Dr Jerome Potozkin, MD Dermatologic Surgeon in Danville, California 94526

Name: Jerome Potozkin, MD
Last name: Potozkin
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1993
Years experience: 30
Primary Specialty: Dermatologic Surgeon
Business: Aesthetic Skin & Laser Surgery Center, Inc.
Address: 600 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
Address suite: Ste. 102
Phone: +1 925-208-4027
City: Danville
State: California
Zip Code: 94526
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
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Special Offers: 
Offer #1: Galderma Offer
Special Offer Treatments: All treatments
End Time: 12/31/2023
Detail: Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Clinical Privileges: 
  • John Muir

Jerome Potozkin, MD

Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: Dermatology, NYU Skin & Cancer Dermatology
  • Fellowship: Mohs Surgery and Laser, UCSF
Member of: 
  • American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS)
Board Certification: 
Jerome R. Potozkin (ABMSUID -06655)

Viewed: 8/14/2008
Day of birth:
9/15/1962

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Dermatology
Dermatology – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Recertification:
7/15/1999 – 12/31/2012
Expired Time-Limited Initial Certification: 11/2/1992 – 12/31/2002
Education: 1988 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: 911 San Ramon Valley Blvd Ste 100Danville, CA 94526-4037 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 37.8160408,-121.9961062

Primary location: 
Location name: Danville
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 37.8216,-122
Treatments: 
  • Accutane
  • Asclera
  • Belotero
  • Botox
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Clear and Brilliant
  • CO2 Laser
  • Collagen Injection
  • CoolSculpting
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dysport
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Fractional Laser
  • Fraxel Laser
  • Fraxel Repair
  • Glycolic Peel
  • Hyaluronidase
  • IPL
  • Jessner Peel
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Peel
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lightsheer Laser
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Mole Removal
  • Nonsurgical Nose Job
  • Photodynamic Therapy
  • ProFractional Laser
  • Pulsed Dye Laser
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • RHA Collection Fillers
  • Salicylic Peel
  • Scar Removal
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Sculptra
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Tattoo Removal
  • TCA Peel
  • Thermage
  • Thermage FLX
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Ultherapy
  • Vbeam
  • Velashape
  • Viveve
  • Xeomin
  • YAG Laser

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.3
Profile views: 13153
Answer count: 191
Review count: 6
1 star count: 1
5 star count: 2
Total star count: 3
Star rating: 2.3483522029085
Anonymous votes: 46
Offer count: 1
Profile created: Nov 17, 2007
Profile modified: Feb 22, 2023
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Mar 13, 2016
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Danville, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.8216,-122
  • Oakland, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.7723,-122.2149963
  • San Francisco, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.7752,-122.4189987
  • San Jose, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.3201,-121.8779984
  • Walnut Creek, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.9063,-122.064003
  • Bay Area, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 37.8044,-121.810997

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Fraxel Re:pair (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Laser Hair Removal (Dec 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, )
  • Juvederm (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Fraxel Re:pair (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Juvederm (Oct 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Juvederm (Oct 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Juvederm (Oct 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 3/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Laser Hair Removal (Dec 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, )
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 4/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 3/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 4/5, Answered questions: 3/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 2/5, Payment process: 2/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 2/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 2/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 4/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 3/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 4/5, Answered questions: 3/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 4/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 3/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 4/5, Answered questions: 3/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 4/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 3/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 4/5, Answered questions: 4/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Fraxel Laser (Apr 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Restylane (Feb 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Latisse (Oct 2012) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Fraxel Re:pair (Feb 2011) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Fraxel Re:pair (Feb 2011) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)

Latest Prices

Fraxel Re:pair Prices

  • $5500 – Sep 2023 – Walnut Creek, CA
  • $5500 – Jul 2022 – Walnut Creek, CA
  • $5500 – Feb 2011 – Walnut Creek, CA
  • $5500 – Feb 2011 – Walnut Creek, CA
  • $5500 – Dec 2008 – Walnut Creek, CA

Laser Hair Removal Prices

  • $1250 – Dec 2, 2013 – Danville, CA
  • $1250 – Dec 2, 2013 – Danville, CA

Fraxel Laser Prices

  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA
  • $5300 – Apr 7, 2014 – Danville, CA

