You really only need to know one thing about this place: Dr. Payman is *not a dermatologist*. And yet, she opened a business under the name "Derm Clinic, MD". This is intentionally misleading and should be illegal.
Unfortunately, the problems at this place go beyond the deceptive name. The lack of specialized training shows up in the results. I received poorly placed sculptra that distorted my face, making my entire jaw look masculine and square. During my follow-up appointment, Dr. Payman gave me a list of bizarre and pseudoscientific explanations for my bad result that made zero sense. These included that I'd lost 2 pounds (how could this make my face look heavier?!?), that I had an undiagnosed autoimmune condition (what?), that I needed to eat a low-salt diet, and that my lip filler had migrated (which I guess somehow made my jaw look swollen?). There were about 20 others...Anything to avoid acknowledging that the obvious problem was in one area: the area that she had injected.
Finally, the whole clinic experience is super unprofessional. It feels like it's thrown together as someone's hobby rather than a serious business. Nobody answers the phone during open hours. During my second appointment, I waited for over an hour by myself in an exam room for a single sculptra vial. Dr. Payman didn't give an explanation for the delay. I think they forgot about me (maybe while filming social media videos?). Then, while rushing to finish my appointment, ended up reconstituting the sculptra incorrectly, resulting in my poor outcome.
Final notes: the clinic has a lot of 5-star reviews online (they convinced me, too) but the staff give you a financial incentive to write a positive review BEFORE you are treated. They also make you pay for Botox, filler, etc., before you receive treatment. I've been to many other med spas, and have never seen either of these practices before.
There are many other wonderful med spas in Atlanta- Ovme, Aya, Skin Pharm, Artisan Beaute, etc. They are all professional businesses with injectors who take their jobs seriously. Something about Derm Clinic MD felt off from the beginning. Next time I will trust my gut. read more