rating
a perfect Google average on its listing, cited in the details aboveReview count
several providers in the dossier show more Google reviews, including some in lower groupsBoard field
the stated certification is in internal medicine, so a reader may ask how the physician trained for aesthetic workNot verified
prices, treatment menu, availability and results have not been checked for this review
On cost
This site's editors have not recorded prices for this practice. Aesthetic prices change with the product, the amount used and the number of visits, and any figure printed here would soon be wrong.
A reader comparing costs can ask for a written quote at the consultation. It should name the product, the expected number of sessions and what a follow-up visit costs, if anything.
Cosmetic treatments are usually paid for privately rather than through public programs. Anyone curious about where federal health money does go can search the records at USAspending.gov.
For day to day decisions, the service angle is simple. A clear, itemized quote given before treatment is easier to compare than a package price given at the chair.
Ask, too, whether a consultation fee is charged and whether it counts toward treatment. Small terms like that are easier to settle ahead of the visit than after it.
Compare it with the other first-group provider
A side-by-side on sourced facts
Only one other provider on this site shares the first group. The comparison sets both records next to each other, fact by fact: the two first-group providers compared