Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of NY and NJ

Typically I don’t make frequent visits to a dermatologist, but recently I noticed a mole that hadn’t always been on my arm. Before seeing Dr. Kristina Campton, I had a TERRIBLE experience with a very condescending doctor who really made me nervous about my most likely benign mole, not to mention a very dated and tense atmosphere. I chose to get a second opinion and take a shot at Skin Lasers and Surgery with Dr. Campton and boy am I glad I did. Not only is the office immaculate with beautiful views, but the staff was more than welcoming. I didn’t have to wait long before Dr. Campton came in to see me. I told her why I was feeling nervous and explained to her my past experience and she was very understanding. She assured me not to worry, and conducted a quick and easy biopsy. I felt very secure and taken care of. I also got the chance to pick her brain a bit about a few other minor questions I had regarding my skin. She had great recommendations! Skin Lasers and Surgery is definitely my primary dermatologist office from now on!

I adore Dr. Kristina Campton and was shocked to see negative reviews about her «bedside manner» (or lack thereof). She is one of the friendliest of any doctor I ever frequent and I have never felt rushed with her in any way. I found her to be very vigilant and caring. My mother died of skin cancer so I see Dr. Campton at least twice a year and have nothing but rave reviews to report.

Went in for a scar removal. I arrived 15 mins early and wasn’t seen until 45 mins later. I decided to go through with the procedure since they had time to do the procedure. I was told the final cost would be $ 500, I paid for the it in full and then was prepped for the procedure. Waited another thirty minutes. The whole process was rushed it was about 15 minutes and I was burned by the laser. After I finished the receptionist said I had to pay a extra 28 $ For taxes cause they forgot to take it out. I got another receipt saying I owed a zero balance. Two months later I receive a bill claiming I owe another $ 250. I would not recommend this facility. They are only money hungry and only care about how to charge people for poor service. They do not truly value there clients. Do not go here unless you want additional scars. They will give a receipt saying you paid in full and send you a bill claiming you owe them more money.

I had a terrible experience here. Dr Campton does not have good bedside manner. I do NOT recommend Dr. Campton or this practice. In addition, more than a year after I saw her, I got an invoice since she apparently couldn’t figure out how to put it through my insurance. I’ve seen a few different dermatologists and the one time I saw Dr. Compton was the only time I’ve ever had this issue.

This review is for the Montclair (Valley Road) office. Seeing as how this office does not appear within Unilocal but is a sister office to the main company, I shall provide feedback here. Like everyone else who is fortunate to have insurance, I decided to put my benefits to good (albeit, unnecessary) use and take an appointment with this practice to get rid of a benign cyst on my back. In terms of initial appointment experience, it was OK. No complaint about bedside manner, staff were wonderful, and the procedure itself was fairly quick and painless. Fast forward a week later when I needed to have the stitches removed. Prior to going into my appointment, I made a point to call the doctor’s office and question whether this upcoming visit will cost me anything (at this point, we were into the new year and the insurance plan deductible had reset). They responded «no, it was billed as part of original procedure». «Great», I thought. So I went in, the stitches were removed by a PA or nurse and apparently she didn’t like what she saw so she said, «I need to get the doctor, it looks like you developed an infection». Sure enough, ten minutes later, the doctor confirmed. Now, I’m not the one to nitpick BUT in-​between looking at what I suspect was a gaping hole of nastiness that apparently didn’t heal correctly and chit chatting with me, the doctor repeatedly made reference to the fact that I didn’t apply any Vaseline. Here’s how that conversation played out 3 – 4 times; Doc: «did you not put Vaseline?» Me: «ummm, no… at no point was I told I needed to put Vaseline». Doc (in a condescending tone): «smh, you should’ve put Vaseline as you were told… you know what, you can’t be trusted so I’m gonna put Steri Strips on you». That line about «can’t be trusted» was a direct quote and almost set me off; but what can I do except let her finish up, diligently make a follow-​up appointment, and make sure to ask if there were any instructions I was to follow between now and then to which I was assured «no, the Steri Strips alone will suffice».
Fast forward again to present day (2 days before my next follow-​up appointment). I get a notification from my insurance that the doctor’s office DID in fact submit a claim for that visit even though I was told otherwise originally. I proceed to call the dr. office and after a little back and forth, they relayed to me that the doctor decided to waive any fees associated with that visit (how gracious of her! @@) but that I would have to pay for the next follow-​up scheduled in two days… keep in mind, the purpose of this visit was to potentially treat an infection I developed as a result of a procedure while under her care. Needless to say, I cancelled this and all future appointments on principle.
Apologies for long-​winded nature of this review. And no, I’m not just an «disgruntled troll» who leaves only negative reviews. Without really needing to validate, I have left great reviews for my «medical team» on Zocdoc (including this doctor, originally… then I removed that review).

