Amir Larian, MD

All situations are different. I wouldn’t go back.

Dr. Larian is always kind and compassionate. He takes the time to answer all of my questions without any judgement or impatience. It can be tough to find great doctors, but he is one of my favorites.

Wanted to remove some spots on my neck that had come to due to sun exposure– waaaay back I must add. I stay away from the sun. The doc was so cool, down to earth, professional, and was so experienced, he worked through it quickly so it wasn’t as painful. He has also given me great advice for keeping healthy with my skincare needs. I definitely recommend him. I’m not into Botox and such but he offers all of those services as well.

I love Dr. Larian, one of the best doctors out there. He’s such a sweet guy and very informative!

I’ve never been to a dermatologist before so I was a bit hesitant when I made my first appointment with Dr Larian. I went to see him about a rash that I had been experiencing and the appointment went very smoothly. The ladies at the front desk were friendly and I was given a patient room immediately after filling out my «new patient» paperwork. Dr Larian had great bedside manner and was patient in addressing all my questions and concerns. He even gave me extra samples to try so i didnt have to get the prescription right away for my rash. It was a good first experience with Dr Larian and his office and I would not hesitate to recommend his services to others.

Dr. Larian is the best. He is very informative, thorough and professional.

Dr. Larian is the best. Called for an appointment and got one the same day! Impressive! Dr. Larian is very nice and took his time and really listened. The receptionist was super kind as well. Thank you for a great experience!

Made a appointment for my son to be seen, the whole process with very welcoming. The staff was very friendly. I didn’t feel rushed at all Dr. Larian checked my son took his time told me what skin condition he had. Great doctor very informative. I will be returning for future procedures.

I have experienced full body eczema since I was 6 months old. Am now 55, have traveled widely, and have mostly outgrown my eczema except for stressful times. There are two dermatologists in the US that I have experienced that I would highly recommend; one in Winter Park Florida, and my current dermatologist, Dr. Larian. HE IS THE BEST! Patient, kind and most importantly, makes you feel like you are the most important person in the world. And that you are beautiful, too (and believe me, sometimes when you have breakouts at my age, you don’t feel that beautiful :(:() Every time I see him he provides excellent health care, provides services that work immediately for me, and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM!!! Just be aware that you need a PPO to see him. I switched my insurances just to do that. Thank you Dr. Larian and staff — you guys are the best!!!

I was really impressed with my first visit to see Dr. Larian. He was extremely thorough, kind, and professional.

I have been to Dr. Larian twice now for some moles on my torso that were concerning. He was absolutely professional, helpful, and extremely nice. My results came back 3 weeks after my initial visit and I scheduled a surgical removal of one of the moles for the following week (non-​cancerous but wanted to be safe). I was very nervous about the procedure but Dr. Larian made it FAST, EASY, and PAINLESS. The office staff has always been a pleasure to deal with and their prices are pretty standard. Can’t beat that! Dr. L is so cool and knows his stuff! I am happy to have found such a great Dermatologist.

One of the best doc visits I have ever had. I found Dr. Larian searching for dermatologists on my insurance website and then looking through Unilocal reviews. It is true, he is pretty much one of the nicest doctors I have ever experienced.
I went to Dr. Larian to check out some hyperpigmentation on my lips that I was worried about. The wait was not long and Dr. Larian has amazing bedside manner. He spent plenty of time with me asking me about the history of the issue and how it felt. He looked at my lip for under 2 seconds because I think he was able to identify it as a healing allergic reaction pretty quickly. He gave me some samples to use to heal any remaining inflammation and protect my lips from the sun. I was in and out with a solution (that I hope works) and no need to hit a pharmacy for a giant tube of something I only need a bit of. I wish every doctor’s appt. went this easily!
PS: Parking was a little confusing. There is a tiny parking lot directly behind the offices, so you need to go around on either side street and drive through the alley in the back. Otherwise, you can street park.
P. S.S: One thing I have to mention that grossed me out: While in the waiting room, I went to get some water from a silver container they have and noticed the spout was covered in white stuff — rust or residue — but it was icky. Not sure why they haven’t cleaned that. Besides that, the office was clean and I would definitely go back (with my own water)!

