Stuart H Kaplan, MD

Dr. Kaplan has to be one of the best dermatologists I’ve ever come across. His results are mind blowing. He is beyond knowledgeable, talented and accommodating.

The Dr is thorough, prompt, polite, and explains things fully. The staff is friendly and the office is immaculate.

Dr Kaplan saw my daughter as an emergency at the end of a long day as a referral. He was completely attentive, very kind and never made us feel rushed. The bonus was she got relief from his course of treatment and has continued to improve each day. We are so grateful. He is a definite A+ in our book.

I have been a patient of Dr. Kaplan’s for over three years. He is highly efficient, you get every amount of botox you pay for. And it is placed perfectly to where you will never notice it. He has an amazing bedside manner and I highly recommend him to anyone interested in botox or fillers. You will not regret it, he is amazing.

Hands down best dermatologist in the world ! Not only is he amazing at what he does but he’s the nicest man you will ever meet and will always take you if you need him! He’s saved me so many times wen I feel like I’m getting a pimple I get a quick injection and boom it’s gone before it even starts and he makes his own face wash and it’s better than anything I’ve ever used so if u are in search of a dermatologist look no further than dr Kaplan!

Dr. Kaplan is incredibly knowledgable, patient and accommodating. He was able to squeeze me in last minute and even stayed way past «closing» time to address all my needs and make sure I was comfortable.
If you’re in search of a kind, knowledgable doctor with great bedside manner, whom puts patients first — you’ve found him.
I was also able to try his lip products that he formulated, and surprisingly, they were impressive as well (I have very high standards for skincare products).

Doctor Kaplan is one of the best doctors I have had. He is always on time with my appointments answers all of my questions and provides me with great care. I would highly recommend him to all of my friends and family.

Excellent Doctor! Every dermatologist I’ve ever been to has always been extremely inattentive. If you’re lucky you see the doctor for 30 seconds. He repeatedly asked me «do you have any other concerns»? There was absolutely no sense of rush. Refreshing! Dr. Kaplan was patient, professional, and thorough. I felt comfortable with both his friendliness and his medical knowledge.
The receptionist at the front of the office was pleasant and competent and the office was clean and adequate. I was seen almost immediately.
My previous dermatologist was Dr. Goldberg in Laguna Beach. Despite her accolades and her local notoriety for being a good doctor, I wasn’t impressed. I didn’t even realize until my 3^rd visit that I never even met her, and that the person whom I thought was my doctor was actually a nurse practitioner.
I can’t recommend Dr. Kaplan highly enough and I look forward to going back.

Dr. Kaplan worked on the area around my eyes after multiple eye surgeries. He did an excellent job making me look like I did before the surgeries. I would highly recommend him. Since then I have happily gone back to him for various other procedures.

Dr. Kaplan is a wonderful Dr. Unlike many other doctors, Dr. Kaplan takes his time to get to know you and understand your ailments. He does an amazing job at explaining things in plain english unlike elsewhere he performs all of his procedures himself.
I highly recommend Dr. Kaplan for all your dermatology needs.
JP

I have seen Dr. Kaplan a couple of times and I absolutely love him. I knew he was known for working with celebrities in Beverly Hills but you would never notice because he is one of the sweetest person and helpful. He gives me my one on one time every time I come in there. I’m an African American and he has helped my skin he wouldn’t stop until I’m satisfied with my skin and I love that about him. He’s a great doctor and most of all a great person.

I saw Dr. Kaplan last week for the removal of some questionable moles.
He was great. Very kind and patient, especially when I got a little quesey from the mole removal. His staff was extremely friendly. I have no interest in seeing another dermo. He’s the one!

Dr. Kaplan is the unusual combination of caring and knowledge. I was waited on in a timely fashion, got all my questions answered and had the services right then and there. A few spots that I was concerned about were reviewed, some were diagnosed as medically irrelevant and the others he «froze» or removed.
I appreciated everything being taken care of on this initial visit!
And, most importantly Dr. Kaplan took a personal interest in me… which is pretty rare these days!
I was looking for a dermatologist… and I will be back and recommend him highly to others.

I’m a patient of Dr. Kaplan’s and I just wanted to say he is the most amazing and informative dermatologist I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting!!! I’m a Medical Device Rep and work with all the top surgeons on the west side and know an AMAZING DOCTOR when I meet one!!! I would and have recommended him to friends and family and everyone had the same experiance!!! Any patient who goes to him is lucky to have found him!!! I’m a patient of his for life! My skin NEVER looked BETTER!!! Thank you Dr. Kaplan!!!
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gold

