A few people have said to take all negative reviews seriously and I WISH I would have listened to them! READ THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS. Here's my experience that ended up with me losing THOUSANDS of $ because I didn't take these reviews seriously:
I found Dr. Gerstman on IG for her lip augmentations. I contacted the office to get a quote for microblading, cheek, and possibly chin fillers. I was originally quoted a range PER AREA as you can clearly see from the initial quote via email I've attached to this review. (Why would you categorize price quotes by area if you don't charge PER AREA???)
My experience in the office was odd. The office was sad, small, sketchy, out-dated, and was covered in dust. It looked like hadn't been cleaned in months. There were 3 small rooms, one of which looked like it was being used as a dumping ground, with boxes of files all over the room, mixed in with cleaning supplies and products. I wasn't offered anything to drink and the manager was unfriendly and looked miserable while I filled out paperwork and sat waiting for my technician.
I will say, my microblading experience was good. The technician did a great job on my brows. She was meticulous and friendly. But when it came time to see Dr. Gertman, I felt rushed, unheard, and a little uncomfortable with her bedside manner.
I told her I wanted to adjust a little prejowl sagging. She laughed at me and said, "Well honey, that's just your face". I found that to be extremely petty and rude to say to a client. She proceeded to tell me that she could add Voluma in my cheeks to raise my face up and could also add a little in my chin if needed. I said OK and she proceeded to inject 3 syringes of Voluma in my cheeks/chin.
When it came time to pay the bill, I went to use the Yelp deal, 20% off for New Clients. I was told by the manager, "Sorry, but we don't offer that anymore. Yelp won't take it off our page." I told her I specifically came here because of the offer and she just stared at me. When I asked the price of the bill without it, it was $4600! That's almost $2000 MORE than what I was originally quoted, on the high end. They were charging me $1200 PER SYRINGE, not area like I was quoted, and $1000 for microblading, which was +$200 than the original quote. And to top it all off, they still REFUSED TO HONOR THE YELP DEAL!
When I inquired why I was being charged way over my original quote, she condescendingly explained that I didn't understand the quote. Oh and also they raised their prices since my original quote and "didn't I get the email"? I looked through my inbox and wouldn't you know, I never received any communication from Dr. Gerstman's office about the price increase. The only response she gave was, "sorry you didn't understand the prices".
It should also be noted that at the time of the quote, I booked immediately, which in any business, you should honor that quote regardless of your office deciding to raise prices after the fact. The worst part about all of this, her work wasn't great. I didn't see ANY difference after spending almost $4k on Voluma.
I waited another month for my microblading touch-up appointment to come and the day before (after I had already confirmed via text) the manager emailed me less than 24 hours before my appointment to tell me my original time wasn't going to work and could I come 2 hours later (which I see from many other peoples' experience is the norm here).
After my experience, I reach out to several other Cosmetic Dermatologists in the NYC area for Voluma quotes. To my dismay, NONE of them charged that much and were extremely shocked by my experience. I had one Dr. who I spoke with, only a few blocks away from Dr. Gerstman's office, with similar work/IG following say "I've heard of her and I've heard she overcharges in her business. We charge $700/syringe and that is the average for NYC. $1200 is way overpriced."
The moral is: With so many options in NYC, find a professional who is transparent about their pricing and treats clients like they matter. I've learned the hard way, just because they have a great IG account with lots of followers, doesn't mean they do good work or honor their quotes. If you want a real picture of how she and her staff operate, TAKE THESE REVIEWS SERIOUSLY. read more