Ava MD

Taya P. in Santa Monica is phenomenonal! Bomb Ditty Bomb! Taya P is a masterful injector and inspired me to feel «Not all injectors are created equal! to Taya!» Whether she is suggesting the latest ultherapy, fillers, botox, xeomin, kybella, active fx, exilis, or coolsculpt I know I am in safe hands and end up looking beautiful. Within a few days of any treatment with Taya P. men start asking me out and that brings a smile to my face. Everyone here in the Santa Monica Ava Md is lovely and beautiful inside and out. There’s just no reason to not have beautiful skin with Ava Md and her gifted staff. 7 years I have been a client. Taya you are great! This place is a gem.

I really loved Dr. Erdmann. She was very thorough with my medical visit and provided me with a ton of valuable information and options. Highly recommend!

Dr. Eva is a true artist – and I would know – as I am in the Art World. She sculpts the face and really looks at you like she is creating a work of art.
Also, I was not able to avail myself of as many of the fillers as I would have liked, this time. Dr. Eva took that intoconsideration and was miraculous at what she accomplished.

I LOVE Ava Md! I refer everyone I know to her, and they’ve all also had great results! I see her associates (two blonde sisters who I am obsessed with) and they are the sweetest girls. They’ve helped me with everything from acne to cancer checks, and totally understood when, as a 24 year old, I couldn’t afford the expensive laser option, so she helped me clear up my skin while understanding my needs. I also love that I am in and out quickly, no long patient room wait times.
Thank you for being the best doctors I’ve found in Los Angeles!

Professional, helpful, easy to schedule. Helpful front desk. Aestheticians are all terrific. Regular facial is costly, but great

All my questions about the laser were answered and explained well.
My visit was quick and professional. Cris was wonderful. I am looking forward
to some great results. Also trying some new products which sound as though they will
enhance the laser results.

if you want the best in town, look no further than MOJGAN at Ava MD. She is skilled, determined, and professional about clearing skin with her top of the line facials at a moderate price. I also decided to transfer my laser hair removal to their office and not surprisingly, Mojgan was able to give me results that I couldn’t get at the few other places I’ve been to over the last 10 years.
point blank — Mojgan is the best and I am so grateful to her for clearing my adult acne that inhibited my self-​confidence for SO long. My best friend who just got married also went to her in an emergency to clear her acne before the wedding and low and behold Mojgan saved the day!!!

Amazing! Taya did my work, some fillers. I was nervous every as I wanted a very natural look. But my mother has been using her for years, and always looks good. In the end, she was great and she really is an artist. I went in not really knowing what we should do. She was upfront in telling me what I should have done, and executing it masterfully!
I have also been using the esthetician side of the business. I have very difficult eyebrows, sparse, and with very little arch. Nobody has been able to shape them like Tanya. I don’t live near by, I have been driving 45 minutes for about 13 years to see Tanya for my brows (wax and tint), because she’s that good. She’s also great at facials, especially extractions; a true perfectionist! When I was younger I had bad skin and I’d get a facial once every couple weeks and my breakouts were kept under control. I thank her for not having major acne scars now, years later.

Ava MD is the best!
Not only is Dr Ava kind and knowledgeable, she makes sure that her entire staff is the same. They welcomed me in with smiles even though I had to come straight from my job as a scenic painter, and I was dusty and covered in paint.
I had never had this procedure before, and the doctor took her time explaining things to me, and made sure I was informed and comfortable before we moved forward.
I’m a huge fan of Dr Ava and her whole staff!

Ava MD is simply the best out there! It’s a beautiful facility, the most professional staff and my skin looks amazing.

Ava Shamban and her staff are truly wonderful people. I have been coming here for a long time to receive hydrating facials by Tanya and my face feels wonderful after each and every treatment. I always recommend Ava MD to my coworkers who ask me if they know a good dermatologist or a place to go and get a facial. Thank you Ava MD and staff!

I have been seeing Dr. Shamban for over 20years .
My mother raised in the south and southern heat went to Dr. Shamban for cancer removal. Dr. was so loving to her and my mother was not an easy patient. But trusted Dr.shamban. So when it was my turn, California sun baked skin. I didn’t think twice about where to go ! I usually book at the Santa Monica office, parking attached easy. I always bring $ 15 to park. My daughter who works in Century City, books her services at the Beverly Hills office. Street parking and close by parking lot $ 8.I have taken my daughter to Dr. Shamban since she was 8 years old and her skin is perfect !!! she is now 23 years old and goes for regular facials on her own .
I love the staff at both offices, always looking forward to my visits because they are like an extended family.
You can tell an office is good when the turn over is null. Everyone greets you with a warm welcome .
Dr. Shamban’s office is state of the art, she not only knows her stuff, but makes certain her staff is experienced and continues to train in all new treatments. And skin care products .
I have recommended Dr. Shamban to friends, family, and total strangers .
Come in with a list or go in for a check up either way you are in wonderful skilled hands .
Thank you Dr. Shamban and staff for always being there for me !