Despite what other people say, Dr. Goldberg and his staff are amazing. Yes, it’s primarily cosmetic, but he is an amazing doctor all around. I trust no one else with my skin! Staff is amazing, and office is completely beautiful. DO NOT GO ELSEWHERE!!! Dr. Goldberg is the best at what he does!

I had a procedure done by the PA, Ami Dalal. She was wonderful, patient and knowledgeable. I was early for my appointment and she took me within 10 to 15 minutes. There was no upselling at all. The receptionist was OK. I would go back to Ms. Dalal but neither Dr. based on prior reviews.

The WORST place ever!!! STAY AWAY and spare your face and wallet. They burned my face (it’s taking years to recover) and on top of it, those jerks refused to give me my money back. I had severe burns all over my face, some are permanent, due to NEGLIGENT use of a laser machine by the very hands of Kristina Lee Campton! When I went in the next day to show them the damage they caused, they were astounded, running around like headless chickens and did not know what to do. David Goldberg and Kristina Lee Campton prescribed topical creams which were further damaging to the skin. Luckily, another physician took me under his care and helped me recover my face using a non aggressive approach.
David Goldberg and Kristina Lee Campton at Skin Laser & Surgery are the poster children of CORRUPT GREEDY UNETHICAL PHYSICIANS. They were unapologetic and argumentative. The humane thing to do would have been to follow up with me, and even offer me my money back!!! Till this day, I wish the two of them nothing but suffering and burns. (They paid off the lawyers I hired trying to sue them… it’s a very sad world we live in, where money talks – disgusting. I hope they choke on the blood money they steal from patients)
David Goldberg and Kristina Campton are extremely rude, very unprofessional, and highly unskillful. It’s a total scam, where they try to manipulate you to buy package deals. Kristina Campton is an idiot, she just looks good on paper. David Goldberg should be in prison for all the shady stuff he pulls on his clients. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THEIR MARKETING. They market heavily to make their business look high end, and they pay to be on «trustworthy» media platforms. STAY AWAY!!! DONT BE THEIR NEXT VICTIM!!!

I am amending this as the owner of the practice, Dr Goldberg, met with me to discuss and address my disappointment with Dr Campton. I still stand by my belief that Dr Campton does not have good bedside manner and she did not behave in a professional fashion with regard to my case. I still would give her zero stars and the fact that she would not take her time to address my concerns and the owner had to? Pretty lame. Don’t waste your time seeing someone like her.
To the credit of Dr Goldberg, he was very understanding of my concerns and offered to help correct and minimize any scaring that occurs — and offered a follow up with me a month later without charge. That’s quite respectable, and I appreciated it. Other than him having good bedside manner, I can’t speak to his work as he has not treated me. Some of my original comments below:
«Saw Dr. Campton for a questionable mole. She proceeded to biopsy something the size of a dime from my side! I have never heard of anything like this and it was completely unnecessary — the spot was 1 mm in diameter. Not only did it not heal properly the first week, the bandages she recommended gave me a rash.»
She never explained to me what she would be doing and that I would have to deal with a healing open wound for six (6!) weeks and scarring. When I made a follow up appointment two weeks later to address my concerns, she would not see me if I didn’t pay first! She charged me (this was later refunded by Dr Goldberg — very kindly) and then told me she was doing her job and that yes I would have a scar forever and that was it. She didn’t even say sorry or acknowledge that she should have communicated to me what she would be doing, or what I was to expect in terms of healing time and outcome. Terrible bedside manner.
Really upset that this happened and that I had a poor experience with Dr Campton. I would not recommend her, but my Dr Goldberg experience was far better — and I can definitely say he is the person one would want to deal with at this practice.

I’ve gone here since my first visit, and I’m really a big fan of Dr. Ciocon. I waited for a long time to see him, and he apologized profusely that a procedure had taken longer than expected and insisted on refunding my copay. Great to see a doctor who’s not just in it for the money and wants you to walk away with a good experience.