Restylane Prices

  • $550 – Feb 20, 2014 – Danville, CA

Latisse Prices

  • $180 – Oct 1, 2012 – Danville, CA

Special Offers

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Dec 3, 2019 /
Dec 31, 2023
Sign up for Aspire Galderma Rewards prior to your appointment to receive $20 off on each treatment listed below: Dysport®, Restylane® family, Sculptra® Aesthetic.
Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
What procedure would you recommend for reducing the fat underneath my chin?
Fat Reduction
Sep 23, 2016
Things certainly have come a long way with respect to fat reduction.  Historically liposuction has been and probably still is the gold standard.  This procedure can be performed completely with local anesthesia.  In addition to liposuction, Kybella is an injectable medication that can permanently destroy the fat.  Lastly, cool sculpting can freeze the fat to permanently remove the fat.  Your best bet is to seek the consultation of a physician who is able to offer each of these services.
What would be the best laser tattoo removal machine for the kind of tattoo I have?
tattoo Removal
May 12, 2016
You would need a center that offers multiple wavelengths of light.  At this point in time there is no single machine.  We would treat the red and blacks with the PicoWay 1064/532 laser and the green with an alexandrite laser.
Please will someone tell me If laser tattoo removal will erase it completely? Will it leave any sca
Tattoo Removal
May 12, 2016
Tattoo removal has advance with the recently developed picosecond lasers.  These lasers are typically more effective requiring few treatments.  Scarring is uncommon.  For any given tattoo it is impossible to tell in advance if we can completely remove it or partially lighten it.
Kybella results; is this accurate?
Kybella
May 12, 2016
Kybella was FDA approved under a treatment protocol consisting of 6 treatments spaced weeks apart.  Most patients will require multiple treatments (4-6).  The dosing can be adjusted based upon the amount of fat to be treated.  Kybella destroys the fat and creates inflammation and a microscopic wound (nothing that would be visible to you).  Wounds can take several months to fully heal but in my experience you will see the results of Kybella in several weeks.
Laser or Surgical Tattoo Removal?
Tattoo Regret
Mar 28, 2016
Sorry about your tattoo regret.  That would be a very large area to excise.  For many years Q-Switched nano lasers have worked to lighten tattoos such as yours.  Multiple wavelengths of light will be needed to treat the multiple colored inks.  Picture, PicoWay and Enlighten are all picosecond lasers.  Because these devices are newer and are significantly more expensive to purchase there are fewer of these around.
Why is my tattoo removal not working?
Stubborn Tattoo
Mar 28, 2016
The Quanta Q-Plus C is a q switched nano second laser.  Your tattoo may be stubborn because of the type of ink or depth of placement.  Assuming the tattoo was treated at appropriate energy settings you should seek treatment with one of the newer picosecond lasers such as the PicoWay, PicoSure or Enlighten.  These devices us much shorter pulse widths and may remove stubborn tattoos and remove tattoos in fewer treatments.
When can my 4 year old son start using silicone strips after surgery?
Silicone Strips
Mar 28, 2016
You can start using silicone strips once the wound has healed.  You might want to check with your surgeon for his or her recommendations.  In addition to silicone strips there are silicone based ointments that might be easier to apply.
What are the Complications of Moh's Procedure followed by reconstruction on a previously repaired s
Recurrent Skin Cancers
Mar 28, 2016
Mohs Surgery is considered the gold standard treatment of choice for recurrent skin cancers.  Recurrent skin cancers can extend beyond what is seen with the naked eye.  Of course, there will be a scar but modern reconstructive techniques can repair even large wounds.  CURADERM BEC5 is not an accepted form of treatment for recurrent basal cell carcinomas.  If you choose this treatment you run the significant risk of delaying effective treatment and ending up with a larger defect.
Question about liposuction
Lipo ?
Mar 28, 2016
During liposuction nipples are typically not part of the procedure.  If you had consented for liposuction that would be the only procedure that could ethically and legally be performed in the absence of any medical emergency.
How to remove moles on face?
Moles or Nevi Removal
Mar 28, 2016
Moles or nevi can typically be removed surgically.  The two most common methods are via a shave technique or via excision.  I usually recommend removing one in a less obvious location as a test to see how an individual heals.  Some people heal with an imperceptible scar while other can have a more noticeable mark on the skin.
Can old scars be treated with laser scar removal?
Scar Treatments
Mar 28, 2016
Old scars can be treated with laser.  We use a number of different lasers to treat scars depending upon the type of scar that you have.
Can Fraxel treatment cause skin atrophy and sagging?
Fraxel Stimulates Collagen
Mar 28, 2016
The Fraxel lasers are know to stimulate collagen.  There are some online forums where people have claimed that laser treatments such as Fraxel or laser and light based treatments have caused atrophy and skin sagging.  There is no scientific evidence to suggest that this is the case.  I have never heard any colleagues discussing such complications.  However, when these devices improve the color, tone, and texture people might notice things that had always been there or are natural signs...
What's the best alternative to liposuction?
Visceral Fat
Mar 28, 2016
Unfortunately there is no surgery or non-invasive method of removing visceral fat.  The only method is diet and exercise.  Liposuction and the non-invasive devices work to treat fat between the skin and muscle not the fat behind the muscle.
Should I preschedule a plastic surgeon for MOHS surgery on neck above clavicle?
Defect Repair
Feb 12, 2016
Most fellowship trained Mohs Surgeons have extensive training in reconstructive techniques.  There are occasions when I will refer a patient to one of my plastic surgery colleagues for wound reconstruction.  However, for an uncomplicated skin cancer above the clavicle it is unlikely that we would refer the patient to a plastic surgeon unless that patient specifically requested that.  Most experienced Mohs surgeons have extensive training in complex closures including skin flaps and grafts...
Can Botox be used to relax the muscle in my cheek which causes the crease shown on my cheek on the
Botox Bad Idea
Feb 12, 2016
If you were to attempt to treat those lines with Botox you would end up looking like a stroke victim so that would be a bad idea.  Those dynamic lines can be a challenge.  A combination of topical retinoids, fillers, and fractionated resurfacing can help.

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Last updated on 11/25/2023