The Most Honest Dermatologist in NYC

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience with Dr. Novick. I have been dealing with acne scars for years and have tried a variety of treatments with different doctors, spending thousands of dollars to only see a marginal improvement, if any. He spent an hour and a half in the initial consultation talking through my treatment options and putting to bed lies that other dermatologists and “skinfluencers” will have you believe, all to sell you treatments and products that will have you shell out tons of money and will do little to nothing to improve the appearance of your scarring. He is the ONLY dermatologist I have seen in the past decade who did not try to pitch me on treatments, procedures or products, and dispelled a variety of myths associated with different treatments / procedures. For example, I have several ice pick scars that I have been trying to treat for some time. A different dermatologist who treated these suggested TCA peels and never treated them individually, instead falsely advising me that 30% strength TCA should be done repeatedly on 4-6 week intervals over my entire face to show gradual results…and I saw next to no improvement after multiple treatments with them. I had read extensively a variety of different reviews that said that 100% TCA applied directly into the scar was the correct approach and without telling Dr. Novick as such, he confirmed this and we began a treatment plan for the ice pick scars with this in mind. We’ll take things one visit at a time and see how the results progress. He didn’t suggest other expensive treatments, his bedside manner was fantastic and I got the sense that he treats all of his patients this way…trying to set realistic expectations while controlling costs and not trying to sell you some gimmick. In a sea of dermatologists out to maximize your number of office visits and empty your wallet on the next “new thing”, Dr. Novick is a breath of fresh air. My only regret is that I wish I’d found him sooner.