Update 6−18−15 — Dr. Larian performed surgery to remove a skin cancer. He has an excellent demeanor. He takes his time, is extremely gentle with shots, has a calming manner that puts you at ease and is very professional. His nurse is friendly and efficient. She provided me with 2 additional bandages and Dr. Larian gave very detailed instructions on aftercare. Today he carefully removed my stitches, and again provided aftercare instructions to reduce scarring. With regards to waiting time, for every appointment the waiting time was less than 10 minutes. Today it was about 15 minutes. Great care, never rushed, is patient with questions, on time and always kind.

I went to Dr. Larian today for the first time. He was AMAZING! He was thorough, professional and kind. The staff was also very welcoming and professional. I will definitely be referring him to friends and family!

I’ve been to Dr. Larian’s office twice and had great experiences both times. I went in because of eczema around my nose and mouth and mild adult acne that wasn’t going away.
When I met Dr. Larian he was so patient listening to everything I had to tell him and he was in no rush to hurry up and prescribe something so he could move to another patient. I know it can get really busy in doctor’s offices and they seem to rush through patients at times, but I did not get that hasty treatment with Dr. Larian! He really listened to me and we talked about both eastern and western medicine.
Dr. Larian prescribed Elidel for the eczema and Aczone for the acne. Both medications were able to reduce the problems, but after I completed sixteen liver cleanses from following Dr. Hulda Clark’s recipe my acne has completely vanished! The amount of eczema I have has also greatly reduced and with every liver cleanse it keeps getting better. I plan to continue doing liver cleanses and I expect the eczema will disappear once I’m fully cleansed, but I still to use the Elidel on my face when the eczema flares up.
If I ever have other skin issues I will definitely return to this office. The staff were always very friendly and helpful and the office looks clean. Thanks, Dr. Larian, for being knowledgeable and sincerely concerned for the well-​being of your patients.

I went in twice to get something taken care of and it only got worse. That being said the dr is actually very helpful and nice. I called the office a day before I was leaving for NY and asked if I could talk with the dr but he was out. They said they would give the message to the doctor’s assistant who could contact him. Several hours later I called back again and this time I asked to talk with the assistant and was told no. She was incredibly rude the entire phone call. I then asked if I could have them call me before the day is over. The VERY RUDE secretary finally agreed that could happen… It never did.
The doctor is great. His staff is absolutely the worse I’ve ever seen. I’ve never been treated like this. It’s a doctors office they have a duty to help people, not harass them.
I urge people not to go here until the staff changes. It’s not worth going in with how horribly rude, inappropriate, and unhelpful they are. It’s worse than renewing your license at the CA DMV office.
This happened on (03-​20-​2015) and if a doctor or someone who makes decisions around the office reads this I urge you to get rid of her. Let me know when you do I will come back. Until then good luck

I called Dr. Benest’s office (another doctor at Dr. Larian’s practice) at the suggestion of a friend b/​c I have a sunspot on my face that had grown larger and darker and was a bit concerning. The helpful receptionist scheduled me to see Dr. Larian a two weeks later (which was fine). They have their new patient forms available on the website to fill in prior to your first visit, which is very helpful. They took me back a few minutes prior to my appointment, and after a quick visit with Dr. Larian, I was relieved to be told that the spot on my face was benign. Dr. Larian offered a cosmetic option/​fix if I was interested, but did not press me any further when I said I was fine to leave the spot as is if it wasn’t medically necessary to remove it. The check-​out process was as painless as the check-​in process. The staff were friendly and quick to respond. It seems like an extremely well-​organized doctors office, which is not always the case. Very refreshing! Thank you!