There are three kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos, and those that want their regrettable tattoos removed. Sure it is easy to get the tattoos, but getting them removed is a horse (and pretty penny) of another color, similar to removing multihued tattoos.
I work in the medical field and had a professional recommendation from another dermatologist. I chose Dr. Kaplan because he was board certified in dermatology and performed the procedures himself, not a physicians assistant or esthetician working under his license.
The receptionists were a bit dingey, but being a hospital administrator myself, I gave them the benefit of the doubt because we pay our receptionists minimum wage and you don’t get rocket scientists for $ 8.00 an hour. Bless her heart though, she pulled through and scheduled our complicated case perfectly. Two patients, two procedures, one appointment, with only a 24 hour window and no availability for a preconsultation because we live 9,800 miles away from Los Angeles. They made it work on short notice though.
Dr. Kaplan was great, quirky, but who in LA isn’t? The City of Angles is full of quirky people, hello Hollywood Boulevard…
He did laser hair removal on my chin which resulted in an excellent outcome, he even let me dial the intensity to my liking to what I could tolerate to get the most zap for my buck. 50% of the hair gone in that one session, no hypo or hyperpigmentation, very little redness.
Next he did laser tattoo removal for my boyfriend on two tattoos, one that was very dark and another that was a bit lighter. He briefed us about how many treatments it would take approximately to remove each one and warned us one might scar given it’s placement and the darkness of the tattoo as tattoos in the chest region are prone to scarring (all things we knew because we did thorough research prior). He also numbed the skin with Lidacaine and explained how this impacts the tattoo removal mechanics as well. Six weeks later the tattoos were considerably lighter and continued to fade for many months without scarring or hypopigmentation. Oh and I forgot to mention, Dr. Kaplan did this all over his lunch.
On an altruistic note, Dr. Kaplan also volunteers his time giving dermatological care to veterans at the Los Angeles VA, serving those who served us. Non-​cosmetic skin issues can be difficult to find treatment for and even more so military service connected conditions, as many dermatologists today focus solely on cosmetic dermatology, after all that’s where the money is…
Navigating the medical world especially in regards to cosmetic medicine can be tricky. An allergist can be a plastic surgeon or an esthetician can perform laser treatments with little to no training. It’s best to seek out and pay extra (I mean you pay for what you get) for subject matter experts in their field. I’m taken aback by all the negative reviews of Doctor Kaplan. After reading some of the reviews though I’m not surprised by their comments, I am just surprised they were surprised, maybe they should have done a little more research beyond the confines of Unilocal,no offense Unilocal but you aren’t exactly WebMD. Hypopigmentation is a well known and quite frequent side effect of tattoo removal along with keloids and scarring. A lot of people that are complaining about their tattoo still being visible didn’t mention that their tattoo was probably a pink, yellow and green tramp stamp of a butterfly — the hardest colors to remove. So my aforementioned one and two star Unilocalers — go ahead and get your tattoos removed for $ 700 by Larry the cable guy or some other yayhoo that bought the laser off ebay, maybe it will work out for you, just like that tattoo you want removed did.
I’d go back to Dr. Kaplan in a heartbeat and that carries some weight seeing as which I’d fly 9,800 miles to do so…

I’ve been seeing Dr. Kaplan for almost a year and I love him and his staff. His staff is extremely friendly and helpful. He was recommended to me by my boyfriend who had thinning hair, which thank God he manage to fix. I originally went to him over acne and scars. I’m one who wants to do whatever is necessary to fix the problems and Dr. Kaplan was the best fit for me. He put me on accutane, gave me and amazing bleaching cream. My skin looks amazing! When it came time for fillers and Botox he actually had to restrain me telling me I didn’t need all the things I thought I needed. He knows what he’s doing and does it very well. I’ve never gotten so many compliments over my skin!

I have been seeing Dr. Stuart Kaplan for over 20 years.
He has treated me for a variety of skin disorders from acne, allergies, and mole removal to skin cancer. His skincare treatment line is great and his workmanship is painless, professional and on point. He is up to date on the latest treatments and procedures. I never have scars from a procedure and I never have an insurance billing issue. His awesome staff is always helpful, friendly and supportive. I always get seen within 20 minutes of arrival and I always leave feeling absolutely beautiful! I always get the results I want or better. I highly recommend him.

Dr. Kaplan is amazing! I have been coming to him for awhile, his work is painless, precise, the most professional and congenial in Los Angeles, if not the Western United States. His new skin product line is to die for!
Clayton Campbell
Los Angeles

I’m going to keep this brief: Dr. Kaplan is shady.
I was a patient of his for almost 4 years. Most of the reviews listed here are true — yes — he’s great — on a good day. He’s also a bit of a mavrick. His staff is actually quite friendly and helpful — they were the ones who alerted me to his questionable tactics.
I had several procedures done by him — laser acne treatment, acutane, melasma. Most of the time, his treatments worked. Then there sometimes when they didn’t — and he couldn’t tell me why. That was scary. And there were side effects that were never disclosed!
He’s not afraid to use the biggest, baddest guns out there — but unless you’ve done 100% research on the tools — then don’t go — because he won’t waste his time explaining what COULD go wrong.
Lastly, there were billing issues. I found out that he was double billing for precedures that I was paying out of pocket for. Neither he nor his staff told me about this and it wasn’t until my insurance company called me that I realized what he was doing. When I confronted him about this he lost it.
LOST IT.
Yelling, screaming, accusing ME of doing something wrong. It was so weird. He was lucky I didn’t report him to my insurance company. After 4 years of loyal customership — and usage of his produts! — I had to break up with him.

This review is strictly in regards to the reception staff; I didn’t meet the doctor and am not a patient of his. Maybe he’s a great doctor but that doesn’t justify having a receptionist who is about the most unhelpful person since the soup Nazi. Moving right along.
I asked her for a document which we should have received in the first place and she got snappy and made a bitchy comment about «sending it out already».
«Well, we never received it. Can you email me a copy? We sort of need it soon.»
«Our software doesn’t support emails.» *Note: WTF??*
«Okay, well we don’t have a fax machine, can I get you the number of the place it needs to go and you can send it directly there?»
«Yeah, just call back with the number.»
So far, no problems right? Sure, she’s a big vague and isn’t super helpful but what the hell, maybe it’s not her job.
The next day, I called back with the number and she’s in the middle of writing it down before she tells me she can’t send it to anyone other than the patient… because it’s privacy issue… (How do they bill insurance companies then? Hm??) Whatever. I proceeded to find a fax machine somewhere that I felt wouldn’t jeopardise the patient (a minor)‘s privacy and called her back a third time. She takes the number and said she’ll fax it. I comment that as it’s not my fax machine and that I wouldn’t want to jeopardise the privacy of the client (since they’re SOOO worried about that), I’ll need to wait by the machine. She tells me that it’s going to be anytime within the next 2 hours…
*sigh* No soup for you, lady.