I have been seeing Bernice in Beverly Hills since April on a scheduled basis for FRAXEL DUO. I was prompted to go in because I was attacked from behind and left w/​a very visible scar under my left eye from the laceration. Thank goodness the surgeon on duty could sew str8 or I’d have been more self conscious.
Bernice and Karen both educated me on the benefits of different lasers and we ultimately decided on Fraxel. It really has improved the scar 10 fold. WE also decided to hit areas of concern due to years of cystic acne and the physical and emotional scars it left me with… I am SO HAPPY. The results were not immediate, however I am a fan of «doing things in the right way» so the wait has definitely been worth the vast improvements I see today.
I recently attended a graduation party for a long time friend who just got her RN and her whole family (not knowing what I had been doing at AVA MD) cornered me in the kitchen and wanted to know how much Botox I get, who does it… where can they get it and how many fillers I use to maintain my skin and look so young at 40! (Hahaha I don’t use FILLERS-​yet– and I don’t TOX up to look younger). I never felt more AMAZING… I mean they said I was GLOWING and tight, healthy looking. It just felt like what I spent and the pain endured were all totally justified!!! I love my results and my products!
Thank you Bernice and Karen and Shirley for taking time to educate and talk w/​my friend who came in to view my treatment. I really appreciate it!
I can’t wait to try a smidge of Belafill on my temporal scarring– PLEASE UPDATE ME when it finally gets to the office and you have pricing! :)
Damien

Great Facial! You feel clean & relaxed after just one hour! Thanks Tanya your the best!

I’m just a woman trying to look my best for as long as I can. Ava Shaman, MD’s staff is exactly what I’m looking for in my quest for knowledgeable and capable partners for my skin.
I have persistent frown lines, and while they come from a combination of stress, and emotion (yes when I’m interested in something I tend to furrow my brows), etc. I just need a bit of Botox and some freshening. Other establishments have been too pushy with trying to hard-​sell me procedures I don’t want and far more Botox than I need. Those places are so stressful in that I have to keep saying «no» and fending them off with their baskets of products I don’t want and suggested appointments. Before I found Dr Ava, I even had a technician at a reputable esthetician’s tell me she couldn’t waste good Botox and she needed to «put it in you somewhere». Yikes!
Thank goodness for Carrie Ann who is super professional, zero pressure and yet is a fountain of knowledge if I am curious about any of Dr Ava Shamban’s offerings. They get my appointment on their books correctly, they are on time, and in the case of Carrie Ann, I get exactly what I ask for, then I’m in and out with a smile and a hug.
I’m a client for life… hopefully a long and good-​looking one.
Anna

Mojgan is absolutely the best! She has single handedly helped me to transform my skin. I had adult acne and had never broken out before but when I came Shamban over 10 years ago my skin was a mess. I tried several of the estheticians there and finally found Mojgan. On Moji’s recommendation, I tried the Cosmelan product and it has been better than any laser (and I’ve tried so many!!!) Her facials are the best in town and I’ve been to dozens of top estheticians in LA. Moji is a gem and by far the only person I trust with my skin!

I went to see Dr. Van Dyke for minimal acne on my face. He recommended topic gel and to return 1 month later. Upon returning, he stood far away not looking at my face at all and says, «everything going well, I said yes and he was leaving the door until I told him to look at my face.
I was charged $ 55 because my insurance didn’t pay there part which is due to my insurance but I paid for him to walk in the room for 2 minutes and not even want to look at how my face progressed. I am very disappointed and called Marie the Office Manager after leaving 4 or 5 voicemails, I finally called her again and finally got through saying she couldn’t to anything.
Never coming back or sending referrals!

I’ve been going to Robin at Ava Shamban for over two years for face/​neck laser hair removal treatments as well as the occasional trip for Botox. I am greeted by the wonderful staff at the front desk who always remember my name. Robin is on time, ready to answer any questions, and happy to give me her honest opinion about services that I may or may not need! I have had great results with all of my treatments and would recommend any friend or colleague to Ava’s business. Just make sure and ask for Robin. She is the best!

Hello! I just want to say that my sister found this place for me online so I could lazer an unwanted red spot on my nose! It had been there for years and I just got tired of looking at it! Anyway, I went based on the good ratings they got! And I am hear to say that they did an amazing job and the spot is pretty much gone! Yay! The doctor that helped me is named Robin and I can’t say enough good things about her! She was so sweet and genuine and went out of her way to make sure that spot was gone! I will most definitely go back to her, if and when I get anymore spots or skin problems! I highly recommend Ava MD and especially Robin if you feel you need to lazer broken capillaries or such on your body! You won’t regret it!!! Thank you Robin!!! You are the best!
Sincerely,
Neusha Mavaddat
(A very satisfied patient)

I’d rather pay a million dollars for better treatment than to come back to this place. No, thank you!
I feel like this office only cares about patients’ money and not actually helping them meet their beauty goals. They’re never on time for their appointments and they’re always trying to upsell you on products. Take your services elsewhere, please!
I, also, honestly don’t understand any of these positive reviews about Lisa. She is literally the worst medical technician I’ve ever encountered at a medical office. Absolutely no tact and loves to remind patients how horrible their acne is. It’s like, hello, you work at a skin care office! Clearly people are coming to you because they have an insecurity about their skin. Learn how to treat your patients with kindness and care.
On to the next one!