This review is specifically for Dr. Larian and members of the doctors office NOT Dr. Benest, with whom I believe he shares a practice.
Truly the worst experience with any doctor or doctor’s office in my life to date. I don’t typically leave bad or personal reviews, but if I can save one person from the 2 week headache I just endured then I am willing to put it out there.
If you don’t read to the end, just know that the staff (and the doctor!) are incredibly rude, not responsive or helpful, one woman lied to get me off the phone and then I got yelled at by the doctor when I called out the staff person who lied.
The whole story: From the moment I had my first appointment, it felt rushed and I left feeling a little underwhelmed and uninformed. I figured he seemed nice enough, I would just have faith and trust that the doctor knows what he’s talking about. Well, unfortunately for me, the insurance company wouldn’t cover the medication I was prescribed and it cost a small fortune! According to the pharmacist, they faxed the doctors office a request to have them speak with my insurance company to have them approve the prescription. Over a week and what must’ve been 10 – 15 phone calls later, there is still no movement. Every person (except for one woman named Liz) that I spoke with just went from rude to ruder. From being short with me and cutting me off to just plain old not returning my phone calls. Finally last friday a woman named Marielle called me to inform me that she had to sit on the phone with my pharmacist and go through «every medication I could think of» until they found one my insurance would cover (so sorry to inconvenience you!) and when I asked her was this because my insurance company denied their request she EXPLICITLY told me that «yes I already spoke with your insurance company and they won’t do it you just have to get something else» I asked again if they told her why and she said that the insurance company doesn’t have to give them a reason, they just refused their request. Needless to say, she never told me what the new medication was or explained how to use it or what it was in replacement of.
I called my insurance company and they told me she never called. The doctor’s office just LIED to me to get me off the phone! Or to just not deal with me? who knows… it all felt very strange. Who does that?
I finally spoke with Dr. Larian today thinking he would more than likely be disappointed and hopefully offer to sort it out with his staff and the insurance company but when I explained to him that this whole process has been really frustrating, at one point brought me to tears with a supervisor, and that his own employee lied to me and I was just exhausted and didn’t know where to go from here, HE BLAMED IT ON ME AND THE PHARMACY!!! HE BECAME IRATE!
Here are some choice quotes (of course i’m paraphrasing but they’re pretty accurate as this was just about and hour ago so it’s still pretty fresh in my mind!) «The pharmacy faxed us the wrong information, this isn’t MY fault! what do you want me to do about it now??» «She wouldn’t lie to you — YOU just misheard her» «You felt rushed? no one EVER says that about me!» «I’ve apologized 20 times what more do you want??» «We never even gave you a new prescription obviously your pharmacy keeps messing up! They were never supposed to fill it!» (What doctor calls a pharmacy to call in a prescription but tells them not to fill it? keep in mind Marielle told me how loooong she had to be on the phone with them to find me a new medication, Does ANYONE in that office communicate or do they just not give a …)
IT WAS SURREAL. like the twilight zone. Really and truly. I almost started laughing at one point I was so stunned and uncomfortable. I wasn’t even asking for an apology or for anyone to kiss my ass. I was hoping to just inform him of the bad communication and hopefully have him offer to help me fix it. If I owned a business I would be DEVASTATED that a customer would feel sad or frustrated or let down by my office. At the very least I would want to know if an employee lied to a patient! Well… He didn’t want to know. He raised his voice and talked over me the entire time, took absolutely NO accountability for their poor communication or errors (only placed all the blame on the pharmacy or me!) refused to believe that the woman in the office lied and just made it all my problem. I have never in my life spoken with an actual adult or professional so delusional and bratty. It was like speaking with a petulant child in the midst of a tantrum. He was more upset with me and I was the one with the problem!
I still can’t really believe it. Not ever going back.

Absolutely wonderful doctor! Very kind, thorough, and caring. A definite go-​to if you’re in the Val.

I came to Dr. Benest’s office on a referral, but the wait to see her was months, and the wait for Dr. Larian was days. I decided to go with him to remove two moles in places that a previous dermatologist said would «have a high chance of keloid scarring.»
I didn’t find much about him on the internet, and since you really don’t want to skimp when it comes to cosmetic procedures, I was a bit worried. However, my experience with Dr. Larian was wonderful, and I had nothing to worry about.
He makes you feel at ease, is both professional and friendly, and his work speaks for itself. I am very satisfied with the results, and although scarring can vary from individual to individual, he helped me greatly by introducing me to silicone sheets, which prevent and/​or greatly reduce the chance of keloid scarring. Simple tips like that (which I didn’t receive from a prior dermatologist who removed some moles on me) can really help you achieve the results you want, and I’m thankful to Dr. Larian for it.