Debra Jaliman, MD

My favorite dermatologist : when I lived in nyc she did my lasers my fillers .Why can’t she be in Florida? She will never mess up your face. She’s also very sweet and personable . I loved our talks as I got treatments. It was like talking to a friend. I miss her so much. I wanna move back to nyc just to continue seeing here bc the drs in Florida do not compare?
Updated on 20 Mar 2024:
she took care of me in nyc for years and she’s the best of the best and she’s talented and personal. I went to her for revlite, juvederm restylane . Her office is classy located on 5th Avenue. I love her!

I am taking 20 mg of Accutane daily, My face is breaking out on one side where I had existing issues I am a picker which does not help at all . My dermatologist recommended Laser Genesis. I have done so much research on Accutane and every site says NO LASER, No Peels. Apparently there have been studies that disprove this. I had laser genesis today and my face is looks a thousand times better. It addressed the redness, the inflammation and overall skin tone. I am going to continue to have these treatments. I am THRILLED I did this today I was beginning to feel so depressed that some of these cysts weren't resolving. its like night and day even after a few hours!!

I am surprised to hear about lumps from other respnders because my experience with EVOLENCE was amazing. It makes me question the doctors they went to.

I had tried Juvederm before, but found the results mediocre. The doctor who performed my injections was fantastic. I liked her immediately and when she told me Johnson & Johnson made her go through training even though she has been doing injectables forever, I relaxed. She informed me that it is not a replacement of Botox as you should only use EVOLENCE on your nasolabial folds (the parenthesis around your mouth).

The area was numbed and the injections which took only minutes did sting a bit, but when I looked in the mirror right after...I was amazed! I literally could not stop staring at myself. I had no idea how deep those commas around my mouth had become until I saw my reflection mere minutes after treatment. Not only that, when I left the office I ran errands because I had no swelling or bruising.

Two assistants (one on each side) messaged the injection spots for about 10 minutes to make sure there were no lumps before I left the office.

This stuff is amazing and I will most assuredly do it again....in 9 months to year when I need a boost.

I did research on Thermage and since I've always had good skin (and never even been to a dermatologist), looked for skin rejuvenation and tightening treatments.

Believe it, but I took the highest frequency of heat pulses to my face! The upside to this treatment was that my cheek/jaw line area were stimulated and look and feel more supple. (This takes about 3-6 months to show results.) I'm not sure there's much "lifting" since I'm not exactly at that age...

The disappointment of this facial treatment is that it does not include your forehead! I remember sitting at my appointment and asked why she stopped and wasn't explained why my forehead wasn't done. Apparently after I spoke to someone at the office to voice my concern last month, was told that the forehead area is not FDA approved with Thermage.

To be honest, it would have been nice if the office could have been more upfront that the "face" only covered your cheeks/jawline and packaged a total facial treatment for the cost of the service, especially since I went there as a referral.

The issue I'm having now is that my forehead looks significantly dryer (aged) than the rest of my face. It does not have the same suppleness and texture after Thermage. Let's be honest, our foreheads are the most exposed and reaction movement driven road maps than the rest of our face.

I would like to know what other effective treatments are ideal to stimulate collagen in my forehead to achieve similar suppleness texture because my Thermage treatment now seems like a total wash. This is especially noticeable when I apply cosmetics because makeup sits differently on dryer skin texture.

If anyone is considering Thermage, you must take the treatment at near one of the highest settings to see any results and work out a prior package deal to treat the forehead, otherwise will have the same issue I'm having now.

Tried Liposonix for an abdominal unevenness that was caused by CoolSculpt. The technician had some difficulty initially with the machine. When she got it going, I was surprised that I did not feel a thing (especially reading so many reviews that said it was painful). I felt nothing and there was no redness, bruising, tenderness….nothing! I wasn't even sure I had anything done, but was reassured that I did. I notice nothing at all…but will dutifully come back in four months to let you know.

Updated on 4 Dec 2013:
Just wanted to add that Dr. Jaliman was very responsive on the telephone and email (even though I never saw her). I still feel like I didn't have anything done since I felt or saw nothing, but---I was assured I did and told to wait four months. I am not feeling too positive…but I will come back in four months to update.

Updated on 12 Mar 2014:
Very tired of spending $$ on things that don't work or create even more problems. My next stop is to a surgeon….stay tuned.

Updated on 14 Mar 2014:
Please be discriminating when reading reviews ---are they "real friends" or 1 review posters?

Updated on 25 Apr 2019:
Waste of money. I had hopes this would help to correct bumps left from Coolsculpting but no help at all. It's incredible how many ridiculous machines that do nothing and we end up paying for it--all marketing.