About Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery - National Harbor
Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery is a network of dermatology experts across the U.S., offering comprehensive skin, hair, and nail care. They provide services such as Total-Body Skin Cancer Exams, Skin Cancer Detection & Treatment, and cosmetic procedures like BOTOX® Cosmetic, Dermal Fillers, and Microneedling. The business aims to deliver tailored skincare solutions and patient care that inspires confidence and well-being. Upon entering the National Harbor office, reviewers have noted a pleasant and helpful front desk staff, with short wait times. Doctors are described as amazing, knowledgeable, and attentive, taking the time to explain procedures and answer questions in detail. Some have expressed satisfaction with the office's recommendations and results. However, certain concerns were raised by other reviewers about long wait times, rushed appointments, and difficulties in reaching the office by phone, which led to the search for a new dermatologist for one individual. Despite some challenges with appointment management and phone responsiveness, the overall patient experience highlights the expertise and care provided by the doctors at Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery.
Proceed with caution: this provider is very stingy and strict when it comes to billing. Possibly even scammy. For example if you have two biopsies, they'll tell you to come back for the second one for whatever reason. I explicitly wanted my biopsies all done on the same visit to avoid this. Nope, like clock work there was a perfunctory reason why the second biopsy had to get postponed to next time. And sure enough, next time they charged *another* copay. Also surgery copays cost me $150. And even freezing off a skin tag counts as a "surgery" and they charge the surgery copay for that (i.e. $150). So yeah, they're good at structuring your treatment so they keep getting $150 from you over and over. Advice: get as much done during one office visit as possible, and be firm in that you don't want follow-up visits for things that can be done same day. Also, I've been to multiple offices for this provider (Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery) in Virginia and Maryland, and they all behave this way. 'Another $150, please!'
I walked in and was greeted by the front desk staff who was extremely pleasant and helpful. My wait time was no more than 3 minutes. The Dr was AMAZING! She explained everything in detail and answered all my questions. I previously went to 2 other dermatologist who wasn't as pleasant nor as knowledgeable.
I was happy with their recommendations and the results, but the wait time was way too long and the appointments felt rushed. At my last visit I waited over an hour past my scheduled appointment time before I was seen. A patient next to me had also been waiting over an hour. Unfortunately I’m looking for a new dermatologist because of this.