I came here via an online appointment booking with
and the appointment was on time and efficient. The doctor I saw, Dr. Campton is very caring, friendly and thorough with my skin screening. I did not feel any pressure from the dr. in terms of sales or production promotion.
Will definitely come back if I have any skin concern.

I had this procedure done by the PA, Ami Dalal and I commend her for skills. The local anesthesia was, of course, painful but she carefully gave a couple of injections with care and ease. She was confident of what she was doing.

I brought my son in to be seen by Dr. David Ciocon. My son is 13 years old. Dr. Ciocon was very professional, made my son feel immediately comfortable and was personable at the same time. He was also patient and explained all the issues in great detail. He even typed and printed out a schedule for my son on how to wash his face. He is a superb doctor and I am now scheduling an appointment for myself.

I came here for a facial, as several friends recommended this service. I didn’t meet Dr. Goldberg, but I feel I know him as his promotion reel runs on an endless loop in the waiting room. It gets really exhausting after just a few minutes. It turns out, this facialist is new as I learned, too late, that the one friends have raved about is no longer there. She didn’t seem to know anything — she was asking ME what we should do. There was nothing professional in her manner, the facial was rushed and her touch was rough. For such a high end environment, the whole thing was a stunningly expensive disappointment.

Do go there! He is way too pricey! I paid $ 200 for consultation and he is charging me $ 600/​session for a small tattoo removal, when I have previously paid $ 300 elsewhere and then he wants to charge $ 100 for a cream… UNHEARD OF! They said that the consultation fee will be deducted from a service you get later on. He left the room and said he’ll be back and had his nurse come in to tell me all the prices for the services. SO IMPERSONAL AND HE NEVER CAME BACK TO THE ROOM! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Although I did get good advice on my other skin issues. Now I will use his advice and look into another place to get the services for cheaper.

DO NOT GO HERE!
I have to completely agree with the other reviewers. The women at the front desk are so incredibly rude. One of them once yelled at me over the phone about something inane, and when I told her I didn’t think she was being professional, she screamed at me «I’m professional! I just got promoted here to manager, so I KNOW I’m professional!» Does that give you a sense of what their patient service is like?
Dr. Goldberg was nice enough when I saw him but he’s so arrogant, and obviously, I don’t think he manages the place well. I was charged a consultation fee for something I should not have been, which just proved to me that his business practices are really shady.
I would not spend a dime here ever again and I would recommend nobody else does either.

Okay, here’s how my last appointment with Dr Goldberg went:
–I arrived on time for my appointment but was made to wait 45 minutes in the waiting room.
–Went into the examining room and waited some more. A completely different doctor (a woman) walked in and started rattling off information and talking to me about some skin condition for a couple of minutes without even looking at me, taking a breath or asking me a single question. I then said, «I think you may be in the wrong room. I’m Dr. Goldberg’s patient.» She then looked at the chart and asked me my name and promptly left the room.
–Finally Dr. Goldberg came in (at this point I’ve been at the office over an hour). He spent literally less than one minute in the room with me (not an exaggeration), was completely dismissive and unhelpful and left. The nurse (or technician) who was with him looked embarrassed by the way the consultation was handled.
–I didn’t get a bill till about 5 months later. I started to think maybe the doctor realized that it was a worthless appointment and that he wasn’t going to bill me but that wasn’t the case. It was just more incompetence.
Don’t waste your time with this doctor if you have an actual dermatological condition. I get the feeling (based on the video sales pitch I had to sit through in the waiting room) that this office is strictly in the botox and juvederm end of the business. If you want a real dermatologist, go elsewhere.

This place is a scam. I don’t care if this Dr. Goldberg is from Mount SInai. Clearly this place is a place of business, but do you want your doctor to look at you like a cash cow instead of as a patient? They don’t provide any pricing over the phone. ANY reputable doctor aethetic or medical, will provide pricing over the phone. If not exact, then a range, EVEN if everybody’s skin requires different degrees of laser treatments.
If you have a look at his website, they place some lovely PR celebrity shots to lure you in, but once you do, they price gauge you. But by then, they’ll already have your pretty $ 200, which, by they way, they take over the phone before you even have the appointment. Great– you’re a real doctor.